Juveniles: criminal procedure; legal representation and electronic recording requirements during custodial interrogation for juveniles treated as adults; provide for. Amends secs. 8 & 9, ch. III of 1927 PA 175 (MCL 763.8 & 763.9) & adds sec. 8a to ch. III.

This bill requires law enforcement to make time-stamped, audiovisual recordings of interrogations involving juveniles who are treated as adults for major felonies. It mandates that an attorney must be present during these custodial interrogations and establishes that any self-incriminating response from a juvenile is presumed inadmissible if it is not electronically recorded. The legislation also specifies that prosecutors must provide copies of recorded statements to defense counsel and instructs juries to consider the absence of a recording when evaluating evidence if one was not made. These changes aim to ensure transparency and legal representation for young suspects facing serious charges.