BYLAWS
OF
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR COURT MANAGEMENT
(a Virginia nonstock corporation)

Amended August 2000

ARTICLE II

Members

Section 1.        NACA and NATCA Members.  As of May 6, l985, the date of filing of the Articles of Incorporation, all of the members in good standing of the NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR COURT ADMINISTRATION and of the NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF TRIAL COURT ADMINISTRATORS shall be members of this Association.

Section 2.        Classes of Members.  The corporation shall have the following classes of members:

                        a.         Regular Member.  Any person serving as clerk of court, court administrator or in any court management, court education, court research or court consulting capacity may become a Regular member upon the payment of dues.  Regular members may vote, hold office, and serve on committees.

                        b.         Associate Member.  Any person interested in the improvement of the administration of justice may become an Associate member upon the payment of dues.  Associate members shall not hold office and shall not vote, but they may serve on committees.

                        c.         Student Member.  Any person enrolled full time in a degree program in the field of court administration, business administration, public administration, law, criminal justice, or other related fields and not presently employed full time in a court may become a Student member upon the payment of dues.  Student members shall not hold office and shall not vote, but they may serve on committees.

                        d.         Honorary Member.  Any person in the field of court administration whom the organization wishes to recognize for outstanding achievements may become a member in this class.  A person becomes an Honorary member after nomination by a Regular member and a majority vote of the Board of Directors.  Honorary members shall not hold office and shall not vote, but they may serve on committees.  They shall not pay dues.

                        e.         Retired Member.  Upon retirement from the judicial system, any Regular member in good standing is eligible for this class of membership upon the payment of dues.  Retired members may vote and serve on committees, but they shall not hold office.

                        f.          Sustaining Member.  Any person, or persons, firm, or corporation interested in furthering the goals of this organization is eligible for this class of membership.  Sustaining members shall not vote, shall not hold office, and shall not serve on committees.

Section 3.        Voting Rights.  The right to vote shall be limited to Regular and Retired members, each of whom, if in good standing, shall be entitled to one vote on each matter submitted to a vote of the members at a meeting.

Section 4.        Voting by Mail.  Voting by mail shall be permitted only at special meetings of members and only upon the matters for which the special meeting is called.  An appropriate ballot shall accompany the notice of the special meeting. The ballot must be signed by a member eligible to vote and be delivered to the Secretariat before or at the special meeting.  Voting by proxy is prohibited.

Section 5.       Termination of Membership.  The Board of Directors, by affirmative vote of two-thirds of all of the members of the Board, may suspend or expel a member for cause after an appropriate hearing, and may, by a majority vote of those present at any regularly constituted meeting at which a quorum is present, terminate the membership of any member who becomes ineligible for membership.

Section 6.        Resignation.  Any member may resign by filing a written resignation with the Secretariat, but such resignation shall not relieve the member so resigning of the obligations to pay any dues, assessments, or other charges theretofore accrued and unpaid.

Section 7.        Reinstatement After Termination.  Upon written request signed by a member terminated pursuant to Article II, Section 5, and filed with the Secretariat, the Board of Directors may, by the affirmative vote of two-thirds of the members of the Board, reinstate such terminated member to membership upon such terms as the Board of Directors may deem appropriate.

Section 8.        Substitution of Membership.  When public funds have been expended for payment of dues for an individual and such individual leaves his or her position, another person within the same court may become a member upon approval of the Secretariat as directed by the Board of Directors.

Section 9.        Dues.  Annual dues for membership classifications shall be established by the Board of Directors.  Any member who fails to pay dues by the time of the annual meeting shall not be entitled to vote and shall be dropped from the membership roster until the indebtedness is paid.  A special, group dues rate may be established by a majority of the Board of Directors when two or more persons from the same court jurisdiction or judicial district qualify as either Regular or Associate members.