AB 1905
Juveniles: custodial interrogation.
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Bill overview
This bill aims to protect young people being questioned while in custody by prohibiting law enforcement from using undercover tactics or working with agents to obtain statements from individuals under 26 who were 17 or younger when the crime was committed. It requires courts to consider any failure to comply with these protections when evaluating the credibility of law enforcement officers. The bill also establishes a specific date for when these protections will take effect.
Key provisions
- Prohibits undercover interrogation of juveniles.
- Restricts information gathering by individuals collaborating with law enforcement during custody.
- Requires courts to consider violations of interrogation rules when assessing officer credibility.
- Establishes a court’s ability to weigh the impact of non-compliance when evaluating evidence.
- Sets a date of January 1, 2027, for the implementation of these protections.
Who is affected
- Juveniles (under 26 years old)
- Law enforcement officers
- Courts
Notable changes
- Adds a new section to the Welfare and Institutions Code.
- Specifically addresses undercover operations and collaborative law enforcement tactics.
- Introduces a mechanism for courts to assess the credibility of law enforcement based on compliance with interrogation rules.
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AB1905:v98#DOCUMENT
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| Amended IN Assembly May 22, 2026 |
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE— 2025–2026 REGULAR SESSION
Assembly Bill
No. 1905
| Introduced by Assembly Member Schultz (Principal coauthor: Assembly Member Bonta) (Coauthor: Assembly Member Sharp-Collins) |
| February 12, 2026 |
An act to add Section 625.8 to the Welfare and Institutions Code, relating to juveniles.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
AB 1905, as amended, Schultz. Juveniles: custodial interrogation.
Existing law prohibits law enforcement officers from employing threats, physical harm, deception, or psychologically manipulative interrogation tactics, as specified, during a custodial interrogation of a person 17 years of age or younger.
This bill would prohibit a law enforcement officer from seeking statements or information while working undercover, or by individuals working in collaboration with, or acting as agents of, law enforcement, from a person who was 17 years of age or younger during the commission of crime and who is under 26 years of age while in custody. The bill would direct a court to consider any willful failure of a law enforcement officer in violation of these provisions in determining the credibility of that law enforcement officer.
Digest Key
Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NO Local Program: NO
Bill Text
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
SECTION 1.
Section 625.8 is added to the Welfare and Institutions Code, to read:
625.8.
(a) A law enforcement officer shall not seek to obtain information or statements from a person when both of the following apply:
(1) The person was 17 years of age or younger at the time the crime was committed. committed and under 26 years of age at the time of custody.
(2) The person is in custody and the information or statements are sought by law enforcement officers working undercover or by individuals working in collaboration with, or acting as agents of, law enforcement.
(b) The court shall, in adjudicating the admissibility of statements obtained in violation of subdivision (a), consider the effect of failure to comply with subdivision (a) and, additionally, shall consider any willful violation of subdivision (a) in determining the credibility of a law enforcement officer under Section 780 of the Evidence Code.
(c) Subdivision (b) shall only apply to a statement obtained on or after January 1, 2027.