{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-38.2-4100","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 38.2-4100","heading":"Fraternal benefit societies","body":"Any society, order or supreme lodge without capital stock, including one exempted under the provisions of subdivision 6 of subsection A of § 38.2-4135 of this chapter, 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 providing benefits in accordance with this chapter, is hereby declared to be a fraternal benefit society.Code 1950, §§ 38-254, 38.1-569; 1952, c. 317, § 38.1-638.1; 1968, c. 654; 1986, c. 562.","path":["Title 38.2. INSURANCE","Chapter 41. FRATERNAL BENEFIT SOCIETIES","Article 1. STRUCTURE AND PURPOSE"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/38.2-4100/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:16:05Z","sha256":"116d741223a259c1e354b467af79a4c9e3a7fc4fb41c5c5eb11f7a49206d9414","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-38.2-4022","next":"us-va/va.-code-38.2-4101"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}