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128th MAINE LEGISLATURE |
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LD 1429 |
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LR 666(02) |
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An Act Regarding
the Epidemic of Opiate Abuse |
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Fiscal Note for
Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment " " |
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Committee: Criminal Justice and Public Safety |
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Fiscal Note Required: Yes |
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| Fiscal Note |
Potential current biennium revenue decrease - General Fund
Potential current biennium revenue increase - Municipal and County Law
Enforcement |
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FY 2017-18 |
FY 2018-19 |
Projections FY 2019-20 |
Projections FY 2020-21 |
| Net Cost
(Savings) |
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General Fund |
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$8,250 |
$11,000 |
$11,000 |
$11,000 |
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| Appropriations/Allocations |
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General Fund |
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$8,250 |
$11,000 |
$11,000 |
$11,000 |
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| Correctional and
Judicial Impact Statements |
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Establishes new
Class A and Class B crimes, increases correctional and judicial costs.
The collection of additional fines may also increase General Fund revenue
by minor amounts. |
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| Fiscal Detail and
Notes |
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The bill includes
General Fund appropriations of $8,250 in fiscal year 2017-18 and $11,000 in
fiscal year 2018-19 for the Maine Commission on Indigent Legal Services to
support the anticipated increase in costs resulting from additional
prosecutions involving death or serious bodily injury to a person. |
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Under current
statute, the court determines the disposition of forfeited property and may
order it deposited to the General Fund or that it go to a municipality,
county, or state agency that has made a substantial contribution to the
investigation or prosecution of a related criminal case. This bill keeps that
language and adds to the court's options by also allowing disposition of
forfeited property to, upon request of the investigating agency or
prosecuting agency, a law enforcement agency in this State that provides case
management and other social services to persons with substance use disorders.
In any future case where the court will opt to use the new provision to
redirect forfeited property from the General Fund to a local law enforcement
agency, revenue will be increased to the receiving agency and reduced to the
General Fund. No estimate of the amounts redirected can be made at this time. |
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Any additional
costs to the Department of Health and Human Services from the provisions of
this bill are expected to be minor and can be absorbed within existing
budgeted resources. |
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