The board may refuse to issue a license, may issue oral or written reprimands to an examiner, may place an examiner on probation, or may suspend or revoke a license on any one or more of the following grounds:

(1) Failing to inform a subject to be examined that his or her participation in the examination is voluntary;

Attorney's Note

Under the Alabama Code, punishments for crimes depend on the classification. In the case of this section:
ClassPrisonFine
Violationup to 30 daysup to $200
For details, see Ala. Code § 13A-5-7

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Terms Used In Alabama Code 34-25-32

  • Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
  • following: means next after. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
  • person: includes a corporation as well as a natural person. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
  • Probate: Proving a will
  • Probation: A sentencing alternative to imprisonment in which the court releases convicted defendants under supervision as long as certain conditions are observed.
(2) Failing to inform a subject to be examined as to the nature of the examination;
(3) Failing to inform the subject of the results of the examination if so requested;
(4) Willful disregard or violation of this chapter or of any regulation or rule issued pursuant thereto, including, but not limited to, willfully making a false report concerning an examination for polygraph examination purposes;
(5) Willfully aiding or abetting another in the violation of this chapter or any regulation or rule issued pursuant thereto;
(6) Having demonstrated unworthiness or incompetency to act as a polygraph examiner as defined by this chapter;
(7) Making any willful misrepresentation or false promises or causing to be permitted any false or misleading advertisement for the purpose of directly obtaining business or trainees;
(8) Allowing one’s license under this chapter to be used by any unlicensed person in violation of the provisions of this chapter;
(9) If the holder of any license has been adjudged guilty of the commission of a felony or a misdemeanor involving moral turpitude;
(10) Where the license holder has been adjudged a habitual drunkard or mentally incompetent as provided in the probate code;
(11) Material misstatement in the application for original license or in the application of any renewal license under this chapter; or
(12) Failing, within a reasonable time, to provide information requested by the board as the result of a formal complaint to the board which indicates a violation of this chapter.