Driving under the influence amendments.

11LSO-0424.L1

FISCAL NOTE

The fiscal impact to the state is indeterminable due to an unknown number of DUI cases.

This bill could increase the number of DUI tests given in the state by an unknown amount.  It is also unknown how many DUI tests would now result in a breath test or a blood test.  Fewer blood tests and more breathe tests would likely reduce the overall state expenditures because fewer blood tests would need to be purchased by the Department of Transportation, which are $10 each.

If there was an increase in the overall number of blood tests, the Department of Health would see a revenue increase as a $9.50 fee is charged per test.  This revenue increase would be at least partially offset, if not wholly, by a likewise expenditure increase to the Department of Transportation, which would be paying the fee to the Department of Health.  If the total number of blood tests increased, there could also be an increased expenditure at the Department of Transportation for the purchase of blood kits.  The Department of Transportation could also see a small expenditure increase ($1,000 - $3,000) for Driver Services Programming Costs.

The fiscal impact to the Department of Corrections is indeterminable due to an unknown number of cases. 

Source of Expenditure Increase:

To the degree that this legislation creates new criminal offenses punishable by probation or incarceration, there is a potential cost for that supervision or incarceration.  Each year of incarceration, per inmate, will cost the State, in current dollars, approximately $45,725 for the cost of incarceration, including medical costs.  The cost for community supervision of an offender is approximately $2,000 per year.

Assumptions:

There are no current measures that would allow for an accurate prediction of the number of individuals sentenced pursuant to the proposed legislation.

The fiscal impact to the judicial system is indeterminable due to an unknown number of cases.

Prepared by:   Matthew Sackett, LSO   Phone: 777-7881

(Information provided by: Kevin Hibbard, Dept. of Trans. Phone: 777-4026; Richard Harris, WDH. Phone: 777-6066: Joann Odendahl, Supreme Court. Phone: 777-7581; Brian Farmer, DOC. Phone: 777-5983; Elizabeth Gagen, AG’s Office. Phone: 777-7847)