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Amend the bill in section 3 in subsection 4 by striking out all of the last 4 lines (page 2, lines 6 to 9 in L.D.) and inserting the following:
 
‘Nothing in this chapter prohibits the use of statements or disclosures voluntarily made by the subject of a polygraph examination from being used in the course of a criminal investigation or prosecution, to the fullest extent permitted by law.’
Amend the bill by inserting after section 3 the following:
‘Sec. 4.  32 MRSA §7367  is enacted to read:
§ 7367. Examination considered complete
A person to whom a polygraph examination is administered is considered to have taken the polygraph examination if the person participates to any extent in the formalities of the pre-test phase of the polygraph examination.’
Amend the bill by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or section number to read consecutively.
 
SUMMARY
This amendment specifies that a person to whom a polygraph examination is administered is considered to have taken the polygraph examination if the person participates to any extent in the formalities of the pre-test phase of the polygraph examination. It also makes clear that nothing prohibits the use of any statements or disclosures voluntarily made in a polygraph examination in the course of a criminal investigation or prosecution, to the fullest extent permitted by law.