§ 31-30.5-1-6 — False statements made by law enforcement to a juvenile during an interrogation; inadmissibility; exceptions

Indiana § 31-30.5-1-6

• Jurisdiction: Indiana
• Art. 30.5: JUVENILE LAW: PRELIMINARY
• Ch. 1: Custodial Interrogations

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(a) Except as provided in subsection (b), a
statement that is made by a juvenile during a custodial interrogation is
inadmissible against the juvenile in a criminal or juvenile proceeding,
if:
(1) the statement concerns an act:
(A) that was allegedly committed by the juvenile when the
juvenile was less than eighteen (18) years of age; and
(B) that:
(i) would be a felony or misdemeanor offense if committed by
an adult; or
(ii) is an offense under IC 35-45-4-6 or IC 35-47-10-5; and
(2) the statement is made by the juvenile in response to a law
enforcement officer or school resource officer who communicates
to the juvenile:
(A) materially false information regarding evidence relating to
the act; or
(B) a materially false statement regarding:
(i) the penalty for the act; or
(ii) leniency in the imposition of a penalty for the act.
(b) This section does not apply:
(1) if the law enforcement officer or school resource officer
communicates materially false information or a materially false
statement with a reasonable good faith belief that the information
was true at the time it was communicated to the juvenile; or
(2) to any evidence discovered as a result of the juvenile's
statement.

Legislative History

As added by P.L.112-2023, SEC.1.