California Government Code 3257 – (a) A firefighter shall not be compelled to submit to a lie …
(a) A firefighter shall not be compelled to submit to a lie detector test against his or her will.
(1) Disciplinary action or other recrimination shall not be taken against a firefighter refusing to submit to a lie detector test.
Terms Used In California Government Code 3257
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
- Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.
(2) No comment shall be entered anywhere in the investigator’s notes or anywhere else that the firefighter refused to take, or did not take, a lie detector test.
(3) Testimony or evidence to the effect that the firefighter refused to take, or was subjected to, a lie detector test shall not be admissible at a subsequent hearing, trial, or proceeding, judicial or administrative.
(b) For the purpose of this section, “lie detector” means a polygraph, deceptograph, voice stress analyzer, psychological stress evaluator, or any other similar device, whether mechanical or electrical, that is used, or the results of which are used, for the purpose of rendering a diagnostic opinion regarding the honesty or dishonesty of an individual.
(Added by Stats. 2007, Ch. 591, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2008.)