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FL S0358
Bill
Status
Introduced
11/7/2023
Primary Sponsor
Lauren Book
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AI Summary
- Creates a presumption of inadmissibility for confessions made by individuals under 18 at the time of the offense if a law enforcement officer used deception during a custodial interrogation at a place of detention
- Defines "deception" as a law enforcement officer knowingly communicating false facts about evidence or making unauthorized statements regarding leniency to the subject of a custodial interrogation
- Allows the presumption of inadmissibility to be overcome by a preponderance of the evidence that the confession was voluntarily given, based on the totality of the circumstances
- Places the burden of proving that a minor's confession was voluntary on the state attorney, and requires that objections regarding failure to call material witnesses on voluntariness be raised in the trial court
- Effective date of July 1, 2024
Legislative Description
Custodial Interrogations of Minors
Last Action
Withdrawn prior to introduction
11/13/2023
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