California legal term
Blinded administration in California Criminal Law
Current through 2026 California legislative session
In California criminal law, “Blinded administration” is a term defined by statute rather than by its everyday meaning. Its statutory definition — quoted verbatim below — controls how the term is applied throughout the California criminal code.
What does “Blinded administration” mean in California criminal law?
“Blinded administration” means the administrator of an eyewitness identification procedure may know who the suspect is, but does not know where the suspect, or his or her photo, as applicable, has been placed or positioned in the identification procedure through the use of any of the following: (A) An automated computer program that prevents the administrator from seeing which photos the eyewitness is viewing until after the identification procedure is completed. (Cal. Penal Code § 859.7)
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