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Related to forgery involving movie prop money, and providing penalties
Sponsored by the House Judiciary Committee
Topics:Courts & civil law
Same legislation: HF 28
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedJanuary 12, 2023
- Done: SubcommitteeJanuary 13, 2023
- Done: House committeeJanuary 19, 2023
- Done: Passes the HouseJanuary 26, 202394–1
- Stopped: Senate committeeDied when the General Assembly ended
- Next: Passes the Senate
- Next: To the Governor
- Next: Signed into law
Died when the session ended The 2024 session adjourned on April 19, 2024, the General Assembly’s last regular session. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died. What’s a funnel?
What’s in it
AI summary People who use fake movie prop money to trick others into giving them goods or services would face new legal penalties. Depending on how much the person stole, the crime could be punished as a misdemeanor or a serious felony. This rule applies to anyone using money made by companies specifically for films, plays, or photography.1
Read the official explanation
This bill relates to forgery involving movie prop money, and provides penalties. The bill provides that a person who, with the intent to defraud or injure anyone, utters movie prop money for the purpose of obtaining property or services, commits an offense ranging from a simple misdemeanor to a class “C” felony depending on the value of the property or services. The bill defines “movie prop money” as a product produced by a company or corporation to represent authentic money for use H.F. by filmmakers, directors, or photographers for use in film or theatrical productions or in print media.
Senate subcommittee
Named February 2, 2023. It hasn’t reported yet.
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Fiscal note
Can’t be estimated Compare with other bills
AI summary This bill makes it a crime to use movie prop money to defraud others. Because this creates a new offense, the fiscal impact cannot be estimated due to a lack of existing conviction data. The potential costs would affect the state's General Fund through the Judicial Branch, the Indigent Defense Fund, and the Department of Corrections.3
Read the fiscal note
Description
House File 94 prohibits using movie prop money for the purpose of obtaining property or services with the intent to defraud or injure anyone. This offense is punishable as follows:
- A Class C felony for property or services exceeding $10,000 in value.
- A Class D felony for property or services exceeding $1,500 in value but not exceeding $10,000 in value.
- An aggravated misdemeanor for property or services exceeding $750 in value but not exceeding $1,500 in value.
- A serious misdemeanor for property or services exceeding $300 in value but not exceeding $750 in value.
- A simple misdemeanor for property or services not exceeding $300 in value.
Background
A Class C felony is punishable by confinement for up to 10 years and a fine of at least $1,370 but not more than $13,660. A Class D felony is punishable by confinement for up to five years and a fine of at least $1,025 but not more than $10,245. An aggravated misdemeanor is punishable by confinement for up to two years and a fine of at least $855 but not more than $8,540. A serious misdemeanor is punishable by confinement for up to one year and a fine of at least $430 but not more than $2,560. A simple misdemeanor is punishable by confinement for up to 30 days and a fine of at least $105 but not more than $855.
Assumptions
- The following will not change over the projection period: charge, conviction, and sentencing patterns and trends; prisoner length of stay (LOS); revocation rates; plea bargaining; and other criminal justice system policies and practices.
- A lag effect of six months is assumed from the effective date of this Bill to the date of first entry of affected offenders into the correctional system.
- Marginal costs for county jails cannot be estimated due to a lack of data. For purposes of this analysis, the marginal cost for county jails is assumed to be $50 per day.
Correctional Impact
House File 94 creates a new criminal offense, and the correctional impact cannot be estimated for the Bill due to a lack of existing conviction data. Table 1 below shows estimates for sentencing to State prison, parole, probation, or community-based corrections (CBC) residential facilities; LOS under those supervisions; and supervision marginal costs per day for all convictions of Class C felonies, Class D felonies, aggravated misdemeanors, and serious misdemeanors. A conviction for a simple misdemeanor does not result in a prison sentence, but does carry the possibility of confinement for up to 30 days. Marginal county jail costs are estimated to be $50 per day. Refer to the Legislative Services Agency (LSA) memo addressed to the General Assembly.
Cost Estimates Used for Correctional Impact Statements, dated January 20, 2023, for information related to the correctional system.
Table 1 — Sentencing Estimates and Length of Stay (LOS)
Minority Impact
House File 94 establishes a new offense. As a result, the Division of Criminal and Juvenile Justice Planning (CJJP) of the Department of Human Rights cannot use existing data to estimate the minority impact of the Bill. Refer to the LSA memo addressed to the General Assembly, Minority Impact Statement, dated January 20, 2023, for information related to minorities in the criminal justice system.
Fiscal Impact
House File 94 establishes a new offense, and the fiscal impact cannot be estimated due to a lack of existing conviction data. Table 2 below shows the average State cost per offense for a Class C felony, Class D felony, aggravated misdemeanor, serious misdemeanor, and simple misdemeanor. The estimated impact to the State General Fund includes operating costs incurred by the Judicial Branch, the Indigent Defense Fund, and the Department of Corrections (DOC). The cost would be incurred across multiple fiscal years for prison and parole supervision.Conviction
Offense Class
Percent
Ordered
to State
Prison
FY 22 Avg
LOS In
Prison In
Months (All Releases) FY 22
Marginal
Cost Per
Day
Prison
Percent
Ordered
to
Probation
FY 22 Avg
LOS on
Probation
In Months
FY 22 Avg
Cost Per
Day
Probation
Percent
Sentenced
to CBC
Residential
Facility
FY 22
Marginal
Cost Per
Day CBC
Percent
Ordered
to
County
Jail
Marginal
Cost Per
Day Jail
FY 22
Avg LOS
on
Parole In
Months
FY 22
Marginal
Cost Per
Day
Parole
C Felony
(Non-Persons) 84.2% 20.9 $23.42 67.4% 38.7 $7.27 12.0% $20.67 31.5% $50.00 22.8 $7.27
D Felony
(Non-Persons) 83.9% 13.9 $23.42 68.0% 33.5 $7.27 13.3% $20.67 31.4% $50.00 15.5 $7.27
Aggravated
Misdemeanor
(Non-Persons) 31.4% 7.5 $23.42 45.6% 20.7 $7.27 3.3% $20.67 72.2% $50.00 8.2 $7.27
Serious
Misdemeanor 1.9% 5.5 $23.42 51.2% 13.7 $7.27 0.9% $20.67 73.3% $50.00 0.5 $7.27Class C Felony $12,100 to $25,100 Class D Felony $9,500 to $17,400 Aggravated Misdemeanor $5,000 to $9,600 Serious Misdemeanor $400 to $5,600 Simple Misdemeanor $35 to $375 Table 2 — Average State Cost Per Offense
Sources
- Division of Criminal and Juvenile Justice Planning, Department of Human Rights
- Legislative Services Agency
- Counterfeit Money · January 25, 2023
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Tried before
This idea has been filed in an earlier General Assembly. None got through a chamber.
- HF 2304 Related to forgery involving movie prop money, and providing penalties89th General Assembly · Renumbered as HF 2477 · same titleCleared committee
- HF 2477 Related to forgery involving movie prop money, and providing penalties89th General Assembly · Approved by committee · same titleCleared committee
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