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TCA 40-17-101

Voice stress analysis inadmissible in criminal proceedings

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What does this charge mean?

This statute does not define a criminal offense—instead, it is an evidence rule prohibiting the use of "voice stress analysis" (a device that electronically analyzes a person's voice patterns to supposedly detect deception) in any criminal proceeding. Voice stress analysis results and testimony about those results cannot be presented to a judge or jury as evidence in a criminal case. This is a procedural/administrative statute, not a criminal law.

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(a) As used in this section, “voice stress analysis” means the use of a device that has the ability to electronically analyze the responses of an individual to a specific set of questions and to record the analysis, both digitally and on a graph. Ask a legal question, get an answer ASAP!(b) Voice stress analysis and testimony regarding voice stress analysis shall not be admissible as evidence in any criminal proceeding.
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TCA Section40-17-101