This Fiscal Note is not an official copy and should not be quoted or cited.
This Fiscal Note is not an official copy and should not be quoted or cited.
Fiscal Note - SB 0955 - Perpetrator assumes risk for injuries resulting from violent crime; victim not liable for civil damages
COMMITTEE ON LEGISLATIVE RESEARCH
OVERSIGHT DIVISION
FISCAL NOTE
L.R. NO. 3522-01
BILL NO. SB 955
SUBJECT: Civil Procedure; Liability; Evidence; Crimes and Punishment
TYPE: Original
DATE: March 3, 1998
FISCAL SUMMARY
ESTIMATED NET EFFECT ON STATE FUNDS Net Effect on All State Funds
FUND AFFECTED
FY 1999
FY 2000
FY 2001 None
Total Estimated
$0
$0
$0
|
ESTIMATED NET EFFECT ON FEDERAL FUNDS | |||
| FUND AFFECTED | FY 1999 | FY 2000 | FY 2001 |
| None | |||
| Total Estimated
Net Effect on All Federal Funds |
$0 | $0 | $0 |
|
ESTIMATED NET EFFECT ON LOCAL FUNDS | |||
| FUND AFFECTED | FY 1999 | FY 2000 | FY 2001 |
| 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 assume the proposed legislation would result in no appreciable costs to their agency.
Officials from the Office of the Attorney General, the Office of Prosecution Services, and the Office of the State Public Defender assume the proposed legislation would have no fiscal impact on their agencies.
| FISCAL IMPACT - State Government | FY 1999 | FY 2000 | FY 2001 |
| (10 Mo.) | |||
| $0 | $0 | $0 | |
| FISCAL IMPACT - Local Government | FY 1999 | FY 2000 | FY 2001 |
| (10 Mo.) | |||
| $0 | $0 | $0 | |
| FISCAL IMPACT - Small Business | |||
No direct fiscal impact to small businesses would be expected as a result of this proposal.
DESCRIPTION
The perpetrator of certain violent crimes assumes the risk of any injuries resulting from his acts. The crime victim is immune from liability for any civil damages as a result of the acts or omissions of the victim, unless the force used by the victim was not justifiable.
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
Office of the Attorney General
Office of Prosecution Services
Office of the State Public Defender
Jeanne Jarrett, CPA
Director
March 3, 1998