Section 37.201 – Short Title.
37.201 Short title. Sec. 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the “polygraph protection act of 1981”. History: 1982, Act 44, Eff. Mar. 30, 1983
Section 37.202 – Definitions.
37.202 Definitions. Sec. 2. As used in this act: (a) “Employee” means an individual who works for another person for compensation. (b) “Employer” means a person who employs 1 or more persons or who accepts applications for employment, including an agent of an employer. (c) “Employment agency” means a person regularly undertaking with or without […]
Section 37.203 – Employer or Employment Agency; Prohibited Conduct; Voluntary Request for Examination by Employee; Requirements and Prohibitions.
37.203 Employer or employment agency; prohibited conduct; voluntary request for examination by employee; requirements and prohibitions. Sec. 3. (1) Except as provided in this section, an employer or employment agency shall not as a condition of employment, promotion, or change in status of employment, or as an express or implied condition of a benefit or […]
Section 37.204 – Employer or Employment Agency; Prohibited Action Against Employee or Applicant.
37.204 Employer or employment agency; prohibited action against employee or applicant. Sec. 4. An employer or employment agency shall not take any action against an employee or applicant for employment based upon an alleged or actual opinion that the employee or applicant for employment did not tell the truth during a polygraph examination. History: 1982, […]
Section 37.205 – Confidentiality.
37.205 Confidentiality. Sec. 5. An employer or employment agency shall not share with any other person information which communicates the results or analysis of an employee’s or applicant’s polygraph examination or the fact that an employee or applicant for employment refused to submit to a polygraph examination. History: 1982, Act 44, Eff. Mar. 30, 1983
Section 37.206 – Information Obtained From Employee or Applicant During Examination; Inadmissibility in Criminal Proceeding.
37.206 Information obtained from employee or applicant during examination; inadmissibility in criminal proceeding. Sec. 6. Any information obtained from an employee or applicant for employment during a polygraph examination shall not be admissible in a criminal proceeding. History: 1982, Act 44, Eff. Mar. 30, 1983
Section 37.207 – Action for Injunctive Relief or Damages; Damages for Injury or Loss; Attorney’s Fees; Damages for Discharge in Violation of Act.
37.207 Action for injunctive relief or damages; damages for injury or loss; attorney’s fees; damages for discharge in violation of act. Sec. 7. (1) A person alleging a violation of this act may bring an action for injunctive relief or damages, or both. (2) For purposes of this act, damages include damages for injury or […]
Section 37.208 – Violation; Penalty.
37.208 Violation; penalty. Sec. 8. A person who violates this act is guilty of a misdemeanor, punishable by a fine of not more than $1,000.00, or by imprisonment for not more than 90 days, or both. History: 1982, Act 44, Eff. Mar. 30, 1983
Section 37.209 – Conditional Effective Date.
37.209 Conditional effective date. Sec. 9. This act shall not take effect unless the following House Bills of the 81st Legislature are enacted into law: (a) House Bill No. 4403. (b) House Bill No. 4404. History: 1982, Act 44, Eff. Mar. 30, 1983 Compiler’s Notes: House Bill No. 4403, referred to in this section, was […]