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160.45 – 160.45 | New York Law

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160.45 – 160.45

New York Criminal Procedure § 160.45

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NY CPL § 160.45 - Polygraph tests; prohibition against 1. No district attorney, police officer or employee of any law enforcement agency shall request or require any victim of a sexual assault crime to submit to any polygraph test or psychological stress evaluator examination. 2. As used in this section, "victim of a sexual assault crime" means any person alleged to have sustained an offense under article one hundred thirty or section 255.25, 255.26 or 255.27

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