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The membership of this Association shall consist of Life Members, Active Members, Associate Members, Student Members, and Honorary Members.
The Active Membership of this Association shall consist of persons in law enforcement who are engaged in the forensic sciences and their application to identification and investigation, provided, however, that the foregoing persons are bona fide employees of, and who receive full-time salaries from the National, State, County or Municipal Governments, or some subdivision thereof.
Active Membership status will terminate when the above conditions of qualification no longer apply, except for the following provision. An Active Member shall not lose Active status because of service or medical retirement or change of assigned duties in law enforcement.
All reputable persons wholly or partially engaged in any of the various phases of the science of identification or investigation and who are not qualified for Active Membership are eligible to become Associate Members. They shall in all respects be subject to the same rights and privileges as Active Members except that they shall be eligible to hold only the office of Director.
Student Membership shall consist of all persons enrolled as a student in an accredited college or university, who are majoring in a law enforcement or forensic science related field. Students, who graduate and become employed in law enforcement in a forensic specialty, may transfer their membership to Active or Associate status.
Student Members shall in all respects be subject to the same rights and privileges as Active Members, except that they shall not have the right to vote nor be eligible to hold any elected or appointed office of this Association.
A Student Membership will terminate at the end of the calendar year in which they graduate or upon request for transfer to an Active or Associate Membership.
Honorary Members
Honorary Members of this Association shall consist of persons who have performed some particular service for the Association or who have in some way done some conspicuous thing for law enforcement. Such person or persons, upon motion of any member in good standing, may be elected to Honorary Membership for a period of one year. Honorary Members are excused from the payment of dues and assessments and shall not be eligible to vote or hold office.
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