Office of Investigative Services - Polygraph Unit

The Ohio State Highway Patrol Polygraph Unit is part of the Division's Office of Investigative Services. The unit consists six Certified Polygraph Examiners. The Polygraph Unit has three examiners in the Columbus office, one examiner each in Cincinnati, Massillion, and Cleveland offices.

The Polygraph Unit conducts examinations of the Division's trooper applicants plus criminal examinations for any law enforcement agency, court and prosecutor's office at no cost to the requesting agency.

In 2006 the Polygraph Unit completed 117 OSHP applicants, 48 other applicants, 28 OSHP criminal examinations and 337 criminal examinations for outside agencies, for a total of 580 examinations.