{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-31-5303","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 31-5303","heading":"Qualifications for membership.","body":"(a)\nA society shall specify in its laws or rules:\n(1)\nEligibility standards for each class of membership, provided that if benefits are provided on the lives of children, the minimum age for adult membership shall be set at not less than age 15 and not greater than age 21;\n(2)\nThe process for admission to membership for each membership class; and\n(3)\nThe 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.\n\n(b)\nA society may also admit social members who shall have no voice or vote in the management of the insurance affairs of the society.\n\n(c)\nMembership rights in the society are personal to the member and are not assignable.","path":["Title 31. Insurance and Securities.","Chapter 53. Fraternal Benefit Societies."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/31-5303","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"533fd70670967197f7748a135b5c96d9d457972a488513539ea395c5ed1de199","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-31-5302","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-31-5304"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}