IL HB2596

Expands the prohibition on deceptive interrogation tactics from only "protected persons" (minors under 18 and individuals with severe intellectual disabilities) to all persons being interrogated

Creates a presumption that confessions obtained through deception during custodial interrogation at police stations or detention facilities are inadmissible as evidence in criminal proceedings for sex offense misdemeanors or any felony

Defines "deception" as law enforcement knowingly communicating false facts about evidence or making unauthorized statements regarding leniency during interrogation

Allows the State to overcome the presumption of inadmissibility by proving by a preponderance of the evidence that the confession was voluntarily given based on the totality of circumstances

Places the burden of proof on the State to demonstrate a confession was voluntary, with objections to witness failures required at the trial court level