123rd MAINE LEGISLATURE
		LD 1241		LR 1482(02)
	An Act To Provide Uniform Treatment of Prior Convictions in the Maine Criminal Code
	Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment "     "
	Committee: Criminal Justice and Public Safety
	Fiscal Note Required: Yes
Fiscal Note
Current biennium cost increase - General Fund
Correctional and Judicial Impact Statements
	Increases the conditions under which certain Class A, B, C and D crimes occur; increases correctional and judicial costs.  This legislation amends various Class A, B, C and D crimes and sentencing provisions by allowing prior convictions in other jurisdictions to be considered in sentencing.  It also modifies the statutes to clarify that prior convictions include Maine convictions as well as convictions in other jurisdictions.