Internship: means the study of polygraph techniques and of the administration of polygraph techniques by a trainee, referred to as an "intern" in this chapter, under the personal supervision and control of a local licensed polygraph examiner in accordance with a course of study prescribed by the commissioner at the commencement of the internship. 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
(1) Upon approval by the commissioner, an internship permit shall be issued to an intern applicant who has completed a recognized polygraph school; provided, that the intern applicant applies for the license and pays the required fee.(2) The application shall contain information that may be required by the commissioner.(b) An internship permit shall be valid for the term of twelve (12) months from the date of issue. The permit may be extended or renewed for any term not to exceed six (6) months upon good cause shown to the commissioner. The intern may apply for an examiner’s license after completion of six (6) months from the date of issue of the internship; provided, however, that all other requirements of this chapter are met.(c) An intern shall not be entitled to hold an internship permit after the expiration date of the original twelve (12) month period and six (6) month extension if an extension is granted by the commissioner until twelve (12) months after the date of expiration of the last internship license held by the intern.(d) All intern applicants are required to take and pass an intern examination as prescribed by the commissioner prior to commencement of the internship unless the applicant has completed a polygraph school or held a polygraph examiner license in this state in the immediate preceding twenty-four month period.(e) No intern may administer an actual polygraph examination without an intern permit.(f) All internship programs shall be subject to inspection and review by the commissioner at the times and in the manner that it prescribes. The commissioner may require that interns administer certain numbers and types of polygraph examinations during their period of internship.(g)(1) In order to be eligible to serve as a sponsor for an intern polygraph examiner, a person must have held a valid Tennessee polygraph examiner’s license for at least the immediately preceding two (2) years.(2) No licensed polygraph examiner may sponsor more than two (2) interns at any one time. Each sponsor shall submit to the commissioner on the prescribed forms progress reports on the sponsor’s intern or interns every sixty (60) days.
