1. (1) An applicant for licensure as a deception detection examiner:

   1. (a) shall submit an application in a form the division approves;
   2. (b) shall pay a fee the division determines in accordance with Section 63J-1-504;
   3. (c) may not have been convicted of a felony or any other crime that when considered with the duties and responsibilities of a deception detection examiner is considered by the division to indicate that the best interests of the public will not be served by granting the applicant a license;
   4. (d) may not have been declared by any court with jurisdiction incompetent by reason of mental defect or disease and not been restored;
   5. (e) may not be currently unable to perform the duties required under this title due to a mental or physical illness or condition, or engagement in any of the behaviors listed in Subsection 58-1-501(2)(a)(v);

   6. (f) shall have completed one of the following:

      1. (i) have earned a bachelor's degree from a four-year university or college meeting standards the division makes by rule made in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act;
      2. (ii) have completed not less than 8,000 hours of investigation experience that the division approves; or
      3. (iii) have completed a combination of university or college education and investigation experience, as the division defines by rule the division makes in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, as being equivalent to the requirements under Subsection (1)(f)(i) or (1)(f)(ii);
   7. (g) shall have successfully completed a training program in deception detection meeting criteria the division makes by rule made in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act;

   8. (h) shall:

      1. (i) consent to, and complete, a criminal background check, described in Section 58-1-301.5;
      2. (ii) meet any other standard related to the criminal background check described in Subsection (1)(h)(i), that the division makes by rule in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act; and
      3. (iii) disclose any criminal history the division requests on a form the division approves; and
   9. (i) shall have performed satisfactorily as a licensed deception detection intern for a period of not less than one year and shall have satisfactorily conducted not less than 100 deception detection examinations under the supervision of a licensed deception detection examiner.

2. (2) An applicant for licensure as a deception detection intern:

   1. (a) shall submit an application in a form the division approves;
   2. (b) shall pay a fee the division determines in accordance with Section 63J-1-504;
   3. (c) may not have been convicted of a felony or any other crime that when considered with the duties and responsibilities of a deception detection intern is considered by the division to indicate that the best interests of the public will not be served by granting the applicant a license;
   4. (d) may not have been declared by any court with jurisdiction incompetent by reason of mental defect or disease and not been restored;
   5. (e) may not be currently unable to perform the duties required under this title due to a mental or physical illness or condition, or engagement in any of the behaviors listed in Subsection 58-1-501(2)(a)(v);

   6. (f) shall have completed one of the following:

      1. (i) have earned a bachelor's degree from a four-year university or college meeting standards the division makes by rule made in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act;
      2. (ii) have completed not less than 8,000 hours of investigation experience that the division approves; or
      3. (iii) have completed a combination of university or college education and investigation experience, as the division defines by rule the division makes in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, as being equivalent to the requirements under Subsection (2)(f)(i) or (2)(f)(ii);
   7. (g) shall have successfully completed a training program in deception detection meeting criteria the division makes by rule in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act;

   8. (h) shall:

      1. (i) consent to, and complete, a criminal background check, described in Section 58-1-301.5;
      2. (ii) meet any other standard related to the criminal background check described in Subsection (2)(h)(i), that the division makes by rule in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act; and
      3. (iii) disclose any criminal history the division requests on a form the division approves; and

   9. (i) shall provide the division with an intern supervision agreement in a form the division approves under which:

      1. (i) a licensed deception detection examiner agrees to supervise the intern; and
      2. (ii) the applicant agrees to be supervised by that licensed deception detection examiner.

3. (3) An applicant for licensure as a deception detection examination administrator:

   1. (a) shall submit an application in a form the division approves;
   2. (b) shall pay a fee the division determines in accordance with Section 63J-1-504;
   3. (c) may not have been convicted of a felony or any other crime that when considered with the duties and responsibilities of a deception detection examination administrator is considered by the division to indicate that the best interests of the public will not be served by granting the applicant a license;
   4. (d) may not have been declared by a court with jurisdiction incompetent by reason of mental defect or disease and not been restored;
   5. (e) may not be currently unable to perform the duties required under this title due to a mental or physical illness or condition, or engagement in any of the behaviors listed in Subsection 58-1-501(2)(a)(v);
   6. (f) shall have earned an associate degree from a state-accredited university or college or have an equivalent number of years' work experience;

   7. (g) shall:

      1. (i) consent to, and complete, a criminal background check, described in Section 58-1-301.5;
      2. (ii) meet any other standard related to the criminal background check described in Subsection (3)(g)(i), that the division makes by rule in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act; and
      3. (iii) disclose any criminal history the division requests on a form the division approves; and
   8. (h) shall have successfully completed a training program and have obtained certification in deception detection examination administration provided by the manufacturer of a scientific or technology-based software application solution that the director approves.

Amended by Chapter 64, 2026 General Session