If there is custody or interrogation, rights must be read, which statement is true?

• A. Only if custody exists
• B. Only during interrogation
• C. If there is custody or interrogation, rights must be read
• D. Never

Answer: (C)

Miranda warnings must be read when a person is in custody and subject to interrogation, to protect the Fifth Amendment privilege against self-incrimination. The statement in question is correct because it covers both situations that trigger the warnings: custody (when a person isn’t free to leave) and interrogation (police questions or actions likely to elicit information). In custodial interrogations, the officer must provide the warnings before questioning. If you’re not in custody, or there’s no interrogation, the warnings aren’t required in the same way. The other options fail because they narrow the trigger to only one scenario or say they’re never required.