MD HB165

Creates a rebuttable presumption that statements made by minors during custodial interrogation are involuntary and inadmissible if law enforcement intentionally used information known to be false to elicit the statement

Applies to both juvenile and criminal proceedings against the minor

Prosecution may rebut the presumption with clear and convincing evidence that the statement was voluntary and not made in response to the false information

Adds new Section 10-926 to the Courts and Judicial Proceedings Article of the Maryland Annotated Code

Effective date: October 1, 2025