Bill 228 — Third Session, 17Th Legislature, 23 Elizabeth Ii the Legislative Assembly Qf. .. Alberta Bill 228 the Lie Detector Ac:T (Legislature 17, Session 3)

L17 S3 5376

Alberta — Bills

1974 Bill Third Session, 17th Legislature, 23 Elizabeth II THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY QF. .. ALBERTA BILL The Lie Detector Ac:t MR. WILSON First Reading .............................. . Second Reading ............................ . Third Reading ............................. . Printed by L. S. WALL, Queen's Printer for the Province of Alberta, EDMONTON Bill Mr. Wilson BILL THE LIE DETE'CTOR ACT ( Assented to ,1974) HER MAJESTY, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, enacts as follows: 1..

In this Act, "lie detector" means an instrument for making a graphic or visual gauge or record of the changes in blood pressure, pulse, respiration rate or the stress of someone being questioned, or as under suspicion of guilt, and sometimes referred to as a "polygraph" or "psycho logical stress evaluator". 2. No person shall operate a lie detector unless (

a) that person is a member of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police or of a municipal police force and operates the lie detector in the course of his duties as a police officer, or (

b) that person is authorized in writing to do so by the Attorney General. 3.

(1) A person who contravenes

section is guilty of an offence and liable on

summary eonviction to a fine of not more than $5,000 and in default of payment, to im prisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months.

(2) A person who is convicted of a second or subsequent ,offence under this Act may, in addition to or in lieu of any other penalty, be sentenced to a term of imprisonment of not more than one year. 4. This Act comes into force on the day upon which it is assented to. Title: 1974 (17th, 3rd) Bill 228, The Lie Detector Act

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Collection	Alberta — Bills
Citation	L17 S3 5376
Type	bill
Volume / chapter	L17 S3 5376
Language	en
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