The provisions of this chapter apply to every person designated as a “burial society.” A “burial society” is any person engaged in the business of providing benefits for any payment of funeral, burial or other expenses of deceased members, by levying assessments or dues that are collected or are to be collected from the members of the society, or from the members of a class of the society.

Terms Used In Virginia Code 38.2-4000

  • Person: means any association, aggregate of individuals, business, company, corporation, individual, joint-stock company, Lloyds type of organization, organization, partnership, receiver, reciprocal or interinsurance exchange, trustee or society. See Virginia Code 38.2-100

Code 1950, § 38-143; 1952, c. 317, § 38.1-550; 1986, c. 562.