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Adjourned sine die. The bill was pending when the session ended, so it did not pass.

Last action · February 21, 2025

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Introduced February 13, 2025

House

Adjourned Sine Die

2025 Regular Session

HB516

AN ACT relating to interrogation of children.

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.

Crimes and Punishments Criminal Procedure Peace Officers and Law Enforcement Attorney, Commonwealth's Attorney, County Children and Minors Civil Rights

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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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