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ARTICLE IV – MEMBERSHIP

Section 1. There shall be five (5) classes of membership in the Association: (a) Active Members; (b) Life Active Members; (c)
Probationary Members; (d) Honorary Members; and (e) Associate Members.

(a) Active Members
i) An active member shall be an individual who is a Principal or the Manager or Branch Manager of an agency, firm,
or corporation, which has been in operation for one (1) year, legally qualified to practice the profession of Private
Investigator or Security Service, and has been employed as such for a period of three (3) years, unless decided
otherwise by the Executive Committee, and licensed where required and be a legal representative. Combined
experience from more than one agency, firm or corporation shall apply. An applicant who is not a Principal must
submit, in English, a letter of authorization from the President of the Company, on company letterhead, verifying
their stated position. The Board of Directors shall also consider applications from persons in countries where three
(3) years of business experience was not possible. No Company shall exceed three (3) members on the Board of
Directors. An active member has voting privileges.

ii) Any member who is in good standing in the Association but who does not hold power of attorney or similar
representation on behalf of his/her agency or company shall submit to the Executive Director an affidavit assuming
the same responsibility as all other members of the Association.
iii) Any person who has been an Active Member for a period of at least five (5) years and is a member in good
standing, but has become inactive or retires from business may continue membership. The annual dues shall
remain the same until, or if, they qualify for Life Active Membership, and shall entitle such member to all the
rights and privileges of an Active Member. Their directory and website listing shall show Retired or Inactive instead
of specialty codes.

(b) Life Active Members
Life active membership shall be limited to all active members who have paid their membership dues continuously
for the past twenty-five (25) years. A Life Active member under the age of seventy (70) shall be entitled to all
privileges of an active member and shall pay one-half (1/2) of the annual dues set by the Board of Directors. Life
Members who have reached the age of seventy (70) shall be exempt during their lifetime from payment of dues and
shall be entitled to all privileges of an active member.

(c) Probationary Members
An applicant will become a probationary member once his/her application has been processed by the Executive
Director. When the applicant is approved by the Executive Committee he/she will then become an active
member. Those applicants, approved by the Executive Committee, who have not reached the three (3) years
required experience will remain probationary members until the three (3) years is obtained at which time the
Executive Committee shall consider certifying them to full active membership. During this extended probationary
period the dues will be the same as for Active Members and the probationary member shall receive all
Association communications, shall be entitled to attend any regular meeting of the Association but will have
no voting privileges and shall not permitted to hold office and will be ineligible to serve on any standing or
special committee.

(d) Honorary Members
i) Honorary membership shall be granted to individuals who have performed some particular service for the
Association or who have in some way performed matters of importance for law enforcement or on behalf of the
progress of criminal or civil investigations.

ii) Such person or persons, upon a motion of three (3) active members in good standing, may be elected by the
Board of Directors or at the Association’s annual conference to honorary membership in perpetuity. They shall
not be eligible to vote nor to hold office. They shall pay no dues. Honorary membership of the Association may be
rescinded at any time by a majority vote of the Board of Directors upon good cause.

(e) Associate Members
An Associate Member shall be a person who acts in the capacity of an Attorney; a Paralegal; a Government
Investigator; an Insurance Company Investigator; a Corporate Security Director; an expert, for example, a Fingerprint
Expert, a Voice Print Expert, or a Polygraph Examiner; or another who provides a substantially related service or
works in a related field of Criminal Justice or Jurisprudence. The annual dues for such membership shall be the
same as for an active member. He/she shall have all rights and privileges of an active member except he/she shall
have no voting privileges or the right to hold office.

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