HB9 Alabama 2015 Session

Updated Feb 27, 2026

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Summary

Primary Sponsor: Mac McCutcheon
Republican
Session: Regular Session 2015
Title: Polygraph Examiners, further requirements for licensure by Board of Polygraph Examiners, regarding fingerprints and criminal background checks, Sec. 34-25-22 am'd
Summary: HB9 would require polygraph examiner licensure applicants to undergo state and national background checks by providing fingerprints, consent, and paying the costs.
What This Bill Does
It amends the licensure process for polygraph examiners to add fingerprint-based background checks. Applicants must submit two complete sets of fingerprints to the Board, which will send them to the State Bureau of Investigation for a state check and to the FBI for a national check, along with written consent to release the results to the Board. The applicant must pay all costs, and the Board will keep the background information confidential except when used to support a license denial or when subpoenaed.

Who It Affects
Individuals applying for an original polygraph examiner license in Alabama: must provide two sets of fingerprints, consent to release results, and pay the background check costs.
State Bureau of Investigation: conducts the state criminal history background check using the fingerprints provided.
Federal Bureau of Investigation: conducts the national criminal background check using the fingerprints provided.
Board of Polygraph Examiners: receives and relies on the background check results and must keep the information confidential, with disclosures allowed only to support a license denial or when subpoenaed.

Key Provisions
Applications for original license must be in writing under oath and include the nonrefundable fee.
Applicant shall provide two complete sets of fingerprints to be sent to the State Bureau of Investigation for a criminal history background check.
SBI shall forward a copy of the prints to the FBI for a national criminal background check.
The request to the board must include two complete sets of fingerprints and written consent for release of background information to the board.
Applicant shall pay all costs associated with the background checks.
Board shall keep information confidential, with disclosure allowed to support denial of a license or when subpoenaed.

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Subjects: Polygraph Examiners