Membership Information

Law Enforcement

The Tennessee Association of Chiefs of Police was formed over 40 years ago to support and maintain the highest standards of professional law enforcement and public safety. TACP is a leader in setting law enforcement standards on ethics, integrity, and leadership; while providing services to its membership to promote and practice professionalism in our departments, communities and throughout this great state.

Bi-monthly meetings provide law enforcement executives and their command staff with the proper tools to perform tasks through:

Quality professional training
Ethical leadership
Management development
Legislative representation
Local, state, and national information
Municipal law enforcement consultation
Technology, grant and safety program updates
Cooperation, communication, and the exchange of information statewide
Networking with other law enforcement and government officials
Information Sharing

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Active

The following persons shall be eligible for Active Membership: chiefs of police, commissioners, superintendents and directors having actual supervision of and receiving salaries from any legally constituted municipal or other police department of any governmental jurisdiction or any police department established by TCA § 49-7-118; assistant chiefs of police, deputy chiefs of police, executive heads, and division, district, or bureau commanding officers of such departments who are qualified as exempt executive employees by the Fair Labor Standards Act. The employee must have as his or her primary duty work consisting of the management of the enterprise in which the employee is employed or of a customarily recognized department or subdivision thereof; and the employee must customarily and regularly direct the work of two or more employees in the enterprise, department or subdivision. Active members shall be entitled to one vote each. All members shall be P.O.S.T. certified as law enforcement officers within the State of Tennessee.

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Associate

Any person not eligible for active membership but qualified by training and experience in police or by other law enforcement activity or by other professional attainment in police science or administration shall be eligible for associate membership in this Association.

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Sustaining

Membership granted to those individuals who pledge their whole-hearted support to the goals and purposes of this Association and wish to ally themselves with the membership in promoting the ideals of professional law enforcement.

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Corporate/Business

Corporate/Business membership shall be available to corporate/business groups that support the goals and objectives of the TACP.

Private security executives and individuals that interface with the operations of law enforcement through the private sector are also eligible for professional membership.