29 USC § 2008 - Disclosure of information

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identifier: "/us/usc/t29/s2008"
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legal_status: "official_prima_facie"
title: "29 USC § 2008 - Disclosure of information"
title_number: 29
title_name: "LABOR"
section_number: "2008"
section_name: "Disclosure of information"
chapter_number: 22
chapter_name: "EMPLOYEE POLYGRAPH PROTECTION"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Pub. L. 100–347, § 9, June 27, 1988, 102 Stat. 652.)"
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# § 2008. Disclosure of information

**(a)** **In general** A person, other than the examinee, may not disclose information obtained during a polygraph test, except as provided in this section.

**(b)** **Permitted disclosures** A polygraph examiner may disclose information acquired from a polygraph test only to—

**(1)** the examinee or any other person specifically designated in writing by the examinee;

**(2)** the employer that requested the test; or

**(3)** any court, governmental agency, arbitrator, or mediator, in accordance with due process of law, pursuant to an order from a court of competent jurisdiction.

**(c)** **Disclosure by employer** An employer (other than an employer described in subsection (a), (b), or (c) of section 2006 of this title) for whom a polygraph test is conducted may disclose information from the test only to—

**(1)** a person in accordance with subsection (b); or

**(2)** a governmental agency, but only insofar as the disclosed information is an admission of criminal conduct.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 100–347, § 9, June 27, 1988, 102 Stat. 652.)

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