123rd MAINE LEGISLATURE
		LD 239		LR 1133(05)
	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 cost increase - General Fund
Correctional and Judicial Impact Statements
	Increases class of crime from Class D to Class C.  Number of cases and convictions expected to be rare.
Fiscal Detail and Notes
	The Department of Corrections will incur additional costs in the event a conviction occurs.  The total estimated cost for each conviction based on the average cost to the state for a Class C crime would be $70,173 with an average length of stay of 1 year and 10 months or 675 days.
	Any additional indigent defense costs associated with the infrequent number of convictions can be absorbed within the Judicial Department's existing budgeted resources.