SJR 029 - Fiscal Note

Fiscal Note - SJR 029 - Constitutional amendment to allow evidence of other crimes

COMMITTEE ON LEGISLATIVE RESEARCH

OVERSIGHT DIVISION

FISCAL NOTE

L.R. NO.: 1944-01

BILL NO.: SJR 29

SUBJECT: Constitutional amendment to allow evidence of other crimes.

TYPE: Original

DATE: March 8, 1999

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FISCAL SUMMARY

ESTIMATED NET EFFECT ON STATE FUNDS
FUND AFFECTED	FY 2000	FY 2001	FY 2002
General Revenue Fund	$0	($39,900)	(Could exceed $100,000)
Total Estimated Net Effect on All State Funds	$0	($39,900)	(Could exceed $100,000)

ESTIMATED NET EFFECT ON FEDERAL FUNDS
FUND AFFECTED	FY 2000	FY 2001	FY 2002
None
Total Estimated Net Effect on All Federal Funds	$0	$0	$0

ESTIMATED NET EFFECT ON LOCAL FUNDS
FUND AFFECTED	FY 2000	FY 2001	FY 2002
Local Government	$0	$0	$0

Numbers within parentheses: ( ) indicate costs or losses

This fiscal note contains 3 pages.

FISCAL ANALYSIS

ASSUMPTION

The Office of the State Courts Administrator and Office of the Attorney General assume the proposed legislation would have no fiscal impact on their agencies.

The Office of the State Public Defender (SPD) assumes that if the proposed amendment passes, the subsequent legislation that could follow would have a great fiscal impact on the SPD system. Investigations would have to be done into old crimes, many of which may not have been prosecuted or ever charged, including but not limited to a rash of depositions and other investigations, perhaps costs in dealing with repressed memories or other issues involving very old crimes and supposed victims who may not have come forward before. SPD assumes costs could easily exceed $100,000.

Advertisement costs for the proposal would be $3,990 per newspaper column inch for three publications of the text of the proposal, the introduction, title, fiscal note summary, and affidavit. The proposal would be on the ballot for the November 2000 general election.

FISCAL IMPACT - State Government	FY 2000	FY 2001	FY 2002
FISCAL IMPACT - State Government	FY 2000	FY 2001	FY 2002
GENERAL REVENUE
Cost - Secretary of State
Newspaper Advertisements		($39,900)
Costs - State Public Defender			(Could
			exceed
			$100,000)
FISCAL IMPACT - Local Government	FY 2000	FY 2001	FY 2002
	(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 proposed constitutional amendment allows admissible evidence of previously charged and uncharged crimes to be considered in criminal indictments or information.

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 the State Courts Administrator

Office of the Attorney General

Office of the State Public Defender

Office of the Secretary of State

NOT RESPONDING: Office of Prosecution Services

Jeanne Jarrett, CPA

Director

March 8, 1999