By-Laws

DTDT By Laws Rules and Regulations

A) NEW MEMBERS (One time registration dues)

  • Once registration/membership dues have been paid and the application has been filed, the applicant must be interviewed personally or by phone by myself or Omar Curry. After which a decision will be made to accept or deny the application. If the applicant is denied, his registration fees shall be refunded in full within (30) calendar days after the decision process has commenced.
  • New member registration fees shall be $20.00 (twenty-dollars) and will be a one-time lifetime fee. (Prior to March 1st 2024 all current members are grandfathered in and no fees shall be assessed)

B) MEMBERSHIP DUES (Annual Membership dues)

  • Once declared a member, ALL current and new members will pay current membership dues (TBD) in a timely fashion or risk being excluded from that year’s event(s). All dues must be paid in full by January 5th of the year of that event.
  • ***Monthly/Annual dues: Beginning the 2025-26 NFL Season each official member must pay $10.00/month or $120/year beginning January 5th after that previous years DTDT Event (i.e. NFL Football Game etc.). ***Dues are assessed for purposes of web hosting and emergency funds
  • Game Event Dues (Annual): Unless otherwise notified, the annual dues of $450.00 (four hundred-fifty dollars) is due no later than April 1st (for that year’s event)
  • If dues are not paid in full by that date (April 1st) , a $10.00 (ten-dollar) per month late fee will be assessed beginning one calendar month (30-days) after the 1st of April of that year(i.e. May 1st). Late fees will continue to be assessed each month thereafter until the actual date that the tickets for that event are purchased or whichever comes first, for that year’s event(s) (i.e. game-day tickets).
  • If dues are still not paid in full by the date any tickets are actually purchased, the member shall forfeit any dues paid up to that date. At that point, it will be at the discretion of an executive decision as to whether that member will be allowed to participate in that year’s event(s).
  • If dues cannot be paid in full (for any reason) or have been paid in full up to the actual date of any ticket purchases, the member will be allowed a full refund of dues paid to date for that year’s event(s).
  • ABSOLUTELY NO REFUNDS WILL BE ALLOWED AFTER ANY TICKETS HAVE BEEN PURCHASED!.

Note: As a method of “Insurance”, a “nonrefundable” portion of the annual deposits and/or membership dues are held in the DTDT account for “Emergency” and/or “Unexpected” expenses. In the event of an emergency or unexpected event, DTDT will cover that expense without the need for “ Pass the hat” as we had done in the past.

C) NEW MEMBER INITIATION NOTE- First year participants are referred to as “Rookies”

  • Upon arrival at that year’s designated event, all rookies (new members) shall participate in the Meet and Greet event usually held the day before the scheduled game. This is a Mandatory participation.
  • All rookies who do not attend the Mandatory Meet and Greet event shall be assessed a $10.00 (ten-dollar) fine.
  • At the game-day event, all rookies shall follow this important list of rules and regulations or risk being harassed (in fun of course) by other fellow DTDT members.
    • a) Rookies shall not eat before any of the fellow DTDT members once the tailgate food is served. (In the event of a fully catered tailgate experience, i.e Bullseye Entertainment this rule is not in effect)
    • b) Rookies shall see to the needs of any Executive or Honorary Member first before serving himself should that Executive or Honorary member choose to be served. (In the event of a fully catered tailgate experience, i.e Bullseye Entertainment this rule is not in effect)
    • c) Rookies shall be responsible for assisting with clean up and securing of the tailgate spot before going into the game. (if necessary)*

D) CONDUCT

  • All members shall conduct themselves in a manner consistent with respect and dignity to All other members and all other surrounding parties.
  • There shall be no unnecessary, loud, abusive, or unruly behavior or profanity at any DTDT public congregations (i.e. tailgate party, meet and greet event, etc.)
  • There shall be no unnecessary belligerence, profanity, unruliness, or anything of the like at any DTDT public gatherings, events, or parties.

E) DISCIPLINE

  • Once a member has been accused of violating any of the aforementioned bylaws, rules, or regulations, the member and his accuser shall be pulled aside and questioned (by an executive member) as to which violation he is being accused of.
  • The accused shall be allowed due process of the law and is allowed to tell his side of the story.
  • Once both the accused and his accuser have both been heard by the executive membership, a vote will be rendered as to whether to:
    • a) Dismiss the action or
    • b) Officially warn the perpetrator of the action (to be recorded)
  • In the event of a second violation of the aforementioned bylaws, rules, and regulations, the member, (if found guilty by the process mentioned in article (E), items 1-3, shall be fined a sum of $20.00 (twenty-dollars) to be paid immediately to an active DTDT Executive Member, to later be placed into the DTDT account.
  • Also, at this time a second “official warning” shall be given to the perpetrator of the action

(NO FURTHER WARNINGS SHALL BE ISSUED)

  • In the event of a third violation of the aforementioned bylaws, rules, and regulations, the member (if found guilty by the process in article (E), items 1-3 shall be dismissed as a DTDT member and will no longer be allowed to participate in any further DTDT events.
  • In the event of a dismissal, that member may only be re-instated (if they so choose) by executive vote after serving one calendar year (365 days) of exclusion from all DTDT functions.
  • In the event a member is to be re-instated, that member shall pay a re-instatement fee of $50.00 (fifty-dollars), to be paid before that member is to participate in any further DTDT events or activities. *(fines and all collections are deposited directly into the DTDT account)
  • In the event any violations occur post re-instatement, that member shall permanently “not” be allowed to participate in any and all current and future DTDT events.