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GEORGIA CODE (Last Updated: August 20, 2013) |
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Title 33. INSURANCE |
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Chapter 15. FRATERNAL BENEFIT SOCIETIES |
| Article 1. ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNANCE; DEFINITIONS |
| Article 2. PROVISIONS OF LAWS AND RULES; MEMBERSHIP CLASSES; PRINCIPAL OFFICE; INDEMNIFICATION |
| Article 3. FORMATION AND PETITIONS FOR CHARTER; AMENDMENTS OF LAWS; REINSURANCE; CONSOLIDATIONS AND MERGERS; CONVERSIONS |
| Article 4. BENEFIT CONTRACTS |
| Article 5. ASSETS AND INVESTMENTS |
| Article 6. VALUATION STANDARDS; LICENSES AND RENEWALS; EXAMINATIONS; VIOLATIONS; AGENTS OR REPRESENTATIVES |
| Article 7. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS |
REFS & ANNOS
TITLE 33 Chapter 15 NOTE
CROSS REFERENCES. --Nonprofit corporations generally, Ch. 3, T. 14.
EDITOR'S NOTES. --Ga. L. 1993, p. 1744, § 1, effective July 1, 1993, repealed the Code sections formerly codified as this chapter and enacted the current chapter. The former chapter consisted of §§ 33-15-1 through 33-15-11.1, §§ 33-15-12 through 33-15-39 (Article 1) and §§ 33-15-50 through 33-15-56 (Article 2) and was based on Ga. L. 1960, p. 289, § 1; Ga. L. 1976, p. 983, §§ 1, 2; Ga. L. 1979, p. 786, § 2; Ga. L. 1981, Ex. Sess., p. 8; Ga. L. 1982, p. 3, § 33; Ga. L. 1984, p. 22, § 33; Ga. L. 1985, p. 1399, §§ 6, 7; Ga. L. 1988, p. 1537, §§ 1, 2; Ga. L. 1992, p. 2725, § 19.
Ga. L. 1993, p. 1744, § 2, not codified by the General Assembly, provided: "This Act shall become effective July 1, 1993, and shall apply on and after such date for all new or newly admitted societies. For societies admitted prior to July 1, 1993, this Act shall apply on and after January 1, 1994."
JUDICIAL DECISIONS
ILLEGALLY EXPELLED MEMBER MAY RECOVER ASSESSMENTS. --A member of a fraternal benefit order, association, or society may recover all assessments paid in, upon being illegally expelled therefrom. Brothers & Sisters of Charity v. Renfroe, 57 Ga. App. 646, 196 S.E. 135 (1938).
OPINIONS OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL
MUNICIPALITY MAY IMPOSE OCCUPATION TAX ON FRATERNAL BENEFIT SOCIETIES. --This title does not prohibit the imposition of a reasonable occupation tax on fraternal benefit societies actually doing business in a municipality. 1969 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 69-187.
RESEARCH REFERENCES
ALR. --Effect of injunction restraining expulsion of member from benefit society, 1 ALR 169.
Second trial of member of association for same offense, 1 ALR 431.
Right of association to expel or discipline member for exercising a right, or performing duty, as a citizen, 14 ALR 1446.
Right of member of society with benefits in nature of insurance to notice and hearing before suspension or expulsion, 27 ALR 1512.
Expulsion or suspension of local lodge or other unit of benefit society, 94 ALR 639.
Insurance: practice of fraternal or mutual benefit society of accepting late payment of premiums or assessments as waiver of right to insist upon forfeiture for nonpayment of other premiums or assessments at time due, 108 ALR 681.
Fraternal benefit societies as entitled to voluntary, or subject to involuntary, bankruptcy, 148 ALR 714.
EDITOR'S NOTES. --Ga. L. 1993, p. 1744, § 1, effective July 1, 1993, repealed the Code sections formerly codified as this chapter and enacted the current chapter. The former chapter consisted of §§ 33-15-1 through 33-15-11.1, §§ 33-15-12 through 33-15-39 (Article 1) and §§ 33-15-50 through 33-15-56 (Article 2) and was based on Ga. L. 1960, p. 289, § 1; Ga. L. 1976, p. 983, §§ 1, 2; Ga. L. 1979, p. 786, § 2; Ga. L. 1981, Ex. Sess., p. 8; Ga. L. 1982, p. 3, § 33; Ga. L. 1984, p. 22, § 33; Ga. L. 1985, p. 1399, §§ 6, 7; Ga. L. 1988, p. 1537, §§ 1, 2; Ga. L. 1992, p. 2725, § 19.
Ga. L. 1993, p. 1744, § 2, not codified by the General Assembly, provided: "This Act shall become effective July 1, 1993, and shall apply on and after such date for all new or newly admitted societies. For societies admitted prior to July 1, 1993, this Act shall apply on and after January 1, 1994."
JUDICIAL DECISIONS
ILLEGALLY EXPELLED MEMBER MAY RECOVER ASSESSMENTS. --A member of a fraternal benefit order, association, or society may recover all assessments paid in, upon being illegally expelled therefrom. Brothers & Sisters of Charity v. Renfroe, 57 Ga. App. 646, 196 S.E. 135 (1938).
OPINIONS OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL
MUNICIPALITY MAY IMPOSE OCCUPATION TAX ON FRATERNAL BENEFIT SOCIETIES. --This title does not prohibit the imposition of a reasonable occupation tax on fraternal benefit societies actually doing business in a municipality. 1969 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 69-187.
RESEARCH REFERENCES
ALR. --Effect of injunction restraining expulsion of member from benefit society, 1 ALR 169.
Second trial of member of association for same offense, 1 ALR 431.
Right of association to expel or discipline member for exercising a right, or performing duty, as a citizen, 14 ALR 1446.
Right of member of society with benefits in nature of insurance to notice and hearing before suspension or expulsion, 27 ALR 1512.
Expulsion or suspension of local lodge or other unit of benefit society, 94 ALR 639.
Insurance: practice of fraternal or mutual benefit society of accepting late payment of premiums or assessments as waiver of right to insist upon forfeiture for nonpayment of other premiums or assessments at time due, 108 ALR 681.
Fraternal benefit societies as entitled to voluntary, or subject to involuntary, bankruptcy, 148 ALR 714.