Legislation
SECTION 160.45
Polygraph tests; prohibition against
Criminal Procedure (CPL) CHAPTER 11-A, PART 2, TITLE H, ARTICLE 160
§ 160.45 Polygraph tests; prohibition against.
1. No district attorney, police officer or employee of any law
enforcement agency shall request or require any victim of a sexual
assault crime to submit to any polygraph test or psychological stress
evaluator examination.
2. As used in this section, "victim of a sexual assault crime" means
any person alleged to have sustained an offense under article one
hundred thirty or section 255.25, 255.26 or 255.27 of the penal law.
1. No district attorney, police officer or employee of any law
enforcement agency shall request or require any victim of a sexual
assault crime to submit to any polygraph test or psychological stress
evaluator examination.
2. As used in this section, "victim of a sexual assault crime" means
any person alleged to have sustained an offense under article one
hundred thirty or section 255.25, 255.26 or 255.27 of the penal law.