PA SB370

Law enforcement officers must electronically video record (with audio) the entirety of custodial interrogations related to crimes of violence, including Miranda warnings and waivers

Exceptions permit unrecorded interrogations for exigent circumstances, individual's refusal to be recorded, equipment malfunction, safety concerns, or when the interrogation occurs in another jurisdiction complying with its own laws

Officers who rely on an exception must prepare a written report explaining why recording was not possible and summarizing the interrogation and statements made

Courts must consider failure to record when determining admissibility of statements, and defendants may request cautionary jury instructions when unrecorded statements are admitted into evidence

The Attorney General must promulgate regulations in consultation with State Police, with the act taking effect upon issuance of temporary regulations or January 1, 2027, whichever is earlier