Our Lodge is comprised of both
active and associate members. Active members are working or retired law
enforcement officers with statutory arrest authority. Any full-time, sworn law
enforcement officer with arrest powers who is employed by a government entity
may become a member of the Fraternal Order of Police (FOP). Any person who met
the preceding requirement and then met that law enforcement agency’s
requirements for retirement is also eligible to become an active member of the
Fraternal Order of Police.
Associate members are persons required to be individuals of good
character and are sponsored by an active member. Both our active and
associate membership is varied. Over the years we invited and
continue to invite all local, state and federal law enforcement
officers to join our Lodge. We are proud with the resulting diverse
array of law enforcement agencies represented in our Lodge. We
currently have active officers from the United States Bureau of
Prisons, Triborough Bridge and Tunnel Police Department, Federal Air
Marshal Service, New York City Police Department, US Customs and
Border Protection, New York State Corrections, US Department of
Veteran's Affairs Police, US Immigration and Customs Enforcement,
United States Secret Service, and Bureau of Indian Affairs.
We will gladly accept any
active members from any Local, State, or Federal law enforcement agency. Any
current or retired law enforcement officer who lives or works in New York State
can be an active member of our Lodge. To join you simply need to print our
application, fill it out, and mail it and a check or money order to our
Lodge
address. If you are joining as an active member you will be required to submit a
copy of your government issued photographic law enforcement identification for
verification purposes. If necessary we may request further documentation to show
you have statutory arrest authority.
Any new applications received
after August 1, will be held for the remainder of the year and applied to
next year's membership year. This will constitute payment in full for the coming
year.
If you do not meet the requirements of active membership please join us as an
associate member. Associate members need not be members of the law enforcement
community, but still need to be persons of good moral character. Please fill out
the same
application to join us, just indicate you are applying as an associate
member, not active. Send the application with a check or money order to our
Lodge address.
Once your
application is processed you will be mailed your membership packet. Associate
members will receive a National FOP Membership Card, a New York State FOP
Membership Card, and a National FOP Vehicle Decal. Active members will receive
an Active National FOP Membership Card, an Active New York State FOP Membership
Card, a National FOP Courtesy Card, a New York State FOP Courtesy Card, and an
Active National FOP Vehicle Decal. Upon receiving your membership package you
will be eligible for all the benefits listed in our benefits section and you
will be provided your password to the
members only section of our website. Most
importantly both new active and new associate members will be joining the
largest and most dedicated law enforcement organization in the world.
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