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MT Code § 33-7-123 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 33. Insurance and Insurance Companies|Chapter 7. Fraternal Benefit Societies|Part 1. General Provisions|33-7-123. Commissioner as agent -- service of process -- procedure -- fee

  33-7-123. Commissioner as agent -- service of process -- procedure -- fee. (1) A society authorized to do business in this state shall appoint in writing the commissioner of insurance as its agent upon whom all lawful process in any action or proceeding against it must be served. The society shall agree in writing that any lawful process against it that is served on the commissioner is of the same legal force and validity as if it had been served upon the society. The appointment continues in force as long as any liability remains outstanding in this state. Copies of the appointment, certified by the commissioner, may be admitted in evidence.   (2) Service may be made only upon the commissioner or, if absent, upon the person in charge of the commissioner's office. Service must be made in duplicate and constitutes service upon the society. When legal process against a society is served upon the commissioner, the commissioner shall forward one of the duplicate copies by certified mail to the secretary or corresponding officer of the society. The service may not require a society to file its answer, pleading, or defense in less than 30 days from the date of mailing the copy of the service to the society.   (3) Legal process may not be served upon a society except in the manner provided in this section.   (4) At the time of serving any process upon the commissioner, the plaintiff or complainant in the action shall pay to the commissioner a fee of $2.   History: En. Sec. 35, Ch. 586, L. 1991.
MT Code § 33-7-124 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 33. Insurance and Insurance Companies|Chapter 7. Fraternal Benefit Societies|Part 1. General Provisions|33-7-124. Review

  33-7-124. Review. All decisions and findings of the commissioner of insurance made under the provisions of this chapter are subject to review by the court in accordance with the provisions of 33-1-711.   History: En. Sec. 36, Ch. 586, L. 1991.
MT Code § 33-7-125 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 33. Insurance and Insurance Companies|Chapter 7. Fraternal Benefit Societies|Part 1. General Provisions|33-7-125. Penalties

  33-7-125. Penalties. (1) A person who makes a false or fraudulent statement in or relating to an application for membership or for the purpose of obtaining money from a benefit in any society is guilty of a misdemeanor.   (2) A person who solicits membership for, or in any manner assists in procuring membership in, any society not authorized to transact business in this state is subject to an administrative fine, imposed by the commissioner of insurance, of not less than $25 or more than $500 for each violation.   (3) A person convicted of a willful violation of, or neglect or refusal to comply with, any provision of this chapter for which a penalty is not otherwise prescribed shall be punished by a fine of not more than $1,000 for each violation and not more than $10,000 for all related violations.   History: En. Sec. 37, Ch. 586, L. 1991.
MT Code § 33-7-126 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 33. Insurance and Insurance Companies|Chapter 7. Fraternal Benefit Societies|Part 1. General Provisions|33-7-126. Exemption of certain societies

  33-7-126. Exemption of certain societies. (1) Nothing in this chapter may be construed to affect or apply to:   (a) grand or subordinate lodges of societies, orders, or associations doing business in this state on July 1, 1992, that provide benefits exclusively through local or subordinate lodges;   (b) (i) orders, societies, or associations that admit to membership only persons engaged in one or more crafts or hazardous occupations or in the same or similar lines of business and that insure only their own members and their families; and   (ii) the ladies' societies or ladies' auxiliaries to such orders, societies, or associations;   (c) domestic societies that limit their membership to employees of a particular city or town, designated firm, business house, or corporation and that provide for a death benefit of not more than $400 or disability benefits of not more than $350 to any person in any 1 year, or both; or   (d) domestic societies or associations of a purely religious, charitable, or benevolent description, which provide for a death benefit of not more than $400 or for disability benefits of not more than $350 to a person in any 1 year, or both.   (2) A society or association described in subsection (1)(c) or (1)(d) that provides for death or disability benefits for which benefit certificates are issued and a society or association included in subsection (1)(d) that has more than 1,000 members are not exempt from the provisions of this chapter.   (3) A society that is exempt under this section from the requirements of this chapter, except a society described in subsection (1)(b), may not give or allow or promise to give or allow to any person any compensation for procuring new members.   (4) A society that provides for benefits in case of death or disability resulting solely from accident and that does not obligate itself to pay natural death or sick benefits has all of the privileges and is subject to all the applicable provisions and regulations of this chapter except the provisions of this chapter that relate to medical examination, valuations of benefit certificates, and incontestability.   (5) The commissioner may require from a society or association, by examination or otherwise, any information that will enable the commissioner to determine whether the society or association is exempt from the provisions of this chapter.   (6) A society that is exempt under the provisions of this section is also exempt from all other provisions of the insurance laws of this state.   History: En. Sec. 38, Ch. 586, L. 1991.
MT Code § 33-7-201 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 33. Insurance and Insurance Companies|Chapter 7. Fraternal Benefit Societies|Part 2. Formation|33-7-201. Repealed

  33-7-201. Repealed. Sec. 41, Ch. 586, L. 1991.   History: En. Sec. 622, Ch. 286, L. 1959; R.C.M. 1947, 40-5309.
MT Code § 33-7-202 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 33. Insurance and Insurance Companies|Chapter 7. Fraternal Benefit Societies|Part 2. Formation|33-7-202. Repealed

  33-7-202. Repealed. Sec. 41, Ch. 586, L. 1991.   History: En. Sec. 623, Ch. 286, L. 1959; R.C.M. 1947, 40-5310.
MT Code § 33-7-203 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 33. Insurance and Insurance Companies|Chapter 7. Fraternal Benefit Societies|Part 2. Formation|33-7-203. Repealed

  33-7-203. Repealed. Sec. 41, Ch. 586, L. 1991.   History: En. Sec. 624, Ch. 286, L. 1959; R.C.M. 1947, 40-5311.
MT Code § 33-7-204 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 33. Insurance and Insurance Companies|Chapter 7. Fraternal Benefit Societies|Part 2. Formation|33-7-204. Repealed

  33-7-204. Repealed. Sec. 41, Ch. 586, L. 1991.   History: En. Sec. 625, Ch. 286, L. 1959; R.C.M. 1947, 40-5312.
MT Code § 33-7-205 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 33. Insurance and Insurance Companies|Chapter 7. Fraternal Benefit Societies|Part 2. Formation|33-7-205. Repealed

  33-7-205. Repealed. Sec. 41, Ch. 586, L. 1991.   History: En. Sec. 626, Ch. 286, L. 1959; R.C.M. 1947, 40-5313.
MT Code § 33-7-206 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 33. Insurance and Insurance Companies|Chapter 7. Fraternal Benefit Societies|Part 2. Formation|33-7-206. Repealed

  33-7-206. Repealed. Sec. 41, Ch. 586, L. 1991.   History: En. Sec. 629, Ch. 286, L. 1959; R.C.M. 1947, 40-5316(part).
MT Code § 33-7-207 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 33. Insurance and Insurance Companies|Chapter 7. Fraternal Benefit Societies|Part 2. Formation|33-7-207. Repealed

  33-7-207. Repealed. Sec. 41, Ch. 586, L. 1991.   History: En. Sec. 628, Ch. 286, L. 1959; R.C.M. 1947, 40-5315.
MT Code § 33-7-209 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 33. Insurance and Insurance Companies|Chapter 7. Fraternal Benefit Societies|Part 2. Formation|33-7-209. Amendments to laws

  33-7-209. Amendments to laws. (1) A domestic society may amend its laws in accordance with the provisions of its laws by action of its supreme governing body at any regular or special meeting or, if its laws provide, by referendum. The referendum may be held in accordance with the provisions of its laws by a vote of the voting members of the society, by a vote of delegates or representatives of voting members, or by a vote of local lodges. A society may provide for voting by mail. An amendment submitted by referendum may not be adopted unless, within 6 months from the date of submission, a majority of the members voting have signified their consent to the amendment.   (2) An amendment to the laws of a domestic society does not take effect unless approved by the commissioner of insurance, who shall approve the amendment if the commissioner finds that it has been adopted and is not inconsistent with any requirement of the laws of this state or with the character, objectives, and purposes of the society. Unless the commissioner disapproves an amendment within 60 days after its filing, the amendment is considered approved. The approval or disapproval of the commissioner must be in writing and mailed to the secretary or corresponding officer of the society at its principal office. If the commissioner disapproves an amendment, the reasons for the disapproval must be stated in the written notice.   (3) Within 90 days of approval by the commissioner, all amendments or a synopsis of the amendments must be furnished to all members of the society, either by mail or by publication in full in the official publication of the society.   (4) A foreign or alien society authorized to do business in this state shall file with the commissioner a certified copy of all amendments of or additions to its laws within 90 days after their enactment.   (5) Printed copies of the laws, as amended, that are certified by the secretary or a corresponding officer of the society are prima facie evidence of their legal adoption.   History: En. Sec. 11, Ch. 586, L. 1991; amd. Sec. 1172, Ch. 56, L. 2009.
MT Code § 33-7-210 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 33. Insurance and Insurance Companies|Chapter 7. Fraternal Benefit Societies|Part 2. Formation|33-7-210. Institutions

  33-7-210. Institutions. (1) A society may create, maintain, and operate, or may establish organizations to operate, not-for-profit institutions to further the purposes permitted by 33-7-109(1)(b). The institutions may furnish services free or at a reasonable charge. Any real or personal property owned, held, or leased by the society for these purposes must be reported in every annual statement but may not be allowed as an admitted asset of the society.   (2) A society may not own or operate funeral homes or undertaking establishments.   History: En. Sec. 12, Ch. 586, L. 1991.
MT Code § 33-7-211 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 33. Insurance and Insurance Companies|Chapter 7. Fraternal Benefit Societies|Part 2. Formation|33-7-211. Repealed

  33-7-211. Repealed. Sec. 41, Ch. 586, L. 1991.   History: En. Sec. 666, Ch. 286, L. 1959; R.C.M. 1947, 40-5353.
MT Code § 33-7-212 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 33. Insurance and Insurance Companies|Chapter 7. Fraternal Benefit Societies|Part 2. Formation|33-7-212. Repealed

  33-7-212. Repealed. Sec. 41, Ch. 586, L. 1991.   History: En. Sec. 667, Ch. 286, L. 1959; R.C.M. 1947, 40-5354.
MT Code § 33-7-213 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 33. Insurance and Insurance Companies|Chapter 7. Fraternal Benefit Societies|Part 2. Formation|33-7-213. Repealed

  33-7-213. Repealed. Sec. 41, Ch. 586, L. 1991.   History: En. Sec. 668, Ch. 286, L. 1959; R.C.M. 1947, 40-5355.
MT Code § 33-7-214 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 33. Insurance and Insurance Companies|Chapter 7. Fraternal Benefit Societies|Part 2. Formation|33-7-214. Reinsurance

  33-7-214. Reinsurance. (1) A domestic society may, by a reinsurance agreement, cede any individual risk or risks in whole or in part to an insurer, other than another fraternal benefit society, having the power to make the reinsurance and authorized to do business in this state or, if not authorized to do business in this state, an insurer that is approved by the commissioner of insurance. A society may not reinsure substantially all of its insurance in force without the written permission of the commissioner. A society may take credit for the reserves on the ceded risks to the extent reinsured. A credit may not be allowed as an admitted asset or as a deduction from liability to a ceding society for reinsurance made, ceded, renewed, or otherwise becoming effective on or after July 1, 1992, unless the reinsurance is payable by the assuming insurer on the basis of the liability of the ceding society under the contract or contracts reinsured without diminution because of the insolvency of the ceding society.   (2) Notwithstanding the limitation in subsection (1), a society may reinsure the risks of another society in a consolidation or merger approved by the commissioner under 33-7-215.   History: En. Sec. 13, Ch. 586, L. 1991.
MT Code § 33-7-216 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 33. Insurance and Insurance Companies|Chapter 7. Fraternal Benefit Societies|Part 2. Formation|33-7-216. Conversion of society into mutual life insurance company

  33-7-216. Conversion of society into mutual life insurance company. A domestic society may be converted and licensed as a mutual life insurance company by compliance with all the applicable requirements of Title 33 if the plan of conversion has been approved by the commissioner of insurance. The board of directors shall prepare a written plan of conversion that sets forth in full the terms and conditions of conversion. An affirmative vote of two-thirds of all members of the supreme governing body at a regular or special meeting is necessary for the approval of the plan. A conversion may not take effect unless approved by the commissioner, who may approve the conversion if the commissioner finds that the proposed change is in conformity with the requirements of law and not prejudicial to the certificate holders of the society.   History: En. Sec. 15, Ch. 586, L. 1991; amd. Sec. 1173, Ch. 56, L. 2009.
MT Code § 33-7-217 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 33. Insurance and Insurance Companies|Chapter 7. Fraternal Benefit Societies|Part 2. Formation|33-7-217. Annual certificate -- fees

  33-7-217. Annual certificate -- fees. (1) A society may not insure a risk in this state unless it holds a certificate of authority issued to it by the commissioner of insurance.   (2) A society's certificate of authority continues in force as long as the society is entitled to it under this chapter and until suspended, revoked, or otherwise terminated. However, continuance of the certificate by the society is conditioned upon payment before May 15 of each year of a continuation fee of $10. The fee must be deposited by the commissioner of insurance with the state treasurer to the credit of the state general fund.   (3) If a society does not continue its certificate of authority in accordance with subsection (2), its certificate of authority expires at midnight on the May 31 following its failure to continue it in force. In that case, the commissioner shall promptly notify the society of the impending expiration of its certificate of authority.   (4) The commissioner may reinstate a certificate of authority that a society has inadvertently permitted to expire, after the society has fully cured all failures that resulted in the expiration and upon payment by the society of a $25 fee for reinstatement in addition to the continuation fee provided for in subsection (2). If a certificate is not reinstated, the commissioner may grant a society another certificate of authority only after the society files an application for a certificate of authority and meets all other requirements for an original certificate of authority in this state.   (5) The commissioner may amend a certificate of authority at any time to conform to changes in a society's charter of insuring powers.   (6) A certified copy or duplicate of a certificate of authority is prima facie evidence that the society is a fraternal benefit society within the meaning of this chapter.   History: En. Sec. 27, Ch. 586, L. 1991.
MT Code § 33-7-301 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 33. Insurance and Insurance Companies|Chapter 7. Fraternal Benefit Societies|Part 3. Management|33-7-301. Repealed

  33-7-301. Repealed. Sec. 41, Ch. 586, L. 1991.   History: En. Sec. 627, Ch. 286, L. 1959; R.C.M. 1947, 40-5314.
MT Code § 33-7-302 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 33. Insurance and Insurance Companies|Chapter 7. Fraternal Benefit Societies|Part 3. Management|33-7-302. Repealed

  33-7-302. Repealed. Sec. 41, Ch. 586, L. 1991.   History: En. Sec. 630, Ch. 286, L. 1959; R.C.M. 1947, 40-5317.
MT Code § 33-7-303 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 33. Insurance and Insurance Companies|Chapter 7. Fraternal Benefit Societies|Part 3. Management|33-7-303. Repealed

  33-7-303. Repealed. Sec. 41, Ch. 586, L. 1991.   History: En. Sec. 631, Ch. 286, L. 1959; R.C.M. 1947, 40-5318.
MT Code § 33-7-304 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 33. Insurance and Insurance Companies|Chapter 7. Fraternal Benefit Societies|Part 3. Management|33-7-304. Repealed

  33-7-304. Repealed. Sec. 41, Ch. 586, L. 1991.   History: En. Sec. 632, Ch. 286, L. 1959; R.C.M. 1947, 40-5319.
MT Code § 33-7-305 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 33. Insurance and Insurance Companies|Chapter 7. Fraternal Benefit Societies|Part 3. Management|33-7-305. Repealed

  33-7-305. Repealed. Sec. 41, Ch. 586, L. 1991.   History: En. Sec. 633, Ch. 286, L. 1959; R.C.M. 1947, 40-5320.
MT Code § 33-7-306 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 33. Insurance and Insurance Companies|Chapter 7. Fraternal Benefit Societies|Part 3. Management|33-7-306. Location of office -- meetings -- communication to members -- grievance procedures

  33-7-306. Location of office -- meetings -- communication to members -- grievance procedures. (1) The principal office of a domestic society must be located in this state. The meetings of its supreme governing body may be held in any state, district, province, or territory where the society has at least five subordinate lodges or in a location determined by the supreme governing body. All business transacted at meetings is valid. The minutes of the proceedings of the supreme governing body and of the board of directors must be in English.   (2) (a) A society may provide in its laws for an official publication in which any notice, report, or statement required by law to be given to members, including notice of election, may be published. Required reports, notices, and statements must be printed conspicuously in the publication. If the records of a society show that two or more members have the same mailing address, an official publication mailed to one member is considered to be mailed to all members at the same address unless a member requests a separate copy.   (b) Not later than June 1 of each year, a synopsis of the society's annual statement, providing an explanation of the facts concerning the condition of the society, must be printed and mailed to each benefit member of the society, or the synopsis may be published in the society's official publication.   (3) A society may provide in its laws or rules for grievance or complaint procedures for members.   History: En. Sec. 7, Ch. 586, L. 1991.
MT Code § 33-7-308 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 33. Insurance and Insurance Companies|Chapter 7. Fraternal Benefit Societies|Part 3. Management|33-7-308. Waiver

  33-7-308. Waiver. The laws of the society may provide that a subordinate body or any of its subordinate officers or members may not waive any of the provisions of the laws of the society. The provision is binding on the society and every member and beneficiary of a member.   History: En. Sec. 9, Ch. 586, L. 1991.
MT Code § 33-7-401 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 33. Insurance and Insurance Companies|Chapter 7. Fraternal Benefit Societies|Part 4. Finance|33-7-401. Repealed

  33-7-401. Repealed. Sec. 41, Ch. 586, L. 1991.   History: En. Sec. 635, Ch. 286, L. 1959; R.C.M. 1947, 40-5322.
MT Code § 33-7-402 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 33. Insurance and Insurance Companies|Chapter 7. Fraternal Benefit Societies|Part 4. Finance|33-7-402. Repealed

  33-7-402. Repealed. Sec. 41, Ch. 586, L. 1991.   History: En. Sec. 648, Ch. 286, L. 1959; R.C.M. 1947, 40-5335.
MT Code § 33-7-403 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 33. Insurance and Insurance Companies|Chapter 7. Fraternal Benefit Societies|Part 4. Finance|33-7-403. Repealed

  33-7-403. Repealed. Sec. 41, Ch. 586, L. 1991.   History: En. Sec. 649, Ch. 286, L. 1959; R.C.M. 1947, 40-5336.
MT Code § 33-7-404 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 33. Insurance and Insurance Companies|Chapter 7. Fraternal Benefit Societies|Part 4. Finance|33-7-404. Repealed

  33-7-404. Repealed. Sec. 41, Ch. 586, L. 1991.   History: En. Sec. 650, Ch. 286, L. 1959; R.C.M. 1947, 40-5337.
MT Code § 33-7-405 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 33. Insurance and Insurance Companies|Chapter 7. Fraternal Benefit Societies|Part 4. Finance|33-7-405. Repealed

  33-7-405. Repealed. Sec. 41, Ch. 586, L. 1991.   History: En. Sec. 651, Ch. 286, L. 1959; R.C.M. 1947, 40-5338; amd. Sec. 13, Ch. 303, L. 1981.
MT Code § 33-7-406 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 33. Insurance and Insurance Companies|Chapter 7. Fraternal Benefit Societies|Part 4. Finance|33-7-406. Repealed

  33-7-406. Repealed. Sec. 41, Ch. 586, L. 1991.   History: En. Sec. 652, Ch. 286, L. 1959; R.C.M. 1947, 40-5339.
MT Code § 33-7-407 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 33. Insurance and Insurance Companies|Chapter 7. Fraternal Benefit Societies|Part 4. Finance|33-7-407. Repealed

  33-7-407. Repealed. Sec. 41, Ch. 586, L. 1991.   History: En. Sec. 656, Ch. 286, L. 1959; R.C.M. 1947, 40-5343.
MT Code § 33-7-408 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 33. Insurance and Insurance Companies|Chapter 7. Fraternal Benefit Societies|Part 4. Finance|33-7-408. Investments

  33-7-408. Investments. A society may invest its funds only in investments authorized by the laws of this state for the investment of assets of life insurers. A foreign or alien society that is permitted or seeking to do business in this state and that invests its funds in accordance with the laws of the state, district, territory, province, or country where it is incorporated meets the requirements of this section for the investment of funds.   History: En. Sec. 21, Ch. 586, L. 1991.