{"data":{"id":"us/10-cfr-709.13","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"10 CFR 709.13","heading":"Implications of refusal to take a polygraph examination.","body":"(a) Subject to § 709.14 of this part, a covered person may refuse to take a polygraph examination pursuant to § 709.3 of this part, and a covered person being examined may terminate the examination at any time.\n(b) If a covered person terminates a polygraph examination prior to the completion of the examination, DOE may treat that termination as a refusal to complete a CI evaluation under § 709.14 of this part.","path":["Title 10—Energy","CHAPTER III—DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY","PART 709—COUNTERINTELLIGENCE EVALUATION PROGRAM","Subpart B—CI Evaluation Protocols and Protection of National Security"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-10.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:24:09Z","sha256":"254ae9664330bff8882923f8512636b6cb6a64242522db4ce4459888728c73e0","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/10-cfr-709.12","next":"us/10-cfr-709.14"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}