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2008 SESSION

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SB 164 Polygraph; no sexual offense victim shall be requested to submit for investigation to proceed.

Introduced by: L. Louise Lucas | 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 is identical to HB 1043.

SUMMARY AS PASSED SENATE:

Use of polygraph on sex offense victims.  Provides that no law-enforcement officer, attorney for the Commonwealth, or other government official shall ask or require a victim of a sex offense to submit to a polygraph or other truth-telling device as a condition for proceeding with the investigation of the offense and that the refusal of a victim to submit to a polygraph, etc. shall not prevent the investigation, charging or prosecution of the offense.

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.