IL HB0085

Amends the Juvenile Court Act of 1987 to establish requirements for admissibility of statements made by minors under age 17 during custodial interrogation at police stations or detention facilities.

Requires electronic recording (audio, video, or digital) of custodial interrogations for statements related to homicide or DUI-related deaths to be admissible as evidence, unless recording was not feasible.

Establishes a new requirement that for offenses committed after July 18, 2005, minors must be allowed to consult with and have access to counsel throughout the entire custodial interrogation for statements to be admissible.

Electronic recordings must be preserved until the minor's adjudication is final and all direct and habeas corpus appeals are exhausted.

Creates exceptions allowing unrecorded statements to be admitted in limited circumstances including statements made in open court, statements when electronic recording was not feasible, spontaneous statements, and statements made out-of-state.