SB 0518 - Fiscal Note

Fiscal Note - SB 0518 - Registration of False Bomb Threat Offenders

L.R. NO.  1995-01
BILL NO.  SB 518
SUBJECT:  Registration of False Bomb Threat Offenders
TYPE:     Original
DATE:     January 8, 1996



                              FISCAL SUMMARY

                    ESTIMATED NET EFFECT ON STATE FUNDS

FUND AFFECTED                 FY 1997         FY 1998        FY 1999


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


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


                              FISCAL ANALYSIS

ASSUMPTION

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

Officials of the State Courts Administrator (COURTS) stated that in FY 94
there were a total of three convictions/guilty pleas for the crime of making
a false bomb report; therefore, COURTS officials assume that this proposal
would not cause an increase in the workload of their agency.

Officials of the Department of Corrections (DOC) assume that the proposed
legislation would result in few, if any, convictions that actually result in
incarceration and therefore would have no fiscal impact to their department.
DOC officials also assumed that information that their department would be
responsible for relaying would be minimal and therefore would have no fiscal
impact to their agency.

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 proposal would change the crime of making a false bomb report from a
class A misdemeanor to a class C felony.  It would also require anyone
convicted of making a false bomb threat since January 1, 1979 to register
with the police.  Registration information would be available to courts,
prosecutors, law enforcement officials and current or prospective employers.
Department of Corrections would be required to notify an individual convicted
of making a false bomb report of his possible duty to register with police.
Failure to register would be a class A misdemeanor.

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 Corrections
Office of Prosecution Services
State Public Defender
Office of the Attorney General
State Courts Administrator
Department of Public Safety