648.185 - Approval of polygraph required; conditional approval.
1. Ā Each instrument used to conduct a polygraphic examination must be of a type approved by the Board. The Board shall approve instruments which:
(a) Are of commercial manufacture;
(b) Visually, permanently and simultaneously record on a moving graph, physiological effects, including cardiovascular activity, respiratory activity and changes in skin resistance, as well as any other activity which the Board deems relevant to the purposes of a polygraphic examination; and
(c) Meet the minimum standards of accuracy and reliability adopted by the Board.
2. Ā Nothing in this chapter restricts the development of instruments or electronic or mechanical devices to record physiological events for the purpose of forming an opinion concerning the veracity of a statement made by the person examined.
3. Ā The Board may grant conditional approval to instruments for use in research.
(Added to NRS by 1985, 1330)
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