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Section 1. Regular Members. Full time employee’s of a governmental LEA.(32 hrs./wk min.) Must have Powers of Arrest by Statute while on duty. Persons receiving disability income or job re-assignment due to injuries while in law enforcement employment, or who are receiving retirement income for full-time employment, by a govt. LEA are eligible for regular membership. Person’s who have served 20 yrs or more and have been a Blue Knight for 1 yr or more, who have taken a retirement option and have taken a separation from law enforcement employment, under honorable circumstances and will at some time receive retirement income for full-time employment by a govt. LEA are eligible for Regular Membership. Person’s who are presently Regular members for 1 yr or more and have served 15 yrs or more with a LEA who have honorably separated from a LEA are eligible for Associate membership. (Proof of honorable separation required) Person’s who are presently Regular members for 5 yrs or more, and have served 10 yrs or more with a LEA who have honorably separated from a LEA are eligible for Associate membership. (Proof of honorable separation required)
Section 2. Associate Members. Persons who are employed on a part-time basis (less than 32 hours per week, min of 96 hrs per yr) by a Govt. LEA and receiving monetary compensation for such employment and must have Powers or Arrest by Statute while on duty. Persons who have been employed on a part-time basis by a Govt. LEA for 15 yrs or more and have been a Blue Knight for 5 yrs or more and have taken an honorable separation are eligible for Assoc. membership. (Proof of honorable separation required) A person may also qualify for Assoc. membership, per Article 6, Section 1, paragraph 4 of the Constitution. ***All Regular and Associate members must be licensed to drive a motorcycle by the State/Prov., in which they reside and must own a motorcycle, except persons who qualify but do not own a motorcycle, can become members if they acquire ownership within 6 months of becoming a member.
Section 3. Honorary Members. Honorary members must be persons who have substantially contributed to the promotion of the Corporation and to the purposes for which the Corporation is organized. Honorary membership in any given chapter may not exceed more that ten percent (10%) of the previous year’s membership of Regular, Associate and Life members.
Section 4. Special Honorary Member. Persons must be an ordained member of a recognized religious order. There can be only one Chaplain per chapter. |
