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A Shield of Professionalism and

Integrity  


​Member of the American Polygraph Association

​​​Member of the American Association of Police Polygraphists

Member of the Georgia Polygraph Association

​Licensed in State of Virginia

Your Examiner is Rick Hobgood.


Hobgood Polygraph Services, LLC is currently serving Southwest Georgia (Columbus, GA and surrounding Areas)


  • Retired Special Agent of the Federal Bureau of Investigation with 28 years of service
  • Bachelor of Science in Psychology
  • 1995 Graduate of the National Center of Credibility Assessment (Formerly the Department of Defense Polygraph Institute)
  • Graduate of the University of Virginia Advanced Institute for Polygraphers October 2000
  • Bringing over 28 years of polygraph experience to your exam
  •  31 years of law enforcement experience
  • Current on all continuing education requirements mandated for federal polygraph examiners.
  • Meets the stringent requirements required to be licensed in the State of Virginia (Not required for Georgia)
  • Expert Interviewer
  • Uses the latest Computerized Polygraph System