2006 -- H 7579

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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2006

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A N A C T

RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- LIE DETECTOR TESTS AS

CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT

     Introduced By: Representative Richard W. Singleton

     Date Introduced: February 16, 2006

     Referred To: House Labor

It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:

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     SECTION 1. Sections 28-6.1-1 and 28-6.1-2 of the General Laws in Chapter 28-6.1

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entitled "Lie Detector Tests as Conditions of Employment" are hereby amended to read as

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follows:

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     28-6.1-1. Lie detector tests prohibited. -- (a) No employer or agent of any employer

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shall either orally or in writing request, require, or subject any employee to any lie detector tests

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as a condition of employment or continued employment.

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      (b) Written examinations as defined in section 28-6.1-4 may be used as long as the

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results of the written examinations are not used to form the primary basis for an employment

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decision.

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      (c) It is not a valid defense brought under this chapter that the lie detector test was

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administered outside the state for the purpose of employment within the state.

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     (d) This section shall not apply to lie detector tests administered by law enforcement

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agencies to persons applying for employment as a law enforcement officer.

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     28-6.1-2. Penalty -- Exception. -- Any employer who subjects any person employed by

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him or her, or any person applying for employment, to a lie detector test, or causes, directly or

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indirectly, any employee or applicant to take a lie detector test, is guilty of a misdemeanor

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punishable by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000). This section does not apply

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to lie detector tests administered by law enforcement agencies, in the performance of their official

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duties. or to lie detector tests administered by law enforcement agencies to persons applying for

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employment as a law enforcement officer.

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     SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage.

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EXPLANATION

BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

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A N A C T

RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- LIE DETECTOR TESTS AS

CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT

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     This act would allow lie detector tests to be administered by law enforcement agencies to

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persons applying for employment as a law enforcement officer.

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     This act would take effect upon passage.

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