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Superseded 7/1/2026
58-64-302. Qualifications for licensure.
(1)An applicant for licensure as a deception detection examiner:
(a)shall submit an application in a form the division approves;
(b)shall pay a fee determined by the department under Section 63J-1-504 ;
(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;
(d)may not have been declared by any court of competent jurisdiction incompetent by reason of mental defect or disease and not been restored;
(e)may not be currently suffering from habitual drunkenness or from drug addiction or dependence;
(f)shall have completed one of the following:
(i)have earned a bachelor's degree from a four-year university or college meeting standards the division establishes by rule made in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act ;
(ii)have completed not less than 8,000 hours of investigation experience approved by the division; or
(iii)have completed a combination of university or college education and investigation experience, as defined by rule made by the division 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) ;
(g)shall have successfully completed a training program in detection deception meeting criteria the division establishes by rule made in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act ;
(h)shall:
(i)consent to, and complete, a criminal background check, described in Section 58-1-301.5 ;
(ii)meet any other standard related to the criminal background check described in Subsection (1)(h)(i) , that the division establishes by rule in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act; and
(iii)disclose any criminal history the division requests on a form the division approves; and
(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)An applicant for licensure as a deception detection intern:
(a)shall submit an application in a form the division approves;
(b)shall pay a fee determined by the department under Section 63J-1-504 ;
(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;
(d)may not have been declared by any court of competent jurisdiction incompetent by reason of mental defect or disease and not been restored;
(e)may not be currently suffering from habitual drunkenness or from drug addiction or dependence;
(f)shall have completed one of the following:
(i)have earned a bachelor's degree from a four-year university or college meeting standards the division establishes by rule made in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act ;
(ii)have completed not less than 8,000 hours of investigation experience approved by the division; or
(iii)have completed a combination of university or college education and investigation experience, as defined 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) ;
(g)shall have successfully completed a training program in detection deception meeting criteria established by rule the division makes in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act ;
(h)shall:
(i)consent to, and complete, a criminal background check, described in Section 58-1-301.5 ;
(ii)meet any other standard related to the criminal background check described in Subsection (2)(h)(i) , that the division establishes by rule in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act; and
(iii)disclose any criminal history the division requests on a form the division approves; and
(i)shall provide the division with an intern supervision agreement in a form the division approves under which:
(i)a licensed deception detection examiner agrees to supervise the intern; and
(ii)the applicant agrees to be supervised by that licensed deception detection examiner.
(3)An applicant for licensure as a deception detection examination administrator:
(a)shall submit an application in a form the division approves;
(b)shall pay a fee determined by the department under Section 63J-1-504 ;
(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;
(d)may not have been declared by a court of competent jurisdiction incompetent by reason of mental defect or disease and not been restored;
(e)may not be currently suffering from habitual drunkenness or from drug addiction or dependence;
(f)shall have earned an associate degree from a state-accredited university or college or have an equivalent number of years' work experience;
(g)shall:
(i)consent to, and complete, a criminal background check, described in Section 58-1-301.5 ;
(ii)meet any other standard related to the criminal background check described in Subsection (3)(g)(i) , that the division establishes by rule in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act; and
(iii)disclose any criminal history the division requests on a form the division approves; and
(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 443 , 2025 General Session