Delaware Code § 11-9420

Polygraph testing of a victim
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(a) A law-enforcement officer, prosecutor, or other government official may not ask or require a victim of an alleged sex offense to
submit to a polygraph examination or truth telling device as a condition for proceeding with the investigation.
(b) If a law-enforcement officer, prosecutor, or other government official violates subsection (a) of this section, the refusal of a victim
to submit to a polygraph examination or other truth telling device does not prevent the investigation, charging, or prosecution of an
alleged sex offense.

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