123rd MAINE LEGISLATURE
		LD 1873		LR 1001(04)
	An Act To Amend the Laws Governing Stalking
	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	$37,945	$70,517	$72,799
Appropriations/Allocations
	General Fund		$0	$37,945	$70,517	$72,799
Correctional and Judicial Impact Statements
	Increases Class C crimes; see cost detail below.
Fiscal Detail and Notes
Correctional Cost Detail		FY 2009	FY 2010	FY 2011	FY 2012	FY 2013
Class C crime		$37,945	$70,517	$72,799	$75,081	$77,019
Total Cost - All Convictions		$37,945	$70,517	$72,799	$75,081	$77,019
	This estimate assumes one additional Class C conviction per year beginning in fiscal year 2008-09.  The current average cost to the State for a Class C crime is $70,173 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 $37,945 in fiscal year 2008-09, $70,517 in fiscal year 2009-10, $72,799 in fiscal year 2010-11, $75,081 in fiscal year 2011-12 and $77,019 in fiscal year 2012-13 to provide funds for costs associated with one projected incarceration in a state correctional facility and additional probationary costs.  The probationary costs are approximately $2,282 per probationer per year for 3 years.
	The additional cost to the Judicial Department can be absorbed by the department utilizing existing budgeted resources.