§ 90.16 Polygraph testing prohibition.

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Title 28 CFR: Judicial Administration › Chapter I: DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE › Part 90: VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN › Subpart B: The STOP (Services * Training * Officers * Prosecutors) Violence Against Women Formula Grant Program › § 90.16: § 90.16 Polygraph testing prohibition.

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(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.

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