Official Text and Analysis.

Requires a prosecutor to give the defendant advance notice and specific detailed information about any potential informant testimony. ? Requires the prosecutor's disclosure before the informant's testimony or statements are offered in evidence. ? Directs the prosecutor to provide the required disclosures as soon as possible but no later than the earlier of either the omnibus pretrial hearing or 14 days prior to offering informant testimony in evidence. ? Defines informant, benefit, and statement for purposes of the prosecutor's required disclosures. ?Authorizes court-ordered remedies for the defendant and may order sanctions for a prosecutor who willfully fails a timely disclosure..

Excludes expenses from the definition of "benefit" that are typically paid to facilitate a witness's presence in court. Directs the prosecutor to provide information and material that is obtained through: Communication with the informant, review of internal material and information in the prosecutor's office, and the prosecutor's request for materials and information from the jurisdictions where the informant has a criminal record or pending charges.