Michigan Laws 338.1703 – Definitions
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As used in this act:
(a) “Person” means any natural person, firm, association, partnership, or corporation.
Terms Used In Michigan Laws 338.1703
- Board: means the state board of forensic polygraph examiners. See Michigan Laws 338.1703
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- Employer: means a person who employs 1 or more persons or who accepts applications for employment of persons; or an agent of an employer. See Michigan Laws 338.1703
- Examiner: means any person, other than an intern, who does any of the following:
(i) Purports to detect deception, verify truthfulness, or provide a diagnostic opinion of these matters through instrumentation or the use of a mechanical device. See Michigan Laws 338.1703Intern: means a person who is actively engaged in an approved training program pursuant to becoming an examiner. See Michigan Laws 338.1703 Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses. Person: means any natural person, firm, association, partnership, or corporation. See Michigan Laws 338.1703 Public examiner: means an examiner who performs or purports to perform the service of detecting deception or verifying truthfulness exclusively in his or her official capacity as a salaried employee of some agency, county, city, or township of this state. See Michigan Laws 338.1703 state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, shall be construed to extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories belonging to the United States; and the words "United States" shall be construed to include the district and territories. See Michigan Laws 8.3o
(b) “Examiner” means any person, other than an intern, who does any of the following:
(i) Purports to detect deception, verify truthfulness, or provide a diagnostic opinion of these matters through instrumentation or the use of a mechanical device.
(ii) Represents that he or she can or does offer the service of detecting deception, verifying truthfulness, or providing a diagnostic opinion of these matters through instrumentation or the use of a mechanical device.
(iii) Uses instrumentation or a mechanical device to measure or record an individual’s bodily responses or psychophysiological activities to enable or assist the detection of deception, the verification of truthfulness, or the reporting of a diagnostic opinion regarding these matters.
(c) “Intern” means a person who is actively engaged in an approved training program pursuant to becoming an examiner.
(d) “Examinee” means an individual who is being examined, tested, or questioned by an examiner or intern for the purpose of detecting deception or verifying truthfulness.
(e) “Board” means the state board of forensic polygraph examiners.
(f) “Public examiner” means an examiner who performs or purports to perform the service of detecting deception or verifying truthfulness exclusively in his or her official capacity as a salaried employee of some agency, county, city, or township of this state.
(g) “Private examiner” means an examiner who performs or purports to perform the service of detecting deception or verifying truthfulness in any instance or under any circumstance other than as a public examiner.
(h) “Employer” means a person who employs 1 or more persons or who accepts applications for employment of persons; or an agent of an employer.