Texas Code of Criminal Procedure
§ 2A.062 — EDUCATION AND TRAINING ON EYEWITNESS IDENTIFICATION
CR § 2A.062Title 1. CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE · Ch. 2A. OFFICERS; POWERS AND DUTIES · Art. B. POWERS AND DUTIES OF PEACE OFFICERS AND LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES
Statute text
View on source(a)In this article, "law enforcement agency" means an agency of the state or of a political subdivision of the state authorized by law to employ peace officers.
(b)The Texas Commission on Law Enforcement shall establish a comprehensive education and training program on eyewitness identification, including material regarding:
(1)variables that affect a witness's vision and memory;
(2)practices for minimizing contamination; and
(3)effective eyewitness identification protocols.
(c)Each law enforcement agency shall require each peace officer who is employed by the agency and who performs eyewitness identification procedures to complete the education and training described by Subsection (b).
Legislative history
Added by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 765 (H.B. 4504), Sec. 1.001, eff. January 1, 2025.