ONLINE REGISTRATION:

Please select a Membership option below after reviewing our Membership Options. If you are on a mobile device, please tap the portal to open a new window. 

NEW MEMBERSHIP - Choose this option if you have never applied before OR you were a member that expired prior to 2021
RENEWAL - Choose this option if you are renewing before the expiration date OR you were a member that expired after 2021
LIFE MEMBERSHIP - Choose this option if you are a new or current member and would like to become a life member. Life memberships are granted once payments are completed.

Don't know when your membership expired?? Email your Region President or the Executive Secretary
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Need replacement membership materials?? See our online store below! (Must be a current member to order)

• For Replacement Member ID Cards, please fill out this online form as well to complete your request.
• Do not complete this form if you are applying for new membership. 
  

Click HERE to Cancel Your Membership

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Membership requirements

Membership in the Association shall be composed of persons, 18 years of age or older, who are currently or were, at the time of their application for membership, employed in an area concerned with the administration of criminal justice, persons honorably retired from a career in an area con­cerned with the administration of criminal justice, and persons enrolled in a program of study in the criminal justice field at a college or university accredited by a recognized national or regional accreditation association; and persons, approved by the Executive Board of Grand Chapter, involved in volunteer work directly related to the administration of criminal justice.  Please review the Membership Benefits page for specific details about the perks of joining ACJA-LAE.

​If you prefer to pay by check and mail your printed application, please visit Membership Application and return the Application with your $50 initiation fee to the National Office.  

CHAPTER Registration

• You may register as a member of a chapter, as a member-at-large in your region, or you and a group may create or a chapter.
• If there are no Chapters near you, you may start a chapter (see homepage) or you may join as an individual Member-at-Large in your respective region.​​​
• ​If you and at least four (4) other potential members would like to form a subordinate chapter (either collegiate or professional), please send a request for a chapter starter kit via our homepage.