2015 North Carolina General Statutes
Chapter 15A - Criminal Procedure Act.
Article 46 - Crime Victims' Rights Act.
§ 15A-831.1 - 1. Polygraph examinations of victims of sexual assaults.
15A-831.1. Polygraph examinations of victims of sexual assaults.
(a) A criminal or juvenile justice agency shall not require a person claiming to be a victim of sexual assault or claiming to be a witness regarding the sexual assault of another person to submit to a polygraph or similar examination as a precondition to the agency conducting an investigation into the matter.
(b) An agency wishing to perform a polygraph examination of a person claiming to be a victim or witness of sexual assault shall inform the person of the following:
(1) That taking the polygraph examination is voluntary.
(2) That the results of the examination are not admissible in court.
(3) That the person's decision to submit to or refuse a polygraph examination will not be the sole basis for a decision by the agency not to investigate the matter.
(c) An agency which declines to investigate an alleged case of sexual assault following a decision by a person claiming to be a victim not to submit to a polygraph examination shall provide to that person, in writing, the reasons why the agency did not pursue the investigation at the request of the person. (2007-294, s. 1.)
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