{"data":{"id":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-38a-595","jurisdiction":"us-ct","citation":"Conn. Gen. Stat. § 38a-595","heading":"(Formerly Sec. 38-206). Definitions.","body":"Any incorporated society, order or supreme lodge, without capital stock, including one exempted under subdivision (2) of subsection (a) of section 38a-625 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 makes provision for the payment of benefits in accordance with sections 38a-595 to 38a-626, inclusive, 38a-631 to 38a-640, inclusive, and 38a-800, is declared to be a fraternal benefit society. When used in sections 38a-595 to 38a-626, inclusive, 38a-631 to 38a-640, inclusive, and 38a-800, “society”, unless otherwise indicated, means fraternal benefit society and “premiums” means premiums, rates or other required contributions by whatever name known.","path":["TITLE 38a. INSURANCE","CHAPTER 700d*. FRATERNAL BENEFIT SOCIETIES","PART I. IN GENERAL"],"source_url":"https://www.cga.ct.gov/current/pub/chap_700d.htm#sec_38a-595","current_through":"Revised to January 1, 2026 (2026 Supplement to the General Statutes of Connecticut, applied over the base revision of January 1, 2025)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T19:07:12Z","sha256":"f02f519dbfdcd46b260148128859a0b081ebf4d436834431bfc96246b0f77fa0","source_id":"us-ct","stale":false,"prev":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-38a-526b","next":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-38a-596"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}