121st Maine Legislature
Office of Fiscal and Program Review
LD 1434
An Act to Ensure Basic Standards for Death Investigations by Law Enforcement Agencies
LR 1993(02)
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment " "
Committee: Criminal Justice and Public Safety
Fiscal Note Required: Yes
   
             
Fiscal Note
Exempt State Mandate
State Mandate
New or Expanded Activity Unit Affected Costs
Requiring law enforcement agencies to adopt a written policy to deal with death investigations is a state mandate pursuant to the constitution.  Pursuant to the Mandate Preamble, the State is exempted from funding 90% of the additional local costs associated with the requirement that local law enforcement agencies must develop written policies for death investigations. Municipality Minor
 County