An Act To Create a Victims' Compensation Fund for Victims of Property Crimes
Maine Legislature, Session 129, LD 1550
Committee Amendment CA_A-SA_A_S356 (Senate)

SENATE AMENDMENT" Pr,, to COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to S.P. 487, 
L.D. 1550, Bill, "An Act To Create a Victims' Compensation Fund for Victims of 
Property Crimes" 
Amend the amendment on page 2 by striking out all of the first and 2nd indented 
paragraphs (page 2, lines 1 to 5 in amendment) and inserting the following: 
'Amend the bill in section 1 in §3360-S by striking out all of subsections 3 and 4 
(page 1, lines 30 to 40 and page 2, lines 1 to 20 in L.D.) and inserting the following: 
'3. Funding source. In addition to an assessment under section 3360-I, the court 
shall impose an assessment of $10 on any person convicted of murder or a Class A crime, 
Class B crime or Class C crime and $5 on any person convicted of a Class D crime or 
Class E crime. For purposes of collection and collection procedures, this assessment is 
considered part of the fine. 
At the time of commitment, the court shall inform the 
Department of Corrections or the county sheriff of any unpaid balances on assessments 
owed by the offender to the fund. All funds collected as a result of these assessments 
accrue to the fund, except that in fiscal year 2019-20 only, up to $10,000 of the revenues 
collected pursuant to this subsection may be retained by the judicial branch to be used for 
technology-related upgrades. When compensation is awarded from the fund, the amount 
of any restitution ordered and paid as part of a sentence imposed that, when added to the 
award from the fund, exceeds the victim's actual property loss must be paid to the fund, in 
an amount not to exceed the amount of the award. 
Similarly, the amount of any 
insurance, 3rd-party payment or recovery in a successful civil action against a person 
responsible for the property loss that, when added to the award from the fund, exceeds the 
victim's actual property loss must be paid to the fund, in an amount not to exceed the 
amount of the award.' ' 
Amend the amendment by striking out all of section 3 and inserting the following: 
'Sec. 3. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and 
allocations are made. 
JUDICIAL DEPARTMENT 
Courts - Supreme, Superior and District 0063 
SENA TE AMENDMENT 
SENATE AMENDMENT" fT'"to COMMITTEEAMENDMENT"A"to S.P. 487, L.D. 1550 (':y 351:Y 
Initiative: Provides one-time funding for technology-related modifications to allow the 
courts to assess additional fees. 
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 
All Other 
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL 
2019-20 
$10,000 
$10,000 
2020-21 
$0 
$0 
Amend the amendment by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter 
or section number to read consecutively. 
SUMMARY 
This amendment authorizes the judicial branch in fiscal year 2019-20 to retain up to 
$10,000 of the funds collected pursuant to the assessments imposed on convicted persons 
to be used by the judicial branch for technology-related upgrades. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
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SPONSORED BY: 
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(Senator LIBBY) 
COUNTY: Androscoggin 
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SENATE AMENDMENT 
Revised: 06/19/19 feac:.. 
LD 1550 
LR 1986(04) 
An Act To Create a Victims' Compensation Fund for Victims of Property Crimes 
Fiscal Note for Senate Amendment" "to Committee Amendment "A" 
Sponsor: Sen. Libby of Androscoggin 
Net Cost (Savings) 
General Fund 
Appropriations/Allocations 
General Fund 
Other Special Revenue Funds 
Revenue 
Other Special Revenue Funds 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
FY 2019-20 
($10,000) 
($10,000) 
$10,000 
$0 
FY 2020-21 
$0 
$0 
$0 
$0 
Projections 
FY2021-22 
$0 
$0 
$0 
$0 
Projections 
FY 2022-23 
$0 
$0 
$0 
$0 
The amendment removes the General Fund appropriation to the judicial branch and provides Other Special Revenue 
Funds allocations of $10,000 in Fiscal Year 2019-20 only. The allocation is funded by authorizing the judicial branch 
to retain up to $10,000 of the assessments that are collected. 
LR1986(04) - Fiscal Note - Page l of 1