FISCAL NOTE
FUND(S):
Sources of Revenue:
General Fund
Legislation creates:
Neither Program nor Fund
Fiscal Note Summary
Effect this measure will have on costs and revenues of state government.
This proposed legislation would change this substance from a Schedule V to a Schedule IV classified controlled substance. Scheduled V drug offenses do not carry a sentence to the WVDOC but Schedule IV drugs carry a 1 to 3 year indeterminate sentence. Therefore, for each offender sentenced to the WVDOC as a result of this legislation the State could expect a cost of $26,448 to $79,344 (average annual cost per inmate in FY 2013 x 3 years).
Fiscal Note Detail
| Effect of Proposal |
Fiscal Year |
2014
Increase/Decrease
(use"-") |
2015
Increase/Decrease
(use"-") |
Fiscal Year
(Upon Full
Implementation) |
| 1. Estmated Total Cost |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Personal Services |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Current Expenses |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Repairs and Alterations |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Assets |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Other |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 2. Estimated Total Revenues |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Explanation of above estimates (including long-range effect):
Memorandum
Person submitting Fiscal Note: Loita Butcher
Email Address: Loita.c.butcher@wv.gov