KY HB460 | 2020 | Regular Session

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on February 20 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-02-24 - to Judiciary (H)
Pending: House Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Summary

Create new sections of KRS Chapter 15 to define terms related to the electronic recording of custodial interrogations; require law enforcement officers to electronically record custodial interrogations; specify that law enforcement officers conducting custodial interrogations are not required to obtain consent from the individual being interrogated; provide exceptions to the requirement of recording interrogations based upon exigent circumstances, refusal to participate by the individual being interrogated, the occurrence of the interrogation in a different state in compliance with that state's law or with federal law, or if the interrogation may reveal the identity of a confidential informant or jeopardize the safety of a law enforcement officer; require prosecutors to prove an exception applies if the statement entered was not recorded; and require the Attorney General to promulgate administrative regulations to determine the means of recording, the collection and review of recordings, and other matters related to the recording of interrogations.

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Title

AN ACT relating to custodial interrogations by law enforcement.

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History

DateChamberAction
2020-02-24Houseto Judiciary (H)
2020-02-20Houseintroduced in House

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