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1 1 Section 1. NEW SECTION. 709.17 POLYGRAPH EXAMINATIONS OF
1 2 VICTIMS &endash; LIMITATIONS.
1 3 A criminal or juvenile justice agency shall not require a
1 4 person claiming to be a victim of sexual abuse or claiming to
1 5 be a witness regarding the sexual abuse of another person to
1 6 submit to a polygraph or similar examination as a precondition
1 7 to the agency conducting an investigation into the matter. An
1 8 agency wishing to perform a polygraph examination of a person
1 9 claiming to be a victim or witness shall inform the person of
1 10 the following:
1 11 1. That taking the polygraph examination is voluntary.
1 12 2. That the results of the examination are not admissible
1 13 in court.
1 14 3. That the person's decision to submit or refuse a
1 15 polygraph examination will not be the sole basis for a
1 16 decision by the agency not to investigate the matter.
1 17 An agency which declines to investigate an alleged case of
1 18 sexual abuse following a decision by a person claiming to be a
1 19 victim not to submit to a polygraph examination shall provide
1 20 to that person, in writing, the reasons why the agency did not
1 21 pursue the investigation at the request of the person.
1 22 SF 371
1 23 mk/cc/26
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