§ 3257. — 3257. (Added by Stats. 2007, Ch. 591, Sec. 2.)

California § 3257.

• Jurisdiction: California
• Code GOV: Government Code - GOV
• Div.: 4.
• Title 1.: DIVISION 4. PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES
• Ch. 9.6.: CHAPTER 9.6. Firefighters

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(a)
A firefighter shall not be compelled to submit to a lie detector test against his or her will.
(1)
Disciplinary action or other recrimination shall not be taken against a firefighter refusing to submit to a lie detector test.
(2)
No comment shall be entered anywhere in the investigator’s notes or anywhere else that the firefighter refused to take, or did not take, a lie detector test.
(3)
Testimony or evidence to the effect that the firefighter refused to take, or was subjected to, a lie detector test shall not be admissible at a subsequent hearing, trial, or proceeding, judicial or administrative.
(b)
For the purpose of this section, “lie detector” means a polygraph, deceptograph, voice stress analyzer, psychological stress evaluator, or any other similar device, whether mechanical or electrical, that is used, or the results of which are used, for the purpose of rendering a diagnostic opinion regarding the honesty or dishonesty of an individual.

Legislative History

Added by Stats. 2007, Ch. 591, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2008.