{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-40.1-51.4-3","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 40.1-51.4:3","heading":"Prohibition of use of certain questions on polygraph tests for employment","body":"No employer shall, as a condition of employment, require a prospective employee to answer questions in a polygraph test concerning the prospective employee's sexual activities unless such sexual activity of the prospective employee has resulted in a conviction of a violation of the criminal laws of this Commonwealth. Any written record of the results of a polygraph examination given to a prospective employee by an employer shall be destroyed or maintained on a confidential basis by the employer giving the examination and shall be open to inspection only upon agreement of the employee tested.Violation of this section shall constitute a Class 1 misdemeanor.1977, c. 521; 1990, c. 368.","path":["Title 40.1. LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT","Chapter 3. PROTECTION OF EMPLOYEES","Article 5. SAFETY PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/40.1-51.4:3/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:16:09Z","sha256":"40732fe182b9fb8f94a493f1124afd44105ed0ff643e2415067e082f50580664","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-40.1-51.4-2","next":"us-va/va.-code-40.1-51.4-4"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}