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FL S1206
Bill
Status
4/29/2011
Primary Sponsor
Arthenia Joyner
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AI Summary
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Requires state, county, municipal, and other law enforcement agencies to conduct lineups using an independent administrator who is unaware of the suspect's identity, or an approved alternative method such as automated computer programs or shuffled photograph folders.
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Mandates eyewitnesses receive written instructions before lineups stating that the perpetrator may not be present, they should not feel compelled to identify anyone, excluding innocent persons is as important as identifying the perpetrator, and the investigation will continue regardless of identification.
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Requires eyewitnesses to sign written acknowledgment of receiving lineup instructions, or requires the administrator to document the refusal and sign the acknowledgment themselves.
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Makes noncompliance with lineup procedures admissible in court motions to suppress eyewitness identification and in supporting claims of eyewitness misidentification, and requires jury instructions to consider compliance evidence when evaluating identification reliability.
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Directs the Criminal Justice Standards and Training Commission to create educational materials and conduct training programs for law enforcement on complying with the lineup procedures by October 1, 2011.
Legislative Description
Eyewitness Identification
Last Action
Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
5/7/2011