{"data":{"id":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-33-23-3","jurisdiction":"us-wv","citation":"W. Va. Code § 33-23-3","heading":"Fraternal benefit societies defined.","body":"Any incorporated society, order or supreme lodge, without capital stock, including one exempted under the provisions of subparagraph (2) of paragraph (a) of section thirty-four of this article 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 which makes provision for the payment of benefits in accordance with this article, is hereby declared to be a fraternal benefit society. When used in this article the word \"society,\" unless otherwise indicated, shall mean fraternal benefit society.","path":["CHAPTER 33. INSURANCE.","ARTICLE 23. FRATERNAL BENEFIT SOCIETIES."],"source_url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/33-23-3/","current_through":"as of 2026-08-03; contains at least the enactments of the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T00:28:39Z","sha256":"2f83d3cb559b56e15d56a3a035ae97de48283ef58afe95fe121cf47509ed7556","source_id":"us-wv","stale":true,"prev":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-33-23-2a","next":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-33-23-4"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}