West Virginia legislation · 2026 Regular Session
West Virginia SB233: Clarifying qualifications to be licensed to administer polygraphs
Status: Signed into law, March 19, 2026
What the bill says
An act to amend and reenact §21-5-5c of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to deception examiners; and clarifying the qualifications required to be licensed as a Class I or Class II psychophysiological detection of deception examiner. ARTICLE 5. WAGE PAYMENT AND COLLECTION. §21-5-5c. License required for psychophysiological detection of deception examiners; qualifications; promulgation of rules governing administration of psychophysiological detection of deception examinations. (a) No person, firm, or corporation shall administer a psychophysiological detection of deception.
From the enrolled text, March 11, 2026:
AN ACT to amend and reenact §21-5-5c of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to deception examiners; and clarifying the qualifications required to be licensed as a Class I or Class II psychophysiological detection of deception examiner. ARTICLE 5. WAGE PAYMENT AND COLLECTION. §21-5-5c. License required for psychophysiological detection of deception examiners; qualifications; promulgation of rules governing administration of psychophysiological detection of deception examinations. (a) No person, firm, or corporation shall administer a psychophysiological detection of deception examination, lie detector, or other similar examination utilizing mechanical or electronic measures of physiological reactions to evaluate truthfulness without holding a current valid license to do so as issued by the Commissioner of Labor. No examination shall be administered by a licensed corporation except by an officer or employee thereof who is also licensed. (b) A person is qualified to receive a license as an examiner if he or (2) Is a citizen of the United States; (3) Has not been convicted of a (4) Has not been released or discharged with other than honorable conditions from any of the armed services of the United States or that of any other nation; (5) Has passed an examination conducted by the Commissioner of Labor or under his or her supervision to determine his or her competency to obtain a license to …