South Dakota § 36-30-3 - Qualifications for license--Application--Fee.

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§ 36-30-3. Qualifications for license--Application--Fee.

A person may receive a license as a polygraph examiner, which is valid for three years if the person:

(1)    Establishes that he or she is a person of good moral character;

(2)    Has satisfactorily completed at least six weeks of study in the use of a polygraph in detection of deception or establishes that he or she is an experienced and competent polygraph examiner based upon work experience; and

(3)    Submits an application to the Office of the Attorney General along with a nonrefundable seventy-five dollar license fee.

Source: SL 1984, ch 174, § 4; SL 2006, ch 201, § 1.

Source: official South Dakota text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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