19 chapters · 2,278 sections in this title.
Fla. Stat. § 632.601 “Fraternal benefit society” defined
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Any incorporated society, order, or supreme lodge, without capital stock, including one exempted under the provisions of s. 632.637(1)(b), whether incorporated or not, conducted solely for the benefit of its members and their beneficiaries and not for profit, operated on a lodge …
Fla. Stat. § 632.602 “Lodge system” defined
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(1) A society is operating on the lodge system if it has a supreme governing body and subordinate lodges into which members are elected, initiated, or admitted in accordance with its laws, rules, and ritual. Subordinate lodges shall be required by the laws of the society to hold …
Fla. Stat. § 632.603 “Representative form of government” defined
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A society has a “representative form of government” when:(1) It has a supreme governing body constituted in one of the following ways:(a) Assembly.—The supreme governing body is an assembly composed of delegates elected directly by the members, or at intermediate assemblies or co…
Fla. Stat. § 632.604 Terms used
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Whenever used in this chapter:(1) “Benefit contract” means the agreement for provision of benefits authorized by s. 632.617, as that agreement is described in s. 632.621(1).(2) “Benefit member” means an adult member who is designated by the laws or rules of the society to be a be…