Bill > S04980

This bill amends procedures required for the custodial interrogation of children to provide additional protections and for taking juveniles into custody. Key provisions include: - Requiring law enforcement officers to notify a parent or other legal guardian before transporting a child to the police station, and to either release the child to the custody of a parent/guardian or take the child directly to family court or a juvenile detention facility. - Allowing officers to question a child only when necessary to address an imminent threat to the child's or another's life or health, and requiring the child to consult with an attorney before any such questioning. - Requiring statements obtained from a child without the required attorney consultation or notice to a parent/guardian to be suppressed. - Applying these new requirements to both juvenile offenders and other children taken into custody by law enforcement.