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§ 17-5-73 — Victim's right to refuse request for polygraph examinations or other truth-telling devices

Georgia § 17-5-73
JurisdictionGeorgia
Title17

This text of Georgia § 17-5-73 (Victim's right to refuse request for polygraph examinations or other truth-telling devices) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering Georgia primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.

Bluebook
O.C.G.A. § 17-5-73 (2026).

Text

No prosecuting attorney, investigating law enforcement agency, or government official shall ask or require any victim of a sexual assault to submit to a polygraph examination or any other truth-telling device as a condition precedent to investigating such alleged crime. The refusal of a victim to submit to a polygraph examination or any other truth-telling device shall not prevent an investigation or prosecution of any sexual assault.

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Legislative History

Added by 2008 Ga. Laws 539,§ 3, eff. 5/12/2008.

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