MA S1136

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 derived from those statements

Requires mandatory audio and video recording of all custodial interrogations conducted in places of detention; unrecorded statements are presumed inadmissible

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

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