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Active Members:

An Active Member may be any firm legally engaged in the private practice of geotechnical engineering. An Active Member firm may designate any legally established branch office as a separate firm for purposes of such branch office qualifying as a separate Active Member. Each Active Member firm, including each branch office of a member firm qualified as a separate member in accordance with the foregoing, shall have as a full time employee at least one engineer qualified as a Registered Geotechnical Engineer (RGE) under California state law. Membership shall be confirmed by a majority vote of the Board. Active Members shall have the right to vote, as set forth in these Bylaws.

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	Active Membership Application

Associate Members:

Associate Members may be any firm legally engaged in the private practice of geotechnical engineering. Each Associate Member firm shall have as a full time employee at least one engineer qualified as a Registered Civil Engineer (RCE) under California state law. The "Associate" Member class may include any firm legally engaged in the private practice of engineering geology when the major portion of such firm's services are provided to aid in support of the geotechnical engineering profession. Each such member firm shall have at least one full-time employee who is a Certified Engineering Geologist (CEG) under California state law. "Associate" members shall not have any voting rights.

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	Associate Membership Application

Affiliate Members:

Affiliate Members shall be firms legally engaged in practices which are directly or indirectly associated with or supportive of geotechnical engineering. Membership shall be confirmed by a majority vote of the Board. Affiliate Members shall not have any voting rights.

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	Affiliate Membership Application

Honorary Members:

Honorary Members shall be individuals or firms who are in a position to promote the objectives of the Association. They shall be proposed by the Board and confirmed by a majority vote of the membership at its annual business meeting. Honorary Members shall not have any voting rights.

Life Members:

Life Members shall be individuals who, in the opinion of the Board, have been exemplary in participating in the Association, have retired from an Active Member firm, and whose continuing contributions would be of benefit to the Association. A Life Membership shall require the recommendation of the Board and subsequent approval by a majority of the membership attending the annual business meeting. Life Members shall not have any voting rights.

Academic Members:

Academic Members shall be individuals who are members of the faculty of the Engineering Departments of colleges or universities, or are students enrolled in an engineering curriculum at a college or university. Membership shall be confirmed by a majority vote of the Board. Academic Members shall not have any voting rights.