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NRS 171.1228 — Investigation of alleged sexual offense: Alleged victim not required to submit to polygraphic examination or other similar examination.
Nevada Revised Statutes, Chapter 171 — PROCEEDINGS TO COMMITMENT
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1. A law enforcement officer, prosecutor or other employee of a governmental entity shall not, as a condition of investigating an alleged sexual offense, request or require a victim of the alleged sexual offense to take or submit to a polygraphic examination or other similar examination that is used, or the results of which are used, for the purpose of rendering a diagnostic opinion regarding the honesty or dishonesty of a person.
2. As used in this section, “sexual offense” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 179D.097.
