18VAC120-30-10: Definitions

The following words and terms, when used in this chapter, have the following meanings unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:

"Advisory board" or "board" means the Polygraph Examiners Advisory Board.

"Polygraph examination" means the entire period of contact between a licensee and an examiner.

"Polygraph test" means the part of the polygraph examination during which the examinee is connected to a polygraph instrument that is continuously recording the examinee's reactions to questions.

"Reciprocity" means that any individual holding a current license in another jurisdiction may obtain a Virginia polygraph examiner license, provided the requirements and standards under which the license was issued are substantially equivalent to those established in this chapter and the individual meets all other requirements for licensure in Virginia.

"Reinstatement" means having a license restored to effectiveness after the expiration date on the license has passed.

"Relevant question" means a question asked of an examinee during a polygraph test that concerns an issue identified to the examinee during the pretest and that is to be reported by the licensee to any other person.

"Renewal" means continuing the effectiveness of a license for another period of time.