COMMITTEE ON LEGISLATIVE RESEARCH

OVERSIGHT DIVISION



FISCAL NOTE



L.R. NO. 4635-01

BILL NO. SB 1082

SUBJECT: Racial Profiling of Traffic Stops

TYPE: Original

DATE: March 7, 2000




FISCAL SUMMARY


ESTIMATED NET EFFECT ON STATE FUNDS
FUND AFFECTED FY 2001 FY 2002 FY 2003
General Revenue ($39,914) ($38,546) ($39,571)
Total Estimated

Net Effect on All

State Funds

($39,914) ($38,546) ($39,571)



ESTIMATED NET EFFECT ON FEDERAL FUNDS
FUND AFFECTED FY 2001 FY 2002 FY 2003
None
Total Estimated

Net Effect on All

Federal Funds

$0 $0 $0



ESTIMATED NET EFFECT ON LOCAL FUNDS
FUND AFFECTED FY 2001 FY 2002 FY 2003
Local Government (Unknown) (Unknown) (Unknown)

Numbers within parentheses: ( ) indicate costs or losses

This fiscal note contains 4 pages.



FISCAL ANALYSIS



ASSUMPTION



Officials from the Department of Public Safety -Division of Liquor Control, -Missouri State Water Patrol, and -Peace Officer Standards and Training assume the proposed legislation would have no fiscal impact on their agencies.



Officials from the Office of Attorney General assume they will require 1 FTE Paralegal plus the related expense and equipment to analyze annual reports and compile reports.



Officials from the Department of Conservation assume the proposed legislation would have minor fiscal impact on their agency since officers do not routinely stop traffic violators.



Officials from the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) assume the proposed legislation requires collection and reporting of racial information during traffic stops. Most of the information addressed in this proposal is obtained when the department's Rangers issue citations and/or make arrests. However, not all of the information required by this proposal is obtained when Rangers conduct traffic stops and issue written or verbal warnings. As a result of the proposal, the Ranger Program will need to develop an operating policy and a report form to ensure the necessary information is captured consistently.



In addition, Rangers will need to attend specific training to ensure they obtain the accurate information in a legal and consistent manner. The department assumes the Ranger Program staff in Central Office would need to enter the information gathered into a database, maintain the database, and ensure the information is reported to the attorney general no later than March 1st of the following year.



The department assumes there will be costs related to the implementation of this proposal; however, these costs cannot be determined at this time.



Oversight assumes DNR can absorb any additional workload associated with this proposal.



Oversight assumes the proposal will impact local law enforcement agencies as they will be required to collect, compile, and report annually to the attorney general the information required by the proposal.













FISCAL IMPACT - State Government FY 2001 FY 2002 FY 2003

(10 Mo.)

GENERAL REVENUE



Costs - Office of Attorney General

Salaries ($16,250) ($19,988) ($20,487)

Fringe Benefits (4,997) (6,146) (6,300)

Expense and Equipment (18,667) (12,412) (12,784)

Total ($39,914) ($38,546) ($39,571)





FISCAL IMPACT - Local Government FY 2001 FY 2002 FY 2003

(10 Mo.)



LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT (Unknown) (Unknown) (Unknown)





FISCAL IMPACT - Small Business



No direct fiscal impact on small businesses would be expected due to this proposal.





DESCRIPTION



The proposed legislation requires each law enforcement agency to adopt a policy on race-based traffic stops and to report statistics to the Office of the Attorney General.



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 Attorney General

Department of Public Safety

Peace Officer Standards and Training

Division of Liquor Control

Missouri State Water Patrol

Department of Natural Resources

Department of Conservation











Jeanne Jarrett, CPA

Director

March 7, 2000