Nomad (motorcycle-club membership)

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A Nomad in a motorcycle club has authority delegated by the National President to enforce club rules and behavior.

Most club members wear a rocker (or the bottom patch on the back of the jacket) which signifies what city their chapter is located. A Nomad will not have such a rocker, it will simply say "Nomad". This means that they hold no particular allegiance to a specific club, but should be respected and accepted nationwide. For example, if the National President had a problem with a specific club chapter, he would dispatch a group of Nomads to visit the club. The Nomads would then observe the club and advise the members of any problems the National President may have. If the infractions were not corrected, the Nomads would then have the authority to correct the problem. Since the Nomads are not official members of a specific club chapter, they must be received, housed, and fed by any chapter they may currently be located. They are essentially members of all chapters.

Both Hells Angels and Bandidos have a similar groups of enforcers.