126th MAINE LEGISLATURE
		LD 266		LR 715(01)
	An Act To Improve the Law Regarding Bail Commissioners
	Preliminary Fiscal Impact Statement for Original Bill
	Sponsor: Sen. Gerzofsky of Cumberland
	Committee: Criminal Justice and Public Safety
	Fiscal Note Required: Yes
Preliminary Fiscal Impact Statement
			FY 2013-14	FY 2014-15	Projections  FY 2015-16	Projections  FY 2016-17
Net Cost (Savings)
	General Fund		$74,381	$69,174	$71,011	$72,902
Appropriations/Allocations
	General Fund		$74,381	$69,174	$71,011	$72,902
Fiscal Detail and Notes
	The Judicial Department will require an additional General Fund appropriation of $74,381 in fiscal year 2013-14 and $69,174 in fiscal year 2014-15 to establish a process to collect the bail fee as a surcharge for those defendants who cannot pay the bail commissioner fee at the time bail is set.  The bill does not specify the amount of the surcharge or what it is applied to.  Establishing a fund to pay the bail commissioner fee for indigent defendants will increase costs to county correctional facilities.  It may also reduce costs for housing defendants.  The amount of the additional costs and potential savings cannot be estimated at this time.