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2008 SESSION
HB 1043 Polygraph; no sexual offense victim shall be requested to submit for investigation to proceed.
Introduced by: Vivian E. Watts | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles | history
SUMMARY AS PASSED:
Polygraphs; victims of sex offenses. Provides that no law-enforcement officer, attorney for the Commonwealth, or other government official shall ask or require a victim of certain sex offenses to submit to a polygraph examination or other truth-telling device as a condition for proceeding with the investigation of such an offense. This bill incorporates HB 1488. This bill is identical to SB 164.
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Use of polygraph on sex offense victims. Provides that no complaining witness of any alleged offense involving criminal sexual activity shall be requested to submit to a polygraph examination as a condition of proceeding with an investigation of the offense.