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5	5		By Representatives Faulkner, Stringer, Pettus, Woods, Colvin,
6	6		Bolton, Hendrix, Bedsole, Treadaway
7	7		RFD: Public Safety and Homeland Security
8	8		First Read: 04-Apr-24
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16	16		First Read: 04-Apr-24
17		-	Enrolled, An Act,
	17	+	A BILL
	18	+	TO BE ENTITLED
	19	+	AN ACT
18	20		Relating to the Polygraph Examiners Board; to amend
19	21		Sections 34-25-2, 34-25-3, and 34-25-20, Code of Alabama 1975,
20	22		to define "polygraph device"; to specify that a polygraph
21	23		device does not include equipment or devices used for the
22	24		prupose of computer voice stress analysis; and to make
23	25		nonsubstantive, technical revisions to update the existing
24	26		code language to current style.
25	27		BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA:
26	28		Section 1. Sections 34-25-2, 34-25-3, and 34-25-20,
27	29		Code of Alabama 1975, are amended to read as follows:
28	30		"§34-25-2
29	31		For the purposes of this chapter, the following terms
30	32		shall have the following respective meanings ascribed by this
31	33		section:
32	34		(1) BOARD. The Polygraph Examiners Board.
33	35		(2) CHAIRMANCHAIR. That The member of the Polygraph
34	36		Examiners Board selected by the board to act as chairmanchair.
35	37		(3) INTERNSHIP. The study of polygraph examinations and
36	38		of the administration of polygraph examinations by a trainee
37	39		under the personal supervision and control of a polygraph
38		-	examiner in accordance with a course of study prescribed by
39		-	the board at the commencement of such the internship.
40		-	(4) PERSON. Any natural person, firm, association,
41		-	copartnership, or corporation.
42		-	(5) POLYGRAPH EXAMINER. Any person who uses
43		-	instrumentation described herein in this chapter to test or
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	69	+	under the personal supervision and control of a polygraph
	70	+	examiner in accordance with a course of study prescribed by
	71	+	the board at the commencement of such the internship.
	72	+	(4) PERSON. Any natural person, firm, association,
	73	+	copartnership, or corporation.
	74	+	(5) POLYGRAPH EXAMINER. Any person who uses
73	75		instrumentation described herein in this chapter to test or
74	76		question individuals for the purpose of detecting deception or
75	77		verifying truth of statements, or any person who holds himself
76	78		or herself out to be a lie detector operator or polygraph
77	79		examiner, or any person who purports to be able to detect
78	80		deception or verify truth of statements through
79	81		instrumentation or the use of a mechanical device utilizing a
80	82		polygraph instrument .
81	83		(6) POLYGRAPH DEVICE. An instrument that, at a minimum,
82	84		records visually, permanently, and simultaneously a subject's
83	85		cardiovascular pattern, respiratory pattern, and galvanic skin
84	86		response. A polygraph device does not include equipment or
85	87		devices used for the purpose of computer voice stress
86	88		analysis."
87	89		"§34-25-3
88	90		(a) Every polygraph examiner shall use an instrument
89	91		which, as a minimum, records visually, permanently, and
90	92		simultaneously:
91	93		(1) A subject's cardiovascular pattern;
92	94		(2) A subject's respiratory pattern; and
93	95		(3) A subject's galvanic skin response a polygraph
94	96		device during a polygraph examination .
95	97		(b) Patterns of other physiological changes in addition
96		-	to subdivisions (1), (2), and (3) of subsection (a) may also
97		-	be recorded during a polygraph examination .
98		-	(c) The use of any instrument or polygraph device to
99		-	detect or to verify the truth of statements which does not
100		-	meet these minimum instrumentation requirements required in
101		-	Section 34-25-2 is hereby prohibited."
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	127	+	(b) Patterns of other physiological changes in addition
	128	+	to subdivisions (1), (2), and (3) of subsection (a) may also
	129	+	be recorded during a polygraph examination .
	130	+	(c) The use of any instrument or polygraph device to
	131	+	detect or to verify the truth of statements which does not
	132	+	meet these minimum instrumentation requirements required in
131	133		Section 34-25-2 is hereby prohibited."
132	134		"§34-25-20
133	135		(a) It shall be unlawful for any person, including a
134	136		city, county, or state employee, to administer polygraph
135	137		examinations or attempt to hold himself or herself out as a
136	138		polygraph examiner without a license approved by the board and
137	139		issued by the board.
138	140		(b) It shall be unlawful for any person, including
139	141		city, county, or state employees, to administer polygraph
140	142		examinations utilizing any polygraph device or instrumentation
141	143		which that does not comply with Section 34-25-3 meet the
142	144		requirements of Section 34-25-2 ."
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159		-	Speaker of the House of Representatives
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161		-	President and Presiding Officer of the Senate
162		-	House of Representatives
163		-	I hereby certify that the within Act originated in and
164		-	was passed by the House 16-Apr-24, as amended.
165		-	John Treadwell
166		-	Clerk
167		-	Senate 08-May-24 Passed
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	165	+	Section 2. This act shall become effective immediately.
	166	+	House of Representatives
	167	+	Read for the first time and referred
	168	+	to the House of Representatives
	169	+	committee on Public Safety and
	170	+	Homeland Security
	171	+	................04-Apr-24
	172	+	Read for the second time and placed
	173	+	on the calendar:
	174	+	0 amendments
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	176	+	Read for the third time and passed
	177	+	as amended
	178	+	Yeas 102
	179	+	Nays 0
	180	+	Abstains 1
	181	+	................16-Apr-24
	182	+	John Treadwell
	183	+	Clerk
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