HB516
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Create a new section of KRS Chapter 610 to define terms; prohibit a child from being interrogated using deceptive methods; create a new rule of evidence to limit the admissibility of statements made in the interrogation of a child in violation of statute.
Introduced: February 13, 2025
Last action: February 21, 2025
Plain-language summary
This bill would ban the use of deceptive tactics when law enforcement interrogates a child. It also creates a new rule that could prevent statements obtained through those deceptive methods from being used as evidence in court. Who it may affect: children who come into contact with the juvenile justice or criminal legal system, and their families.
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