{"data":{"id":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-338.1705","jurisdiction":"us-mi","citation":"Mich. Comp. Laws § 338.1705","heading":"State board of forensic polygraph examiners; creation; appointment, terms, and qualifications of members; vacancy.","body":"Sec. 5.\n\nThe state board of forensic polygraph examiners is created within the department of state police and shall consist of 5 members appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of the senate for terms of 4 years, except the terms of office for members of the initial board shall be 2 for 2 years and 3 for 4 years. Any vacancy in an unexpired term shall be filled by appointment of the governor with the advice and consent of the senate for the unexpired term.\n\nThe members of the board shall be qualified as follows:\n\nAt least 2 members of the board shall be public examiners employed by separate and distinct governmental law enforcement agencies who are at the time of appointment licensed or in the case of the initial board, who fulfill the requirements for examiner licenses under the provisions of this act. Each of these 2 members shall have at least 5 consecutive years of law enforcement experience and at least 2 consecutive years of experience administering polygraph examinations prior to their appointment.\n\nAt least 2 members of the board shall be private examiners employed by separate and distinct persons or firms who are at the time of appointment licensed or in the case of the initial board, who fulfill the requirements for examiner licenses under the provisions of this act. Each of these 2 members shall have at least 5 consecutive years of experience administering polygraph examinations prior to their appointment.\n\nAt least 1 member shall be a person who shall represent the public at large.\n\nEach member of the board shall be a citizen of the United States, a resident of the state for at least 2 years prior to appointment and at the time of initial appointment shall fulfill the age and educational requirements then in effect for examiner licensing under this act.","path":["MI Code","Chapter 338","Act Act-295-of-1972"],"source_url":"https://www.legislature.mi.gov/Laws/MCL?objectName=mcl-338-1705","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:31Z","sha256":"e644d593cf814663d316416657fa3547b1a175259a9e906197a5e3980394db5c","source_id":"us-mi","stale":false,"prev":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-338.1704","next":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-338.1706"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}