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Join the VHIA

Do you want to become a member of the VHIA? We would welcome your application. However, membership in the VHIA is restricted, so please read the following to see if you qualify. There are three types of membership.

ACTIVE MEMBER: Any person who is a member of any Town, Municipal, County, State, Federal, or National law enforcement agency. Further qualifications shall be that the applicant is a salaried full-time employee of such agency and is assigned to duties that include the responsibility of investigating homicides. Annual dues are $25.00 per year.

Exceptions: By approval of the Board of Directors, a member or applicant may be classified as “active” who has :

Been transferred or promoted within his or her organization to a non-homicide investigative assignment.

Is honorably retired from law enforcement service, providing such member or applicant had at least a two-year assignment that included homicide investigation.

ASSOCIATE MEMBER: Any person not eligible for active membership but is qualified by training or experience in police or other law enforcement activities, or by other professional attainments in police science or administration shall be, upon approval of the Board of Directors, eligible for membership as an “Associate”. Annual dues are $25.00 per year.

CHARTER MEMBERSHIP: Charter Membership, as an Active Member or Associate Member, is open to those qualified persons who pay an additional $50.00 (in addition to the first years dues of $25.00, for a total of $75.00), when they submit their membership application.

Note: The $50.00 Charter Membership fee is payable only for the first year of membership. Each year thereafter the Charter member only pays the regular annual dues of $25.00.

If you qualify for membership and would like to join, click here on Membership Application to obtain an application form that you can print out and mail in. Please fill out the application completely and mail it with your check to the address noted on the application form. Shortly thereafter, you will receive your membership card and membership certificate suitable for framing. Once you are a member you will be added to our membership roster and receive advance notice of upcoming seminars, events, and the VHIA Newsletter. You will also receive a copy of the VHIA membership roster.

Click Here for the Membership Application