(1) A society shall specify all of the following in its laws or rules:
  (a) Eligibility standards for each and every class of membership. However, if benefits are provided on the lives of children, the minimum age for adult membership shall be set at not less than age 15 and not greater than age 21.

Terms Used In Michigan Laws 500.8168

  • Laws: means the society's articles of incorporation, constitution, and bylaws, however designated. See Michigan Laws 500.8161
  • Rules: means all rules, regulations, or resolutions adopted by a society's supreme governing body or board of directors that are intended to have general application to the members of the society. See Michigan Laws 500.8161
  (b) The process for admission to membership for each membership class.
  (c) The rights and privileges of each membership class. Only benefit members shall have the right to vote on the management of the insurance affairs of the society.
  (2) A society may admit social members. A social member shall not have a voice or vote in the management of the insurance affairs of the society.
  (3) Membership rights in a society are personal to the member and are not assignable.