Connecticut Statutes
§ 31-51g — Use of polygraph prohibited. Penalty. Exceptions.
(a)For the purposes of this section “polygraph” means any mechanical or electrical instrument or device of any type used or allegedly used to examine, test or question individuals for the purpose of determining truthfulness.
(b)(1) No person, firm, corporation, association or the state or any political subdivision thereof shall request or require any prospective employee or any employee to submit to, or take, a polygraph examination as a condition of obtaining employment or of continuing employment with such employer or dismiss or discipline in any manner an employee for failing, refusing or declining to submit to or take a polygraph examination.
(2)No employment agency, as defined in section 31-129 , and no agent for an employer shall require any person to submit to, or take, a polygra
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Related
Barlow v. Connecticut
319 F. Supp. 2d 250 (D. Connecticut, 2004)
Bombalicki v. Pastore, No. 378772 (May 10, 2000)
2000 Conn. Super. Ct. 5683 (Connecticut Superior Court, 2000)
Legislative History
(1967, P.A. 488, S. 1-4; P.A. 75-631; P.A. 98-126, S. 2.) History: P.A. 75-631 made provisions applicable to the state and its political subdivisions; P.A. 98-126 amended Subsec. (d) to make provisions of section inapplicable to persons to be employed by the Department of Correction.
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