California § 637.4. 637.4. (Added by Stats. 1980, Ch. 880, Sec. 1.)

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§ 637.4. — 637.4. (Added by Stats. 1980, Ch. 880, Sec. 1.)

California § 637.4.

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Part 1.TITLE 15. MISCELLANEOUS CRIMES

Ch. 1.5.CHAPTER 1.5. Invasion of Privacy

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Cal. Penal Code - PEN Code § 637.4. (2026).

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(a)No state or local governmental agency involved in the investigation or prosecution of crimes, or any employee thereof, shall require or request any complaining witness, in a case involving the use of force, violence, duress, menace, or threat of great bodily harm in the commission of any sex offense, to submit to a polygraph examination as a prerequisite to filing an accusatory pleading.

(b)Any person who has been injured by a violator of this section may bring an action against the violator for his actual damages or one thousand dollars ($1,000), whichever is greater.

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(a)
No state or local governmental agency involved in the investigation or prosecution of crimes, or any employee thereof, shall require or request any complaining witness, in a case involving the use of force, violence, duress, menace, or threat of great bodily harm in the commission of any sex offense, to submit to a polygraph examination as a prerequisite to filing an accusatory pleading.
(b)
Any person who has been injured by a violator of this section may bring an action against the violator for his actual damages or one thousand dollars ($1,000), whichever is greater.