HB 267 - Confidential Informants

• Law enforcement agencies must adopt policies and procedures providing reasonable protective measures for confidential informants and refer substance abusers or at-risk individuals to prevention or treatment services.

• Agencies must provide prospective confidential informants with the opportunity to consult an attorney before signing an assistance agreement, though informants may waive this right if documented.

• Persons under age 18, individuals receiving substance abuse treatment, and enrolled college students are prohibited from participating in controlled buys or sales of contraband but may provide confidential information to law enforcement.

• Law enforcement agencies must annually collect and submit confidential informant data to the Department of Law Enforcement by March 1, including categories by race, ethnicity, gender, age, zip code, injuries, deaths, cash payments, and charge reductions, with the department issuing a public report by June 1 that protects informant identities.

• Willful failure to comply with this act constitutes a felony of the third degree; the act takes effect October 1, 2015.