COMMITTEE ON LEGISLATIVE RESEARCH

OVERSIGHT DIVISION



FISCAL NOTE



L.R. No.: 416-01

Bill No.: SB 113

Subject: Courts; Crimes and Punishment

Type: Original

Date: January 2, 2001




FISCAL SUMMARY



ESTIMATED NET EFFECT ON STATE FUNDS
FUND AFFECTED FY 2002 FY 2003 FY 2004
Total Estimated

Net Effect on All

State Funds

$0 $0 $0



ESTIMATED NET EFFECT ON FEDERAL FUNDS
FUND AFFECTED FY 2002 FY 2003 FY 2004
Total Estimated

Net Effect on All

Federal Funds

$0 $0 $0



ESTIMATED NET EFFECT ON LOCAL FUNDS
FUND AFFECTED FY 2002 FY 2003 FY 2004
Local Government $0 $0 $0

Numbers within parentheses: ( ) indicate costs or losses.

This fiscal note contains 3 pages.



FISCAL ANALYSIS



ASSUMPTION



Officials from the Office of State Courts Administrator, State Public Defender, Office of Prosecution Services, Missouri Highway Patrol, and Department of Economic Development - Divisions of Finance and Credit Unions assume the proposed legislation would have no fiscal impact on their agencies.



In a response to a similar proposal from the 2000 legislative session, officials from the Office of the Attorney General assumed the proposal would have no fiscal impact on their agency.



FISCAL IMPACT - State Government FY 2002

(10 Mo.)

FY 2003 FY 2004
$0 $0 $0



FISCAL IMPACT - Local Government FY 2002

(10 Mo.)

FY 2003 FY 2004
$0 $0 $0



FISCAL IMPACT - Small Business



Small businesses which experience credit card fraud could be fiscally impacted by this proposal, as it would establish changes in venue for credit card fraud cases.



DESCRIPTION



The proposed legislation would establish venue in cases of criminal credit card fraud. Cases could be prosecuted in the county or counties where any element of the offense took place, in the county where the defendant or victim resides, or in the county where the property was located.



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

State Public Defender

Office of Prosecution Services

Missouri Highway Patrol

Department of Economic Development -

Division of Finance

Division of Credit Unions

Office of the Attorney General







Jeanne Jarrett, CPA

Director



January 2, 2001