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.

Introduced: February 18, 2025

Last action: February 20, 2025

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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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