IL HB3521

Unreliable statements made by defendants during custodial interrogations at police stations or detention facilities are inadmissible at trial in homicide prosecutions in both criminal and juvenile court proceedings

Prosecutors must disclose prior to trial their intent to introduce custodial interrogation statements and provide electronic recordings, documents about how the statement was obtained, and any other evidence supporting reliability

Defendants may file pretrial motions to exclude statements alleged to be unreliable, with the burden on prosecutors to prove reliability by a preponderance of the evidence

Courts must consider six factors when evaluating reliability: whether details match pre-interrogation evidence, whether the statement provides independently corroborated new information, whether crime facts were disclosed to rather than originated from the defendant, any recantation circumstances, whether the statement was electronically recorded, and other relevant information

Amends both the Juvenile Court Act of 1987 and the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963 to add identical provisions (705 ILCS 405/5-401.7 and 725 ILCS 5/103-2.3)