Identification of suspects
617 Identification of suspects
It is lawful for a police officer to use 1 or more of the following procedures to help gather evidence of the identity of a person suspected of having committed an offence—
an identification parade;
a photo board containing at least 12 photos of people of similar appearance, 1 of whom is the person suspected of having committed the offence;
videotape;
computer generated images.
The police officer must comply with the procedures in the responsibilities code for identification procedures.
The police officer may ask a person to take part in an identification parade.
The person may refuse to take part in the parade.
This section does not limit the procedures a police officer may use to help gather evidence of the identity of a person suspected of having committed an offence.
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