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Committee hears testimony for ban on deliberate police deception during custodial interrogations
Summary
House Bill 1138 would create a rebuttable presumption that statements obtained through intentional deception by officers during custodial interrogations are inadmissible, and would require the Criminal Justice Training Commission to provide evidence‑based interrogation training.
Corey Patton, committee staff, briefed the House Community Safety Committee on HB 1138 on Jan. 27, describing two principal provisions: (1) a rebuttable presumption that statements made during an interrogation are inadmissible if a court finds that an interrogating officer intentionally engaged in deception to obtain the statement, and (2) a requirement that the Criminal Justice Training Commission (CJTC) contract for training in evidence‑based interrogation and interview techniques to be offered at no cost to law enforcement beginning July 1, 2026.
The staff briefing explained the bill’s operative definitions: “interrogation” covers questions or other actions reasonably likely to elicit incriminating responses when a reasonable person would feel legally jeopardized; “deception” is defined as…
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