Texas Local Government Code
§ 143.124 — POLYGRAPH EXAMINATIONS
LG § 143.124Title 5. MATTERS AFFECTING PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES · Part A. MUNICIPAL OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES · Ch. 143. MUNICIPAL CIVIL SERVICE FOR FIREFIGHTERS AND POLICE OFFICERS · Art. G. PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO MUNICIPALITY WITH POPULATION OF 1.5 MILLION OR MORE AND CERTAIN OTHER MUNICIPALITIES
Statute text
View on source(a)A fire fighter employed by the municipality may not be required to submit to a polygraph examination as part of an internal investigation regarding the conduct of the fire fighter unless:
(1)the complainant submits to and passes a polygraph examination and, if applicable, the fire department has complied with Subsection (c); or
(2)the fire fighter is ordered to take an examination under Subsection (f).
(b)Subsection (a)(1) does not apply if the complainant is physically or mentally incapable of being polygraphed.
(c)The fire department shall, on the written request of a fire fighter, provide to the fire fighter the complainant's polygraph examination results within 48 hours after the request.
(d)For the purposes of this section, a fire fighter passes a polygraph examination if, in the opinion of the polygraph examiner, no deception is indicated regarding matters critical to the subject matter under investigation.
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Legislative history
Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987. Amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 1, Sec. 31(a), eff. Aug. 28, 1989; Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1303, Sec. 2, eff. June 20, 1997.