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Committee hears bill to require electronic recording of suspected‑perpetrator interviews in abuse probes
Summary
Senate Bill 743 would require interviews of alleged perpetrators in child‑abuse investigations by ODHS or law enforcement to be electronically recorded, with exceptions for safety and expressed unwillingness. Prosecutors signaled conditional support but asked for clarifying amendments on definitions, admissibility and storage.
The Senate Committee on Human Services held a public hearing March 6 on Senate Bill 743, which would require that an interview conducted with an alleged perpetrator in a suspected child abuse investigation by the Department of Human Services or law enforcement be electronically recorded. The bill also makes the recordings confidential records under existing child abuse record statute language.
Matt, committee staff, introduced the measure, saying SB 743 “requires that an interview conducted with an alleged perpetrator in a suspected child abuse investigation by ODHS or law enforcement be electronically recorded.” Senator James Harvey Manning Jr., a…
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