Bill
HB 1247
An Act amending Title 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in rules of evidence, providing for prohibition of deception during custodial interrogation of individual with intellectual disability or autism.
2025-2026 Regular Session
Introduced by Johanny Cepeda-Freytiz and 11 co-sponsors
Pennsylvania bill prohibits police from using deceptive tactics during interrogation of suspects with intellectual disabilities or autism to reduce false confessions.
Referred to Judiciary