I. Membership There are two requirements for membership.
a. A current member of the American Legion, Auxiliary or Sons of the American Legion.
b. You must own a motorcycle of at least 350cc in size or be the spouse of an owner who is an Association member. It must be street legal, no ATV's.

II. Officers of the Association Chapter
a. President
b. Vice President
c. Secretary
d. Treasurer
e. Sgt At Arms / Run Coordinator
f. Judge Advocate*
g. Adjutant*
h. Chaplain*
i. Other offices may be added as nececsary

(* These offices are at the discretion of the individual chapter)

III. Elections
a. Election of chapter officers will be held annually,with nomminations in October and elections in November.

IV. Duties of Association Chapter Officers
a. President: Will serve as Chief Administrative Officer of the Association and will preside over all meetings. He shall have general supervision over the affairs of the Association. He shall perform such other duties as directed by the general membership.
b. Vice President: Will assume the duties of the Director in his absence. Will assist the Director in the performance of his duties when called on to do so by the Director.
c. Secretary: To keep a full and correct record of all proceeding at the meetings. Keep membership records as may be required by the general membership. To give detailed financial reports at each regular meeting.
d. Treasurer: To have charge of all finances of the Association. To have charge of disbursing funds as directed by the general membership. To give detailed financial reports at each regular meeting.
e. Run Coordinator: Will be the logistics person in charge of organized runs of the Association. He will determine dates, times, routes and meeting places for those taking part in a run activity. He may, at his discretion, appoint assistant road captains or take any other measures he may feel necessary to help insure the safety of the group during a run.

V. Meetings
a. Meetings will be held at a date, time and place as voted on by a majority of members at any regular meeting. Five appt officers will constitute a quorum.

VI. Finances
a. Finances of each Association Chapter will be from Association membership dues or such other sources, as approved by the membership.

VII. Expulsion
a. Any member may be expelled or suspended from the Association by a majority Vote of the general membership at a regular Chapter meeting. The backpatch must be returned to the Association. State Officers will handle all appeals.
1. Charter Chapter members can only be expelled or suspended at a state level meeting. b. Suspensions - Temporary, member may not wear backpatch but may attended functions.
c. Explusion - Permanent, backpatch must be returned. VIII. Charter Membership a. Cutoff for Charter Membership will be 50 members or November 1, 2001, wichever comes first.

IX. Apparel
a. Members attending meetings or events must wear backpatch or t-shirt or ballcap with Assoiation logo or pay a $1.00 fine.
b. Backpatch remains the property of the Assoaition.
c. Vests- The American flag must be at the highest patch on the left side. This applies to the flag as a patch by itself, if it is only part of a patch this rule does not apply.
d. If you wear a vest the right side front should be reserved for memory patches(i.e. POW/MIA, "In Memory" and the like).
e. Absolutely no "Property" patches.
f. Non-member apparel shall include the words "I Support"

X. Residency
a. Each Chapter will be known by the state in which it's majority of members reside. Chapters may be further broken down in to District and Post. (i.e. Indiana Chapter 16th district Post 396).

XI. Governing Rules
a. Each State Chapter may elect to adopt a set of standing rules to govern it's membership. These standing rules shall be no less stringent than those contained in these by-laws nor can they be in any conflict with the National Constitution and by-laws of the American Legion.

XII. Disbursement of Funds
a. Disbursement of funds will be only those authorized at any regular meeting of of the Chapter. Each Chapter will be a non-profit organization and may only disburse funds in a manner that is in keeping with all local, state and national laws regarding non-profit organizations.

XIII. Order
a. All meetings will be conducted under "Roberts Rules Of Order".

XIV. Dues
a. Dues will be $12.00 per year.