Polygraph Examiner - Trainee Last updated 02/18/2026

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Fees

License Fee Description Exemptions
$35.00
None
$50.00
None
$80.00
None

Description

A Polygraph Examiner Trainee is a person studying polygraph examinations and 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 Director of DPSST, in consultation with the Board on Public Safety Standards and Training

Duration

12 months.

Renewal Information

Application and $35 renewal fee. Maximum Period for Licensure as a Polygraph Examiner Trainee.
(a) A person may not be licensed as a polygraph examiner trainee for an aggregate period greater than four years unless the person requests, and the Department approves, a time extension.
(b) The Department may approve a time extension in order for the polygraph examiner trainee to meet the minimum standards for licensure as a polygraph examiner for education, training or examination for licensure as defined in OAR 259-020-0120.
(c) Department approved time extensions will not exceed one year.
(d) When a person has exhausted the allowed polygraph examiner trainee license renewals and the time extension, they are prohibited from holding licensure as a polygraph examiner trainee until two years and one day have elapsed from the expiration of the last polygraph examiner trainee license held by the person.
(e) Any application for licensure submitted prior to satisfying the two years and one day ineligibility period will be denied pursuant to OAR 259-020-0200.

Duplicate License Requirements

The fee of $5 for issuance of a duplicate license upon satisfactory proof that the original license has been lost or stolen.

Processing Time

Processing Time Description
1 Month Processing time depends on completion of application and background review.

Prerequisites and Requirements

Prerequisites

(1) Age. A person must be at least 18 years of age to be licensed as polygraph examiner trainee.
(2) Citizenship. A person must be a citizen of the United States to be licensed as a polygraph examiner trainee.
(3) Training. Applicants for licensure as a polygraph examiner trainee must:
(a) Have graduated from a polygraph examiner's course approved by the Department; or
(b) Provide documentation of military experience or training that the Department determines is substantially equivalent to the education required.
(4) Internship. Persons licensed as a polygraph examiner trainee must complete an internship. The Board prescribed internship requirements of any person who is licensed as a trainee are defined in OAR 259-020-0140.
(5) Professional Fitness. Applicants for licensure as a polygraph examiner trainee must not have demonstrated a course of behavior within the preceding 10 years which would indicate a high degree of probability that the applicant will be unlikely to perform the duties of a polygraph examiner in a manner that would serve the interests of the public.

Required Documentation

None

Examination Information

None

Continuing Education Requirements

(1) In order to renew licensure as a polygraph examiner or trainee, a person must document current knowledge, skills or abilities as a polygraph examiner or trainee. Documentation of current knowledge, skills or abilities may be satisfied by completing continuing education requirements in accordance with this rule.
(2) A person must document a minimum of 15 hours of continuing education, per licensing period, at the time of application in order to be eligible to renew their license.
(3) Continuing education includes, but is not limited to:
(a) Seminars sponsored by regional and national polygraph associations; or
(b) Department approved training specifically related to the field of polygraphy.
(4) In order to satisfy the requirements for the renewal of a polygraph examiner or trainee license, the continuing education must have been completed within the 24 month period prior to the application for renewal of a license and documentation of completion of the continuing education must be submitted to the Department. Documentation includes, but is not limited to, a certificate or letter of completion.
(5) The polygraph examiner’s or trainee’s license will not be renewed until documentation of the completed continuing education requirements has been received by the Department.
(6) A licensed polygraph examiner or trainee may carry over up to 15 hours of unused continuing education from the current licensing renewal application to the next licensing renewal period provided that the unused hours still meet the requirements for section (3) of this rule.

Bonding Requirements

NONE

Insurance Requirements

NONE

Additional Information

Other Information

Contact tDPSST for specific Polygraph Licensing information at 503-378-2100 or email at DPSST.POLYGRAPH@dpsst.oregon.gov

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