{"data":{"id":"us-ca/ins-10972","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"INS § 10972","heading":"","body":"(1) A lodge operating under the lodge system, as this term is used in Section 10971, shall have all of the following characteristics:\n(a) It is organized without capital stock.\n(b) It is organized and operated solely for the benefit of its members or their beneficiaries and not for profit.\n(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.\n(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.","path":["Insurance Code - INS","DIVISION 2. CLASSES OF INSURANCE [1880. - 12880.8.]","PART 2. LIFE AND DISABILITY INSURANCE [10110. - 11549.]","CHAPTER 10. Fraternal Benefit Societies [10970. - 11165.]","ARTICLE 1. Scope of Chapter [10970. - 10976.]"],"source_url":"https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zip","current_through":"2026-09-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T05:56:33Z","sha256":"712bb76226b8b4924ce04c58fb21687d870e5d7324f8e464a70ad4fb46de9282","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/ins-10971","next":"us-ca/ins-10973"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}