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Mich. Comp. Laws § 338.1701 (2026)

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FORENSIC POLYGRAPH EXAMINERS ACT


Act 295 of 1972


338.1701 Short title.

Sec. 1.

    This act shall be known and may be cited as the "forensic polygraph examiners act".

History: 1972, Act 295, Eff. Mar. 30, 1973

Compiler's Notes:

    For transfer of powers and duties of certain occupational functions, boards, and commissions from the Department of Licensing and Regulation to the Department of Commerce, see E.R.O. No. 1991-9, compiled at MCL 338.3501 of the Michigan Compiled Laws.

    For abolishment of the state board of forensic polygraph examiners and transfer of its powers and duties to the department of labor and economic growth, see E.R.O. No. 2007-18, compiled at MCL 445.2024.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 6 cases, 1977–2019 · leading case: People v. Barbara, 255 N.W.2d 171 (Mich. 1977).
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People v. Barbara, 255 N.W.2d 171 (Mich. 1977). · cites it 2× “, Forensic Polygraph Examiners Act, MCLA 338.1701 et seq.; MSA 18.186(1). Note, however, that the Attorney General has ruled that licensing is not required where a psychological stress evaluator is used for purposes other than to detect deception or verify truthfulness.”
King v. Michigan State Police Dep't, 841 N.W.2d 914 (Mich. Ct. App. 2013). “” A provision of the Forensic Polygraph Examiners Act (FPEA), MCL 338.1701 et seq., provides: (1) Any person who is or has been an employee of a licensed examiner shall not divulge to anyone other than his employer or former employer, or as the employer shall *177 direct, except…”
Schweitzer v. Bd. of Forensic Polygraph Examiners, 259 N.W.2d 362 (Mich. Ct. App. 1977). “These cases involve original complaints for mandamus, GCR 1963, 714, to compel the Michigan State Board of Forensic Polygraph Examiners to issue plaintiffs Schweitzer and Feist polygraph examiners licenses under the grandfather clause contained in § 9 of the Forensic Polygraph…”
Hildebrand v. Revco Disc. Drug Centers, 357 N.W.2d 778 (Mich. Ct. App. 1984). “Count II alleged that the defendant had violated the Michigan Forensic Polygraph Examiners Act, MCL 338.1701 et seq.; MSA 18.186(1) et seq.”
State Bd. of Educ. v. Houghton Lake Cmty. Schs., 403 N.W.2d 561 (Mich. Ct. App. 1987). “To rebut defendants’ argument that days lost to severe weather could be counted as days of instruction under the administrative rules, plaintiff contends that the Legislature impliedly repealed the administrative rule relied on by defendants by enacting 1984 PA 239 , MCL…”
Michigan Open Carry Inc v. Dep't of State Police (Mich. Ct. App. 2019). “In King, this Court concluded that because polygraph reports were exempt from disclosure under the Forensic Polygraph Examiners Act (FPEA), MCL 338.1701 et seq., the reports were also exempt from disclosure under the FOIA.”
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State Bd. of Educ. v. Houghton Lake Cmty. Schs., 403 N.W.2d 561 (Mich. Ct. App. 1987). “To rebut defendants’ argument that days lost to severe weather could be counted as days of instruction under the administrative rules, plaintiff contends that the Legislature impliedly repealed the administrative rule relied on by defendants by enacting 1984 PA 239 , MCL…”
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