{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-411.00741","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Government Code § 411.00741","heading":"POLYGRAPH EXAMINATIONS FOR CERTAIN OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES.","body":"(a) The department may require a commissioned or noncommissioned officer or employee of the department to submit to the administration of a polygraph examination administered by a polygraph examiner if:\n(1) the officer or employee is assigned to a position that requires the officer or employee to work with a federal agency on national security issues; and\n(2) the federal agency requires that the officer or employee submit to a polygraph examination.\n(b) If an officer or employee does not submit to the administration of a polygraph examination required under Subsection (a), the department may, as applicable:\n(1) remove the officer or employee from an assignment to a position described by Subsection (a)(1); or\n(2) refuse to assign the officer or employee to that position.\nAdded by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 362 (S.B. 295), Sec. 1, eff. June 15, 2007.","path":["GOVERNMENT CODE","TITLE 4. EXECUTIVE BRANCH","SUBTITLE B. LAW ENFORCEMENT AND PUBLIC PROTECTION","CHAPTER 411. DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY OF THE STATE OF TEXAS","SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL PROVISIONS AND ADMINISTRATION"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.411.htm#411.00741","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:16Z","sha256":"6c76248a01614c7d37a46f6504868daaec4fde24c412084b2b27837938e832f7","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-411.0074","next":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-411.0075"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}