Fiscal Note - State of Utah - 2011 General Session
HB0497S01 - Utah Illegal Immigration Enforcement Act
State Government (UCA 36-12-13(2)(b)):
Enactment of this bill may cost the Department of Public Safety an estimated $162,200 in FY 2012 and $116,700 in FY 2013 from the Transportation Restricted - Public Safety Account for training.
To the extent that state law enforcement agencies choose to detain additional individuals for verification of immigration status, those agencies could incur a cost of about $100 per stop.
To the extent that the bill results in cases of public assistance fraud, the Courts would incur a cost of up to $259 per incident. To the extent that the bill results in cases of encouraging aliens to enter illegally or in cases of transporting illegal immigrants less than 100 miles, the Courts would incur a cost of up to $465 per case.
| State Budget Detail Table | FY 2011 | FY 2012 | FY 2013 |
| Revenue | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Expenditure: | |||
| Restricted Funds | $0 | $162,200 | $116,700 |
| Total Expenditure | $0 | $162,200 | $116,700 |
| Net Impact, All Funds (Rev.-Exp.) | $0 | ($162,200) | ($116,700) |
| Net Impact, General/Education Funds (Rev.-Exp.) | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Local Governments (UCA 36-12-13(2)(c)):
To the extent that local law enforcement officials choose to detain additional individuals for verification of immigration status, local governments could incur a cost of about $100 per stop.
Direct Expenditures by Utah Residents and Businesses (UCA 36-12-13(2)(d)):
Residents or businesses in violation of newly defined crimes of encouraging aliens to enter illegally or enhanced crimes of transporting illegal immigrants may pay judgement fines of up to $5,000.
| 3/4/2011, 5:29:43 PM, Lead Analyst: Syphus, G./Attny: SCA | Office of the Legislative Fiscal Analyst |