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Section 4.15. Domestic Relations Order: Any judgment, decree or order (including approval of a property settlement agreement) that complies with the provisions of Minn. Stat. § §518.58, 518.581, or 518.611, and is consistent with these bylaws and adopted by the Board of Trustees. Section 4.16. Classifications of Members: (1) Active Member. An active member is a person who has applied and been accepted for membership in the Association and is currently in active status on the fire department and has not been either suspended or expelled from the association. Active members may attend meetings, run for elected office and are entitled to voting rights within the Association. (2) Deferred Member. A person who is a member of the Association; and who has terminated from the Fire Department; and who has completed at least ten (10) years of active service in the Fire Department; and has not made application for his or her service pension, in accordance with section 13.2 of these bylaws. Deferred members, are not allowed to run for elected office, nor are they entitled to voting rights within the Association (3) Retired Member. A retired member is a member of the Association, who has terminated from the Fire Department, and has completed at least ten (10) years of active service in the fire department, and has made application for his or her pension but has not received final distribution of his or her pension in full. Retired members, are not allowed to run for elected office, nor are they entitled to voting rights within the Association Section 4.17. Subject to a svaiver: for the purpose of this document, the term subject to a waiver shall mean a signed document authorizing this Association to notify a member of any meetings of the Association via electronic mail, fax, and text messaging. ARTICLEy M]E%4B]ERSHM Section 5.1. Eligibility: Any active member of the Fire Department is eligible for membership in this Association. Upon acceptance of a new member's application, the active member shall receive credit for all time served on probation with the fire department prorated to the start date with the Fire Department. Section 5.2. Application for membership: Written application may be made at any regular or special meeting of the Board of Trustees, or at any general membership meeting of the Association and must be approved b3.51 % of the. membership present and voting. Section 5.3. Membership Termination: Resignation or expulsion from the Fire Department shall terminate membership of the member so resigning, expelled, or removing from the Hugo Firefighters Relief Association. Section 5.4. Suspension and Expubion: Any member may be suspended or expelled from the Association for cause by a two-thirds (213) vote of the Association membership.