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House Bill 215 |
House Author: Gallego et al. |
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Effective: 9-1-11 |
Senate Sponsor: Ellis |
House Bill 215 amends the Code of Criminal Procedure to require specified law enforcement agencies to adopt, implement, and as necessary amend a detailed written policy regarding the administration of photograph and live lineup identification procedures that is either developed by the Bill Blackwood Law Enforcement Management Institute of Texas at Sam Houston State University or is the agency's own policy that meets specified requirements. The bill requires the institute, not later than December 31, 2011, and in consultation with specified entities and experts, to develop, adopt, and disseminate a model policy and associated training materials to all law enforcement agencies in Texas, sets out the required contents of the model policy and an agency's own policy, and provides for the biennial review and modification of each type of policy. The bill sets out provisions relating to the admission of eyewitness identification testimony in Texas courts with respect to compliance with the model policy or an agency's own policy.