Título 51. TORTS · Capítulo 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS
51-1-37. Negligent or improper administration of polygraph examination; measure of damages.
Actualizado hasta: Including Acts of the 2025 Regular Session of the General Assembly.
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- (a)
Any person who is given a polygraph examination and who suffers damages as a result of such polygraph examination having been administered in a negligent manner shall have a cause of action against the polygraph examiner.#
- (b)
The measure of damages shall be the actual damages sustained by such person, together with reasonable attorneys’ fees, filing fees, and reasonable costs of the action. Reasonable costs of the action may include, but shall not be limited to, the expenses of discovery and document reproduction. Damages may include, but shall not be limited to, back pay for the period during which such person did not work or was denied a job as a result of such examination.#
History
Code 1981, § 51-1-37, enacted by Ga. L. 1985, p. 1008, § 2; Ga. L. 2001, p. 1035, § 1.
Editor's notes
Ga. L. 1985, p. 1008, § 3, not codified by the General Assembly, provided as follows: ‘‘Nothing contained in this Act shall be construed so as to authorize the results of any polygraph examination to be introduced in evidence in any judicial or administrative proceeding in this state; provided, however, that such an examination given with respect to employment may be admitted in an administrative proceeding dealing solely with action taken with respect to the employment; nor shall this Act be construed as a legislative determination that such examinations are reliable to demonstrate any fact or that they have any probative value.’’
Cross references
Victim’s right to refuse request for polygraph examinations or other truth-telling devices, § 17-5-73.
Law reviews
For note on the 2001 amendment to this Code section, see 18 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 331 (2001).
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Actualizado hasta: Including Acts of the 2025 Regular Session of the General Assembly.
Texto leído de t51-(v39)-2017-pdf.pdf, Volumen V39, edición 2017, páginas 206 a 207; acción de fusión: carried; SHA-256 del archivo bc30a40687b2.