Sec. 28.
(1) Any person who is or has been an employee of a licensed examiner shall not divulge to anyone other than his employer or former employer, or as the employer shall direct, except as he may be required by law, any information acquired by him during his employment in respect to any of the work to which he shall have been assigned by the employer. Any employee violating the provisions of this section and any employee who makes a false report to his employer in respect to any work is guilty of a misdemeanor.
(2) Any principal, manager or employee of a licensed examiner who furnishes false information to clients, or who sells, divulges or otherwise discloses to other than clients, except as he may be required by law, any information acquired by him or them during employment by the client is guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall be subjected to immediate suspension of license by the board and revocation of license upon satisfactory proof of the offense. Any communications, oral or written, furnished by a professional man or client to a licensed examiner, or any information secured in connection with an assignment for a client, shall be deemed privileged with the same authority and dignity as are other privileged communications recognized by the courts of this state.
(3) Any recipient of information, report or results from a polygraph examiner, except for the person tested, shall not provide, disclose or convey such information, report or results to a third party except as may be required by law and the rules promulgated by the board in accordance with section 7 of this act.
History: 1972, Act 295, Eff. Mar. 30, 1973 Compiler's Notes: For transfer of powers and duties of certain occupational functions, boards, and commissions from the Department of Licensing and Regulation to the Department of Commerce, see E.R.O. No. 1991-9, compiled at MCL 338.3501 of the Michigan Compiled Laws.For abolishment of the state board of forensic polygraph examiners and transfer of its powers and duties to the department of labor and economic growth, see E.R.O. No. 2007-18, compiled at MCL 445.2024.
Structure Michigan Compiled Laws
Chapter 338 - Professions and Occupations
Act 295 of 1972 - Forensic Polygraph Examiners Act (338.1701 - 338.1729)
Section 338.1701 - Short Title.
Section 338.1702 - Persons Not Exempted From Act.
Section 338.1703 - Definitions.
Section 338.1704 - Minimum Standards for Instruments or Devices.
Section 338.1708 - Activities Requiring License.
Section 338.1709 - Examiner's License; Issuance Without Examination; Conditions and Qualifications.
Section 338.1710 - Examiner's License; Qualifications.
Section 338.1711 - Intern's License; Qualifications.
Section 338.1712 - Temporary Examiner's License; Qualifications.
Section 338.1713 - Irrevocable Consent by Nonresident Applicant to Service of Process.
Section 338.1714 - Reciprocity.
Section 338.1716 - Duration of Licenses.
Section 338.1717 - Specific Requirements as to Licenses.
Section 338.1718 - Renewal of Examiner's License.
Section 338.1719 - Refusal to Issue or Suspension or Revocation of License; Grounds.
Section 338.1721 - Surrender or Seizure of License.
Section 338.1722 - Reinstatement of License.
Section 338.1723 - Transcripts and Records of Proceedings Before Board; Motion for Rehearing.
Section 338.1725 - Witnesses; Documents.
Section 338.1726 - Repealed. 1982, Act 46, Eff. Mar. 30, 1983.
Section 338.1727 - Injunction.