HI SB67

Create procedural and administrative requirements for law enforcement agencies to follow when conducting eyewitness identifications of suspects in criminal investigations.

Grant defendants the right to challenge eyewitness identifications at a pretrial evidentiary hearing before trial.

Establish effective date of January 1, 2020 for implementation of the new eyewitness identification procedures.

Address scientific findings showing that mistaken eyewitness identification contributed to approximately 75% of the nation's 289 exonerations, and that systemic procedural changes can improve identification accuracy.