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Tex. Ins. Code § 885.053

LODGE SYSTEM DEFINED

Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1419, Sec. 1, eff

A fraternal benefit society is considered to be operating on the lodge system if the society:

(1) has a supreme governing body; and

(2) has lodges:

(A) into which members are admitted in accordance with the fraternal benefit society's laws, rituals, and rules; and

(B) that are required by the fraternal benefit society's laws to hold periodic meetings.

Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.