10 CFR § 709.13 - Implications of refusal to take a polygraph examination.

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title: "10 CFR § 709.13 - Implications of refusal to take a polygraph examination."
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# 709.13 Implications of refusal to take a polygraph examination.

(a) Subject to § 709.14 of this part, a covered person may refuse to take a polygraph examination pursuant to § 709.3 of this part, and a covered person being examined may terminate the examination at any time.

(b) If a covered person terminates a polygraph examination prior to the completion of the examination, DOE may treat that termination as a refusal to complete a CI evaluation under § 709.14 of this part.