Tennessee § 56-25-101 - Organizations that constitute “fraternal benefit societies.”
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§ 56-25-101. Organizations that constitute “fraternal benefit societies.”
Any incorporated society, order or supreme lodge, without capital stock, including one exempted under § 56-25-704(a)(2) , whether incorporated or not, conducted solely for the benefit of its members and their beneficiaries and not for profit, operated on a lodge system with ritualistic form of work, having a representative form of government, and that provides benefits in accordance with this chapter, is declared to be a “fraternal benefit society.” Acts 1990, ch. 703, § 1; T.C.A § 56-25-1101 . Code Commission Notes. This section was renumbered from § 56-25-1101 to § 56-25-101 by authority of the Code Commission in 2016. Compiler's Notes. Section 56-25-1704 referenced in this section was renumbered as 56-25-704 by the authority of the code commission in 2016. The Code Commission transferred numerous sections in this title to this part, effective upon the 2016 replacement of this volume. See the following parallel reference table for the old and new locations. Old Section New Section 56-25-1101 56-25-101 56-25-1102 56-25-102 56-25-1103 56-25-103 56-25-1104 56-25-104 56-25-1105 56-25-105 Textbooks. Tennessee Jurisprudence, 5 Tenn. Juris., Beneficial and Benevolent Associations, §§ 2, 3, 10. Law Reviews. The Law of Burial Insurance, 5 Vand. L. Rev. 800 (1952).
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