Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 2A.062
This is the official text of Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 2A.062, part of Texas’s Code of Criminal Procedure — sets the procedural rules for criminal cases in Texas.
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§ 2A.062. EDUCATION AND TRAINING ON EYEWITNESS IDENTIFICATION.
Official statutory text
(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).
(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).
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