Active Members I Shall consist of the Chief Executive Officer of any Municipal Police Department, the Superintendent of the Rhode Island State Police, Chief Executive officer of the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management, Chief of the Airport Police, Chief of the Brown University Police, Chief of the University of Rhode Island Police, Chief of the Rhode Island College Police, Chief of the Community College of Rhode Island Police, Director of the Municipal Police Academy, Rhode Island High Sheriff, Rhode Island Attorney General , United States Federal Marshal for the State of Rhode Island, and Chief of the Rhode Island Capitol Police, and The Commissioner of Public Safety of any City or Town within the State of Rhode Island; provided that such individual is a graduate of a recognized police training academy and has experience as a law enforcement executive.
Only Active Members (I) shall have voting rights and be eligible to hold office.
In the event an Active Member (I) retires from service as a Municipal Police Chief or Superintendent of the Rhode Island State Police and immediately assumes a position as the Chief of the Department of Environmental Management, Chief of the Capitol Police, Federal Marshal for the State of Rhode Island, Executive High Sheriff for the State of Rhode Island, or the Executive Director of the Rhode Island Municipal Police Academy or Administrator/Registrar of the RI DMV, he/she shall maintain all rights and privileges afforded an Active Member (I).
To be considered a member in good standing of the Rhode Island Police Chiefs Association an Active Member (I) shall attend a minimum of four (4) meetings per calendar year.