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MOP AND RCP - OUR LAW MANUALS


























          Manual of Procedure                                  Rotary Code of Policies


          The Manual of   Procedure (MOP) helps Rotary         The   Rotary   Code   of   Policies  (RCP)  is  a
          Clubs and District  leaders understand Rotary        comprehensive      document      containing   all
          by   providing    concise,  easy-to-understand       the general and permanent       policies of  the
          descriptions of RI policies and procedures that are   organization. The code was created to be a
          most relevant to their service.                      practical and helpful document   for  members of
                                                               the RI Board and other  Rotary  leaders to use for
          The manual is a compilation of    statements of
                                                               information about current policies.
          policies and procedures adopted by conventions,
          the Council on Legislation, the RI Board of Directors,   A  revised version of  the code is made available
          and the Trustees of The Rotary Foundation. It also
                                                               after each meeting of the RI Board and the Council
          includes the RI constitutional documents and legal
                                                               on Legislation. The general and permanent
          documents such as the Recommended Rotary
                                                               policies of The Rotary Foundation are in a separate
          Club Bylaws, Bylaws of  The Rotary  Foundation,
          and portions of  the Articles of  Incorporation of   volume of  the Rotary  Code of  Policies known as
          The Rotary Foundation.                               The Rotary  Foundation Code of   Policies and The
                                                               Rotary Foundation Code of Policies - Future Vision
          The Manual of Procedure is published every three
                                                               version. The Rotary Code of Policies (RCP) in PDF
          years. A  copy  is sent  to each Rotary  Club and RI
                                                               format can be downloaded from www.rotary.org
          Officer. If any questions arise about the meaning
          or  interpretation of  the manual, including the
          RI constitutional documents and other      legal
          documents, the English-language version of these
          materials should serve as the official text. Clubs
          are requested to download a copy of MOP in PDF
          format from www.rotary.org

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