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129th MAINE LEGISLATURE |
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LD 165 |
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LR 89(03) |
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An Act To
Prohibit the Use of Handheld Phones and Devices While Driving |
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Fiscal Note for
Bill as Engrossed with:
C "A" (S-317) |
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Committee: Transportation |
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Fiscal Note |
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FY 2019-20 |
FY 2020-21 |
Projections FY 2021-22 |
Projections FY 2022-23 |
Appropriations/Allocations |
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Other Special Revenue Funds |
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$25,285 |
$77,638 |
$500 |
$500 |
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Revenue |
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Other Special Revenue Funds |
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$77,000 |
$517,000 |
$517,000 |
$517,000 |
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Fiscal Detail
and Notes |
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The bill
establishes a restriction on the use of handheld devices and mobile
telephones while driving. The penalty for violating this restriction is no
less than $50 for the first infraction and no less than $250 for subsequent
infractions. Given the effective date of the bill, possible delays in
implementing the infraction and time between when a ticket is issued and
funds are collected, the judicial branch has estimated that there will be
1,100 infractions in fiscal year 2019-20 and 5,500 infractions in fiscal year
2020-21. Part of the revenues collected from this fine will be used to
support one limited-period Assistant Clerk position to process the
anticipated increase in traffic infractions and the bill includes allocations
of $24,785 in fiscal year 2019-20 and $77,138 in fiscal year 2020-21. The
remaining revenues, $37,255 in fiscal year 2019-20 and $357,142 in fiscal
year 2020-21, will be credited to the Supplemental Transportation Fund
established in the bill. The bill includes Other Special Revenue Funds
allocations for the Fund of $500 beginning in fiscal year 2019-20. |
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In addition to
the fines of $50 and $250, there are several surcharges and fees that will be
charged and credited into other funds across state government, including the
County Jail Operations Fund, the County Jail Prisoner Support and Community
Corrections Fund, the Maine Criminal Justice Academy, the State Police and
the Civil Legal Services Fund. In total, an estimated $14,960 will be
credited across these funds in fiscal year 2019-20 and an additional $82,720
in fiscal year 2020-21. |
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