| 122nd MAINE LEGISLATURE | |||||||||
| LD 326 | LR 1564(02) | ||||||||
| An Act to Impose Mandatory Minimum Sentences for Certain Sexual Offenses | |||||||||
| Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment " " | |||||||||
| Committee: Criminal Justice and Public Safety | |||||||||
| Fiscal Note Required: Yes | |||||||||
| Fiscal Note | |||||||||
| Projections | Projections | ||||||||
| 2005-06 | 2006-07 | 2007-08 | 2008-09 | ||||||
| Net Cost (Savings) | |||||||||
| General Fund | $171,880 | $180,140 | $184,644 | $189,260 | |||||
| Appropriations/Allocations | |||||||||
| General Fund | $171,880 | $180,140 | $184,644 | $189,260 | |||||
| Correctional and Judicial Impact Statements | |||||||||
| Imposes mandatory minimum sentences for certain sexual offenses; increases correctional costs. | |||||||||
| Fiscal Detail and Notes | |||||||||
| Prohibiting the minimum term of imprisonment from being suspended or reduced through plea bargaining will require a General Fund appropriation to the Judicial Department of $171,880 in fiscal year 2005-06 and $180,140 in fiscal year 2006-07 for additional hours for judges, clerks and court appointed attorneys to handle approximately 350 additional cases resulting from this bill. | |||||||||
| This legislation also increases correctional costs by adding significant time served for sentences of gross sexual assault and sexual abuse of a minor. Currently, the average length of sentence for gross sexual assault of a minor on a Class A offense is 7 years, 1 month. This bill would add 2 years, 11 months to the sentence. For those currently serving time for a Class B offense the average stay is 2 years, 6 months, thus increasing them by 7 years 6 months. Class C offenders for gross sexual assault serve an average of 2 years, requiring an additional 8 years. A sentence for sexual abuse of a minor is a Class C crime with an average stay of two years, 4 months, requiring an additional 7 years 8 months to be served. | |||||||||