diff --git a/app/models/chapter.rb b/app/models/chapter.rb
index 3a0f0a47..0317edf6 100644
--- a/app/models/chapter.rb
+++ b/app/models/chapter.rb
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@ class Chapter < ApplicationRecord
   validates_presence_of :slug
   validates_uniqueness_of :name
 
+  validates :name, :slug, :twitter_url, :facebook_url, :instagram_url, :email_address, :blog_url, :rss_feed_url, :extra_question_1, :extra_question_2, :extra_question_3, length: {maximum: 255}
+
   validates_format_of :slug, :with => /\A[a-z0-9-]+\Z/
 
   def self.any_chapter
diff --git a/app/views/chapters/_form.html.erb b/app/views/chapters/_form.html.erb
index 51ea968e..f68429b6 100644
--- a/app/views/chapters/_form.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/chapters/_form.html.erb
@@ -1,33 +1,33 @@
 <%= simple_form_for chapter do |form| -%>
   <% if current_user.can_create_chapters? %>
     <div class="chapter-admin">
-      <%= form.input :inactive, :as => :boolean %>
+      <%= form.input :inactive, as: :boolean %>
     </div>
   <% end %>
 
-  <%= form.input :name %>
-  <%= form.input :slug %>
-  <%= form.input :twitter_url %>
-  <%= form.input :facebook_url %>
-  <%= form.input :instagram_url %>
-  <%= form.input :email_address %>
-  <%= form.input :blog_url %>
-  <%= form.input :rss_feed_url %>
+  <%= form.input :name, maxlength: true %>
+  <%= form.input :slug, maxlength: true %>
+  <%= form.input :twitter_url, maxlength: true %>
+  <%= form.input :facebook_url, maxlength: true %>
+  <%= form.input :instagram_url, maxlength: true %>
+  <%= form.input :email_address, maxlength: true %>
+  <%= form.input :blog_url, maxlength: true %>
+  <%= form.input :rss_feed_url, maxlength: true %>
   <%= form.input :description %>
   <%= form.input :hide_trustees %>
   <%= form.input :country do %>
     <% form.select :country, CountryOptions.countries_for_select(include_blank: true, selected: form.object.country) %>
   <% end %>
   <%= form.input :time_zone %>
-  <%= form.input :locale, :collection => I18n.available_locales, :include_blank => false, :label => t('simple_form.labels.chapter.locale', :slug => chapter.slug) %>
+  <%= form.input :locale, collection: I18n.available_locales, include_blank: false, label: t('simple_form.labels.chapter.locale', slug: chapter.slug) %>
 
   <hr />
 
   <%= form.input :application_intro, maxlength: 1000 %>
-  <%= form.input :extra_question_1 %>
-  <%= form.input :extra_question_2 %>
-  <%= form.input :extra_question_3 %>
-  <%= form.input :submission_response_email, :input_html => { :placeholder => Chapter::DEFAULT_SUBMISSION_RESPONSE_EMAIL } %>
+  <%= form.input :extra_question_1, maxlength: true %>
+  <%= form.input :extra_question_2, maxlength: true %>
+  <%= form.input :extra_question_3, maxlength: true %>
+  <%= form.input :submission_response_email, input_html: {placeholder: Chapter::DEFAULT_SUBMISSION_RESPONSE_EMAIL} %>
 
   <%= form.button :submit %>
 <% end -%>