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§ 31–5301. Definitions - For the purposes of this chapter, the term: (1) “Benefit...
§ 31–5302. Operation for benefit of members and their beneficiaries; bylaws - (a)(1) A society shall operate for the benefit of its...
§ 31–5303. Qualifications for membership - (a) A society shall specify in its laws or rules:...
§ 31–5304. Location of office - (a) The principal office of any domestic society shall be...
§ 31–5305. Liability of officers and members - (a) The officers and members of the supreme governing body...
§ 31–5306. Waiver of laws - The laws of the society may provide that no subordinate...
§ 31–5307. Organization of societies - (a) A domestic society organized on or after April 29,...
§ 31–5308. Laws; amendments - (a) A domestic society may amend its laws in accordance...
§ 31–5309. Operations of nonprofit institutions - A society may create, maintain, and operate, or may establish...
§ 31–5310. Reinsurance - A domestic society may enter into reinsurance transactions only in...
§ 31–5311. Consolidations and mergers - A domestic society may enter into agreements of consolidation or...
§ 31–5312. Conversion of fraternal benefit society into a mutual life insurance company - Any domestic fraternal benefit society may be converted and licensed...
§ 31–5313. Benefits - (a) A society may provide the following contractual benefits in...
§ 31–5314. Beneficiaries - (a) The owner of a benefit contract shall have the...
§ 31–5315. Benefits not attachable - No money or other benefit, charity, relief, or aid to...
§ 31–5316. Benefit contracts - (a) Every society authorized to do business in the District...
§ 31–5317. Nonforfeiture benefits, cash surrender values, certificate loans, and other options - (a) For certificates issued prior to one year after April...
§ 31–5318. Investments - A domestic society shall invest its funds only in investments...
§ 31–5319. Funds - (a) All assets shall be held, invested and disbursed for...
§ 31–5320. Taxation - Every society organized or licensed under this chapter is hereby...
§ 31–5321. Applicability of provisions - Except as herein provided, societies shall be governed by this...
§ 31–5322. Valuation standards for certificates - (a) Standards of valuation for certificates issued prior to one...
§ 31–5323. Reports - (a) Every society transacting business in the District shall annually,...
§ 31–5324. Annual license - Societies which are now authorized to transact business in the...
§ 31–5325. Examination of societies; no adverse publications - (a) The Commissioner, or any person he or she may...
§ 31–5326. Foreign or alien society; admission - No foreign or alien society shall transact business in the...
§ 31–5327. Injunction; liquidation; receivership of domestic society - (a) When the Commissioner, upon investigation, finds that a domestic...
§ 31–5328. Suspension; revocation or refusal of license of foreign or alien society - (a) When the Commissioner, upon investigation, finds that a foreign...
§ 31–5329. Injunction - No application or petition for injunction against any domestic, foreign...
§ 31–5330. Licensing of agents - (a) Agents of societies shall be licensed in accordance with...
§ 31–5331. Unfair methods of competition; unfair and deceptive acts and practices - Every society authorized to do business in the District and...
§ 31–5332. Penalties - (a) Any person who makes a false or fraudulent statement...
§ 31–5333. Exemption of certain societies - (a) Nothing contained in this chapter shall be construed as...
§ 31–5334. Review - All decisions and findings of the Commissioner made under the...
§ 31–5335. Severability - If any provision of this chapter or the application of...