A. Any person who willfully makes a false or fraudulent statement in or relating to an application for membership or for the purpose of obtaining money from or a benefit in any society shall upon conviction be fined not less than $100 nor more than $500 or be imprisoned not less than 30 days nor more than 1 year, or both.
B. Any person who willfully makes a false or fraudulent statement in any report or declaration required or authorized by this chapter, or of any material fact or thing contained in a statement concerning the death or disability of an insured for the purpose of procuring payment of a benefit named in the certificate, shall be guilty of perjury and shall be subject to the penalties therefor prescribed by law.
C. Any person who solicits membership for, or in any manner assists in procuring membership in, any society not licensed to do business in this Commonwealth shall upon conviction be fined not less than $50 nor more than $200.
D. Any other violation of this chapter shall be subject to § 38.2-218.
Code 1950, §§ 38-263, 38.1-578; 1952, c. 317, § 38.1-638.10; 1968, c. 654; 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