Membership Classifications

Active

(1) Application for Active Membership in the Association shall be available to the professional Division Order Analyst, supervisor or administrator directly engaged in and responsible for duties and job functions related to land title and contract analysis, and anyone who officially retires from active employment while in Active Membership of the Association.
(2) The application shall have recommendation of a minimum of two (2) persons in Active Membership who know and are able to recommend the applicant; if this requirement cannot be met, the Membership Committee shall be authorized to require an alternate method of sponsorship, i.e., recommendation by two (2) other persons knowledgeable of the applicant's credentials.
(3) Eligibility for annual renewal of Active Membership shall not be affected by a change in job assignment or a change in supervisory, managerial, administrative or departmental level in any industry.

Lifetime

(1) Lifetime Membership shall be by recommendation to and be conferred by action of the Board of Directors upon any person whose contributions to the Association are deemed by the Board to warrant such an honor.
(2) The Lifetime Membership shall enjoy the same privileges and rights as an Active Member, including voting and serving as an officer or appointed committee member.
(3) Lifetime Membership shall be exempt from payment of annual dues.

Associate

(1) Application for Associate Membership in the Association shall be available to those persons with duties and job functions other than those set forth in Active Membership related to land title analysis and various other duties and job functions pertaining to the Division Order and its application. Associate Membership is also available to those persons actively involved in the development and promotion of the Association, the profession and the energy industry.
(2) The application shall have the recommendation of a minimum of two (2) persons in Active Membership who know the applicant.
(3) Upon attaining the qualifications for consideration and approval for Active Membership, application and recommendations shall be submitted as provided in ARTICLE VII, Section 5.C.

Retired

(1) Any person who is at least fifty five (55) years of age, with fifteen (15) or more years of consistently active involvement in duties and job functions related to land title and contract analysis as an analyst, as a professional Division Order analyst, supervisor or administrator who has been in Active Membership for the five (5) consecutive years immediately proceeding retirement and is fully retired from those job functions and duties may apply for Retired Membership status.
(2) A Retired Membership shall not include any rights or privilege to vote or serve as an officer or director in the Association.
(3) A Retired Membership shall be entitled to a 30% discount in annual dues.