Chapter 176P - LIMITED SOCIETIES
- Section 176P:1 - Definitions
- Section 176P:2 - Lodge system
- Section 176P:3 - Representative government; elections; meetings; record
- Section 176P:4 - Limitation of membership
- Section 176P:5 - Exemption from certain laws
- Section 176P:6 - Formation of corporation; purposes; association agreement
- Section 176P:7 - First meeting; notice; adoption of by-laws; filing of certificate
- Section 176P:8 - Lodge plan; preliminary license; member solicitation; collection of payments; minimum membership; issuance of certificate
- Section 176P:9 - Certificate of organization endorsed by commissioner; filing; certification by state secretary; evidence of corporate existence
- Section 176P:10 - Certificate of incorporation; time limitation; cessation of business
- Section 176P:11 - Limited societies; change of business location; change of corporate purpose
- Section 176P:12 - Mergers and transfers; written contract; financial statements; commissioner's approval
- Section 176P:13 - Death funds; emergency funds; disability funds
- Section 176P:13A - By-laws; funds for medical services and independent hospitalization
- Section 176P:14 - By-laws; member payments; purpose of payments; proportion of payments that may be used for expenses
- Section 176P:15 - Deferred payments and installments of claims; fixed liabilities on happening of contingency
- Section 176P:16 - Loans to members; accumulating and maintaining tabular reserve required by table of mortality
- Section 176P:17 - Societies maintaining surplus of assets at required level may waive collection of regular mortuary contributions from members
- Section 176P:18 - Investment of funds
- Section 176P:19 - Payment of benefits for disability due to old age; periodical member contribution for mortuary purposes; restrictions
- Section 176P:19A - Death benefits payable as annuities
- Section 176P:20 - Death benefit certificates
- Section 176P:21 - Death or annuity benefits; beneficiaries designated by members
- Section 176P:22 - Funeral expenses of insureds
- Section 176P:22A - Personal representative or family of deceased; freedom of choice in procuring burial supplies and services
- Section 176P:23 - Payment of death, endowment or annuity benefits upon lives of children less than 18 years of age
- Section 176P:24 - Death benefit certificates as to children
- Section 176P:25 - Funds representing benefit contributions for lives of children less than 18 years of age
- Section 176P:26 - Separation of assets, funds and liabilities
- Section 176P:27 - Mingling of certain funds
- Section 176P:28 - Actions by beneficiaries
- Section 176P:29 - Attachment or taking of benefits to pay debt of member or beneficiary
- Section 176P:30 - Exemption from attachment or execution
- Section 176P:31 - Admission of persons to beneficial membership
- Section 176P:32 - Constitution and by-laws of society; amendments
- Section 176P:32A - Fraudulent alteration or concealment of records
- Section 176P:33 - Location of meetings; location of principal office
- Section 176P:34 - Waiver of constitutional provisions
- Section 176P:35 - Filing certified copies of amendments to constitution or by-laws with commissioner
- Section 176P:36 - Examination of domestic societies by commissioner; proceedings brought by attorney general against domestic societies; confidentiality of documents
- Section 176P:37 - Copy of commissioner's examination reports served on societies
- Section 176P:37A - Disbursements made by societies; requirements
- Section 176P:38 - Annual statement of society's condition and standing
- Section 176P:38A - Applicability of chapter 176V
- Section 176P:38B - Applicability of chapter 176W
- Section 176P:39 - Annual valuation report in addition to annual statement; societies on lodge system
- Section 176P:39A - Valuation of bonds or other evidence of debt
- Section 176P:40 - Deficiencies; additional contributions or increased rates of contribution; higher rate class of members
- Section 176P:41 - Licenses for foreign societies to transact business in commonwealth
- Section 176P:42 - Foreign societies; service of process
- Section 176P:42A - Foreign societies; deposit
- Section 176P:43 - Foreign societies; refusal to issue license; revocation of license
- Section 176P:44 - Foreign societies; examination by commissioner
- Section 176P:45 - Domestic societies governed by direct vote of members; membership limited to permanent employees of cities or towns, commonwealth or federal government; no death benefits; annuities or gratuities contingent on disabilities or long service; governing provisions
- Section 176P:46 - Domestic societies; limited membership; members and ex-members of any social organization; governing provisions
- Section 176P:46A - Subordinate lodge of society; ritualistic form of work; disability benefits
- Section 176P:46B - Incorporated domestic society transacting business under Sec. 45 or 46; real estate
- Section 176P:46C - Society subject to sec. 45 or 46; payment of benefits
- Section 176P:46D - Grand or district lodge of secret order or fraternity transacting business under Sec. 45 or 46; benefits
- Section 176P:47 - Jurisdiction of superior court in equity
- Section 176P:47A - Contract of insurance or benefit certificate issued in violation of any provision of this chapter
- Section 176P:48 - False or fraudulent statement or representation by society with reference to application for membership; penalties
- Section 176P:49 - Unauthorized solicitation; penalties
- Section 176P:49A - Pensions for society employees; expense fund
- Section 176P:50 - Violation of chapter provisions; penalty