Bill > H3922

This bill aims to prevent false confessions by introducing several key provisions. Firstly, it prohibits the use of deception during juvenile interrogations, presuming any resulting statements as involuntary and inadmissible, unless the Commonwealth can prove otherwise. Secondly, it requires the electronic recording of all custodial interrogations of juveniles and adults, with failure to record making the statements inadmissible, unless recording was not possible under the circumstances. The bill also clarifies that the Commonwealth's burden to prove the voluntariness and reliability of a statement is not abrogated by these new provisions, which will apply to all statements made on or after July 31, 2025.

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https://malegislature.gov/Bills/193/H3922