§ 2902. Minimum instrumentation required (a) Any instrument used to test or question individuals for the purpose of detecting deception or verifying the truth of statements shall record visually, permanently, and simultaneously: (1) A subject’s cardiovascular pattern; and (2) A subject’s respiratory pattern. (b) Patterns of other physiological changes in addition to subdivisions (a)(1) and […]
§ 2903. Unauthorized practice A person may not administer polygraph or other examinations utilizing instrumentation for the purpose of detecting deception or verifying the truth of statements or attempt to hold himself or herself out as a polygraph examiner or refer to himself or herself by any other title that would indicate or that is […]
§ 2904. Qualifications for license A person may be licensed as a polygraph examiner or an intern if he or she: (1) establishes that he or she is a person of honesty, truthfulness, integrity, and moral fitness; (2) has not been convicted of a felony or a misdemeanor involving moral turpitude; (3) except in the […]
§ 2905. Application for license or internship license An application for a polygraph operator’s license or an internship license shall be made to the Commissioner in writing under oath on forms prescribed by him or her and shall be accompanied by the required nonrefundable fee. (Added 1975, No. 110.)
§ 2906. Examination and license fees (a) The Commissioner shall adopt rules for the examination and licensing of all applicants under this chapter and may adopt such other rules as are required to carry out the intent or purposes of this chapter. (b)(1) Fees are established for the issuance of examiner’s licenses, internship licenses, and […]
§ 2907. Termination and renewal of license Each polygraph examiner’s license shall be issued for the term of one year and shall, upon application, unless suspended or revoked, be renewed annually. An internship license may be issued for a period not to exceed 12 months and may not be renewed. A polygraph examiner whose license […]
§ 2908. Refusal, suspension, revocation The Commissioner may, pursuant to 3 V.S.A. chapter 25, refuse to issue or may suspend or revoke a license on any one or more of the following grounds: (1) failure to inform a subject to be examined as to the nature of the examination; (2) failure to inform a subject […]
§ 2909. Penalty Any person who violates a provision of this chapter or any rule adopted under this chapter shall be fined not more than $1,000.00 or imprisoned for not more than six months, or both. (Added 1975, No. 110.)
§ 2910. Effect Nothing in this chapter shall be construed as altering, overruling, amending, or repealing any statute, regulation, rule of court, or judicial decision with respect to the admissibility or use of the results of polygraph examinations as evidence in a court of law or administrative proceeding. (Added 1975, No. 110.)
