Welcome to the web site of Colorado Chapter 1 of the Blue Knights International Law Enforcement Officers Motorcycle Club, Inc. We are located in the Denver Metro area and are one of nine chapters in Colorado. There are chapters located in Colorado Springs, Pueblo, La Junta, Four Corners, Grand Junction, and Craig Colorado. The International Headquarters, originally organized in 1974, is located in Bangor Maine. There are chapters located throughout the United States, Canada, Australia, France, and Germany with continuing growth throughout the world.
Colorado Chapter 1 was started in Denver in March 1986. We presently have approximately 111 members and are still growing! Membership is restricted to full, part-time, or retired law enforcement officers. However, the By-Laws do allow for a certain percentage of Honorary Members who are not Law Enforcement Officers. Our meetings, which last about an hour, alternate between the first Saturday or Sunday of the month concluding with a ride (weather permitting) even if it's only to a local restaurant. After all, we live by our motto "Live to Ride, Ride to Eat."
Our main event every year is our "Top Gun" Motor Officer Skills Competition. This has become a prestigious annual competition open to any Police Motor Officer which is held in the first week of June each year. This year the competition drew Motor Officer competitors from all across Colorado, Nebraska, Kansas, and Utah.
Thank you again for contacting our web site. If I may assist you in any way, please contact me at any of the numbers on our home page.
MEMBERSHIP CLASSIFICATIONS
1. REGULAR MEMBERS
All regular members must be
persons who are full time (32 hours per week minimum) employees of a
governmental law enforcement agency or department. Such employment must be
the primary source of employment of all Regular members. All Regular
members must have arrest authority.
Persons receiving disability
income or job reclassification due to injuries received while engaged in law
enforcement employment or who are receiving retirement income for full-time
employment as herein defined, by a governmental law enforcement agency or
department are eligible for Regular membership although they are not presently
employed by such a law enforcement agency or department.
Persons who have served twenty
(20) years or more and have been a Blue Knight for one (1) year or more, who
have taken a retirement option and who have taken a separation from law
enforcement employment, under honourable circumstances, and will at some time
receive retirement income for full-time employment, as herein defined, by
a government law enforcement agency or department are eligible for Regular
membership although they are not presently employed by such a law enforcement
agency or department. The person must provide letters of proof of
honourary separation from all departments.
Persons who are presently
Regular members for one (1) year or more and who have fifteen (15) years or more
with a law enforcement agency or department who have for any honourable
circumstance, taken a separation from an agency or department are eligible for
Associate membership although they may not be employed by a law enforcement
agency or department. The person must provide letters of proof of
honourable separation from all departments.
Persons who are presently
Regular members for five (5) years or more and who have served ten (10) years or
more with a law enforcement agency, who have for any honourable circumstance,
taken a separation from their agency are eligible for Associate membership
although they may not be employed by a law enforcement agency or department.
The person must provide proof of honourable separation.
Each Regular member must be
properly licensed to drive a motorcycle by the State or Province in which he
resides and must own a motorcycle, excepting, however, that persons who
otherwise qualify as Regular members, but do not own motorcycles, may become
members if they have plans to own a motorcycle and do in fact acquire ownership
rights in a motorcycle within six (6) months of their acceptance as members.
Any Regular member who because
of an injury or medical or physical condition is unable to continue riding a
motorcycle, may retain his/her membership as a regular member.
2. ASSOCIATE MEMBERS
All Associate members must
be persons who are employed on a part time basis (less than 32 hours per week,
minimum 10 hours per year) by a governmental law enforcement agency or
department and receiving monetary compensation for such employment. All
Associate members must have arrest authority. Any Associate member on May
24, 1983 shall have the right to continue as an Associate member if he meets all
other requirements.
Persons who have been employed
on a part time basis (less than 32 hours per week, minimum 10 hours per year) by
a governmental law enforcement agency or department for fifteen (15) years or
more and have been a Blue Knight for five (5) years or more who have taken an
honourable separation from his/her law enforcement agency or department (reasons
- health, retirement, age, or injury) are eligible for Associate membership
although they may not be employed by any law enforcement agency or department,
and are not receiving retirement compensation. They must provide letters
of proof of honorable separation.
A person may also qualify for
Associate membership as per Section 1, paragraph 4.
Each Associate member must be
properly licensed to drive a motorcycle by the State or Province in which he
resides and must own a motorcycle, excepting however, that persons who otherwise
qualify as Associate members, but do not own motorcycles, may become members if
they have plans to own a motorcycle and do in fact acquire ownership rights in a
motorcycle within six (6) months of their acceptance as a member.
Any Associate member who
because of an injury or medical or physical condition is unable to continue
riding a motorcycle, may retain his/her membership as an Associate member.
3. HONOURARY MEMBERS
Honourary members must be persons who have substantially contributed to the promotion of the Corporation and to the purposes for which the corporation is organized. Honourary membership in any given chapter may not exceed more than ten percent (10%) of the previous year's membership of Regular, Associate and Life members.
4. LIFE MEMBERS
Life members are restricted to the Founding Fathers of the International and Past international Presidents in good standing. Life members are not obligated to be a member of a chapter.
5. SPECIAL HONORARY MEMBERS
Special honorary membership
may be granted to an ordained member of a recognized religious order for the
position of chapter Chaplain. This is limited to one (1) per chapter and
will not effect the chapter's ten percent (10%) honorary limit.
If you feel that you qualify and would like more
information or an application to become a member of the world's largest and best
motorcycle club for law enforcement officers contact a chapter officer listed on
the home page for this site. You may also download and fill out an
application from this site by clicking on this link ----> 
and then mail it to the address listed on the home page.
"Ride With Pride"
Doug Brown