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Ark. Code Ann. § 17-39-211

Denial, suspension, revocation — Grounds

Known as the Polygraph Examiners Licensing Act

The act spans §§ 17–17 (38 sections).

Acts 1967, No. 413, § 18; A.S.A. 1947, § 71-2217; Acts 2013, No. 1216, § 20; 2015, No. 393, § 21; 2019, No. 910, § 5943.

The Director of the Division of Arkansas State Police may deny, suspend, or revoke a polygraph examiner license or an intern polygraph examiner license on any one (1) or more of the following grounds:

(1) Failure of a licensee before conducting a polygraph examination to inform a subject to be examined of the nature of the polygraph examination;

(2) Failure of a licensee before conducting a polygraph examination to inform a subject to be examined that the subject's participation in the polygraph examination is voluntary;

(3) Failure of a licensee to inform the subject of the polygraph examination of the results of the polygraph examination, if so requested;

(4) Violation of law or the rules of the director or failure to meet the qualifications for licensure under this subchapter and subchapter 1 by an applicant or a licensee;

(5) Material misstatement in any application for license under this subchapter and subchapter 1;

(6) Failure by an applicant or licensee to demonstrate the ability to act as a polygraph examiner or an intern polygraph examiner;

(7) Allowance by a licensee of another person to use the license or the licensee photo identification card or the intern photo identification card issued under this subchapter and subchapter 1;

(8) An applicant's or a licensee's knowingly aiding or abetting another person in the violation of this subchapter or subchapter 1 or a rule issued under this subchapter and subchapter 1;

(9) Failure by an applicant or licensee to provide within a reasonable time information requested by the director that would indicate a violation of this subchapter or subchapter 1 or a rule issued under this subchapter and subchapter 1; or

(10) Arrest or indictment of an applicant or a licensee for a felony, Class A misdemeanor, crime involving an act of violence, crime involving moral turpitude, including a sealed and expunged offense, or an offense of comparable level if the offense occurred in another state.

Current official text: Arkansas General Assembly. Digitized from the UniCourt Code Improvement Commission public-domain capture. Reproduced from public-domain Arkansas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.