Texas Statutes
§ 885.053 — LODGE SYSTEM DEFINED.
Texas § 885.053
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Tex. Insurance Code Code Ann. § 885.053 (2026).
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Sec. 885.053. LODGE SYSTEM DEFINED. A fraternal benefit society is considered to be operating on the lodge system if the society:
(1)has a supreme governing body; and
(2)has lodges:
(A)into which members are admitted in accordance with the fraternal benefit society's laws, rituals, and rules; and
(B)that are required by the fraternal benefit society's laws to hold periodic meetings.
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Legislative History
Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1419, Sec. 1, eff. June 1, 2003.
Nearby Sections
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§ 885.001
DEFINITIONS.§ 885.003
EXEMPTION FROM TAXATION.§ 885.006
TREATMENT OF CERTAIN GRAND LODGES.§ 885.051
FRATERNAL BENEFIT SOCIETY DEFINED.§ 885.053
LODGE SYSTEM DEFINED.§ 885.055
ASSEMBLY AS SUPREME GOVERNING BODY.§ 885.056
ASSEMBLY MEETINGS; DIRECTORS.§ 885.057
BOARD AS SUPREME GOVERNING BODY.§ 885.058
BOARD MEMBERS; MEETINGS.Cite This Page — Counsel Stack
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