Honorable James White, Chair, House Committee on Homeland Security & Public Safety
FROM:
Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:
HB2302 by White (Relating to the creation of the criminal offense of a peace officer making a false statement in an incident report.), As Introduced
No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
The bill would amend the Penal Code as it relates to abuse of office to make it a Class A misdemeanor offense for a peace officer to make a false statement in an incident report.
This analysis assumes the provisions of the bill addressing sanctions for criminal offenses would not result in a significant impact on state correctional agencies.
According to the Office of Court Administration, no significant impact to the state court system is anticipated.
Local Government Impact
No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.
A Class A misdemeanor is punishable by a fine of not more than $4,000, confinement in jail for a term not to exceed one year, or both. Costs associated with enforcement, prosecution and confinement could likely be absorbed within existing resources. Revenue gain from fines imposed and collected is not anticipated to have a significant fiscal implication.
Source Agencies:
212 Office of Court Admin, 304 Comptroller of Public Accounts, 407 Law Enforcement