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MEMBERSHIP QUALIFICATIONS
Briefly, to qualify for membership you must:
1. Be an active full or part time law enforcement officer with powers of
arrest.
2. Be employed by a governmental agency and receive monetary compensation,
or be a retired or disabled former law enforcement officer.
3. Possess a valid license to operate a motorcycle.
4. Own a motorcycle or plan to purchase one within six months.
MEMBERSHIP CLASSIFICATIONS
1. REGULAR MEMBERS
All regular members must be persons who are
full time (32 hours per week minimum) employees of a governmental law
enforcement agency or department. Such employment must be the primary source of
employment of all Regular members. All Regular members must have arrest
authority.
Persons receiving disability income or job reclassification due to
injuries received while engaged in law enforcement employment or who are
receiving retirement income for full-time employment as herein defined, by a
governmental law enforcement agency or department are eligible for Regular
membership although they are not presently employed by such a law enforcement
agency or department.
Persons who have served twenty (20) years or more and have been a Blue
Knight for one (1) year or more, who have taken a retirement option and who have
taken a separation from law enforcement employment, under honourable
circumstances, and will at some time receive retirement income for full-time
employment, as herein defined, by a government law enforcement agency or
department are eligible for Regular membership although they are not presently
employed by such a law enforcement agency or department. The person must
provide letters of proof of honourary separation from all departments.
Persons who are presently Regular members for one (1) year or more and
who have fifteen (15) years or more with a law enforcement agency or department
who have for any honourable circumstance, taken a separation from an agency or
department are eligible for Associate membership although they may not be
employed by a law enforcement agency or department. The person must provide
letters of proof of honourable separation from all departments.
Persons who are presently Regular members for five (5) years or more
and who have served ten (10) years or more with a law enforcement agency, who
have for any honourable circumstance, taken a separation from their agency are
eligible for Associate membership although they may not be employed by a law
enforcement agency or department. The person must provide proof of honourable
separation.
Each Regular member must be properly licensed to drive a motorcycle by
the State or Province in which he resides and must own a motorcycle, excepting,
however, that persons who otherwise qualify as Regular members, but do not own
motorcycles, may become members if they have plans to own a motorcycle and do in
fact acquire ownership rights in a motorcycle within six (6) months of their
acceptance as members.
Any Regular member who because of an injury or medical or physical
condition is unable to continue riding a motorcycle, may retain his/her
membership as a regular member.
2. ASSOCIATE MEMBERS
All Associate members must be persons who are
employed on a part time basis (less than 32 hours per week, minimum 96 hours per
year) by a governmental law enforcement agency or department and receiving
monetary compensation for such employment. All Associate members must have
arrest authority. Any Associate member on May 24, 1983 shall have the right to
continue as an Associate member if he meets all other requirements.
Persons who have been employed on a part time basis (less than 32 hours
per week, minimum 96 hours per year) by a governmental law enforcement agency or
department for fifteen (15) years or more and have been a Blue Knight for five
(5) years or more who have taken an honourable separation from his/her law
enforcement agency or department (reasons - health, retirement, age, or injury)
are eligible for Associate membership although they may not be employed by any
law enforcement agency or department, and are not receiving retirement
compensation. They must provide letters of proof of honorable separation.
A person may also qualify for Associate membership as per
Article 6, Section 1,
paragraphs 4 & 5 of this Constitution..
Each Associate member must be properly licensed to drive a motorcycle
by the State or Province in which he resides and must own a motorcycle,
excepting however, that persons who otherwise qualify as Associate members, but
do not own motorcycles, may become members if they have plans to own a
motorcycle and do in fact acquire ownership rights in a motorcycle within six
(6) months of their acceptance as a member.
Any Associate member who because of an injury or medical or physical
condition is unable to continue riding a motorcycle, may retain his/her
membership as an Associate member.
3. HONOURARY MEMBERS
Honourary members must be persons who have
substantially contributed to the promotion of the Corporation and to the
purposes for which the corporation is organized. Honourary membership in any
given chapter may not exceed more than ten percent (10%) of the previous year's
membership of Regular, Associate and Life members.
4. LIFE MEMBERS
Life members are restricted to the Founding
Fathers of the International and Past international Presidents in good
standing. Life members are not obligated to be a member of a chapter.
5. SPECIAL HONOURARY MEMBERS
Special honourary membership may be granted to
an ordained member of a recognized religious order for the position of chapter
Chaplain. This is limited to one (1) per chapter and will not effect the
chapter's ten percent (10%) honourary limit.
If you feel that you qualify and would like more information or an
application to become a member of the world's largest and best motorcycle club
for law enforcement officers contact a
chapter
near you or our
International Headquarters.
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for an application for membership.
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