No person, firm, corporation or other business entity or representative thereof, shall require as a condition for employment or continuation of employment any person or employee to take a polygraph test or any form of a so-called lie detector test. A violation of this section shall constitute a misdemeanor.
Idaho Code § 44-903
Polygraph tests prohibited
Applied in 4 court decisions — leading case 41 Cal. 3d 937 - Long Beach City Employees Assn. v. City of Long Beach (1986)
Most recently applied in 41 Cal. 3d 937 - Long Beach City Employees Assn. v. City of Long Beach (June 1986)
1973, ch. 279, § 1, p. 594.
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