Eyewitness Identification Reform in California

State statute requires that, starting January 1st 2020, all law enforcement agencies and prosecutorial entities must adopt regulations for conducting eyewitness identification procedures that include: blind/blinded administration, proper witness instructions, proper fillers, witness confidence statements, and recording of the procedure. Effective: 2020.

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