MD HB165 | 2025 | Regular Session
Note: Carry Over of previous HB169
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 8 2025 - 25% progression
Action: 2025-01-10 - Hearing 1/30 at 1:00 p.m.
Pending: House Judiciary Committee
Hearing: Jan 30 @ 1:00 pm House Judiciary Hearing
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on January 8 2025 - 25% progression
Action: 2025-01-10 - Hearing 1/30 at 1:00 p.m.
Pending: House Judiciary Committee
Hearing: Jan 30 @ 1:00 pm House Judiciary Hearing
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Establishing a certain rebuttable presumption that a statement made by a minor during a custodial interrogation is involuntary and is inadmissible in a juvenile or criminal proceeding against the minor if the law enforcement officer intentionally used information known by the officer to be false in order to elicit the statement.
Title
Custodial Interrogation of Minors - Admissibility of Statements
Sponsors
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-01-10 | House | Hearing 1/30 at 1:00 p.m. |
| 2025-01-08 | House | First Reading Judiciary |
| 2024-09-17 | House | Pre-filed |
Same As/Similar To
HB169 (Carry Over) 2024-02-01 - Hearing 2/08 at 12:00 p.m.
Subjects
Criminal Law - Procedures
Evidence
Interrogations
Juvenile Justice and Delinquency
Juvenile Law
Law Enforcement
Minors
Trials
Evidence
Interrogations
Juvenile Justice and Delinquency
Juvenile Law
Law Enforcement
Minors
Trials
Code Citations
| Chapter | Article | Section | Citation Type | Statute Text |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Courts and Judicial Proceedings | 10 | 926 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
Maryland State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/HB0165?ys=2025RS |
| Text | https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/hb/hb0165f.pdf |
