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California Code, Insurance Code - INS § 10972

Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(1) A lodge operating under the lodge system, as this term is used in Section 10971, shall have all of the following characteristics:

(a) It is organized without capital stock.

(b) It is organized and operated solely for the benefit of its members or their beneficiaries and not for profit.

(c) It has a lodge system and representative form of government within the meaning of Section 10992, holds regular meetings at periodical intervals, and has a ritualistic form of work, and it has not less than 10 subordinate branches with more than a total of 1,000 dues-paying, active members in good standing.

(2) Any lodge, subordinate branch or association otherwise covered by Section 10971, which issues to any person a policy or certificate providing for the payment of benefits, shall comply with all the requirements of this chapter.

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