1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to crimes; prohibiting mandatory polygraphs for criminal sexual conduct 
1.3 	victims;proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 611A.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. [611A.26] POLYGRAPH EXAMINATIONS; CRIMINAL SEXUAL 
1.6 	CONDUCT COMPLAINTS; LIMITATIONS.
1.7 		Subdivision 1.Polygraph prohibition. No law enforcement agency or prosecutor 
1.8 	shall ask or require that a complainant of a criminal sexual conduct offense submit to a 
1.9 	polygraph examination as part of or a condition to proceeding with the investigation, 
1.10 	charging, or prosecution of such offense.
1.11 		Subd. 2.Informed consent requirement. At the request of the complainant, a law 
1.12 	enforcement agency may conduct a polygraph examination of the complainant only with 
1.13 	the complainant's written, informed consent as provided in subdivision 3.
1.14 		Subd. 3.Informed consent. To consent to a polygraph, a complainant must be 
1.15 	informed in writing that:
1.16 	(1) the taking of the polygraph examination is voluntary and solely at the victim's 
1.17 	request;
1.18 	(2) a law enforcement agency or prosecutor may not ask or require that the 
1.19 	complainant submit to a polygraph examination;
1.20 	(3) the results of the examination are not admissible in court; and
1.21 	(4) the complainant's refusal to take a polygraph examination may not be used 
1.22 	as a basis by the law enforcement agency or prosecutor not to investigate, charge, or 
1.23 	prosecute the offender.
2.1 		Subd. 4.Polygraph refusal. A complainant's refusal to submit to a polygraph 
2.2 	examination shall not prevent the investigation, charging, or prosecution of the offense.
2.3 		Subd. 5.Definitions. For the purposes of this section, the following terms have 
2.4 	the meanings given.
2.5 	(a) "Criminal sexual conduct" means a violation of section 609.342, 609.343, 
2.6 	609.344, 609.345, or 609.3451.
2.7 	(b) "Complainant" means a person reporting to have been subjected to criminal 
2.8 	sexual conduct.
2.9 	(c) "Polygraph examination" means any mechanical or electrical instrument or 
2.10 	device of any type used or allegedly used to examine, test, or question individuals for 
2.11 	the purpose of determining truthfulness.