Tennessee § 62-27-106 - License requirement.
Full text of Tennessee Tennessee Code Annotated § 62-27-106 — License requirement., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 62-27-106. License requirement.
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 commission. 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. A violation of this section is a Class B misdemeanor. Acts 1978, ch. 900, § 7; 1981, ch. 489, §§ 5, 7; T.C.A., § 62-2706; Acts 1982, ch. 720, § 9; 1989, ch. 591, § 112; 1999, ch. 252, § 4; 2000, ch. 821, § 2. Cross-References. Penalty for Class B misdemeanor, § 40-35-111 .
Frequently Asked Questions About Tennessee § 62-27-106
What does Tennessee Code Annotated § 62-27-106 cover?
Section 62-27-106 ("License requirement.") is part of the Tennessee Code Annotated, the codified statutory law of Tennessee. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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