Chapter 1 – General Administration

14030.6 Conditions for a Polygraph Examination

• The following conditions shall be met before a polygraph examination may be conducted:

  • If an employee requests or agrees to an examination, they shall have completed and signed a CDC Form 1498, Employee Request For Polygraph Examination.

  • The examinee shall have voluntarily consented to the examination.

  • The examinee shall have voluntarily signed a CDC Form 1499, Polygraph Examination Consent, Release, and Waiver.

  • The prior approval of the Chief, OCSOffice of Correctional Safety, shall have been obtained.

• Used During Investigation

  • The polygraph examination shall be used only when there is an active departmental investigation in progress and other investigative efforts have been exhausted. All employees of the CDCRCalifornia Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation shall be afforded the protections provided under the Public Safety Officers Procedural Bill of Rights concerning the use of polygraph examinations. For further information concerning an employee’s rights in situations which might result in an adverse personnel action, the reader is directed to the DOMDepartment Operations Manual sections 31140, Internal Affairs Investigations; and 33030, Employee Discipline.