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

California Statutes

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

California·Code PEN Penal Code - PEN·Title 15.·Part 1. TITLE 15. MISCELLANEOUS CRIMES·Ch. 1.5. CHAPTER 1.5. Invasion of Privacy

(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.

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