Bill 202 — Fourth Session, 17Th Legislature, 24 Elizabeth Ii the Legislative Assembly of Alberta Bill 202 the Lie Detector Act (Legislature 17, Session 4)

L17 S4 5429

Alberta — Bills

1975 Bill Fourth Session, 17th Legislature, 24 Elizabeth II THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF ALBERTA BILL THE LIE DETECTOR ACT MR. WILSON First Reading ............................. . Second Reading ............................ . Third Reading Printed by the Queen's Printer for the Province of Alberta, EDMONTON Bill 20~ }'lr. Wilson BILL THE LIE DETECTOR ACT (Assented to , 1975) I~~ER l\IAJESTY, by and with the advice and consent of .if. the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, enacts as follows: 1.

In this Act, "lie detector" means an instrument for making a g.raphic or visual gauge or record of the changes in blo'Od pressure, pulse, respiration rate or the stress of some'One being questioned, or as under suspicion of guilt, and s'Ometimes referred to as a "polygraph" or "psychological stress evaluator". 2. No person shall 'Operate a lie detector unless (

a) that person is a member of the Royal Canadian M'Ounted P'Olice 'Or of a municipal P'Olice 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 wh'O contravenes

section is guilty of an offence and liable on

summary conviction to a fine of not more than $5,000 and in default of payment, to imprison ment 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. Explanatory Notes Title: 1975 (17th, 4th) Bill 202, The Lie Detector Act

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Collection	Alberta — Bills
Citation	L17 S4 5429
Type	bill
Volume / chapter	L17 S4 5429
Language	en
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