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

Last action · February 20, 2025

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Introduced February 18, 2025

Senate

Adjourned Sine Die

2025 Regular Session

SB264

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 Local Mandate

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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 block statements obtained through such tactics from being used as evidence in court proceedings. Who it may affect: children involved in law enforcement investigations and their families.

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