2024 House Bill 6227

Juveniles: criminal procedure; legal representation and electronic recording requirements during custodial interrogation for juveniles treated as adults; provide for.

A bill to amend 1927 PA 175, entitled “The code of criminal procedure,” by amending sections 8 and 9 of chapter III (MCL 763.8 and 763.9), as added by 2012 PA 479, and by adding section 8a to chapter III.

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The bill mandates audiovisual recording of major felony interrogations, requires attorney presence for juvenile interrogations, and sets conditions for admissibility of statements, effective 90 days post-enactment.

Introduced in the House

Dec. 4, 2024

Introduced by Rep. Laurie Pohutsky (D-17) and three co-sponsors

Co-sponsored by Reps. Penelope Tsernoglou (D-75), Mike McFall (D-8) and Abraham Aiyash (D-9)

Referred to the Committee on Criminal Justice