OFFICE OF FISCAL ANALYSIS

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HB-5534

AN ACT CONCERNING ROBBERY COMMITTED AT A BANK OR CREDIT UNION.

AMENDMENT

LCO No.: 5215

File Copy No.: 547

House Calendar No.: 402

OFA Fiscal Note

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The amendment expands the definition of robbery in the second degree and results in a potential revenue gain for increased offenses that are chargeable with robbery in the second degree.

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 $3, 736 to supervise an offender on probation in the community as compared to $44, 165 to incarcerate the offender.

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.