An Act To Establish a Computer Crimes Unit within the Maine State Police Crime Laboratory
Maine Legislature, Session 122, LD 2028
Senate Amendment SA_A_S674 (Senate)

SENATE AMENDMENT A" to S.P. 779, L.D. 2028, Bill, "An Act 
To Establish a Computer Crimes Unit within the Maine State Police 
Crime Laboratory" 
Amend the bill by striking out everything after the enacting 
clause and before the emergency clause and inserting in its place 
the following: 
. Sec. I. 4 MRSA §I057, sub-§2-A, as amended by PL 2003, c. 
673, Pt. TT, §1, is further amended to read: 
2-A. 
Surcharge imposed. 
Surcharges of l4'l-o and 5% mus t be 
added to every fine, forfeiture or penalty imposed by any court 
in 
this 
State, 
which, 
for 
the 
purposes 
of 
collection 
and 
collection procedures, 
are 
considered 
a 
part 
of 
the 
fine, 
forfeiture or penalty. 
The l4'l-o surcharge collected as a result 
of this subsection must be deposited monthly in the Government 
Operations Surcharge Fund and the 5% surcharge collected as a 
result of this subsection must be deposited directly into the 
General Fund. 
l'we-seveli~as Three fourteenths of the surcharge 
collected and deposited in the Government Operations Surcharge 
Fund must be paid to the Maine Criminal Justice Academy to 
supplement current funds 
for training and recertification of 
part-time and full-time law enforcement officers. 
One fourteenth 
of 
the 
surCharge 
collected and 
deposited in the 
Government 
Operations Surcharge Fund must be paid to the State Police to 
supplement current funds for computer crimes investigations. 
Sec. 2. 25 MRSA c.192-A, as amended, is repealed. 
Page l-LR3131 (5) 
SENATE AMENDMENT 
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SENATE AMENDMENT itA It to S.P. 779, L.D. 2028 
Sec. 
3. 
Appropriations 
and 
allocations. 
appropriations and allocations are made. 
PUBLIC SAFETY, DEPAR'XMENT OF 
State Police 
0291 
The 
fOllowing 
Initiative: 
Allocates 
funds 
for the creation of 
a 
computer 
crimes unit within the State Police program by establishing 2 
Computer 
Crimes 
Forensic 
Analyst 
positions 
with 
necessary 
operational costs for the unit. 
O'IBER SPECIAL REVENUE FUBDS 
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT 
Personal Services 
All Other 
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL 
SUMMARY 
2005-06 
0.000 
$0 
$0 
$0 
2006-01 
2.000 
$162,800 
$112,200 
$275,000' 
This amendment requires that 3/14 of the surcharge collected 
and deposited in the Government Operations Surcharge Fund be paid 
to the Maine Criminal Justice Academy and 1/14 of the surcharge 
collected and deposited in the Government Operations Surcharge 
Fund be paid to the State Police to supplement current funds for 
computer crimes investigations. 
The bill repeals the statute 
that 
established 
the 
Maine 
Computer 
Crimes 
Task 
Force 
and 
appropriates funds for the creation of a new computer crimes unit 
to be housed wi thin the Maine State Police Crime Laboratory, 
which is part of the State Police program. 
The computer crimes 
unit will consist of 6 full-time positions, 4 of which already 
exist and 2 that are new. 
The computer crimes unit will continue 
the work of the Maine Computer Crimes Task Force by working 
collaboratively with the Department of the Attorney General and 
local law enforcement agencies for the purposes of investigation 
and assisting all law enforcement agencies in crimes involving 
computers. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
SPONSORED BY: 
(Senator ROTUNDO) 
COUNTY: 
Androscoggin 
SENATE 
AMENDMENT 
Approved: 04125/06 ;t;?ae 
LD2028 
LR 3131(05) 
An Act To Establish a Computer Crimes Unit within the Maine State Police Crime Laboratory 
Fiscal Note for Senate Amendment ,A" 
Net Cost (Savings) 
General Fund 
Highway Fund 
Appropriations! Allocations 
General Fund 
Highway Fund 
Other Special Revenue Funds 
Revenue 
Other Special Revenue Funds 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Sponsor: Sen. Rotundo 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
2005-06 
$0 
$0 
$0 
$0 
$0 
$0 
2006-07 
($111,185) 
($189,313) 
($111,185) 
($189,313) 
$275,000 
$0 
Projections 
2007-08 
($118,412) 
($201,619) 
($118,412) 
($201,619) 
$293,819 
$0 
Projections 
2008-09 
($122,917) 
($209,288) 
($122,917) 
($209,288) 
$305,259 
$0 
This amendment replaces the General Fund appropriation of $111,185 and Highway Fund allocation of $189,313 in 
fiscal year 2006-07 to create a Computer Crimes Unit within the State Police program at the Department of Public 
Safety with an Other Special Revenue Funds allocation of $275,000 in fiscal year 2006-07 for the same purpose. 
Funding is accomplished by a realignment of the distribution of the Government Operations Surcharge Fund. The two-
sevenths share of revenue for that fund that is directed to the Maine Criminal Justice Academy is reduced to three-
fourteenths with the remaining one-fourteenth being directed to the Maine State Police for computer crimes 
investigations. Beginning in fiscal year 2006-07, this shift in annual revenue distribution means an estimated 
reduction of $289,153 for the Maine Criminal Justice Academy and an equal increase in revenue for the Maine State 
Police program. The reduction in annual revenue to the Maine Criminal Justice Academy represents a surplus resource 
which is not currently needed for operational costs. 
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