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From a certifications manager at a Professionals Association meeting when it was suggested to her to require membership.

I can see the fee every couple of years or so to pay for the recertification process.

I don’t know if there is any law regulating professional certifications. I inderstand that to practice law your state may require you to be a bar member. Just because you decide to not become a member it does not mean that you don’t have the knowledge or the skills. If PADI certifies my skills...

Is it legal for a professional Association to require membership to maintain a professional certification? There are multiple organizations who certify people based on the merit of knowledge and/or skills but require to be a member and maintain the membership to remain certified. Is that legal?