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HB 2812 Dept. of Professional and Occupational Regulation;polygraph examiners.

Introduced by: John A. Cosgrove | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles | history

SUMMARY AS PASSED:

Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation; regulation of polygraph examiners. Provides for the Director of the Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation to authorize the use by licensed polygraph examiners of instruments other than polygraphs that record physiological changes pertinent to the determination of truthfulness or the verification of the truth of statements. This bill is identical to SB 1296.

SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE:

Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation; regulation of polygraph examiners. Provides that no person, other than a federal, state or local law-enforcement officer, shall operate any instrument or device to detect deception or verify the truth of statements that does not meet the minimum instrumentation requirements set forth in § 54.1-1805 or use any title or make any representation tending to indicate that he is qualified to detect deception or verify truth of statements through the use of such instrument or device. The bill specifies the conditions under which law-enforcement officers may use other types of polygraph instruments. The bill also contains a sunset provision of July 1, 2005.

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation; regulation of polygraph examiners. Provides that no person, other than a federal, state or local law-enforcement officer, shall operate any instrument or device to detect deception or verify the truth of statements that does not meet the minimum instrumentation requirements set forth in § 54.1-1805 or use any title or make any representation tending to indicate that he is qualified to detect deception or verify truth of statements through the use of such instrument or device. The bill specifies the conditions under which law-enforcement officers may use other types of polygraph instruments.