SB 0904 - Fiscal Note

Fiscal Note - SB 0904 - Creates crime of counterfeiting of merchandise

COMMITTEE ON LEGISLATIVE RESEARCH

OVERSIGHT DIVISION

FISCAL NOTE

L.R. NO. 3729-01

BILL NO. SB 904

SUBJECT: Crimes and punishment; evidence; merchandising practices.

TYPE: Original

DATE: February 17, 1998

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FISCAL SUMMARY

ESTIMATED NET EFFECT ON STATE FUNDS
FUND AFFECTED	FY 1999	FY 2000	FY 2001
General Revenue	(Unknown)	(Unknown)	(Unknown)
Total Estimated Net Effect on All State Funds	(Unknown)	(Unknown)	(Unknown)

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 of the Office of State Courts Administrator, the Office of the Attorney General, and the Office of the State Public Defender assume this proposal would not fiscally impact their agencies.

Officials from the Office of Prosecution Services (OPS) assume the proposed legislation could increase the workload of some county prosecutors; however, OPS assumes that any impact would be minimal and could be absorbed with existing resources.

Officials from the Department of Corrections (DOC) assume the proposed legislation would have an unknown impact on their agency, as they are unable to predict the number of new commitments which could result from the offenses outlined. DOC assumes the increase in commitments would depend on the utilization by the attorney general and the prosecutors and the actual sentences imposed by the courts. DOC further assumes that if additional persons are sentenced to the custody of the DOC due to the provisions of the legislation, the DOC will incur a corresponding increase in operational costs either through incarceration (average of $30.37 per inmate, per day) or through supervision (average of $2.47 per offender, per day).

FISCAL IMPACT - State Government	FY 1999	FY 2000	FY 2001
	(10 Mo.)
GENERAL REVENUE FUND
Cost - Department of Corrections (DOC)	(Unknown)	(Unknown)	(Unknown)
ESTIMATED NET EFFECT ON
GENERAL REVENUE FUND	(Unknown)	(Unknown)	(Unknown)
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

This act prohibits counterfeiting of merchandise. A violation is either a Class A misdemeanor, or Class D or C felony, depending on the quantity or retail value of items involved and the number of previous violations.

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 Prosecution Services

Office of the Attorney General

Office of the State Public Defender

Department of Corrections

Jeanne Jarrett, CPA

Director

February 17, 1998