28 CFR § 90.16 - Polygraph testing prohibition.
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t28/s90.16"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "28 CFR § 90.16 - Polygraph testing prohibition."
title_number: 28
title_name: "Judicial Administration"
section_number: "90.16"
section_name: "Polygraph testing prohibition."
chapter_name: "DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE"
part_number: "90"
part_name: "VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "42 U.S.C. 3711 42 U.S.C. 13925; 25 U.S.C. 1304(h)."
regulatory_source: "60 FR 19477, Apr. 18, 1995, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "90"
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# 90.16 Polygraph testing prohibition.
(a) For a State to be eligible for funding under this program, the State must meet the requirements of 42 U.S.C. 3796gg-8 with regard to prohibiting polygraph testing of sexual assault victims.
(b) An Indian tribal government or unit of local government shall not be eligible for subgrants from the State unless it complies with the requirements of 42 U.S.C. 3796gg-8 with respect to its laws, policies, or practices prohibiting polygraph testing of sexual assault victims.