§ 99-1-27. Victim of sex offenses not required to submit to truth telling devices as condition for proceeding with investigation of offense

MS Code § 99-1-27 (2019) (N/A)
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(1) No law enforcement officer, prosecutor or other government official shall ask or require an adult, youth or child victim of a sex offense to submit to a polygraph examination or other truth telling device as a condition for proceeding with the investigation of the offense.

(2) The refusal of a victim to submit to an examination described above shall not prevent the investigation of the offense.

(3) For purposes of this section, a “sex offense” shall have the meaning ascribed in Section 45-33-23(h).