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HB4174 • 2026

Juveniles: other; presumption of admissibility for a juvenile's self-incriminating responses obtained through deceptive police practices; modify. Amends sec. 1, ch. XIIA of 1939 PA 288 (MCL 712A.1) & adds sec. 17e to ch. XIIA.

Juveniles: other; presumption of admissibility for a juvenile's self-incriminating responses obtained through deceptive police practices; modify. Amends sec. 1, ch. XIIA of 1939 PA 288 (MCL 712A.1) & adds sec. 17e to ch. XIIA.

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Sponsor
Dylan Wegela (District 26), Kimberly Edwards (District 12), Kristian Grant (District 82), Jimmie Wilson (District 32), Donavan McKinney (District 11), Carrie Rheingans (District 47), Tonya Phillips (District 7), Emily Dievendorf (District 77), Laurie Pohutsky (District 17), Jason Morgan (District 23)
Last action
2025-03-11
Official status
bill electronically reproduced 03/06/2025
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not provide specific details about the new rules or their implications, leaving some aspects unclear.

Rules for Police Interrogations of Juveniles

This law modifies existing rules about juvenile court cases and adds new provisions regarding the admissibility of self-incriminating statements obtained through deceptive practices during police interrogations.

What This Bill Does

  • Modifies a section of an existing law concerning juvenile court cases.
  • Adds new provisions to address the admissibility of self-incriminating statements made by juveniles as a result of deceptive police practices.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Juveniles who are questioned by the police.
  • Law enforcement officers conducting interrogations with juveniles.

Terms To Know

self-incriminating
Information that could make someone look guilty of a crime.
deceptive practices
Using tricks or lies to get someone to do something they wouldn't normally do.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill does not specify what kind of deceptive practices are allowed.
  • It is unclear how this law will be enforced in practice.
  • There is no information on the consequences for police who violate these new rules.

Bill History

  1. 2025-03-11 HJ 25 Pg. 208

    bill electronically reproduced 03/06/2025

  2. 2025-03-06 HJ 24 Pg. 204

    introduced by Representative Rep. Dylan Wegela

  3. 2025-03-06 HJ 24 Pg. 204

    read a first time

  4. 2025-03-06 HJ 24 Pg. 204

    referred to Committee on Judiciary

Official Summary Text

Juveniles: other; presumption of admissibility for a juvenile's self-incriminating responses obtained through deceptive police practices; modify. Amends sec. 1, ch. XIIA of 1939 PA 288 (MCL 712A.1) & adds sec. 17e to ch. XIIA.