132nd MAINE LEGISLATURE
LD 496 LR 396(02)
An Act Regarding the Time Frame for Issuing a Silver Alert and to Require Silver Alerts for All Persons Missing from Certain Inpatient Facilities
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment " "
Committee: Criminal Justice and Public Safety
Fiscal Note Required: Yes
             
Fiscal Note
Current biennium cost increase - General Fund
Fiscal Detail and Notes
Current law requires the silver alert program to be implemented and administered within existing resources. It is estimated that the annual costs to the Department of Public Safety (DPS) to process silver alerts to additional entities would be $66,084 in fiscal year 2025-26 and $67,715 in fiscal year 2026-27 for one part-time Office Associate II position and related All Other costs. This bill provides no new funding. As this bill provides no new funding, the impact of these new unfunded costs on other programs in the DPS cannot be determined at this time.