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Georgia · Snapshot Public.Resource.Org bulk O.C.G.A., Release 86 (2022-11), retrieved 2026-09-17

O.C.G.A. § 17-5-73: Victim’s right to refuse request for polygraph examinations or other truth-telling devices.

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  1. TITLE 17 Criminal Procedure
  2. CHAPTER 5 Searches and Seizures
  3. Article 4 Investigating Sexual Assault

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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