NC S663

Prohibits conviction or aggravated sentencing based solely on in-custody informant testimony without independent corroboration that connects the defendant to the offense.

Requires judges to instruct juries to scrutinize in-custody informant testimony for reliability, considering factors including inducements offered, recantations, criminal history, relationship to defendant, and corroborating evidence.

Mandates that all interviews with in-custody informants be recorded using visual recording devices showing both the interviewer and informant clearly and without alteration.

Requires district attorneys to establish policies and procedures for recording and using in-custody informant testimony, including maintaining a central file of all in-custody informant contacts.

Prohibits the State from destroying or altering electronic recordings of in-custody informant interviews until one year after completion of all state and federal appeals; becomes effective December 1, 2017.