North Dakota Code 26.1-15.1-01 – Definitions
Whenever used in this chapter:
Terms Used In North Dakota Code 26.1-15.1-01
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
- written: include "typewriting" and "typewritten" and "printing" and "printed" except in the case of signatures and when the words are used by way of contrast to typewriting and printing. See North Dakota Code 1-01-37
1. “Benefit contract” means the agreement for provision of benefits authorized by section 26.1-15.1-16, as that agreement is described in section 26.1-15.1-19.
2. “Benefit member” means an adult member designated by the laws or rules of the society as a benefit member under a benefit contract.
3. “Certificate” means the document issued as written evidence of the benefit contract.
4. “Laws” means the society’s articles of incorporation, constitution, and bylaws, however designated, of the society.
5. “Lodge” means subordinate member units of the society, whether known as camps, courts, councils, branches, or by any other designation.
6. “Premiums” means premiums, rates, dues, or other required contributions by whatever name known, which are payable under the certificate.
7. “Rules” means all rules, regulations, or resolutions adopted by the supreme governing body or board of directors which are intended to have general application to the members of the society.
8. “Society” means fraternal benefit society, unless otherwise indicated.