- (2) The Board has authorized establishment of a complaint committee. The committee will include the administrative secretary, the board’s legal consultant and the board member from the complainant’s geographical area.
(1) Upon receiving a complaint, the Board may:
- (a) Make a further investigation of the matters referred to in the complaint;
- (b) Request that all of the parties concerned appear at an informal hearing on the complaint; or
- (c) Begin proceedings to suspend or revoke a polygraph examiner's license as provided by law.
- (2) After conducting an investigation or after an informal hearing, the Board may begin formal proceedings to issue oral or written reprimands, place an examiner on probation, or to suspend or revoke a polygraph examiner's license.
- (3) The Board shall begin proceedings to suspend or revoke a polygraph examiner's license whenever a complaint is made to the Board unless the Board determines, after investigation or an informal hearing, that the facts do not support a claim that the act or these regulations have been violated.
Author: Polygraph Examiners Board
Statutory Authority: Code of Ala. 1975, §§34-25-5(a), 41-22-4.
History: Filed February 7, 1984. Amended: Filed November 6, 1991. Amended: Published December 31, 2019; effective February 14, 2020.