Ins. Code, § 10972 · Article 1. Scope of Chapter
Ins. Code, § 10972
Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
(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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History
Repealed and added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 1193.
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