SB3012 Summary

• Requires electronic recording of custodial interrogations of minors under age 18 regarding homicide or DUI-related death offenses occurring on or after January 1, 2015, with statements presumed inadmissible unless minor had access to counsel throughout interrogation.

• Mandates electronic recording of custodial interrogations of minors under age 17 for certain serious offenses (robbery, aggravated assault, sexual assault, arson) with staggered implementation dates (June 1, 2014-2016), with statements presumed inadmissible unless recording is substantially accurate and unaltered.

• Allows continuation of recording if minor makes statements suggesting commission of other offenses during electronically recorded interrogation, and permits recording without minor's consent for such statements.

• Preserves exceptions to recording requirements including statements made in open court, spontaneous statements, statements when electronic recording is infeasible, and statements made during out-of-state interrogations.

• Makes electronic recordings confidential and exempt from public inspection under the Freedom of Information Act; applies to statements made on or after January 1, 2014.