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Active Membership

Any full-time, sworn law enforcement officer with arrest power who is employed by a government entity or a retired law enforcement officer may become a member of the Fraternal Order of Police. If you wish to join the Fraternal Order of Police, contact the Local Lodge near you. If you do not have a Local Lodge near you, contact the State Lodge Secretary: Gary Nissen, ggnissenfop@yahoo.com, or call (707) 456-0312.

Forming a Lodge

If you would like to form your own lodge, contact the State Lodge Expansion Committee, Steve James, steve@lbpoa.org, Kevin Mickelson, kmickelson@scdsa.org, Thomas Keleher, leprecop@aol.com, Jose Gonzalez, jsgfop2@hotmail.com, Tom Layton, thomas.layton@calbar.ca.gov, or contact the State Lodge Secretary: Gary Nissen, ggnissenfop@yahoo.com, or call (707) 456-0312.

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Constitution and By-Laws of the Fraternal Order of Police

Article 4 - Membership

• Section 1. Any regularly appointed or elected and full-time employed law enforcement officer of the United States, any state or political subdivision thereof, or any agency may be eligible for membership in the Fraternal Order of Police, subject to the provisions of this Constitution. No person shall be denied membership on account of race, religion, color, creed, sex, age, or national origin.
  
• Section 2. Subject only to the provisions of this Constitution, each state and subordinate lodge shall be the judge of its membership. Each state and subordinate lodge shall establish requirements for membership in good standing of its respective membership, which requirements shall not be inconsistent herewith.