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This law was first created in 1989. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 693 of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. Unfortunately, the 1989 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 1 time. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. That modification is as follows: in 2010, chapter 578<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":68363,"section_number":"54.1-1802.1","catch_line":"Powers and duties of the Department","order_by":null,"url":"\/54.1-1802.1\/"}],"permalink":{"id":239773,"object_type":"law","relational_id":55891,"identifier":"54.1-1806","token":"54.1\/II\/18\/54.1-1806","url":"\/54.1-1806\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/54.1-1806\/","token":"54.1\/II\/18\/54.1-1806","dublin_core":{"Title":"Prohibition of use of certain questions on polygraph tests for employment","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 54.1-1806","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

No licensed polygraph<\/span> operator shall, during a polygraph<\/span> examination required as a condition of employment, ask any question concerning the sexual activities of the person<\/span> being examined if the question violates state or federal law<\/span>. A violation of this section shall constitute grounds for disciplinary action pursuant to \u00a7 54.1-1802.1<\/a>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nPROHIBITION OF USE OF CERTAIN QUESTIONS ON POLYGRAPH TESTS FOR EMPLOYMENT (\u00a7\n54.1-1806)\n\nNo licensed polygraph operator shall, during a polygraph examination required as\na condition of employment, ask any question concerning the sexual activities of\nthe person being examined if the question violates state or federal law. A\nviolation of this section shall constitute grounds for disciplinary action\npursuant to \u00a7 54.1-1802.1.\n\nHISTORY: 1989, c. 693; 2010, c. 578.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}