Approved: 03/26/25
LD 535 LR 378(01)
FY 2025-26 FY 2026-27
Projections
FY 2027-28
Projections
FY 2028-29
Net Cost (Savings)
General Fund $257,387 $249,895 $255,498 $261,303
Appropriations/Allocations
General Fund $257,387 $249,895 $255,498 $261,303
Correctional and Judicial Impact Statements
Fiscal Detail and Notes
Preliminary Fiscal Impact Statement
The bill allows a court to impose a sentence that includes commitment beyond 21 years of age for a juvenile
adjudicated of a Class A crime. This process could increase the adult corrections system population. It is unclear
how many additional individuals could be committed to an adult corrections facility who otherwise would not have
been. The current average cost of incarcerating one individual for a single year is $55,203.
The Department of Corrections would require General Fund appropriations of $257,387 in fiscal year 2025-26 and
$249,895 in fiscal year 2026-27 for one Resource Coordinator position and related costs to process and respond to
motions for new juvenile court dispositions and additional Office of the Attorney General costs.
132nd MAINE LEGISLATURE
An Act to Authorize Judicial Disposition of a Juvenile Adjudicated of Murder or a Class A Crime to a
Term of Commitment Extending Beyond the Juvenile's 21st Birthday
Preliminary Fiscal Impact Statement for Original Bill
Sponsor: Rep. Fredette of Newport
Committee: Judiciary
Fiscal Note Required: Yes
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