AN ACT PROHIBITING THE SALE OF ELECTRONIC DEFENSE WEAPONS.

OFFICE OF FISCAL ANALYSIS

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sSB-105

AN ACT PROHIBITING THE SALE OF ELECTRONIC DEFENSE WEAPONS.

AMENDMENT

LCO No.: 4362

File Copy No.: 372

Senate Calendar No.: 271

Agency Affected	Fund-Effect	FY 07 $	FY 08 $
Judicial Department (Probation) ; Correction, Dept.	GF - Cost	Potential	Potential
Judicial Dept.	GF - Revenue Gain	Potential Minimal	Potential Minimal

Note: GF=General Fund

Municipal Impact: None

Explanation

The amendment expands the scope of activity considered criminal under the bill. It could thereby result in a state cost for incarceration and/or probation supervision in the community. Any revenue gain from criminal fines under the amendment is anticipated to be minimal. To the extent that offenders are prosecuted criminally and subsequently convicted or plead guilty, the state could incur a cost associated with incarceration and/or probation supervision in the community. On average, it costs the state $2, 150 to supervise an offender on probation in the community as compared to $35, 040 to incarcerate the offender (note that both figures include fringe benefits) .

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 House thereof for any purpose.