A. A society shall operate for the benefit of members and their beneficiaries by:
1. Providing benefits as specified in § 38.2-4116; and
2. Operating for one or more social, intellectual, educational, charitable, benevolent, moral, fraternal, patriotic or religious purposes for the benefit of its members, which may also be extended to others. Such purposes may be carried out directly by the society, or indirectly through subsidiary corporations or affiliated organizations.
B. Every society shall have the power to adopt laws and rules for the government of the society, the admission of its members, and the management of its affairs. It shall have the power to change, alter, add to or amend such laws and rules and shall have any other powers necessary and incidental to effecting the objects and purposes of the society.
Code 1950, §§ 38-277, 38.1-593; 1952, c. 317, § 38.1-638.25; 1968, c. 654, § 38.1-638.36; 1986, c. 562.
Structure Code of Virginia
Chapter 41 - Fraternal Benefit Societies
§ 38.2-4100. Fraternal benefit societies
§ 38.2-4102. Representative form of government
§ 38.2-4104. Purposes and powers
§ 38.2-4105. Qualifications for membership
§ 38.2-4106. Location of office; meetings, communications to members; grievance procedures
§ 38.2-4107. No personal liability
§ 38.2-4109. Organization of domestic society on or after October 1, 1986
§ 38.2-4110. Incorporation of fraternal benefit societies
§ 38.2-4111. Amendments to laws
§ 38.2-4114. Consolidations and mergers
§ 38.2-4115. Conversion of fraternal benefit society into mutual life insurer
§ 38.2-4118. Benefits not attachable
§ 38.2-4119. The benefit contract
§ 38.2-4120. Nonforfeiture benefits, cash surrender values, certificate loans and other options
§ 38.2-4126. Reports to be filed
§ 38.2-4128. Examination of societies; no adverse publications
§ 38.2-4129. Admission; foreign or alien society
§ 38.2-4130. Injunction; liquidation; receivership of domestic society
§ 38.2-4131. Suspension, revocation or refusal of license of foreign or alien society
§ 38.2-4132. Licensing of agents
§ 38.2-4133. Unfair methods of competition and unfair and deceptive acts and practices
§ 38.2-4135. Exemption of certain societies
§ 38.2-4136. Societies previously existing; reincorporation; amendments
§ 38.2-4137. Exemption of member representatives of certain societies