121st Maine Legislature
		Office of Fiscal and Program Review
		LD 1803
		An Act Requiring Blood Testing of All Drivers Involved in Fatal Accidents
		LR 2327(01)
		Fiscal Note for Original Bill
		Sponsor: Rep. Bowles of Sanford
		Committee: Criminal Justice and Public Safety
		Fiscal Note Required: Yes
Fiscal Note
	Current Cost - State Mandate
Minor cost increase - Highway Fund
State Mandate
	New or Expanded Activity			Unit Affected	Costs
	Requiring the blood testing of all drivers involved in fatal accidents represents an unfunded mandate to local law enforcement agencies.  The actual costs of blood testing conducted by local law enforcement agencies are currently paid for by the Department of Public Safety.  Local law enforcement agencies incur other minor incidental administrative costs to process blood tests.  Increasing the number of blood tests will increase those incidental costs.			Municipality	Insignificant
				County
Fiscal Detail and Notes
	Currently, the Department of Public Safety has budgeted resources from the Highway Fund to cover the costs of blood testing in fatal accidents; the overwhelming majority of fatal accidents already involve blood testing.  The department has adequate budgeted resources to cover any additional required blood tests.