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Utah Code § 77-37-202

Prohibition on the use of a polygraph examination on a victim of a sexual offense

Enacted by Chapter 444, 2026 General Session

(1) A law enforcement officer, a prosecuting attorney, a court, or other government official may not:

(a) ask or require a victim of a sexual offense to submit to a polygraph examination during the course of a criminal investigation or prosecution of a sexual offense; or

(b) use a polygraph examination as a condition of proceeding with a criminal investigation or prosecution of a sexual offense.

(2) The refusal of a victim of a sexual offense to submit to a polygraph examination may not prevent the investigation, charging, or prosecution of a sexual offense.

Official source: Utah State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Utah statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.