58-24-1. Fraternal benefit societies.
Any incorporated society, order or supreme lodge, without capital stock, including one exempted under the provisions of G.S. 58-24-185(a)(2) whether incorporated or not, conducted solely for the benefit of its members and their beneficiaries and not for profit, operated on a lodge system with ritualistic form of work, having a representative form of government, and which provides benefits in accordance with this Article, is hereby declared to be a fraternal benefit society. (1987, c. 483, s. 2.)
Structure North Carolina General Statutes
North Carolina General Statutes
Article 24 - Fraternal Benefit Societies.
§ 58-24-1 - Fraternal benefit societies.
§ 58-24-10 - Representative form of government.
§ 58-24-20 - Purposes and powers.
§ 58-24-25 - Qualifications for membership.
§ 58-24-30 - Location of office, meetings, communications to members, grievance procedures.
§ 58-24-35 - No personal liability.
§ 58-24-50 - Amendments to laws.
§ 58-24-65 - Consolidations and mergers.
§ 58-24-70 - Conversion of fraternal benefit society into mutual life insurance company.
§ 58-24-85 - Benefits not attachable.
§ 58-24-90 - The benefit contract.
§ 58-24-95 - Nonforfeiture benefits, cash surrender values, certificate loans and other options.
§ 58-24-130 - Perpetual license.
§ 58-24-135 - Examination of societies; no adverse publications.
§ 58-24-140 - Foreign or alien society Admission.
§ 58-24-145 - Injunction - Liquidation - Receivership of domestic society.
§ 58-24-150 - Suspension, revocation or refusal of license of foreign or alien society.
§ 58-24-160 - Licensing of agents.
§ 58-24-165 - Unfair methods of competition and unfair and deceptive acts and practices.
§ 58-24-170 - Service of process.
§ 58-24-185 - Exemption of certain societies, orders, and associations.