This Fiscal Note is not an official copy and should not be quoted or cited.
Fiscal Note - SB 0514 - Leaving Scene of Accidental Shooting
L.R. NO. 1749-05
BILL NO. HCS for SCS for SB 514
SUBJECT: Crimes & Punishment
TYPE: Original
DATE: May 9, 1996
FISCAL SUMMARY
ESTIMATED NET EFFECT ON STATE FUNDS
FUND AFFECTED FY 1997 FY 1998 FY 1999
None
Total Estimated
Net Effect on All
State Funds $0 $0 $0
ESTIMATED NET EFFECT ON FEDERAL FUNDS
FUND AFFECTED FY 1997 FY 1998 FY 1999
None
Total Estimated
Net Effect on All
Federal Funds $0 $0 $0
ESTIMATED NET EFFECT ON LOCAL FUNDS
FUND AFFECTED FY 1997 FY 1998 FY 1999
Local Government $0 $0 $0
FISCAL ANALYSIS
ASSUMPTION
Officials of the Department of Public Safety - Missouri State Highway Patrol
assumed that this proposal would have no fiscal impact to their agency.
Officials of the Department of Public Safety - Missouri State Water Patrol,
Offices of the Attorney General, the State Courts Administrator, the State
Public Defender, and the Office of Administration assumed in response to a
similar proposal that their agencies would not be fiscally impacted.
Officials of the Office of Prosecution Services assume this proposal would
not fiscally impact their agency. They indicated that this proposal creates
a new crime, which could cause increased workload for counties; however,
actual fiscal impact on the counties is not known.
Oversight assumes county prosecutors would request additional resources as
needed through regular local government budgeting procedures, and is
therefore showing no local fiscal impact.
Officials of the Department of Corrections (DOC) stated that there was no
data to determine the number of people that would be prosecuted under the
provisions of this proposal. DOC officials assume that few convictions would
result in incarceration. Punishment for those types of crimes would most
likely result in fines, jail time, community-based sanctions or probation.
DOC officials noted that probation could result in some additional costs for
supervision, but assumed potential costs would be minimal.
FISCAL IMPACT - State Government FY 1997 FY 1998 FY 1999
(10 Mo.)
0 0 0
FISCAL IMPACT - Local Government FY 1997 FY 1998 FY 1999
(10 Mo.)
0 0 0
DESCRIPTION
This legislation would make leaving the scene where serious physical injury
or death had occurred due to an accident or the negligence of that person
without giving their name, address, and driver's license number, if
applicable, to a law enforcement officer or emergency medical personnel.
A person would not violate this law if he left to get medical help, or to
notify the police, or the victim had requested that no assistance be given.
A person leaving the scene would be guilty of a class A misdemeanor; or a
class D felony if he had previously pled guilty to or been found guilty of a
violation of this section.
This proposal would give all peace officers and reserve peace officers
certified under the provisions of chapter 590, RSMo, the authority to
investigate serious physical injury or death which had occurred due to an
accident or negligence of a person and the authority to arrest a person who
had violated this proposal, except that conservation agents could enforce the
provisions as to hunting related accidents. This proposal also defines
"hunting accident" as any accident in which a person is injured as a result
of hunting activity that involved the discharge of a hunting weapon which did
not occur within a residential area.
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
Department of Public Safety - Missouri Water Patrol
Department of Public Safety - Missouri Highway Patrol
Office of the Attorney General
State Courts Administrator
State Public Defender
Office of Administration
Office of Prosection Services
Department of Corrections