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Title 29, LaborRelease 119-110

§2008 Disclosure of Information

Title 29 › CHAPTER 22 — EMPLOYEE POLYGRAPH PROTECTION › § 2008

Last updated Sep 22, 2026|Official source

Summary

People other than the person tested must not share polygraph information. A polygraph examiner may only give test results to the person tested or someone that person named in writing, to the employer who requested the test, or to a court, government agency, arbitrator, or mediator if there is a court order and proper legal process. An employer (except employers described in subsections (a), (b), or (c) of section 2006 of this title) may only share results with the same people above. An employer may also tell a government agency, but only if the information is an admission of criminal conduct.

Full Legal Text

Title 29, §2008

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(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.

Legislative History

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Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

Section effective 6 months after June 27, 1988, except that

Rules and Regulations

shall be issued not later than 90 days after June 27, 1988, see section 11 of Pub. L. 100–347, set out as a note under section 2001 of this title.

Reference

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Citation

29 U.S.C. § 2008

Title 29, Labor

Last Updated

Sep 22, 2026

Release point: 119-110