| 122nd MAINE LEGISLATURE | |||||||||
| LD 280 | LR 1717(01) | ||||||||
| An Act To Amend the Penalties Involving High-speed Vehicle Pursuits | |||||||||
| Fiscal Note for Original Bill | |||||||||
| Sponsor: Rep. Makas of Lewiston | |||||||||
| Committee: Transportation | |||||||||
| Fiscal Note Required: Yes | |||||||||
| Fiscal Note | |||||||||
| Current biennium cost increase - General Fund | |||||||||
| Correctional and Judicial Impact Statements | |||||||||
| Creates a mandatory minimum term of imprisonment of one year for eluding a law enforcment officer and two years if serious bodily injury results. | |||||||||
| Fiscal Detail and Notes | |||||||||
| Sentences for a one-year or longer term would be served at a state correctional facility. The average cost to hold one person for one year is estimated at approximately $33,230; two years would be $66,460. | |||||||||