Title 29LaborRelease 119-73not60

§2008 Disclosure of Information

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

Last updated Apr 5, 2026|Official source

Summary

Keeps polygraph results private and limits who can share them. No one but the person tested may let others see the information, except in the cases below. A polygraph examiner may only tell the examinee (or someone the examinee names in writing), the employer who ordered the test, or a court, government agency, arbitrator, or mediator if a court orders it. An employer (except certain employers named elsewhere in the law) may only share results with those same people or with a government agency, and then only when the information is the person’s admission of criminal conduct.

Full Legal Text

Title 29, §2008

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

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

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 29Labor

Last Updated

Apr 5, 2026

Release point: 119-73not60