What Legislation dictates Polygraph?
Licensing: Currently there are 29 states and 3 counties which have laws requiring licensure or certification for polygraph examiners. Most laws require formal instruction, an internship training period and successful completion of a licensing examination. For example, the following are basic requirements for licensure in one state: A person is qualified to receive a license as an examiner: • who establishes that he or she is a person of good moral character; and, • who has passed an examination conducted by the Licensing Committee, or under its supervision. to determine his or her competency to obtain a license to practice as an examiner and • who has conferred upon him or her an academic degree, at the baccalaureate level, from an accredited collect or university; and, • who has satisfactorily completed 6 months of study in the detection of deception, as prescribed by rule.
Licensing – Currently there are 29 states and 3 counties which have laws requiring licensure or certification for polygraph examiners. Most laws require formal instruction, an internship training period and successful completion of a licensing examination. For example, the following are basic requirements for licensure in one state: A person is qualified to receive a license as an examiner: (a) who establishes that he or she is a person of good moral character; and, (b) who has passed an examination conducted by the Licensing Committee, or under its supervision. to determine his or her competency to obtain a license to practice as an examiner and (c) who has conferred upon him or her an academic degree, at the baccalaureate level, from an accredited collect or university; and, (d) who has satisfactorily completed 6 months of study in the detection of deception, as prescribed by rule. Prohibitive Legislation – In addition to the Employee Polygraph Protection Act, to date there are 20 st
