HB 1722 | Requires mentally retarded persons to be represented during interrogations |
HB 1722 - This act requires an attorney to be present at a custodial interrogation of a person who has mental retardation in order for any information, evidence, statements or confessions obtained during the interrogation to be introduced as evidence in a criminal trial.
Reasonable efforts must be made on the part of an individual
who interviews a person with mental retardation for the purpose
of criminal or abuse investigations to notify the person's
parent, guardian, or designated protector before the
interrogation.
JIM ERTLE
SCA 1 - REPLACES THE PHRASE "TAKES INTO CUSTODY" TO "INTERVIEWS" WHEN THE PARENTS OR GUARDIANS OF AN INDIVIDUAL WITH MENTAL RETARDATION MUST BE NOTIFIED