???  Do individual states maintain registries of licensed polygraphers and complaint histories?  Any information on this?

Thanks.  The state is Washington.  Mr. Carter seems like a nice guy.  Says he has done this since 1968.  Other names I have been given include Bud Killean and Terry Hall.

Title:  Forensic "Lie Detection": Procedures Without Scientific Basis 

Journal:  Journal of Forensic Psychology Practice  Volume:1  

Issue:1  Dated:2001  Pages:75 to 86 

Author:  William G. Iacono Ph.D. 

Format:  article 

Publication Date:  2001 

Pages:  12 

Type:  Studies/research reports 

Origin:  United States 

Language:  English 

Note:  For an opposing argument, see NCJ-186442. 

Annotation:  This paper provides a critical overview of the scientific status of the control question test (CQT), the type of polygraph test most likely to be used in forensic settings.  
Abstract:  Because there is no characteristic physiological response necessarily linked with lying, it is not possible to ask a person to answer a relevant question about an alleged misdeed, record nervous-system reactions, and make a determination of truthfulness. Polygraphy has attempted to circumvent this problem by including, in addition to a relevant question, a comparison question that is also used to elicit physiological reactions. If a suspect responds more strongly to the relevant question, guilt is indicated, while similar sized responses to both types of questions signify innocence. This relevant/irrelevant test (RIT) format has been found wanting even by proponents of polygraphy, because the irrelevant items do not provide an adequate control for the emotional impact of simply being presented with the accusatory relevant question. The CQT is an effort to circumvent the problems inherent in the RIT by introducing a so-called "control" question, the response to which is compared to the relevant question. Control questions are intended to elicit a lie or at least concern by posing a vague question that covers possible minor misdeeds from a person's past. The theory of the CQT assumes that it is highly likely that every person has hurt someone or lied to an authority figure, so these questions will provide an example of a subject's physiological reactions when lying. For the CQT to be valid, two assumptions must hold. The first requires innocent individuals to be more responsive to control than relevant questions. The second requires guilty persons to respond more intensely to relevant than control questions. These assumptions can be easily challenged, making CQT biased against innocent individuals and vulnerable to defeat by artificially augmenting responses to control questions. These conclusions are supported by published research findings in the best social science journals....

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I'd first like to address my thanks to all of you that make this sight possible and to your willingness to help those who are afflicted by the polygraph "tests".
I need help finding polygrapher procedure laws for criminals in Colorado. My fiance has been subject to numerous polygraphs in the past 6 years as a part of his rehabilitation. The program that he has been a part of requires 2 passed poly's in order to be released from the program after he has completed other requirements. When the time came for these 2 poly's they informed him that his "inconclusive" pass would not be accepted because of law changes that took place after his admition in the program. I have recieved some info by means of hear-say that the way that the tests are conducted do not follow the procedures as the law states. I am having a very hard time getting info on these laws. We can not afford the advice of legal professionals, so any help that you can provide me will be greatly appreciated and benificial to our goals. Thank you so much...Lizzy 217