Insurance Code section 10972

(1)

A lodge operating under the lodge system, as this term is used in Section 10971, shall have all of the following characteristics:

(a)

It is organized without capital stock.

(b)

It is organized and operated solely for the benefit of its members or their beneficiaries and not for profit.

(c)

It has a lodge system and representative form of government within the meaning of Section 10992, holds regular meetings at periodical intervals, and has a ritualistic form of work, and it has not less than 10 subordinate branches with more than a total of 1,000 dues-paying, active members in good standing.

(2)

Any lodge, subordinate branch or association otherwise covered by Section 10971, which issues to any person a policy or certificate providing for the payment of benefits, shall comply with all the requirements of this chapter.

Source: Section 10972, https://leginfo.­legislature.­ca.­gov/faces/codes_displaySection.­xhtml?lawCode=INS§ionNum=10972.­ (updated Jan. 1, 1951; accessed Jun. 9, 2025).

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