1. Each instrument used to conduct a polygraphic examination must be of a type approved by the Board. The Board shall approve instruments which:
- (a) Are of commercial manufacture;
- (b) Visually, permanently and simultaneously record on a moving graph, physiological effects, including cardiovascular activity, respiratory activity and changes in skin resistance, as well as any other activity which the Board deems relevant to the purposes of a polygraphic examination; and
- (c) Meet the minimum standards of accuracy and reliability adopted by the Board.
- 2. Nothing in this chapter restricts the development of instruments or electronic or mechanical devices to record physiological events for the purpose of forming an opinion concerning the veracity of a statement made by the person examined.
- 3. The Board may grant conditional approval to instruments for use in research.
(Added to NRS by 1985, 1330)