218-1956-81A - CHAPTER 81a FRATERNAL BENEFIT SOCIETIES (500.8161...500.8199a)
- Section 500.8161 - Definitions.
- Section 500.8162 - Society governed by chapter; exemption.
- Section 500.8163 - Society as charitable and benevolent institution; tax exemption.
- Section 500.8164 - Definition of fraternal benefit society.
- Section 500.8165 - Society operating on lodge system; requirements; lodges for children.
- Section 500.8166 - Representative form of government; requirements; postponement of society meetings.
- Section 500.8167 - Society operating for benefit of members and their beneficiaries; requirements; subsidiary corporations or affiliated organizations; laws and rules; additional powers.
- Section 500.8168 - Specification of eligibility standards, admission process, and rights and privileges; social members; rights personal and not assignable.
- Section 500.8169 - Principal office of domestic society; meetings of supreme governing body; validity of business transacted; minutes; official publication; report, notice, or statement; mailing or pu
- Section 500.8170 - Personal liability; indemnification and reimbursement; purchase of insurance.
- Section 500.8171 - Waiver of society's laws.
- Section 500.8172 - Formation of domestic fraternal society; requirements; filing documents; bond; certifying, retaining, and filing articles of incorporation; preliminary certificate of authority; sol
- Section 500.8173 - Reincorporation not required.
- Section 500.8174 - Amendment to laws.
- Section 500.8175 - Not for profit institution; purposes; reporting real or personal property.
- Section 500.8176 - Reinsurance agreement.
- Section 500.8177 - Consolidation or merger; compliance; filings; approval of contract; issuance of certificate; effective date; vesting of rights, franchises, and interest; affidavit as evidence of ma
- Section 500.8178 - Domestic fraternal benefit society as mutual life insurance company.
- Section 500.8179 - Contractual benefits; specifying persons covered in rules.
- Section 500.8180 - Changing beneficiary; limiting scope of beneficiary designations; vested interest of revocable beneficiary; payment of funeral benefits; payment of benefit to personal representativ
- Section 500.8181 - Attachment, garnishment, or other process.
- Section 500.8182 - Benefit contracts.
- Section 500.8183 - Value of paid-up nonforfeiture benefit; amount of cash surrender value, loan, or other option granted.
- Section 500.8184 - Investments generally.
- Section 500.8185 - Assets; special fund; accounts; issuance of contracts on variable basis; special procedures; special voting and other rights.
- Section 500.8186 - Standards of valuation for certificates; excess reserves.
- Section 500.8187 - Reports; annual statement; valuation of certificates; penalty.
- Section 500.8188 - Duration of license or authorization to transact business; copy of license as evidence.
- Section 500.8189 - Examination of society.
- Section 500.8190 - Foreign or alien society; license required; compliance; conditions.
- Section 500.8191 - Domestic society; deficiencies; notice; request for correction; noncompliance; action to enjoin or action in quo warranto; hearing; order; findings; liquidation; recognition of acti
- Section 500.8192 - Foreign or alien society; deficiencies; notice; request for correction; noncompliance; suspension, revocation, or refusal of license; contracts.
- Section 500.8193 - Application or petition for injunction; recognition.
- Section 500.8194 - Agent of society; license required; exceptions.
- Section 500.8195 - Society subject to chapter 20.
- Section 500.8196 - Service of process.
- Section 500.8197 - False or fraudulent statement or representation as misdemeanor or perjury; violation of MCL 500.8177 as felony; soliciting or procuring membership in unlicensed society as misdemean
- Section 500.8198 - Decisions and findings of commissioner; judicial review.
- Section 500.8199 - Exemptions.
- Section 500.8199a - Additional chapters and provisions applicable to fraternal benefit society.