Prior to September 22, 1998, Riverside Boat Club had no written dues refund policy. On September 22, 1998, the Board voted to adopt the following dues refund policy:
 | To be eligible for a refund of any dues or fees, a club member must resign from the club. |
If after resigning, a person wish to re-join the club at a later date, he/she will have to pay the new member initiation fee, join as a provisional member, and go to the bottom of the rack space waiting list (if applicable).
| Boat rack fees may be refunded at a pro-rated basis based on the percent of the rowing season for which the rack was held. |
| Initiation, locker, and other fees are not refundable. |
| A percentage of senior, provisional, junior or family membership dues may be refunded if the resignation/dues refund request is made to the board within a certain time period according to the following schedule: |
| For people who were full club members during the previous year: |
| If a member resigns from the club and requests a dues refund by April 30th, he/she will receive a refund of 50% of his/her paid-in dues for the current year |
| If the dues refund request is received between May 1st and May 31st, he/she will receive a 25% refund of his/her dues. |
| If the dues refund request is received after May 31st, no dues will be refunded. |
| For people who joined RBC as members during the current year and on or before August 31st: |
| If a member resigns from the club and requests a dues refund by the end of the month in which they were voted into club membership, he/she will receive a refund of 50% of his/her paid-in dues for the current year |
| If the dues refund request is received during the month following the month in which they were voted into club membership, he/she will receive a 25% refund of his/her dues. |
| If the dues refund request is received after the month following that when they were voted into club membership, no dues will be refunded. |
| For people who joined RBC as members during the current year after August 31st, no dues will be refunded. |