Florida Statute 632.602 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research

The 2024 Florida Statutes

Title XXXVII
INSURANCE

Chapter 632
FRATERNAL BENEFIT SOCIETIES

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F.S. 632.602

632.602 “Lodge system” defined.—

(1) A society is operating on the lodge system if it has a supreme governing body and subordinate lodges into which members are elected, initiated, or admitted in accordance with its laws, rules, and ritual. Subordinate lodges shall be required by the laws of the society to hold regular meetings at least once in each month in furtherance of the purposes of the society.

(2) A society may, at its option, organize and operate lodges for children under the minimum age for adult membership. Initiation in lodges shall not be required of children, nor shall they have a voice or vote in the management of the society.

History.—ss. 4, 6, ch. 86-140; s. 4, ch. 91-429.

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Ferrara v. State

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1975-10-10

Citation: 319 So. 2d 629

Snippet: quoting Culombe v. Connecticut, 367 U.S. 568, *632 602, 81 S.Ct. 1860, 6 L.Ed.2d 1037. To postulate that