125th MAINE LEGISLATURE | ||||||
LD 1562 | LR 2027(08) | |||||
An Act To Prohibit the Sale or Possession of So-called Bath Salts Containing Dangerous Synthetic Drugs | ||||||
Fiscal Note for
Bill as Engrossed with: C "A" (H-586) H "A" (H-676) to C "A" (H-586) |
||||||
Committee: Criminal Justice and Public Safety | ||||||
Fiscal Note | ||||||
Current biennium cost decrease - General Fund Minor revenue increase - General Fund |
||||||
Correctional and Judicial Impact Statements | ||||||
Establishes new
Class C, Class D and Class E and civil penalties; increases correctional,
indigent legal services and judicial costs. The collection of additional fines may also increase General Fund revenue by minor amounts. |
||||||
Fiscal Detail and Notes | ||||||
The bill will increase costs related to prosecuting and housing offenders. The exact amount of General Fund appropriations by fiscal year needed to support these costs cannot be estimated at this time. |