SB 6579 - DIGEST
(SUBSTITUTED FOR - SEE 1ST SUB)

Finds that parents have a fundamental interest in knowing if their child has been taken into police custody for questioning and where their child is being held.

Requires that when a law enforcement officer takes a juvenile into custody, a reasonable attempt must be made to notify a parent, guardian, or custodian that the juvenile is in custody and where the juvenile is being held.

Provides that, by July 1, 2006, the administrative office of the courts shall, within existing resources, convene and chair a work group to review statewide practices, protocols, and policies on the interrogation of juveniles in the custody of law enforcement.

Directs the chair of the work group to report to the appropriate committees of the legislature on the work of the work group not later than January 1, 2007.