Specifying how custodial interrogations of juveniles may be conducted.
Summary
Requires law enforcement to make reasonable attempts to notify a child's parent, guardian, or custodian when the child is taken into custody and is being held.
Requires law enforcement to permit a parent to immediately consult with his or her child upon the parent's request if the child is 15 years of age or younger and the parent makes himself or herself immediately available by phone or in person, unless the child objects or if the parent is a co-defendant or victim.
Requires law enforcement to advise a juvenile who is in custody of specific rights including the right to remain silent, counsel, and to consult with a parent, guardian or custodian.
From the Substitute House Bill Report (SSB 5288), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗
Did not passDid not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House