SC H4778

Requires law enforcement to electronically record custodial interrogations in their entirety for all juvenile criminal investigations and adult felony investigations conducted at places of detention

Mandates recordings include both audio and video when feasible, capturing the full interrogation from Miranda rights advisement through completion, with the camera positioned to show both the interviewer and suspect

Allows statements to be challenged as involuntary or unreliable if interrogations were not recorded, though the State can overcome this by proving with clear and convincing evidence the statement was voluntary and there was good cause for not recording (such as suspect refusal or equipment failure)

Requires the State to retain recordings of convicted defendants' interrogations until one year after all state and federal appeals are exhausted

Takes effect October 1, 2026, applying to interrogations conducted on or after that date