New Mexico Statutes
Article 44 - Fraternal Benefit Societies
Section 59A-44-6 - Qualifications for membership.

A. A society shall specify in its laws or rules:
(1) eligibility standards for each and every class of membership, provided that if benefits are provided on the lives of children, the minimum age for adult membership shall be set at not less than fifteen years and not greater than twenty-one years;
(2) the process for admission to membership for each membership class; and
(3) the rights and privileges of each membership class, provided that only benefit members shall have the right to vote on the management of the insurance affairs of the society.
B. A society may also admit social members who shall have no voice or vote in the management of the insurance affairs of the society.
C. Membership rights in the society are personal to a member and are not assignable.
History: 1978 Comp., § 59A-44-6, enacted by Laws 1989, ch. 388, § 6.
Repeals and reenactments. — Laws 1989, ch. 388, § 6, repealed 59A-44-6 NMSA 1978, as enacted by Laws 1984, ch. 127, § 791, relating to incorporation of existing voluntary associations, and enacted a new section, effective January 1, 1990.

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