{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-28-6.1-1","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 28-6.1-1","heading":"Lie detector tests prohibited.","body":"(a) No employer or agent of any employer shall either orally or in writing request, require, or subject any employee to any lie detector tests as a condition of employment or continued employment.\n(b) Written examinations as defined in § 28-6.1-4 may be used as long as the results of the written examinations are not used to form the primary basis for an employment decision.\n(c) It is not a valid defense brought under this chapter that the lie detector test was administered outside the state for the purpose of employment within the state.","path":["Title 28 Labor and Labor Relations","Chapter 6.1 Lie Detector Tests as Conditions of Employment"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE28/28-6.1/28-6.1-1.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T19:57:48Z","sha256":"234453222f016e595c0e100d6724a6e3f48b17a27ad5b31de5f21c26e8332dc6","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-28-6-24","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-28-6.1-2"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}