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Authors Schultz  
Principle Coauthors: Bonta  
Coauthors: Sharp-Collins  
Subject Juveniles: custodial interrogation.
Relating To relating to juveniles.
Title An act to add Section 625.8 to the Welfare and Institutions Code, relating to juveniles.
Last Action Dt 2026-02-12
State Introduced
Status In Floor Process
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Bill Actions
2026-03-19     Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
2026-03-18     Coauthors revised.
2026-03-18     From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (March 17).
2026-03-02     Referred to Com. on PUB. S.
2026-02-13     From printer. May be heard in committee March 15.
2026-02-12     Read first time. To print.
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Introduced     2026-02-12
Analyses TBD
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Existing law prohibits law enforcement officers from employing threats, physical harm, deception, or psychologically manipulative interrogation tactics, as specified, during a custodial interrogation of a person 17 years of age or younger.

This bill would prohibit a law enforcement officer from seeking statements or information while working undercover, or by individuals working in collaboration with, or acting as agents of, law enforcement, from a person who was 17 years of age or younger during the commission of crime and who is in custody. The bill would direct a court to consider any willful failure of a law enforcement officer in violation of these provisions in determining the credibility of that law enforcement officer.