All charter members and law enforcement officers who are active members of an HBCU or minority serving institutions (MSI) law enforcement agency, or who are employed in a position which, by statute, is empowered to exercise arrest; or hold law enforcement powers and whose permanent rank is that of Lieutenant or above; or an equivalent level of management responsibility.
 
Any regular member in good financial standing shall be entitled to vote on each matter submitted to members, and shall be eligible to hold office.  
"Founding" members shall have the status of "Lifetime Members" and are exempt from all annual dues and fees.