131st MAINE LEGISLATURE
		LD 1796		LR 532(01)
	An Act to Protect Maine's Transit Employees
	Preliminary Fiscal Impact Statement for Original Bill
	Sponsor: Pres. Jackson of Aroostook
	Committee: Criminal Justice and Public Safety
	Fiscal Note Required: Yes
Preliminary Fiscal Impact Statement
Original not completed - See committee amendment
Correctional and Judicial Impact Statements
	The bill creates a Class C crime of assault on a transit employee if the person assaults a transit employee while the employee is performing official duties.  It is unclear how many additional individuals will be convicted of a Class C crime who otherwise would not have been. The current average cost of incarcerating one individual for a single year is $55,203. No funding has been included in the bill at this time.