MA H1847

Prohibits law enforcement from using deception during interrogations of both juveniles and adults, including false facts, misleading evidence, or unauthorized offers of leniency

Statements obtained through deceptive interrogation tactics are presumed involuntary and inadmissible, along with any evidence flowing from those statements

Requires mandatory electronic audio-visual recording of all custodial interrogations in detention facilities; unrecorded statements are presumed inadmissible

Commonwealth may overcome inadmissibility presumptions by proving beyond a reasonable doubt that statements were voluntary, reliable, and not a byproduct of deception, or that recording was impossible under the circumstances

Takes effect July 31, 2027, and applies only to statements made on or after that date