OAR 259-020-0120: Minimum Standards for Licensure as a Polygraph Examiner

(1) Age. A person must be at least 18 years of age to be licensed as polygraph examiner. (2) Citizenship. A person must be a citizen of the United States to be licensed as a polygraph examiner. (3) Education. Applicants for licensure as a polygraph examiner must have one of the following: (a) A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university; or (b) A high school diploma or a General Educational Development (GED) certificate and have at least five years of active investigative experience before the date of the application. (A) Active investigative experience is acquired through full-time employment as an investigator. An investigator is a person whose primary assigned duty is the investigation of actual or suspected violations of law, either criminal or civil. Full-time employment as an investigator is a minimum of 1,200 hours completed annually performing the investigation of actual or suspected violations of law, either criminal or civil. (B) Administering polygraph examinations will satisfy the investigative experience requirement of this section. (C) The Department may, upon receipt of an application for licensure as a polygraph examiner, accept the applicant’s professional experience as being equal in professional value toward the five years of active investigative experience required by this section. (4) Training. Applicants for licensure as a polygraph examiner must have graduated from a polygraph examiner's course approved by the Department and have satisfactorily completed at least 200 polygraph examinations. (5) In accordance with ORS 703.090, a person may be exempt from the training requirement in section (4) of this rule if the person worked as a polygraph examiner for a period of at least five years for a governmental agency within the State of Oregon and completed at least 200 polygraph examinations prior to 1978. (6) An applicant may meet the education and training requirements of sections (3) and (4) of this rule if the applicant provides the Department with documentation of military training or experience that the Department determines is substantially equivalent to the education or experience requirements. (7) Examination for Licensure. Applicants for licensure as a polygraph examiner must have achieved a passing score on an examination for licensure conducted by the Department. (8) Professional Fitness. Applicants for licensure as a polygraph examiner must n ot have demonstrated a course of behavior within the preceding 10 years which would indicate a high degree of probability that the applicant will be unlikely to perform the duties of a polygraph examiner in a manner that would serve the interests of the public. (a) In order to determine if an applicant may have demonstrated a course of behavior, the Department will conduct a criminal records check. (b) Any information obtained as a result of the application for licensure, the criminal records check, any Department investigation or other reliable sources that may indicate the applicant is unlikely to perform the duties of a polygraph examiner in a manner that would serve the interests of the public will be reviewed in accordance with OAR 259-020-0200. (9) The Department requires use of the applicant’s or polygraph examiner’s legal name as the name of record for all Department purposes. The license issued to the polygraph examiner will display the legal name. When a polygraph examiner legally changes their name they must report the legal name change and provide a copy of proof of the name change to the Department through a Department-approved submission process within 30 days of the name change.