Does anyone know if the california highway patrol does a polygraph test.?
467635
yes, it is 70% effective, just like the CHP
681738
Not unless you have radar absorbing paint which the government would love to have too.  I was picked up on a 10 speed bike trailing all kinds of foil to mask me but I was still picked up and clocked by police radar gun.  If you find a way post it.  I want to know that trick.  You can overload them with powerful transmitters, the radar reads false speed like 200mph which is not reliable for court,especially when I drive a 1972 VW bug, but they are illegal.  Plans on Internet and part from Radio Shack
921459
probably.  ask your local city government/police.
876594
The polygraph is not a reliable means of determining guilt.  They cannot charge you with a crime because you fail a polygraph.  However, if you break down and confess during the polygraph (the only reason the polygraph is ever useful) you can be arrested, charged and convicted on your confession.  \n\nDon't take a polygraph if you are innocent.  A failed polygraph will only get investigators more interested in finding something, even if nothing is there to find.  Denying a polygraph based on the simple fact that it is not by any means a lie detector is more than enough reason to steer clear.
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Ummm....judges, I'm fairly certain, cannot use tea leaves, crystal balls, or a roll of the dice to determine guilt or innocence.  Not sure why someone who claims to be an officer would suggest otherwise.\n\nGood luck on getting that trial transcript.  At least in California, traffic court is not required to have a court reporter.\n\nI disagree with the notion that the discovery process needed to be done earlier.  If the officer testified that the radar unit was calibrated, then the next logical questions would be when, by who, what were the results, etc.  If the officer didn't testify to the unit being calibrated, then the discovery request probably should have been made earlier if you wanted to know those things.\n\nThe judge may not have meant he and the officer were drinking/golfing buddies.  He may have meant the officer has been testifying before him for 13 years and because of his past testimony, the judge finds the officer to be very credible.  Since the judge does not know you, and perhaps has reason to doubt your side of the event, he may feel it's appropriate to take the officer's word over yours.  Judges or juries do that all the time...one witness is credible and can be believed, the other witness is not so credible and can be disbelieved.  \n\nI would not assume the judge's decision was based solely on the length of time the judge has known the officer.  The judge was maybe a little smart-assed when he said that (as recounted by you), but I don't know that I would just assume that's all he used to make his decision.
411674
I would check with the CA dept. of Corrections Online
810590
o. I know this for certain because I work for the probation service and we have someone who is coming to end of their ban and wanted to take their theory test before their ban ended. We called the DVLA and asked them but they told us no.
28977
Ask the officers what type of proof they are looking for.
969389
check your local police department.
652531
Yes, it does!  In California, the police are great at "cracking down" on the homeowners and just about anyone else that has a traceble identity. If your a real bad guy, though.  All the police do out here is fill out papers and file them away.
240459
Yes. You would still be eligible to become a police officer if enough time had passed between the offense and the date of your polygraph. The admission in a polygraph of a juvenile theft is not necessarily a disqualification. The main thing is, be TRUTHFUL in the poly! Being dishonest or showing signs of dishonesty during a poly will get you tossed faster than anything else.
220098
If the radar machine calculates the speed of the cop car and the speed of your approaching car then yes it will know your speed.  So it wont even matter if the cops are doing 95 they will still ticket u.
685340
They probably all could pass a lie detector test. After someone has been lying much of their lives like these guys they could claim to be green with purple polka dots and the machine wouldn't catch it.
125913
No, not unless they test for it
876608
A polygraph (commonly referred to as a lie detector) is a device that measures and records several physiological variables such as blood pressure, heart rate, respiration and skin conductivity while the subject is asked a series of questions. The measurements are posited to be indicators of anxiety that accompanies the telling of lies. Thus, measured anxiety is equated with telling untruths. However, if the subject exhibits anxiety for other reasons, or can control his anxiety level voluntarily, a measured response can result in unreliable conclusions. A polygraph test is also known as a psychophysiological detection of deception (PDD) examination.\n\nclick here:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polygraph#History
999768
Actually, the police are trained in identifying plates and expiration stickers from other states.  If you are doing something suspicious or possibly violating a traffic law, you could get stopped and cited.
912307
Are you kidding?  Those tests are a joke.  If you can make yourself believe you're telling the truth, then your body won't change when you say it.  Your body might not change anyway.\n\nThe polygraph is bs.