LicensingAmended by Chapter 201, 2016 General Session2016Licensure required -- License classifications.
A license is required to engage in the practice of deception detection, except as specifically provided in Section 58-64-304 or 58-1-307.
The division shall issue to an individual who qualifies under this chapter a license in the classifications of:
deception detection examiner;
deception detection intern; or
deception detection examination administrator.7/1/2026Amended by Chapter 443, 2025 General Session2025Qualifications for licensure.An applicant for licensure as a deception detection examiner:shall submit an application in a form the division approves;shall pay a fee determined by the department under Section 63J-1-504;may not have been convicted of a felony or any other crime that when considered with the duties and responsibilities of a deception detection examiner is considered by the division to indicate that the best interests of the public will not be served by granting the applicant a license;may not have been declared by any court of competent jurisdiction incompetent by reason of mental defect or disease and not been restored;may not be currently suffering from habitual drunkenness or from drug addiction or dependence;shall have completed one of the following:have earned a bachelor's degree from a four-year university or college meeting standards the division establishes by rule made in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act;have completed not less than 8,000 hours of investigation experience approved by the division; orhave completed a combination of university or college education and investigation experience, as defined by rule made by the division in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, as being equivalent to the requirements under Subsection (1)(f)(i) or (1)(f)(ii);shall have successfully completed a training program in detection deception meeting criteria the division establishes by rule made in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act;shall:consent to, and complete, a criminal background check, described in Section 58-1-301.5;meet any other standard related to the criminal background check described in Subsection (1)(h)(i), that the division establishes by rule in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act; anddisclose any criminal history the division requests on a form the division approves; andshall have performed satisfactorily as a licensed deception detection intern for a period of not less than one year and shall have satisfactorily conducted not less than 100 deception detection examinations under the supervision of a licensed deception detection examiner.An applicant for licensure as a deception detection intern:shall submit an application in a form the division approves;shall pay a fee determined by the department under Section 63J-1-504;may not have been convicted of a felony or any other crime that when considered with the duties and responsibilities of a deception detection intern is considered by the division to indicate that the best interests of the public will not be served by granting the applicant a license;may not have been declared by any court of competent jurisdiction incompetent by reason of mental defect or disease and not been restored;may not be currently suffering from habitual drunkenness or from drug addiction or dependence;shall have completed one of the following:have earned a bachelor's degree from a four-year university or college meeting standards the division establishes by rule made in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act;have completed not less than 8,000 hours of investigation experience approved by the division; orhave completed a combination of university or college education and investigation experience, as defined by rule the division makes in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, as being equivalent to the requirements under Subsection (2)(f)(i) or (2)(f)(ii);shall have successfully completed a training program in detection deception meeting criteria established by rule the division makes in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act;shall:consent to, and complete, a criminal background check, described in Section 58-1-301.5;meet any other standard related to the criminal background check described in Subsection (2)(h)(i), that the division establishes by rule in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act; anddisclose any criminal history the division requests on a form the division approves; andshall provide the division with an intern supervision agreement in a form the division approves under which:a licensed deception detection examiner agrees to supervise the intern; andthe applicant agrees to be supervised by that licensed deception detection examiner.An applicant for licensure as a deception detection examination administrator:shall submit an application in a form the division approves;shall pay a fee determined by the department under Section 63J-1-504;may not have been convicted of a felony or any other crime that when considered with the duties and responsibilities of a deception detection examination administrator is considered by the division to indicate that the best interests of the public will not be served by granting the applicant a license;may not have been declared by a court of competent jurisdiction incompetent by reason of mental defect or disease and not been restored;may not be currently suffering from habitual drunkenness or from drug addiction or dependence;shall have earned an associate degree from a state-accredited university or college or have an equivalent number of years' work experience;shall:consent to, and complete, a criminal background check, described in Section 58-1-301.5;meet any other standard related to the criminal background check described in Subsection (3)(g)(i), that the division establishes by rule in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act; anddisclose any criminal history the division requests on a form the division approves; andshall have successfully completed a training program and have obtained certification in deception detection examination administration provided by the manufacturer of a scientific or technology-based software application solution that the director approves.7/1/2026Amended by Chapter 64, 2026 General Session2026Qualifications for licensure.An applicant for licensure as a deception detection examiner:shall submit an application in a form the division approves;shall pay a fee the division determines in accordance with Section 63J-1-504;may not have been convicted of a felony or any other crime that when considered with the duties and responsibilities of a deception detection examiner is considered by the division to indicate that the best interests of the public will not be served by granting the applicant a license;may not have been declared by any court with jurisdiction incompetent by reason of mental defect or disease and not been restored;may not be currently unable to perform the duties required under this title due to a mental or physical illness or condition, or engagement in any of the behaviors listed in Subsection 58-1-501(2)(a)(v);shall have completed one of the following:have earned a bachelor's degree from a four-year university or college meeting standards the division makes by rule made in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act;have completed not less than 8,000 hours of investigation experience that the division approves; orhave completed a combination of university or college education and investigation experience, as the division defines by rule the division makes in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, as being equivalent to the requirements under Subsection (1)(f)(i) or (1)(f)(ii);shall have successfully completed a training program in deception detection meeting criteria the division makes by rule made in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act;shall:consent to, and complete, a criminal background check, described in Section 58-1-301.5;meet any other standard related to the criminal background check described in Subsection (1)(h)(i), that the division makes by rule in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act; anddisclose any criminal history the division requests on a form the division approves; andshall have performed satisfactorily as a licensed deception detection intern for a period of not less than one year and shall have satisfactorily conducted not less than 100 deception detection examinations under the supervision of a licensed deception detection examiner.An applicant for licensure as a deception detection intern:shall submit an application in a form the division approves;shall pay a fee the division determines in accordance with Section 63J-1-504;may not have been convicted of a felony or any other crime that when considered with the duties and responsibilities of a deception detection intern is considered by the division to indicate that the best interests of the public will not be served by granting the applicant a license;may not have been declared by any court with jurisdiction incompetent by reason of mental defect or disease and not been restored;may not be currently unable to perform the duties required under this title due to a mental or physical illness or condition, or engagement in any of the behaviors listed in Subsection 58-1-501(2)(a)(v);shall have completed one of the following:have earned a bachelor's degree from a four-year university or college meeting standards the division makes by rule made in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act;have completed not less than 8,000 hours of investigation experience that the division approves; orhave completed a combination of university or college education and investigation experience, as the division defines by rule the division makes in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, as being equivalent to the requirements under Subsection (2)(f)(i) or (2)(f)(ii);shall have successfully completed a training program in deception detection meeting criteria the division makes by rule in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act;shall:consent to, and complete, a criminal background check, described in Section 58-1-301.5;meet any other standard related to the criminal background check described in Subsection (2)(h)(i), that the division makes by rule in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act; anddisclose any criminal history the division requests on a form the division approves; andshall provide the division with an intern supervision agreement in a form the division approves under which:a licensed deception detection examiner agrees to supervise the intern; andthe applicant agrees to be supervised by that licensed deception detection examiner.An applicant for licensure as a deception detection examination administrator:shall submit an application in a form the division approves;shall pay a fee the division determines in accordance with Section 63J-1-504;may not have been convicted of a felony or any other crime that when considered with the duties and responsibilities of a deception detection examination administrator is considered by the division to indicate that the best interests of the public will not be served by granting the applicant a license;may not have been declared by a court with jurisdiction incompetent by reason of mental defect or disease and not been restored;may not be currently unable to perform the duties required under this title due to a mental or physical illness or condition, or engagement in any of the behaviors listed in Subsection 58-1-501(2)(a)(v);shall have earned an associate degree from a state-accredited university or college or have an equivalent number of years' work experience;shall:consent to, and complete, a criminal background check, described in Section 58-1-301.5;meet any other standard related to the criminal background check described in Subsection (3)(g)(i), that the division makes by rule in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act; anddisclose any criminal history the division requests on a form the division approves; andshall have successfully completed a training program and have obtained certification in deception detection examination administration provided by the manufacturer of a scientific or technology-based software application solution that the director approves.Amended by Chapter 201, 2016 General Session2016Term of license -- Expiration -- Renewal.
The division shall issue each license under this chapter in accordance with a two-year renewal cycle established by rule. The division may by rule extend or shorten a renewal period by as much as one year to stagger the renewal cycles it administers.
At the time of renewal, the licensee shall show satisfactory evidence of:
having performed not less than 25 deception detection examinations during the two years immediately preceding the date of the renewal notice; and
obtaining recertification within the past two years from the manufacturer of a scientific or technology-based software solution, if the licensee is renewing a deception detection examination administrator license.
Each license automatically expires on the expiration date shown on the license unless the licensee renews it in accordance with Section 58-1-308.Amended by Chapter 238, 2016 General Session2016Amended by Chapter 238, 2016 General Session, (Coordination Clause)2016Exemptions from licensure.In addition to the exemptions from licensure described in Section 58-1-307, a law enforcement officer, as defined under Section 53-13-103, who is not licensed under this chapter, may operate a voice stress analyzer or software application designed for detecting deception in the course of the officer's employment with a federal, state, or local law enforcement agency, if the officer:
has completed the manufacturer's training course and is certified by the manufacturer to operate the voice stress analyzer or software application designed for detecting deception; and
is operating the voice stress analyzer or software application designed for detecting deception in accordance with Section 58-64-601, regarding deception detection instruments.Amended by Chapter 79, 1996 General Session1996Status of licenses held on the effective date of this chapter.An individual holding a valid Utah license as a deception detection examiner or detection examiner intern under Title 53, Chapter 5, Part 3, Deception Detection Examiners Act, on July 1, 1995, is:
on or after July 1, 1995, considered to hold a current license under this chapter in the comparable classification of deception detection examiner or deception detection intern; and
subject to this chapter.