WE WANT YOU
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.
An application
for membership may be downloaded here:
http://blueknights.org/bkapp07.pdf
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.
Correctional Officers with statutory arrest powers are invited
to join our great organization.
