Bill > S02800

This bill amends procedures required for the custodial interrogation of children to provide additional protections and for taking juveniles and sixteen and seventeen-year-olds into custody. Key provisions include: - Requiring officers to notify a parent or legal guardian before transporting a child to the police station. - Establishing new requirements for questioning children, including that they must consult with an attorney before being questioned and that the parent or guardian must be advised of and waive the child's rights. - Requiring statements to be suppressed if the child did not consult with an attorney or the parent/guardian was not properly advised and did not waive the child's rights. - Providing additional procedures for how officers must handle taking children into custody, including when to release them to a parent/guardian versus taking them directly to family court or a juvenile detention facility.