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2020 Tennessee Code
Title 38 - Prevention and Detection of Crime
Chapter 3 - Public Officers Preventing Commission of Offenses
§ 38-3-123. Prohibition Against Requiring Victims of Sexual Offenses to Submit to Polygraph
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TN Code § 38-3-123 (2020)
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- No law enforcement officer shall require any victim of a sexual offense, as defined in § 40-39-202, or violent sexual offense, as defined in § 40-39-202, to submit to a polygraph examination or any other test designed to detect deception or verify the truth of statements through instrumentation or by means of a mechanical device, as a condition of the officer proceeding with the investigation of the offense.
- A violation of this section shall subject the officer to appropriate departmental disciplinary action.
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