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2018 Georgia Code
Title 17 - Criminal Procedure
Chapter 5 - Searches and Seizures
Article 4 - Investigating Sexual Assault
§ 17-5-73. Victim's right to refuse request for polygraph examinations or other truth-telling devices
Universal Citation: GA Code § 17-5-73 (2018)
No prosecuting attorney, investigating law enforcement agency, or government official shall ask or require any victim of a sexual assault to submit to a polygraph examination or any other truth-telling device as a condition precedent to investigating such alleged crime. The refusal of a victim to submit to a polygraph examination or any other truth-telling device shall not prevent an investigation or prosecution of any sexual assault.
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