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Or. Rev. Stat. § 703.050 (2026)

Polygraph examiner license requirement

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      703.050 Polygraph examiner license requirement. 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 licensed under ORS 703.010 to 703.310 as a polygraph examiner. [1975 c.608 §4]

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 6 cases, 1976–1990 · leading case: State v. Coffey, 788 P.2d 424 (Or. 1990).
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State v. Coffey, 788 P.2d 424 (Or. 1990). · cites it 3× “The Court of Appeals concluded that the warrant-issuing judge reasonably could infer that, in light of ORS 703.050 and 703.990, 2 detective McCloskey was not in violation of the law and, consequently, the examiner was licensed under ORS 703.”
Williams v. Oregon State Pen., Corr. Div., 564 P.2d 706 (Or. Ct. App. 1977). “ORS 703.050 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…”
State v. Tavernier, 555 P.2d 481 (Or. Ct. App. 1976). “ORS 703.050 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…”
State v. Coffey, 764 P.2d 605 (Or. Ct. App. 1988). · cites it 2× “In this case, despite the omission in the affidavit of the examiner’s qualifications, under a common-sense interpretation, it was reasonable for the magistrate to assume that the examination was not done in violation of the law and that the examiner was licensed to conduct those…”
Armas v. Oregon State Penitentiary, 601 P.2d 843 (Or. Ct. App. 1979). “OSP, 29 Or App 455 , 564 P2d 706 (1977), we held that the results of a polygraph examination were not admissible as evidence in a prison discipline hearing absent a foundation in the record consisting of the qualifications of the operator, ORS 703.050. See also Preston v. *720…”
Herron v. Oregon State Penitentiary, 617 P.2d 320 (Or. Ct. App. 1980). “ORS 703.050 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…”
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