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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 honorable 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 honorary 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 honorable 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 honorable 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 honorable 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 honorable 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 10 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 10
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 honorable 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 Section 1, paragraph 4.
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. 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 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 HONORARY MEMBERS
Special honorary
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%) honorary 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:
Mike Mercante
BlueKnight509@aol.com
An application for
membership may be downloaded by :
Clicking
here for the Application Form
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