North Carolina Administrative Code
Title 14B - Public Safety
Chapter 16 - Private Protective Services Board
Section .0500 - POLYGRAPH
Section 16 .0502 - POLYGRAPH TRAINEE PERMIT REQUIREMENTS

(1) The applicant shall successfully complete a formal course of instruction at any polygraph school approved by the American Polygraph Association, the American Association of Police Polygraphists, or the Board. A list of approved schools can be found at: https://www.ncdps.gov/list-polygraph-schools;

(2) The applicant shall be directly supervised by a polygraph examiner approved by the Board and that examiner shall supervise no more than three trainees at any given time;

(3) An individual currently enrolled in a polygraph school may conduct examinations as a part of the course curriculum provided the examinations are on school premises, under the direct one-on-one supervision of a polygraph licensee, and the school provides written notice to the client that such examinations are being conducted by students and not by licensed polygraph examiners. The school shall maintain a copy of the written notification;

(4) Trainees who wish to apply for a license must submit an application to the Board in accordance with Rule .0201 of this Chapter. Applicants meeting license qualifications within one year of the issuance of a trainee permit shall not be required to pay an additional application fee;

(5) Any request for renewal of a trainee permit or for issuance of a polygraph license shall be accompanied by an evaluation report of the trainee's performance submitted by the trainee's supervisor; and

(6) In addition to the final evaluation report, supervisors shall submit five monthly evaluation reports over the duration of the traineeship on a checklist provided by the Board.