Oregon Revised Statutes

Or. Rev. Stat. § 703.010 (2026)

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      703.010 Definitions. As used in ORS 703.010 to 703.310, unless the context requires otherwise:

      (1) “Board” means the Board on Public Safety Standards and Training.

      (2) “Department” means the Department of Public Safety Standards and Training.

      (3) “Director” means the director of the department.

      (4) “Internship” means the study by a trainee of polygraph examinations and of the administration of polygraph examinations under the personal supervision and control of a polygraph examiner in accordance with the course of study prescribed by the board at the commencement of such study.

      (5) “Person” means any individual, firm, association, partnership or corporation.

      (6) “Polygraph examiner” means a person who purports to be able to detect deception or verify the truth of statements through the use of instrumentation or of a mechanical device that records visually, permanently and simultaneously the cardiovascular pattern, the respiratory pattern and the galvanic skin response of the individual being examined.

      (7) “Trainee” means a person licensed under ORS 703.010 to 703.310 to engage in an internship. [1975 c.608 §3; 1997 c.853 §45; 2003 c.777 §2]

 

      703.020 [1975 c.608 §1; renumbered 703.325 in 2001]

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 11 cases, 1976–2019 · leading case: State v. Brown, 687 P.2d 751 (Or. 1984).
State v. Brown, 687 P.2d 751 (Or. 1984). · cites it 2× “ORS 703.010 to 703.990 regulate all “persons who purport to be able to deduct deceptions and to verify the truth of statements through the use of instruments and mechanical devices, including but not limited to lie detectors, polygraphs and deceptographs.”
State v. Coffey, 788 P.2d 424 (Or. 1990). · cites it 2× “050 provides: “No person, including persons employed by a state agency or public body in this state, may engage in conducting polygraph examinations, refer to that person as a polygraph examiner or offer or advertise services as a polygraph examiner unless that person is…”
State v. Sharpe, 435 P.3d 887 (Alaska 2019). “199 (West 2017); Or. Rev. Stat. Ann. §§ 703.010 -.310 (West 2018) ; Vt.”
Snow v. Oregon State Penitentiary, 780 P.2d 215 (Or. 1989). · cites it 2× “In 1975, the legislature enacted the Polygraph Examiners Act, ORS 703.010 et seq; a comprehensive scheme to regulate polygraph examiners and their equipment.”
Williams v. Oregon State Pen., Corr. Div., 564 P.2d 706 (Or. Ct. App. 1977). “050 provides: "No person, including persons employed by a state agency or public body in this state, may engage in conducting polygraph examinations, refer to himself as a polygraph examiner or offer or advertise his services as a polygraph examiner unless he is licensed under…”
State v. Tavernier, 555 P.2d 481 (Or. Ct. App. 1976). “050 provides: "No person, including persons employed by a state agency or public body in this state, may engage in conducting polygraph examinations, refer to himself as a polygraph examiner or offer or advertise his services as a polygraph examiner unless he is licensed under…”
Preston v. Oregon State Pen., Cor. Div., 583 P.2d 9 (Or. Ct. App. 1978). “Petitioner contends that, prior to receiving the polygraph examination results, a foundation should be laid respecting the questions asked, the responses given and whether the machine was working properly.”
Herron v. Oregon State Penitentiary, 617 P.2d 320 (Or. Ct. App. 1980). · cites it 2× “050 provides that: " No person, including persons employed by a state agency or public body in this state, may engage in conducting polygraph examinations, refer to himself as a polygraph examiner or offer or advertise his services as a polygraph examiner unless he is licensed…”
State v. Coffey, 764 P.2d 605 (Or. Ct. App. 1988). “050 provides: “No person, including persons employed by a state agency or public body in this state, may engage in conducting polygraph examinations, refer to that person as a polygraph examiner or offer or advertise services as a polygraph examiner unless that person is…”
Armas v. Oregon State Penitentiary, 601 P.2d 843 (Or. Ct. App. 1979). “The record contains a letter to the superintendent of the penitentiary which states that the polygraph operator is licensed under ORS 703.010 to 703.990. Thus, the proper foundation was laid.”
State v. Sharpe (Alaska 2019). “199 (West 2017); Or. Rev. Stat. Ann. §§ 703.010 -.310 (West 2018); Vt.”
— Or. Rev. Stat. § 703.010(3) — 1 case
Herron v. Oregon State Penitentiary, 617 P.2d 320 (Or. Ct. App. 1980). “050 provides that: " No person, including persons employed by a state agency or public body in this state, may engage in conducting polygraph examinations, refer to himself as a polygraph examiner or offer or advertise his services as a polygraph examiner unless he is licensed…”
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