Business Meeting - 11/13/2007

Membership

There are three categories of membership: Full Membership, Intern Membership, and Affiliate Membership. All full members and interns will have voting rights.

1. FULL Members must meet the following requirements:

• Must be 21 years of age.
• Must be a citizen of the United States of America.
• Must have a high school diploma or equivalent.
• Must not have been convicted of a felony or any crime of mortal turpitude.
• Must be a graduate of a formal polygraph school approved by the Executive Board.
• Must complete thirty (30) hours of approved training every two (2) years, training to be approved by the Executive Board or its designated committee.
• Must abide by a set of Professional Standards of Polygraph Procedures and Techniques as established by the Association.
• Must pay dues in a timely manner.
• Must have completed an internship with an experienced examiner consisting of a minimum of twenty-five (25) examinations.

Download the membership application form here in
either MS Word or Adobe PDF format.

2. INTERN members are individuals who have not yet completed all the requirements of a FULL membership.

3. AFFILIATE members are individuals who possess a sincere interest in the polygraph profession. Applicants may include representatives of polygraph instrument manufacturers, persons involved in research of polygraph instrumentation or procedures and retired polygraph examiners who do not meet the requirements for full membership. It is within the authority of the Membership Committee to accept any individual as an affiliate member who has a valid interest in the polygraph profession.