An Act to Revise the Reimbursement by the County Jail Prisoner Support and Community Corrections Fund and To Provide Additional Support to County Jails LR 1176(02)
Maine Legislature, Session 121, LD 1186
Committee Amendment CA_A_S227 (Senate)
Amends: 34-A MRSA §1210-A

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to S . P • 390, 
Act to Revise the Reimbursement by the 
Support and Community Corrections Fund and 
Support to County Jails" 
L.D. 1186, Bill, "An 
County Jail Prisoner 
To Provide Additional 
Amend the bill in section 1 by striking out all of the first 
lines (page 1, lines 3 and 4 in L.D.) and inserting in their 
place the following: 
'Sec. 1. 34-A MRSA §1210-A, as amended by PL 2003, c. 20, 
Pt. R, §9, is further amended to read:' 
Further amend the bill in section 1 in that part designated 
"§1210-A." by striking out a11 of subsection 3-A and inserting in 
its place the following: 
'3-A. 
Distribution. 
Beginning July I. 2004. the department 
shall annually 
reimburse 
each county based 
on 
the 
county's 
individual total operating costs as a percentage of the total 
actual expenditures to operate all jails. 
In no case may the 
amoUnt reimbursed to a county be less than the amount of funds 
that the county received in fiscal year 2004.' 
Further amend the bill in section 1 in that part designated 
"§1210-A." by striking out a11 of subsection 9 and inserting in 
its place the following: 
'9. 
Surcharqe imposed. 
In addition to the 14% surcharge 
collected pursuant to Title 4, section 1057, an additional l% 10% 
surcharge must be added to every fine, 
forfeiture or penalty 
imposed by any court in this State. except that the 10% surcharge 
may not be imposed on fines co11ected for violations of Title 
29-A. 
chapter 
21, 
which for 
the purposes of collection and 
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a 
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All. funds collected pursuant to this subsection are nonlapsing 
and must be deposited monthly in the County Jail Prisoner Support 
and 
Community Corrections 
Fund that is administered 
by 
the 
department. 
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Funds distributed to counties pursuant to this 
subsection must be used for the sole purpose of funding costs of. 
the support of prisoners detained or sentenced to county jails 
and for establishing and maintaining community corrections.' 
Further amend the bill by striking out all of section 2 and 
inserting in its place the following: 
, Sec. 
2. 
Appropriations 
and 
allocations. 
appropriations and allocations are made. 
CORRECTIc:JIS, DEPAJrlMERT OF 
The 
following 
County Jail Prisomer Support and Community Corrections Fund 
Initiative: 
Provides funds for a Correctional Plans Coordinator 
position to promulgate 
rules 
and 
to audit the 
county jail 
reimbursement requests. 
Also, provides funds to be distributed 
to each county based on each county's total jail operating costs 
as a percentage of the expenditures to operate all jails. 
Other Special Revenue Funds 
Positions - Legislative Count 
Personal Services 
All Other 
Other Special Revenue Funds Total 
CORRECTIc:JIS, DEPAJrlMERT OF 
DEPAIrl'MElI".r '1O'.rALS 
O'l"IIER SPECIAL UVEl'IlJE FORDS 
DEPAR'.DIEBT "1O'.rAL -
ALL FORDS 
JUDICIAL DEPAR'.DIEBT 
Courts -
Supreme, Superior and District 
2003-04 
(1. 000) 
$34,957 
o 
$34,957 
2003-04 
$34,957 
$34,957 
2004-05 
(1. 000) 
$72,228 
1,270,233 
$1,342,461 
2004-05 
$1,342,461 
$1,342,461 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to S.P. 390, L.D. 1186 
Initiative: 
Provides funds on a 
one-time basis for computer 
programming expenses, 
overtime 
compensation 
and printing and 
postage expenses to update field books for traffic officers. 
Other Special Revenue Funds 
Personal Services 
All Other 
Other Special Revenue Funds Total 
JUDICIAL DEPAR7MEBT 
DEPARTMERT mrALS 
OTHER SPECIAL REVERUE FORDS 
DEPARnmRT m.rAL -
ALL FORDS 
SECTION '1'O'I'ALS 
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FORDS 
SECTION '!'OrAL -
ALL FORDS 
SUMMARY 
2003-04 
$2,181 
23,100 
$25,281 
2003-04 
$25,281 
$25,281 
2003-04 
$60,238 
$60,238 
2004-05 
$0 
o 
$0 
2004-05 
$0 
$0 
2004-05 
$1,342,461 
$1,342,461' 
This amendment strikes and replaces the distribution formula 
in the bill. 
This amendment creates a new 10" surcharge on all 
fines, forfeitures and penalties, except the new surcharge may 
not be imposed on fines collected for violations of the Maine 
Revised Statutes, Title 29-A, chapter 21. 
The money collected 
pursuant to the surcharge will be distributed annually to each 
county based on that county's total jail operating costs as a 
percentage 
of 
the 
expenditures 
to 
operate all 
jails. 
The 
amendment also strikes the effective date, as this distribution 
will begin in the next fiscal year and adds an appropriation 
section. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMM/rrEE AMENDMENT 
Appropriations! Allocations 
Other Special Revenue Funds 
Revenue 
Other Special Revenue Funds 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Approved: 05120/03 ~ae 
Office of Fiscal and Program Review 
LD 1186 
An Act to Revise the Reimbursement by the County Jail Prisoner 
Support and Community Corrections Fund and To Provide Additional 
Support to County Jails 
LR 1176(02) 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment ,It'S 22'1 
Committee: Criminal Justice and Public Safety 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
2003-04 
$60,238 
$1,330,471 
2004-05 
$1,342,461 
$2,722,529 
Projections 
2005-06 
$2,724,335 
$2,790,592 
Projections 
2006-07 
$2,792,~ 
$2,860,357 
This bill proposes to add 9% to the current 1 % surcharge on all fines, forfeitures and penalties with the exception of 
certain commercial truck weight violations. The additional revenue derived from the proposed 9% increase in the 
surcharge is estimated to be approximately $1,330,471 in fiscal year 2003-04, $2,722,529 in fiscal year 2004-05, 
$2,790,592 in fiscal year 2005-06 and $2,860,357 in fiscal year 2006-07. These additional funds less administrative 
expenses are intended to be distributed to each county based on each county's total jail operating costs as a percentage 
of the expenditures to operate all jails. This bill will require a Correctional Plans Coordinator position to promulgate 
rules and to audit the county jail reimbursement requests. This bill will also require additional funds for the Judicial 
Department for computer programming, overtime compensation, printing and postage for field books for traffic 
officers. 
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