Police group may revoke Paul Pelosi’s membership after reports he flashed membership card during DUI arrest

FIRST ON FOX: A California police association said Thursday it would review Paul Pelosi’s membership after reports he showed his membership card to officers during his DUI arrest in May.

California Highway Patrol Foundation 11-99 (CHP 11-99) confirmed that any member who puts their name or property in contact with law enforcement is violating the terms and conditions agreement of the group The foundation pointed to the part of its policy that states that attempting to use membership in exchange for “preferential treatment” in any contact with police will result in immediate termination.

“We will await the outcome of this trial and will evaluate Mr. Pelosi’s membership status once we have all the facts,” Laura Reed, a spokeswoman for the group, told Fox News Digital in an email. “If it is proven that you violated our terms and conditions, we will revoke your membership and request that all membership items be returned as they are the property of the 11-99 Foundation.”

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“Once we receive these items, we would refund any contributions you have made to the Foundation,” he continued.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s husband Paul Pelosi poses for a photo after a DUI arrest in California.
(Napa County Department of Corrections)

Reed added that the CHP 11-99 Foundation was aware of the media reports, but said the incident involving Pelosi was an ongoing investigation and the foundation did not yet have all the facts.

Pelosi, who is the millionaire husband of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., was arrested after being involved in a car crash that injured another driver on the night of May 28. According to court documents, Pelosi showed her CHP 11-99. identification card along with his driver’s license after responding highway patrol officers asked him for identification.

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Fox News Digital first reported that police assumed Pelosi gave officers a CHP Foundation 11-99 card when asked for her ID.

“These cards are used to identify our members at various public and private events and to show pride in membership and support for the CHP,” Reed said.

Paul Pelosi and Nancy Pelosi attend a cocktail party in April 2015 in Washington, DC
(Dimitrios Kambouris/VF15/WireImage)

On Wednesday, Pelosi pleaded not guilty to two charges — DUI causing injury and driving with a blood alcohol level of 0.08 percent or more causing injury — stemming from the May 28 crash. He faces up to five years in prison and a minimum of five days in jail.

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The CHP 11-99 Foundation was founded in 1982 to provide emergency assistance to California Highway Patrol employees and scholarships to their children, according to the group’s website. New members of the group must undergo criminal and driving background checks to ensure the foundation’s reputation “remains intact,” according to Reed.

Pelosi’s attorney, Amanda Bevins, declined to comment.

Fox News Digital reporter Michael Ruiz contributed to this report.