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Definition of fraternal benefit society.

MCL 500.8164
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500.8164. Definition of fraternal benefit society. Sec. 8164. An incorporated society, order, or supreme lodge, without capital stock, including 1 exempted under the provisions of section 8199(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 system with ritualistic form of work, having a representative form of government, and that provides benefits in accordance with this chapter, is a fraternal benefit society. Add. 1990, Act 1, Eff. Apr. 1, 1990 [PopularName] Act 218
Source: Michigan Legislature (legislature.mi.gov)URL: https://legislature.mi.gov/Laws/MCL?objectName=mcl-500-8164Fetched: 10/20/2026

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