OFFICE OF FISCAL ANALYSIS
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sHB-5468
AN ACT ESTABLISHING THE CRIME OF HARMFUL
COMMUNICATION WITH A MINOR.
As Amended by House "A" (LCO 5812)
House Calendar No.: 388
Primary Analyst: ME 4/29/22
Contributing Analyst(s):
Reviewer: PR
OFA Fiscal Note
State Impact:
Agency Affected Fund-Effect FY 23 $ FY 24 $
Correction, Dept.; Judicial Dept.
(Probation)
GF - Potential
Cost
See Below See Below
Resources of the General Fund GF - Potential
Revenue Gain
See Below See Below
Note: GF=General Fund
Municipal Impact: None
Explanation
The bill creates a new crime of harmful communication with a minor,
punishable by a class A misdemeanor and, in the event that violations
are charged, results in a potential cost and a potential revenue gain. On
average, the marginal cost to the state for incarcerating an offender for
the year is $2,500
1
while the average marginal cost for supervision in the
community is less than $800
2
each year.
House "A" strikes the underlying bill and its associated fiscal impact
1
Inmate marginal cost is based on increased consumables (e.g. food, clothing, water,
sewage, living supplies, etc.) This does not include a change in staffing costs or utility
expenses because these would only be realized if a unit or facility opened.
2
Probation marginal cost is based on services provided by private providers and only
includes costs that increase with each additional participant. This does not include a
cost for additional supervision by a probation officer unless a new offense is
anticipated to result in enough additional offenders to require additional probation
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resulting in the impact described above.
The Out Years
The fiscal impact identified above would continue into the future
subject to the number of violations.
The preceding Fiscal Impact statement is prepared for the benefit of the members of the General Assembly, solely
for the purposes of information, summarization and explanation and does not represent the intent of the General
Assembly or either chamber thereof for any purpose. In general, fiscal impacts are based upon a variety of
informational sources, including the analyst’s professional knowledge. Whenever applicable, agency data is
consulted as part of the analysis, however final products do not necessarily reflect an assessment from any
specific department.