PCPA has several tiers of membership for you to stay involved and connected with your peers.

Membership applications are available at the Association office, or can be downloaded from the link below, or you may use our online application click here!

There are four types of membership available for application:  Active, Affiliate, Associate, and Business.

Please view Article IV, Membership, of the Association’s By-Laws for specific membership eligibility requirements. Go to PCPA By-Laws, Article IV - Membership.

Membership Fees:

Active Membership
All Command Level Officers (chiefs of police, superintendents, or commissioners and those holding the rank of Lieutenant or above) who are full-time officers of municipal police agencies in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania or the Pennsylvania State Police; Command level agents or directors of any law enforcement entity of the United States government (FBI, etc.) if, at the time of application, such persons are headquartered in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania; and; full-time persons with command-level responsibility in any law enforcement agency of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (Office of Attorney General, etc.) Membership includes access to the Members Only Sections of this website and other such privileges. 

Affiliate Membership
Chiefs of Police who work part time, Police Officers In Charge of Police Departments,  Directors of Police Agencies, and Ranking officers who have a supervisory role in a police department. This category also includes agency heads of Corporate Security and Police Academies. Membership includes access to the Members Only Sections of this website and other such privileges.

Associate Membership
Open to those persons, who by occupation or personal inclination, share a mutuality of interests with the Association and its membership and wish to support the activities, programs and services of the Association. Membership includes an annual newsletter and Associate Member decal. 

Business Membership
Individuals, organizations, companies or private agencies who share a mutuality of interests with the Association and its membership. Membership includes a Business Directory listing in the Members Only Section of this website and other such privileges.

Active Life Membership
Once you have been an active member for 20 years and have retired, you are no longer required to pay dues.

Honorary Membership
This membership category is reserved for appointment by the president.

Download PCPA Membership Application (for Active and Affiliate Members only)

or

Apply Online Here