SB 512

Custodial Interrogation of Minors - Admissibility of Statements

Sponsor: Shaneka Henson (District 30)Committee: Judicial ProceedingsSubject: Juvenile LawStatus: Hearing 2/07 at 10:00 a.m. (as of Dec 1, 2025)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Establishing a certain rebuttable presumption that a statement made by a minor during a custodial interrogation is involuntary and is inadmissible in a juvenile or criminal proceeding against the minor if the law enforcement officer intentionally used information known by the officer to be false in order to elicit the statement.

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Testimony (0)

MGA witness list

FAV 12FavorableUNF 5UnfavorableINFO 2Information only

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Hudson, Lee	Delaware-Maryland Synod, ELCA	Position only
FAV	Carlson, Bill	Maryland Alliance for Justice Reform	Written (PDF)
FAV	Caroom, Philip	Maryland Alliance for Justice Reform	Written (PDF)
FAV	Plante, Cecilia	Maryland Legislative Coalition	Written (PDF)
FAV	Walker, Evelyn	Maryland Office of the Public Defender	Written (PDF)
FAV	Ellington, Paullobbyist	State and Local Advisors	Oral
FAV	Phelps Jr, Ken	The Episcopal Diocese of Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Chaudry, Zainab	Individual	Oral
FAV	Hanifin Bonner, Linda	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Jeter, Mya	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	LeMon, Erica	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Senator Henson, Senator Hensonlegislator	Individual	Oral
UNF	Shellenberger, Scott	Baltimore County State's Attorney's Office	Written (PDF)
UNF	consoli, angelo	FOP Lodge 89 and Maryland State Lodge	Position only
UNF	Carpenter, Sherrice	Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 89	Position only
UNF	Gilbert, Patrick	Maryland State's Attorneys' Association	Written (PDF)
UNF	Mansfield, Andrealobbyist	Towing & Recovery Professionals of Maryland	Written (PDF)
INFO	Vormelker, Will	Maryland Judiciary	Written (PDF)
INFO	Harris, Mrs.	Individual	Position only

Organizations on record

Baltimore County State's Attorney's OfficeUNF 1

Delaware-Maryland Synod, ELCAFAV 1

FOP Lodge 89 and Maryland State LodgeUNF 1

Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 89UNF 1

Maryland Alliance for Justice ReformFAV 2

Maryland JudiciaryINFO 1

Maryland Legislative CoalitionFAV 1

Maryland Office of the Public DefenderFAV 1

Maryland State's Attorneys' AssociationUNF 1

State and Local AdvisorsFAV 1

The Episcopal Diocese of MarylandFAV 1

Towing & Recovery Professionals of MarylandUNF 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVEllington, PaulState and Local AdvisorsRegistered for: Wicomico County, MD Executive Office; Greater Crisfield Action Committee; Glenn L Martin Maryland Aviation Museum; Maryland Aviation Council; Worcester County Maryland; Optimize Renewables…

UNFMansfield, AndreaTowing & Recovery Professionals of MarylandRegistered for: HDR Engineering, Inc.; Adventist HealthCare, Inc.; Alkermes; Alterwood Health, Inc.; American Chemistry Council; Amrize North America Inc., formerly Holcim Participations (US) Inc.…