COMMITTEE ON LEGISLATIVE RESEARCH
OVERSIGHT DIVISION
FISCAL NOTE
L.R. No.: 3818-01
Bill No.: SB 1017
Subject: Crimes and Punishment; Law Enforcement Officers and Agencies
Type: Original
Date: February 13, 2004
FISCAL SUMMARY
| FUND AFFECTED | FY 2005 | FY 2006 | FY 2007 |
| Total Estimated
Net Effect on General Revenue Fund |
$0 | $0 | $0 |
| FUND AFFECTED | FY 2005 | FY 2006 | FY 2007 |
| Total Estimated
Net Effect on Other State Funds |
$0 | $0 | $0 |
Numbers within parentheses: ( ) indicate costs or losses.
This fiscal note contains 4 pages.
| FUND AFFECTED | FY 2005 | FY 2006 | FY 2007 |
| Total Estimated
Net Effect on All Federal Funds |
$0 | $0 | $0 |
| FUND AFFECTED | FY 2005 | FY 2006 | FY 2007 |
| Local Government | $0 | $0 | $0 |
ASSUMPTION
Officials from the Office of State Courts Administrator and the Department of Public Safety divisions of Capitol Police, Missouri State Water Patrol and Missouri State Highway Patrol each assume the proposed legislation would have no fiscal impact on their respective agencies.
In response to a similar proposal from last year, officials from the Office of Prosecution Services assumed prosecutors could absorb the costs of the proposed legislation within existing resources.
Officials from the Office of State Public Defender (SPD) assume the new crime will create new cases for the SPD. The exact number of cases affected is too uncertain to provide a definitive dollar amount of fiscal impact. Nevertheless, there will some impact.
Since the amount of impact is so uncertain, SPD is assuming existing staff will probably be able to provide representation in these cases initially. However, once the true fiscal impact is determined, SPD will reassess the impact of the legislation. Passage of more than one bill increasing existing penalties or creating new crimes would require increased appropriations for the State Public Defender.
ASSUMPTION (continued)
Oversight assumes the SPD could absorb any additional costs relating to this proposal within existing resources.
Officials from the Department of Corrections (DOC) assume they could not predict the number of new commitments which may result from the creation of the offense(s) outlined in this proposal. An increase in commitments depends on the utilization by prosecutors and the actual sentences imposed by the court.
If additional persons are sentenced to the custody of the DOC due to the provisions of this legislation, the DOC will incur a corresponding increase in operational cost through supervision provided by the Board of Probation and Parole (FY03 average of $3.15 per offender per day or an annual cost of $1,150 per offender).
In summary, supervision by the DOC through probation or incarceration would result in some additional costs, but it is assumed the impact would be $0 or a minimal amount that could be absorbed within existing resources.
| FISCAL IMPACT - State Government | FY 2005
(10 Mo.) |
FY 2006 | FY 2007 |
| $0 | $0 | $0 | |
| FISCAL IMPACT - Local Government | FY 2005
(10 Mo.) |
FY 2006 | FY 2007 |
| $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 A misdemeanor to violate the lawful order of a law enforcement officer at the scene of an accident or emergency. The provisions would not apply to emergency personnel when in the performance of their duties.
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
Office of State Courts Administrator
Department of Corrections
Department of Public Safety
- Capitol Police
- Missouri State Water Patrol
- Missouri State Highway Patrol
Office of Prosecution Services
Office of State Public Defender
Mickey Wilson, CPA
Director
February 13, 2004