Virginia Code 38.2-4105: Qualifications for membership
A. A society shall specify in its laws or rules:
Terms Used In Virginia Code 38.2-4105
- Adult: means a person 18 years of age or more. See Virginia Code 1-203
- Laws: means the society's articles of incorporation, constitution and bylaws, however designated. See Virginia Code 38.2-4103
- Process: includes subpoenas, the summons and complaint in a civil action, and process in statutory actions. See Virginia Code 1-237
- 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. See Virginia Code 38.2-4103
- Society: means fraternal benefit society, unless otherwise indicated. See Virginia Code 38.2-4103
1. Eligibility standards for every class of membership, provided that if benefits are provided on the lives of children, the minimum age for adult membership shall be set at not less than age fifteen and not greater than age twenty-one;
2. The process for admission to membership for each membership class; and
3. The rights and privileges of each membership class, provided that only benefit members shall have the right to vote on the management of the insurance affairs of the society.
B. A society may also admit social members who shall have no voice or vote in the management of the insurance affairs of the society.
C. Membership rights in the society are personal to the member and are not assignable.
Code 1950, §§ 38-286, 38-293, 38.1-602, 38.1-609; 1952, c. 317, § 38.1-638.29; 1964, c. 355; 1968, c. 654; 1972, cc. 530, 825; 1986, c. 562.