HRS § 378-26 - Definitions

PART II. LIE DETECTOR TESTS As used in this part: "Department" means the department of labor and industrial relations. "Director" means the director of labor and industrial relations. "Employee" means any individual in the employment of an employer. "Employer" includes any individual, partnership, association, corporation, business trust, legal representative, receiver, trustee, or successor of any of the same, or any organized group of persons, acting directly or indirectly in the interest of any employer in relation to an employee. "Lie detector test" means a test to detect deception or to verify the truth of statements through the use of any psychophysiological measuring device, such as, but not limited to, polygraph tests and voice stress analyzers. "Person" means one or more individuals, and includes, but is not limited to, a partnership, association, or corporation, legal representative, trustee, trustee in bankruptcy, receiver, or the State or any of its political subdivisions. "Prospective employee" means any individual who has applied for or otherwise actively expressed interest in employment with an employer. [L 1985, c 241, pt of §1]