CT HB05589

Requires electronic audiovisual recording of custodial interrogations for capital felonies and class A or B felonies at places of detention, with statements presumed inadmissible without such recording.

Mandates preservation of all electronic recordings until the person's conviction is final and all direct and habeas corpus appeals are exhausted or prosecution is barred by law.

Presumes statements inadmissible if investigators presented false documents or made knowingly false misrepresentations regarding the investigation or consequences of statements during custodial interrogation.

Establishes exceptions to recording requirements for statements made in open court, during out-of-state interrogations, spontaneous statements, and routine arrest processing questions.

Makes electronic recordings of custodial interrogations confidential and exempt from Freedom of Information Act disclosure, except as necessary for compliance with this section.