An Act Regarding the Epidemic of Opiate Abuse
Maine Legislature, Session 128, LD 1429
Committee Amendment CA_A_H510 (House)
Amends: 17-A MRSA §1105-A

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 983, L.D. 1429, Bill, "An Act 
Regarding the Epidemic of Opiate Abuse" 
Amend the bill by inserting after section 1 the following: 
'Sec. 1. 17-A MRSA §1105-A, sub-§1, ,r1[( and L, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 
476, §2, are amended to read: 
K. Death of another person is in fact caused by the use of that scheduled drug one or 
more scheduled drugs, the scheduled drug trafficked by the defendant is a 
contributing factor to the death of the other person and the drug is a schedule W drug. 
A violation of this paragraph is a Class A crime; or 
L. Serious bodily injury of another person is in fact caused by the use of that 
scheduled drug one or more scheduled drugs, the scheduled drug trafficked by the 
defendant is a contributing factor to the serious bodily injury of the other person and 
the drug is a schedule W drug. A violation of this paragraph is a Class B crime.' 
Amend the bill by adding after section 4 the following: 
'Sec. 5. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and 
allocations are made. 
INDIGENT LEGAL SERVICES, MAINE COMMISSION ON 
Maine Commission on Indigent Legal Services Z112 
Initiative: Provides funds for an anticipated increase in indigent legal services costs 
resulting from additional prosecutions involving death or serious bodily injury to a 
person. 
GENERAL FUND 
All Other 
2017-18 
$8,250 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
2018-19 
$11,000 
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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 983, L.D. 1429 
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
$8,250 
$11,000 
Amend the bill by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or 
section number to read consecutively. 
SUMMARY 
This amendment adds to the bill new variants of aggravated trafficking of scheduled 
drugs that includes trafficking in scheduled drugs when the trafficked scheduled drug was 
a contributing factor in the death of another person, a Class A crime, or serious bodily 
injury of another person, a Class B crime. 
The amendment also adds an appropriations and allocations section. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 06/05/17 feac 
LD 1429 
LR 666(02) 
An Act Regarding the Epidemic of Opiate Abuse 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment '~' CJ-1 -51 o) 
Committee: Criminal Justice and Public Safety 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Potential current biennium revenue decrease - General Fund 
Potential current biennium revenue increase - Municipal and County Law Enforcement 
Net Cost (Savings) 
General Fund 
Appropriations/Allocations 
General Fund 
Correctional and Judicial Impact Statements 
FY 2017-18 
$8,250 
$8,250 
FY 2018-19 
$11,000 
$11,000 
Establishes new Class A and Class B crimes, increases correctional and judicial costs. 
Projections 
FY 2019-20 
$11,000 
$11,000 
The collection of additional fines may also increase General Fund revenue by minor amounts. 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Projections 
FY 2020-21 
$11,000 
$11,000 
The bill includes General Fund appropriations of $8,250 in fiscal year 2017-18 and $11,000 in fiscal year 2018-19 for 
the Maine Commission on Indigent Legal Services to support the anticipated increase in costs resulting from 
additional prosecutions involving death or serious bodily injury to a person. 
Under cutTent statute, the court determines the disposition of forfeited property and may order it deposited to the 
General Fund or that it go to a municipality, county, or state agency that has made a substantial contribution to the 
investigation or prosecution of a related criminal case. This bill keeps that language and adds to the court's options by 
also allowing disposition of forfeited property to, upon request of the investigating agency or prosecuting agency, a 
law enforcement agency in this State that provides case management and other social services to persons with 
substance use disorders. In any future case where the cou1i will opt to use the new provision to redirect forfeited 
property from the General Fund to a local law enforcement agency, revenue will be increased to the receiving agency 
and reduced to the General Fund. No estimate of the amounts redirected can be made at this time. 
Any additional costs to the Department of Health and Human Services from the provisions of this bill are expected to 
be minor and can be absorbed within existing budgeted resources. 
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