IC 31-30.5-1-6 — False statements made by law enforcement to a juvenile during an interrogation; inadmissibility; exceptions
Chapter 1. Custodial Interrogations
Section text
Sec. 6. (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.
As added by P.L.112-2023, SEC.1.
Source: official publisher (2026 edition)