Cal. Government Code § 3257
Cal. Government Code § 3257
California · California Government Code · Status: effective · Effective 2008-01-01
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- Cal. Government Code § 3257, California, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-25, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/831332
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(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.
(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.