§ 666.06 POLYGRAPH EXAMINATIONS FOR VICTIMS: RESTRICTIONS ON USE.
   (a)   (1)   A peace officer, prosecutor, or other public official shall not ask or require a victim of an alleged sex offense to submit to a polygraph examination as a condition for proceeding with the investigation of the alleged sex offense.
      (2)   The refusal of the victim of an alleged sex offense to submit to a polygraph examination shall not prevent the investigation of the alleged sex offense, the filing of criminal charges with respect to the alleged sex offense, or the prosecution of the alleged perpetrator of the alleged sex offense.
   (b)   As used in this section:
      (1)   PEACE OFFICER has the same meaning as in Ohio R.C. 2921.51.
      (2)   POLYGRAPH EXAMINATION means any mechanical or electrical instrument or device of any type used or allegedly used to examine, test, or question an individual for the purpose of determining the individual’s truthfulness.
      (3)   PROSECUTION means the prosecution of criminal charges in a criminal prosecution or the prosecution of a delinquent child complaint in a delinquency proceeding.
      (4)   PROSECUTOR has the same meaning as in Ohio R.C. 2935.01.
      (5)   PUBLIC OFFICIAL has the same meaning as in Ohio R.C. 117.01.
      (6)   SEX OFFENSE means a violation of any provision of §§ 666.02 to 666.05 or Ohio R.C. 2907.02 to 2907.09.
(ORC § 2907.10)