Alaska Statutes
Alaska Stat. § 23.10.037 (2026)
Lie-detector tests
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Sec. 23.10.037. Lie-detector tests.
Article 2. Payment of Wages.
(a) A person either personally or through an agent or representative may not request or suggest to an employee of the person or to an applicant for employment by the person or require as a condition of employment that the employee or applicant submit to an examination in which a polygraph or other lie-detecting device is used.
(b) The provisions of (a) of this section do not apply to the state or a political subdivision of the state when dealing with police officers in its employ or with persons applying to be employed as police officers. In this subsection, “police officers” includes officers and employees of the Department of Transportation and Public Facilities who are stationed at an international airport and have been designated to have the general police powers authorized under AS 02.15.230(a).
(c) In this section “person” includes the state and a political subdivision of the state.
(d) A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction is punishable by a fine of not more than $1,000, or by imprisonment for not more than one year, or by both.
(a) A person either personally or through an agent or representative may not request or suggest to an employee of the person or to an applicant for employment by the person or require as a condition of employment that the employee or applicant submit to an examination in which a polygraph or other lie-detecting device is used.
(b) The provisions of (a) of this section do not apply to the state or a political subdivision of the state when dealing with police officers in its employ or with persons applying to be employed as police officers. In this subsection, “police officers” includes officers and employees of the Department of Transportation and Public Facilities who are stationed at an international airport and have been designated to have the general police powers authorized under AS 02.15.230(a).
(c) In this section “person” includes the state and a political subdivision of the state.
(d) A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction is punishable by a fine of not more than $1,000, or by imprisonment for not more than one year, or by both.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4
cases, 1972–1989 · leading case: Luedtke v. Nabors Alaska Drilling, Inc., 768 P.2d 1123 (Alaska 1989).
Luedtke v. Nabors Alaska Drilling, Inc., 768 P.2d 1123 (Alaska 1989). “AS 23.10.037. In addition, AS 18.80.200(a) provides: It is determined and declared as a matter of legislative finding that discrimination against an inhabitant of the state because of race, religion, color, national origin, age, sex, marital status, changes in marital status,…”
State by Spannaus v. Century Camera, Inc., 309 N.W.2d 735 (Minn. 1981). “See Alaska Stat. § 23.10.037 (1972) (prohibits employer requesting, suggesting, or requiring polygraph or lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment; police employment exempted); Cal.”
United States v. DeBetham, 348 F. Supp. 1377 (S.D. Cal. 1972). “Alaska Stat. § 23.10.037 (Supp.1970) ; Cal.”
Oberg v. City of Billings, 674 P.2d 494 (Mont. 1983). “§ 378-21 (1976); Idaho Code §§ 44-903 , 904 (1977); Md. Ann. Code Art.”
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