Pennsylvania Polygraph Consent Form
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Neither you nor a counselor can force someone to be truthful. Many times, counselors guide couples to us for a polygraph test when they believe that one or both parties are refusing to fully disclose their behaviors.
California Prohibits Admission of Polygraph Tests Because of their suspect reliability, California law does not allow the results of a lie detector test to be admitted as evidence in court.
You are never under any legal obligation to take a lie detector test in a criminal investigation. Even if police tell you the test is mandatory or they threaten you with arrest if you refuse to take one, you don't have to.
While there is no specific legislation in place regulating the use of polygraph tests, an employer can ask an employee to take one, but it must be voluntary (we'll go into more detail just now). However, no one can be forced to undergo a lie detector test, as it is against the Constitution.
Because the results of a polygraph test can mean many things and are so unreliable in detecting actual lies, they do not rise to the level of reliability required for scientific evidence in a courtroom and polygraph test results are usually inadmissible as evidence.
The states that sometimes allow polygraph tests as evidence in criminal case include:Alabama.Arizona.Arkansas.California.Delaware.Georgia.Idaho.Indiana.More items...?
No matter what tactics the police use against you, you are fully within your rights to refuse a polygraph test at any stage of the criminal justice process. If you ever find yourself in one of those dimly lit rooms, you should politely decline to participate until you've discussed the matter with a qualified attorney.
The Employee Polygraph Protection Act (EPPA) prohibits most private employers from using lie detector tests, either for pre-employment screening or during the course of employment.
Polygraph: Applicants participate in a pre-employment polygraph examination to determine an applicant's truthfulness or deception in all aspects of an applicant's life. A Certified Polygraph Examiner from our Department will conduct the Polygraph Examination.
Polygraph tests, often called lie2011detector tests, are not admissible in court in Pennsylvania. While the science of polygraph testing is solid and reputable, the testing is considered by the courts to be inherently unreliable in determining guilt or innocence.
