Tennessee § 56-25-201 - Membership.
Full text of Tennessee Tennessee Code Annotated § 56-25-201 — Membership., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 56-25-201. Membership.
A society shall specify in its laws or rules: Eligibility standards for each and every class of membership; provided, that if benefits are on the lives of children, the minimum age for adult membership shall be set at not less than fifteen (15) years of age and not greater than twenty-one (21) years of age; The process for admission to membership for each membership class; and 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. A society may also admit social members, who shall have no voice or vote in the management of the insurance affairs of the society. Membership rights in the society are personal to the member and are not assignable. Acts 1990, ch. 703, § 1; T.C.A. § 56-25-1201 . Code Commission Notes. This section was renumbered from § 56-25-1201 to § 56-25-201 by authority of the Code Commission in 2016. Compiler's Notes. 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 56-25-1201 56-25-201 56-25-1202 56-25-202 56-25-1203 56-25-203 56-25-1204 56-25-204
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Section 56-25-201 ("Membership.") is part of the Tennessee Code Annotated, the codified statutory law of Tennessee. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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