{"data":{"id":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-59-59-1468","jurisdiction":"us-ok","citation":"Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-1468","heading":"Suspension or revocation of license – Definitions","body":"A. The Polygraph Examiners Board may refuse to issue or may\n\nsuspend or revoke a license on any one or more of the following\n\ngrounds:\n\n1. For failing to inform a subject to be examined as to the\n\nnature of the examination;\n\n2. For failing to inform a subject to be examined that his\n\nparticipation in the examination is voluntary, unless the subject is\n\nan employee of a governmental body which has a policy or rules and\n\nregulations requiring mandatory polygraph examinations as a part of\n\ninternal investigations;\n\n3. Material misstatement in the application for original\n\nlicense or in the application for any renewal license under this\n\nact;\n\n4. Willful disregard or violation of this act or any regulation\n\nor rule issued pursuant thereto, including, but not limited to,\n\nwillfully making a false report concerning an examination for\n\npolygraph examination purposes;\n\n5. If the holder of any license has been adjudged guilty of the\n\ncommission of a felony crime that substantially relates to the\n\noccupation of a polygraph examiner and poses a reasonable threat to\n\npublic safety;\n\n6. Making any willful misrepresentation or false promises or\n\ncausing to be printed any false or misleading advertisement for the\n\npurpose of directly or indirectly obtaining business or trainees;\n\n7. Having demonstrated unworthiness or incompetency to act as a\n\npolygraph examiner as defined by this act;\n\n8. Allowing one's license under this act to be used by any\n\nunlicensed person in violation of the provisions of this act;\n\n9. Willfully aiding or abetting another in the violation of\n\nthis act or any regulation or rule issued pursuant thereto;\n\n10. If the license holder has been adjudged an habitual\n\ndrunkard or mentally incompetent as provided in the Probate Code;\n\n11. Failing, within a reasonable time, to provide information\n\nrequested by the secretary as the result of a formal complaint to\n\nthe Board which would indicate a violation of this act; or\n\n12. Failing to inform the subject of the results of the\n\nexamination if so requested.\n\nB. As used in this section:\n\n1. \"Substantially relates\" means the nature of criminal conduct\n\nfor which the person was convicted has a direct bearing on the\n\nfitness or ability to perform one or more of the duties or\n\nresponsibilities necessarily related to the occupation; and\n\n2. \"Poses a reasonable threat\" means the nature of criminal\n\nconduct for which the person was convicted involved an act or threat\n\nof harm against another and has a bearing on the fitness or ability\n\nto serve the public or work with others in the occupation.","path":["OK Code","Title 59"],"source_url":"https://www.oklegislature.gov/OK_Statutes/CompleteTitles/os59.pdf","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:36Z","sha256":"d02d3e91df3c15d5cd1b1c0747dcab59cdb60264c5bdd0e383138fd92cb1db70","source_id":"us-ok","stale":false,"prev":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-59-59-1467","next":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-59-59-1469"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}