§ 38.2-4100. Fraternal benefit societies.

Any society, order or supreme lodge without capital stock, including oneexempted under the provisions of subdivision 6 of subsection A of § 38.2-4135of this chapter, conducted solely for the benefit of its members and theirbeneficiaries and not for profit, operated on a lodge system with ritualisticform of work, having a representative form of government, and providingbenefits in accordance with this chapter, is hereby declared to be afraternal benefit society.

(Code 1950, §§ 38-254, 38.1-569; 1952, c. 317, § 38.1-638.1; 1968, c. 654;1986, c. 562.)