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 Oklahoma Statutes (Last Updated: September 18, 2014)
 Title 59. PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS

  § 59-1458. Minimum qualifications for registration.  

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  • A.  The following shall be considered as minimum evidence satisfactory to the Board that the applicant is qualified for registration as a polygraph examiner:

    1.  Attainment of at least twenty-one (21) years of age;

    2.  Citizenship of the United States;

    3.  Be a person of honesty, truthfulness, integrity, and moral fitness;

    4.  Never have been convicted of a felony or a misdemeanor involving moral turpitude; and

    5.a.hold a baccalaureate degree from a college or university accredited by the American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers, or, in lieu thereof, be a graduate of an accredited high school and have five (5) consecutive years of active investigative experience of a character satisfactory to the Board,

    b.be a graduate of a polygraph examiners course approved by the Board and have satisfactorily completed not less than six (6) months of internship training, and

    c.have passed an examination conducted by and to the satisfaction of the Board, or under its supervision, to determine his competency to obtain a license to practice as an examiner.

    B.  Beginning July 1, 1996, employees of the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation (OSBI) who are employed on that date by the OSBI as polygraphers shall become licensed pursuant to the Polygraph Examiners Act without undergoing the testing and training requirements provided for in subparagraphs b and c of paragraph 5 of subsection A of this section.  Any person who is employed as a polygrapher for the OSBI after July 1, 1996, shall be required to meet the testing and training requirements prior to licensure.

Added by Laws 1971, c. 140, § 8, emerg. eff. May 17, 1971.  Amended by Laws 1973, c. 88, § 2, emerg. eff. May 1, 1973; Laws 1985, c. 189, § 6, operative July 1, 1985; Laws 1996, c. 23, § 2, eff. July 1, 1996.