This letter was sent by fax to (323) 415-2625 on 30 June 2001.

On 6 July 2001, the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department provided a copy of:

1. Polygraph Examination Waiver/Pre-Offer form
    
2. Bulletin No. 770-1629 dated September 1, 2000, which lists requirements for the position of Deputy Sheriff Trainee, with the following passage highlighted: "A thorough background investigation (including fingerprint search and polygraph examination) will be required of candidates.")
    
3. a copy of the Employee Polygraph Protection Act (with the following passage highlighted: "This chapter shall not apply to the United States Government, any State or local government, or any political subdivision of a State or local government.")
    
4. Section 432.2 of the California Labor Code (with the following passage highlighted: "The prohibition of this section does not apply to the federal government or any agency thereof or the state government or any agency or local subdivision thereof, including, but not limited to, counties, cities and counties, cities, districts, authorities and agencies.").

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                                    Saturday, 30 June 2001

CAPTAIN ROBERT LINDSEY
PERSONNEL SERVICES
LOS ANGELES SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT
4700 RAMONA STREET
MONTEREY PARK CA 91754


Dear Captain Lindsey:

This is a request under the California Public Records Act 
(California Government Code §§6250-6258).

I request that copies of the following documentation be provided 
to me:

1.  Any polygraph consent and/or waiver form(s) that 
    employees of, or applicants for employment with, the 
    Los Angeles Sheriff's Department (LASD) are requested 
    and/or required to sign prior to administration of any 
    employment-related polygraph test.

2.  Any LASD rules, guidelines, directives, circulars, 
    communications, or other instruments governing 
    polygraph policy.

I am willing to pay copy costs arising from this request up to 
$15.00 consistent with CGC §6257. Please notify me if copy costs 
will exceed this amount.

In accordance with CGC §6256, I request a determination on this 
request within 10 days of your receipt of it.

Sincerely,

[signed]

George W. Maschke
AntiPolygraph.org

PS: A copy of this California Public Records Act request will be 
placed on-line at http://antipolygraph.org/cpra/cpra-002.shtml

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