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A member who becomes delinquent may be reinstated upon payment of full annual dues
for the year in which he became delinquent. Persons dropped for non-payment of dues
may apply for membership as new members after the end of the period in which they
were delinquent.

Section 7 Duties of Members
a. It shall be the duty of each member to use every means in his power to accomplish
the Purpose of this Association.
b. It shall be the duty of each member to use his/her best efforts to promote the
Association in all matters relating to the law enforcement profession.
c. It shall be the duties of each member to make every effort to attend the annual
training conference hosted by the Association.

ARTICLE III

OFFICERS AND EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

Section 1 Officers
The Officers of the Association shall consist of elective and appointed officers as
established in this Article. All Officers of the Association, except the Chaplain, must be
Active or Life Active Members. must be Members eligible to Vote as provided in Article II
above.

Section 2 Elected Officers
President, First Vice President, Second Vice President, Third Vice President, Fourth
Vice President, Fifth Vice President, and Sergeant at Arms. Shall hold their respective
offices for a period of one year, or until their successors shall be elected by written ballot
when more than one candidate for the same office is nominated, otherwise the election
may be by acclamation. Nominations may be made from the floor after the report of the
Nominating Committee.

The Elected Officers shall be: President, First Vice President, Second Vice President,
Third Vice President, Fourth Vice President, Fifth Vice President, and Sergeant at Arms.
Each officer shall hold their respective offices for a period of one year, or until their
successors shall be elected by written ballot when more than one candidate for the same
office is nominated, otherwise the election may be by acclamation. Nominations may be
made from the floor after the report of the Nominating Committee.

Section 3 Appointed Officers
Chaplain, Executive Director, and Regional Directors. The Chaplain and one Regional
Director for each Texas DPS Highway Patrol Region shall be appointed by the President.
The Executive Director shall be appointed by the Executive Committee on terms
mutually agreed to by the Executive Committee and the appointee.

The Appointed Officers shall be: Chaplain, Executive Director and Regional Directors. At
least one Regional Director for each Texas DPS Highway Patrol Region (6 Regions
Total) shall be appointed by the President with recommendations from the Executive
Committee. An additional Regional Director for DPS Region 7 which includes Austin
and the State Capital will be appointed by the President. The President may also
appoint a Chaplain.

The Executive Director shall be appointed by the President with approval of the
Executive Committee on terms mutually agreed to by the Executive Committee and the
appointee.

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