§ 54.1-1800 Definitions
§ 54.1-1801 Licenses
§ 54.1-1802.1 Powers and duties of the Department
§ 54.1-1803 Approval of schools to teach courses of instruction
§ 54.1-1804 Submission of fingerprints
§ 54.1-1805 Instrument to be used
§ 54.1-1806 Prohibition of use of certain questions on polygraph tests for employment

Terms Used In Virginia Code > Title 54.1 > Subtitle II > Chapter 18 - Polygraph Examiners

  • 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.
  • Course of instruction: means a formal course of instruction in the detection of deception and the verification of truth in an institution approved by the Director. See Virginia Code 54.1-1800
  • Department: means the Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation. See Virginia Code 54.1-1800
  • device: means any mechanical or electronic instrument or device, other than a polygraph, used to test or question individuals for the purpose of detecting deception or verifying truthfulness. See Virginia Code 54.1-1800
  • Director: means the Director of the Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation. See Virginia Code 54.1-1800
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • 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, partnership, association, corporation or trust. See Virginia Code 54.1-1800
  • Polygraph: means any mechanical or electronic instrument or device used to test or question individuals for the purpose of determining truthfulness. See Virginia Code 54.1-1800
  • Polygraph examiner: means any person who uses a polygraph to test or question individuals for the purpose of determining truthfulness. See Virginia Code 54.1-1800
  • Process: includes subpoenas, the summons and complaint in a civil action, and process in statutory actions. See Virginia Code 1-237
  • State: when applied to a part of the United States, includes any of the 50 states, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, and the United States Virgin Islands. See Virginia Code 1-245