36-30-1      Definitions.
36-30-2      License required--Violation as misdemeanor.
36-30-3      Qualifications for license--Application--Fee.

36-30-1. Definitions.

Terms as used in this chapter and § 23-3-35 mean:

(1)    "Polygraph," an instrument which records permanently and simultaneously a subject's cardiovascular and respiratory patterns or other physiological changes pertinent to the detection of deception;

(2)    "Polygraph examiner," a person who uses a polygraph to test or question individuals for the purpose of detecting deception.

Source: SL 1984, ch 174, § 2.

36-30-2. License required--Violation as misdemeanor.

No person may question individuals using a polygraph for the purpose of detecting deception unless the person is a licensed polygraph examiner. A violation of this section is a Class 2 misdemeanor.

Source: SL 1984, ch 174, § 3.

36-30-3. Qualifications for license--Application--Fee.

A person may receive a license as a polygraph examiner, which is valid for three years if the person:

(1)    Establishes that he or she is a person of good moral character;

(2)    Has satisfactorily completed at least six weeks of study in the use of a polygraph in detection of deception or establishes that he or she is an experienced and competent polygraph examiner based upon work experience; and

(3)    Submits an application to the Office of the Attorney General along with a nonrefundable seventy-five dollar license fee.

Source: SL 1984, ch 174, § 4; SL 2006, ch 201, § 1.