CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 200(JUD) - Summary

• Law enforcement agencies must adopt specific procedures for conducting photo and live lineups, including recording the eyewitness's complete description of the perpetrator in their own words before the lineup.

• An independent administrator must conduct lineups; if impracticable, a blinded administrator may conduct the lineup instead, or the agency must use a procedure with simultaneous presentation that achieves neutral administration.

• The Department of Public Safety shall create and conduct a training program for law enforcement officers and recruits on eyewitness identification requirements, methods, technical aspects, and scientific findings.

• Failure of an agency to adopt required procedures or satisfy requirements does not preclude the admissibility of eyewitness identification evidence in court.

• Bill establishes definitions for key terms including "administrator," "blinded administrator," "independent administrator," "eyewitness," "live lineup," "photo lineup," and "suspect."