§ 28-6.1-1. Lie detector tests prohibited. (a) No employer or agent of any employer shall either orally or in writing request, require, or subject any employee to any lie detector tests as a condition of employment or continued employment. (b) Written examinations as defined in § 28-6.1-4 may be used as long as the results […]
§ 28-6.1-2. Penalty — Exception. Any employer who subjects any person employed by him or her, or any person applying for employment, to a lie detector test, or causes, directly or indirectly, any employee or applicant to take a lie detector test, is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not more than […]
§ 28-6.1-3. Punitive damages and attorney’s fees. In any civil action alleging a violation of this chapter, the court may: (1) Award punitive damages to a prevailing employee or prospective employee in addition to any award of actual damages; and (2) Award reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs to a prevailing employee or prospective employee. History […]
§ 28-6.1-4. “Lie detector test” defined. As used in this chapter the term “lie detector test” means any test utilizing a polygraph or any other device, mechanism, instrument, or written examination that is operated or the results of which are used or interpreted by an examiner for the purpose of purporting to assist in or […]
