123rd MAINE LEGISLATURE
		LD 1512		LR 1088(06)
	An Act To Change the Statute of Limitations for Gross Sexual Assault by a Juvenile
	Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment "     "
	Committee: Criminal Justice and Public Safety
	Fiscal Note Required: Yes
Fiscal Note
			2007-08	2008-09	Projections 2009-10	Projections 2010-11
Net Cost (Savings)
	General Fund		$0	$38,478	$71,340	$72,548
Appropriations/Allocations
	General Fund		$0	$38,478	$71,340	$72,548
Correctional and Judicial Impact Statements
	Extends the statute of limitation from 6 years to 10 years for juveniles for unlawful sexual contact and will result in additional juvenile felony crimes.  See cost detail below.
Fiscal Detail and Notes
Correctional Cost Detail		FY 2009	FY 2010	FY 2011	FY 2012	FY 2013
Extends statute of limitation		$38,478	$71,340	$72,548	$73,756	$74,782
Total Cost - All Convictions		$38,478	$71,340	$72,548	$73,756	$74,782
	This estimate assumes one offender occurrence per year beginning in fiscal year 2008-09.  This cost estimate is based on all time served as a Class C crime.  The current average cost to the state for a Class C crime of Gross Sexual Assault by a Juvenile is $105.42 per day based on an average length of stay of 1 year and 10 months or 675 days.
	Based on this estimate, the Department of Corrections will require a General Fund appropriation of $38,478 in fiscal year 2008-09, $71,340 in fiscal year 2009-10, $72,548 in fiscal year 2010-11, $73,756 in fiscal year 2011-12 and $74,782 in fiscal year 2012-13 to provide funds for costs associated with one projected incarceration per year in an adult juvenile correctional facility and additional probationary costs.  The probation costs are approximately $3,624.45 per incident.  The additional cost to the Judicial Department can be absorbed by the department utilizing existing budgeted resources.