MEMBERSHIP ELIGIBILITY

ACTIVE MEMBER
Individuals licensed by the State of California, as a
Qualified Manager, to practice the profession of Private Investigator and
residing in the State of California shall be eligible to apply for ACTIVE
membership. In the case of a partnership or corporation license, the partner
or corporate officer designated by the partnership or corporation, who is a
Qualified Manager, would be eligible to apply for membership in the
Association; however, all individuals who continue to hold an individual
license would remain eligible for membership in this Association. The
membership is taken as an individual and is not transferable. ACTIVE members
shall have the right to vote and hold State and District offices.

ASSOCIATE MEMBER
Individuals residing outside of California and not
licensed in California, who, in their own jurisdiction, is qualified under
the respective laws or regulations to operate as a Private Investigator
shall be eligible to apply for ASSOCIATE membership. Associate members can
also be a person whose exclusive employment is investigation, i.e. in-house
insurance investigators, full time law enforcement and fire department
investigative personnel. ASSOCIATE members can be members of partnerships
and officers of corporations, who are not Qualified Managers. An ASSOCIATE
member shall have all the rights and privileges of the Association to
include voting only at the District level and not at the State level. An
ASSOCIATE member may not hold office at any level.

SERVICE & INDUSTRY
is any individual who provides services and/or
materials relating to the investigative industry is eligible to apply for
Service and Industry membership including but not limited to Registered
Process Servers, Attorney Services, Information Brokers, and Paralegals.
Service and Industry members shall not have the right to vote or hold
office.

STUDENT MEMBER
is defined as a verified student, currently enrolled in
an accredited institution and/or training program relating to the
investigative and/or legal industry. A STUDENT member shall have all rights
and privileges of the Association with the exception of the right to vote or
hold office and must identify themselves in any correspondence as a STUDENT
member.