Alabama Administrative Code
Title 740 - ALABAMA BOARD OF POLYGRAPH EXAMINERS
Chapter 740-X-3 - LICENSES
Section 740-X-3-.01 - Qualifications Of Examiners To Be Licensed

(1) The qualifications which a person must possess in order to receive a license as a polygraph examiner are those which are set out in § 34-25-21 of the act.

(2) Pursuant to the authority vested in it by Code of Ala. 1975, § 34-25-21(a)(6), the Board will approve those polygraph examiners' courses or schools which are fully accredited by the American Polygraph Association. The Board will either approve or disapprove unaccredited courses or schools on a case by case basis as the occasions arise.

(3) The Board does not interpret the "five consecutive years of active investigative experience" referred to in § 34-25-21(a)(5) of the act as requiring that the investigative experience necessarily be in the same position or for the same employer. However, as that provision of the statute makes clear, the five years active investigative experience must be immediately preceding the application. The Board will decide on a case by case basis any questions that arise about whether an applicant's experience is "active investigative experience," and "immediately preceding" the application.

Author: Polygraph Examiners Board