Juveniles: custodial interrogation.

Header changed from amendment tracking (Amended in Senate August 4, 2026 / Amended in Assembly May 22, 2026) to enrolled bill format with passage dates: Passed the Assembly August 25, 2026 and Passed the Senate August 25, 2026.

Signature blocks added for Chief Clerk of the Assembly, Secretary of the Senate, Private Secretary of the Governor, and a line for the Governor's approval date.

Line numbers (line 1 through line 33) were removed from the statutory text, and page numbering was adjusted from 97 to 96 in some locations.

Added subdivision (d) creating an exception: the ban does not apply when officers reasonably believed the information sought was necessary to protect against an imminent threat to life AND limited their questions to those reasonably necessary to address that threat.

Added time limits on the emergency exception: questioning started more than 24 hours but less than 48 hours after receiving credible information about the threat is presumed not necessary unless there is a showing of good cause and continued exigent circumstances. Questioning started more than 48 hours after receiving such information is presumed not necessary outright.

Added subdivision (e) requiring that any operation conducted under the emergency exception must terminate immediately once the threat is resolved or neutralized, or sufficient information has been obtained. The operation may not continue for any other purpose, including investigating unrelated crimes.

Fixed a duplicated word in subdivision (a)(1): 'committed. committed' was corrected to 'committed.' Also adjusted line numbering and page references throughout.

Added an additional age requirement: the person must be under 26 years of age at the time of custody. Previously, only the age at the time of the crime (17 or younger) mattered, with no upper limit on the person's age during interrogation.

New subdivision (c) provides that the court's obligation to consider violations for credibility purposes under subdivision (b) applies only to statements obtained on or after January 1, 2027.