HB 1722 Requires mentally retarded persons to be represented during interrogations
Current Bill Summary
- Prepared by Senate Research -

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

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