Society doing business on July 1, 1937, need not change name - Requirements
N.D. Cent. Code § 26.1-16-06
in effect26.1-16-06. Society doing business on July 1, 1937, need not change name -
Requirements.
Any benevolent society organized and doing business on July 1, 1937, which has a name
which does not include the words "benevolent society" is not required to change its name to
comply with section 26.1-16-05, but its membership certificate, stationery, and literature must
state clearly that it is a benevolent society.
Source: Open US Law by Vaquill AI (CC BY 4.0)URL: https://ndlegis.gov/cencode/t26-1c16.pdf#nameddest=26p1-16-06Fetched: 10/16/2026
