Maryland House Bill 626: Custodial Interrogation of Minors - Admissibility of Statements (Exonerated 5 Act)

Maryland · 2026 Regular Session

What it does

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.

Latest action

Hearing 2/19 at 1:00 p.m. (2026-02-02)

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