(a) There is established an Eyewitness Identification and Emerging Technologies Task Force to assist the Police Officer Standards and Training Council and the Division of State Police within the Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection in the development of policies and guidelines for law enforcement agencies concerning (1) eyewitness identification procedures, (2) the use of other emerging technologies to promote effective law enforcement and preventive measures to preclude the use of such technologies for criminal purposes, and (3) such other topics related to eyewitness identification and emerging technologies as the task force deems appropriate.

(b) The task force shall consist of the following members or their designees: The chairpersons and ranking members of the joint standing committee of the General Assembly on the judiciary; the Chief State’s Attorney; the Chief Public Defender; the Victim Advocate; an active or retired judge appointed by the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court; a municipal police chief appointed by the president of the Connecticut Police Chiefs Association; the director of the Division of Scientific Services within the Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection; a representative of the Police Officer Standards and Training Council; a representative of the State Police Training School appointed by the Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public Protection; a representative of the criminal defense bar appointed by the president of the Connecticut Criminal Defense Lawyers Association; a representative from the Connecticut Innocence Project; and six public members, including the dean of a law school located in this state and a social scientist, appointed one each by the president pro tempore of the Senate, the speaker of the House of Representatives, the majority leader of the Senate, the majority leader of the House of Representatives, the minority leader of the Senate, and the minority leader of the House of Representatives.

(c) The task force may solicit and accept gifts, donations, grants or funds from any public or private source to assist the task force in carrying out its duties.

(d) The task force shall report its findings and recommendations to the joint standing committee of the General Assembly on the judiciary in accordance with section 11-4a as the task force deems appropriate.

(P.A. 11-252, S. 2; P.A. 12-111, S. 3; P.A. 14-233, S. 11; P.A. 17-87, S. 8.)

History: P.A. 17-252 effective July 13, 2011; P.A. 12-111 amended Subsec. (b) by replacing “Commissioner of Public Safety” with “Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public Protection” and replacing “Innocence Project” with “Connecticut Innocence Project”, and added Subsec. (e) re continuation of task force after submitting report and report on results of monitoring, effective June 8, 2012; P.A. 14-233 amended Subsec. (e) by making technical changes and added Subsec. (f) re continuation of task force until June 30, 2016, effective June 13, 2014; P.A. 17-87 amended Subsec. (a) by adding “and Emerging Technologies” and replacing provisions re issues to be studied with provisions re assisting Police Officer Standards and Training Council and Division of State Police with policies and guidelines for law enforcement agencies, amended Subsec. (b) by adding director of Division of Scientific Services as member, amended Subsec. (d) by replacing “not later than April 1, 2012” with “as the task force deems appropriate” and deleted Subsecs. (e) and (f) re continuation of task force, effective June 27, 2017.