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Utah Code § 77-37-202: Prohibition on the use of a polygraph examination on a victim of a sexual offense.

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Where this section sits in the code
  1. Title 77 Criminal Procedure
  2. Chapter 77-37 Victims' Rights
  3. Part 77-37-2 Additional Protections for Victims

(1) A law enforcement officer, a prosecuting attorney, a court, or other government official may not:

(a) ask or require a victim of a sexual offense to submit to a polygraph examination during the course of a criminal investigation or prosecution of a sexual offense; or

(b) use a polygraph examination as a condition of proceeding with a criminal investigation or prosecution of a sexual offense.

(2) The refusal of a victim of a sexual offense to submit to a polygraph examination may not prevent the investigation, charging, or prosecution of a sexual offense.

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