123rd MAINE LEGISLATURE
		LD 239		LR 1133(04)
	An Act To Provide a Felony Penalty for Assault on a Firefighter
	Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment "     "
	Committee: Criminal Justice and Public Safety
	Fiscal Note Required: Yes
Fiscal Note
Potential current biennium savings - General Fund
Correctional and Judicial Impact Statements
	Decreases the class of crime from Class C to Class D for assault on emergency medical care providers.  Sentences for this crime are likely to be in county jails.  The Department of Corrections has no recent admissions on the Class C offense of assault against emergency care providers.  May reduce the number of felony filings in the court system by a minimal amount.