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Fiscal Note - SB 0663 - Creates crimes of killing and abuse of police animal, including search and rescue dogs
SB 663 - Fiscal Note

COMMITTEE ON LEGISLATIVE RESEARCH

OVERSIGHT DIVISION

FISCAL NOTE

L.R. NO. 2552-03

BILL NO. SB 663

SUBJECT: Law Enforcement Officers and Agencies; Crimes and Punishments; Evidence

TYPE: Original

DATE: January 16, 1998


FISCAL SUMMARY

ESTIMATED NET EFFECT ON STATE FUNDS

FUND AFFECTED FY 1999 FY 2000 FY 2001
None
Total Estimated

Net Effect on All

State Funds

$0 $0 $0



ESTIMATED NET EFFECT ON FEDERAL FUNDS

FUND AFFECTED FY 1999 FY 2000 FY 2001
None
Total Estimated

Net Effect on All

Federal Funds

$0 $0 $0



ESTIMATED NET EFFECT ON LOCAL FUNDS

FUND AFFECTED FY 1999 FY 2000 FY 2001
Local Government $0 $0 $0

Numbers within parentheses: ( ) indicate costs or losses

This fiscal note contains 3 pages.

FISCAL ANALYSIS

ASSUMPTION

Officials of the State Courts Administrator, Office of Prosecution Services, Office of the Attorney General, and Department of Public Safety - Missouri State Highway Patrol assume that this proposal would have no fiscal impact to their agencies.

Officials of the State Public Defender assume that this proposal would have minimal fiscal impact to their agency.

In response to a nearly identical proposal from the previous legislative session, officials of the Missouri Sheriffs' Association assumed that the proposal would have no fiscal impact to their agency.

In response to a nearly identical proposal from the previous legislative session, officials of the Department of Corrections (DOC) stated that they could not predict the number of new commitments which could result from the creation of the offense(s) outlined in

this proposal. An increase in commitments would depend on the utilization by prosecutors and the actual sentences imposed by the court. If additional persons were sentenced to the custody of the DOC due to the provisions of this legislation, the DOC would incur a corresponding

increase in operational costs either through incarceration (average $30.27 per inmate, per day) or through supervision provided by the Board of Probation and Parole (average of $2.47 per offender, per day). Supervision by the DOC through probation or incarceration would result in some additional costs but DOC officials assume that the impact would be minimal.



FISCAL IMPACT - State Government FY 1999 FY 2000 FY 2001
(10 Mo.)
0 0 0
FISCAL IMPACT - Local Government FY 1999 FY 2000 FY 2001
(10 Mo.)
0 0 0

FISCAL IMPACT - Small Business

No direct fiscal impact to small businesses would be expected as a result of this proposal.





DESCRIPTION

This proposal would make it a Class D felony to assault or kill a police animal while the animal is involved in law enforcement investigation, apprehension, tracking or search, or under the custody of a law enforcement or Department of Corrections officer, municipal police department, fire department or a rescue unit or agency.

This legislation is not federally mandated, would not duplicate any other program and would not require additional capital improvements or rental space.

SOURCES OF INFORMATION

State Courts Administrator

Office of Prosecution Services

Department of Public Safety - Missouri State Highway Patrol

Office of the Attorney General

State Public Defender

Missouri Sheriffs' Association

Department of Corrections



Jeanne Jarrett, CPA

Director

January 16, 1998