(a) It is unlawful for any person, including a city, county or state employee, to administer polygraph examinations or to represent to be a polygraph examiner without holding a valid polygraph examiner’s license issued by the commissioner.

Attorney's Note

Under the Tennessee Code, punishments for crimes depend on the classification. In the case of this section:
ClassPrisonFine
class B misdemeanorup to 6 monthsup to $500
For details, see Tenn. Code § 40-35-111

Terms Used In Tennessee Code 62-27-106

  • Commissioner: means the commissioner of commerce and insurance. See Tennessee Code 62-27-102
  • Person: means any natural person, firm, association, copartnership or corporation. See Tennessee Code 62-27-102
  • Polygraph examiner: means any person who purports to be able to detect deception or verify truth of statements through instrumentation or by means of a mechanical device. See Tennessee Code 62-27-102
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
(b) It is unlawful for any person, other than a law enforcement officer acting in accordance with § 62-27-103(c), to operate any instrument or device to detect deception or verify the truth of statements that does not meet the minimum instrumentation requirements set forth in § 62-27-103(a) or to use any title or make any representation tending to indicate that the person is qualified to detect deception or verify truth of statements through the use of the instrument or device.
(c) A violation of this section is a Class B misdemeanor.
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