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(the "Act"), see Tex. Occ. Code Ann. § 1703.001 (Vernon 2000), the Polygraph Examiners Board (the "Board") may inspect a polygraph examiner's work product at the examiner's place of
Amendment to the United States Constitution and article I, section 9 of the Texas Constitution. See Tex. Att'y Gen. Op. No. JC-0021 (1999) at 3. Both constitutional provisions protect the right of the people to be "secure in their persons, houses, papers," and possessions from "unreasonable searches and seizures." U.S. Const. amend. IV; see Tex. Const. art. I, § 9. A routine inspection is a search insofar as the right to be free from unreasonable searches and seizures is concerned. See Nesloney v. State, 711 S.W.2d 636, 638-39 (Tex. Crim. App. 1986) (en banc). We apply United States Supreme Court precedent to determine the constitutionality, under
3. For example, the Gun Control Act of 1968, 18 U.S.C. §§ 921-930 (1994 & Supp. IV 1998), provides a "sufficiently comprehensive and predictable inspection scheme" so that a gun dealer has
Tex. Occ. Code Ann. § 1703.002 (Vernon 2000). In the context of the Act, an "instrument" is "a
§ 1703.003(3). An instrument may be "a lie detector, polygraph, deceptograph, or any other similar
or related device." Id. The Board, consisting of six members appointed by the governor, see id. § 1703.051(a), is
§ 1703.103. But see id. § 1703.104 (limiting Board's authority to adopt rules restricting licensed
complaint. See id. § 1703.153.
from the Board. See id. §§ 1703.201(a), .208; see also id. §§ 1703.202-.207 (licensure
change in the examiner's "principal business location," see id. § 1703.301, and an examiner also
address," see id. § 1703.302(a). An examiner or intern must "prominently display" his or her license
at the licensee's place of business or place of internship. See id. § 1703.303. A licensee's
physiological changes, such as cardiovascular and respiratory patterns. See id. § 1703.305(a).
subject to penalties and may be enjoined. See id. § 1703.305(b).
alleging a violation of" the Act. Id. § 1703.351(a)(1), (11), (b). The Board also may petition a district court for an order to enjoin violations of the Act. See id. § 1703.401(a). In addition, a violation of the Act that does not involve a violation of confidentiality is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of at least $100 but no more than $1,000; confinement in county jail for a term of six
months or less; or both. See id. §§ 1703.402, .403.
the practice of polygraph examination, see Tex. Occ. Code Ann. § 1703.002 (Vernon 2000), or to
adopt rules to enforce the Act, see id. § 1703.103.
Occ. Code Ann. §§ 1703.201-.208 (Vernon 2000); annually to renew the license, see id.
§§ 1703.251, .253; and to register the address of the principal place of business with the Board, see
id. § 1703.301; see also id. § 1703.302 (requiring polygraph examiner to register address with county
examiner is to examine a subject, but see id. § 1703.351(a)(7) (requiring polygraph examiner to
particular, what records a polygraph examiner is to create or maintain, cf. id. § 1703.351(a)(10)
Admin. Code § 395.4 (1999) (Polygraph Examiners, Code of Operating Procedure of Polygraph