915.44 Polygraph examinations of victims or witnesses — limitations.
1. A criminal or juvenile justice agency shall not require a person claiming to be a victim of sexual assault or claiming to be a witness regarding the sexual assault of another person to submit to a polygraph or similar examination as a precondition to the agency conducting an investigation into the matter.
2. An agency wishing to perform a polygraph examination of a person claiming to be a victim or witness of sexual assault shall inform the person of the following:
a. That taking the polygraph examination is voluntary.
b. That the results of the examination are not admissible in court.
c. That the person’s decision to submit or refuse a polygraph examination will not be the sole basis for a decision by the agency not to investigate the matter.
3. An agency which declines to investigate an alleged case of sexual assault following a decision by a person claiming to be a victim not to submit to a polygraph examination shall provide to that person, in writing, the reasons why the agency did not pursue the investigation at the request of the person.
98 Acts, ch 1090, §37, 84
Referred to in §915.27
Structure Iowa Code
Title XVI - CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE
Section 915.3 - Immunity — citizen intervention.
Section 915.10A - Automated victim notification system.
Section 915.11 - Notifications by law enforcement.
Section 915.12 - Registration.
Section 915.13 - Notification by county attorney.
Section 915.14 - Notification by clerk of the district court.
Section 915.15 - Notification by department of justice.
Section 915.16 - Notification by local correctional institutions.
Section 915.17 - Notification by department of corrections.
Section 915.17A - Notification by judicial district department of correctional services.
Section 915.18 - Notification by board of parole.
Section 915.19 - Notification by the governor.
Section 915.20 - Presence of victim counselors.
Section 915.20A - Victim counselor privilege.
Section 915.21 - Victim impact statement.
Section 915.22 - Civil injunction to restrain harassment or intimidation of victims or witnesses.
Section 915.23 - Employment discrimination against witnesses prohibited.
Section 915.24 - Notification of victim of juvenile by juvenile court officer.
Section 915.25 - Right to review complaint against juvenile.
Section 915.26 - Victim impact statement by victim of juvenile.
Section 915.27 - Sexual assault by juvenile.
Section 915.28 - Restitution for delinquent acts of juvenile.
Section 915.29 - Notification of victim of juvenile by department of human services.
Section 915.35 - Child victim services.
Section 915.36 - Protection of child victim’s privacy.
Section 915.36A - Minor prosecuting witness — pretrial contact.
Section 915.37 - Guardian ad litem for prosecuting child witnesses.
Section 915.41 - Medical examination costs.
Section 915.42 - Right to HIV-testing of convicted or alleged assailant.
Section 915.43 - Testing, reporting, and counseling — penalties.
Section 915.44 - Polygraph examinations of victims or witnesses — limitations.
Section 915.45 - Notice to victims of discharge of persons committed.
Section 915.46 - Sexual assault forensic examiner program.
Section 915.50 - General rights of domestic abuse and sexual abuse victims.
Section 915.50A - General rights of elder abuse victims.
Section 915.51 - General rights of human trafficking victims.
Section 915.52 - Protective order victim notification system.
Section 915.53 - Automated tracking system — sexual abuse evidence collection kits.
Section 915.81 - Award of compensation.
Section 915.82 - Crime victim assistance board.
Section 915.83 - Duties of department.
Section 915.84 - Application for compensation.
Section 915.85 - Compensation payable.
Section 915.86 - Computation of compensation.
Section 915.87 - Reductions and disqualifications.
Section 915.88 - Compensation when money insufficient.
Section 915.89 - Erroneous or fraudulent payment — penalty.
Section 915.90 - Release of information.
Section 915.91 - Emergency payment compensation.
Section 915.92 - Right of action against perpetrator — subrogation.
Section 915.94 - Victim compensation fund.