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Ohio Rev. Code § 3921.02 (2026)

Fraternal benefit society requirements

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January 1, 1997
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 468 - 121st General Assembly
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Any incorporated society, order, or supreme lodge, without capital stock, including one exempted under division (A)(2) of section 3921.37 of the Revised Code whether incorporated or not, conducted solely for the benefit of its members and their beneficiaries and not for profit, operated on a lodge system with ritualistic form of work, having a representative form of government, and providing benefits in accordance with this chapter, is hereby declared to be a fraternal benefit society.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases, 1996–1998 · leading case: Associated Gen. Contractors of Am. v. Columbus, 936 F. Supp. 1363 (S.D. Ohio 1996).
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Associated Gen. Contractors of Am. v. Columbus, 936 F. Supp. 1363 (S.D. Ohio 1996). · cites it 2× “Section 3921.02 of the EBO Code creates the Equal Business Opportunity Office (“EBOO”) as a division within the department of administrative services and provides that the EBOO administrator shall be its chief administrative officer with the responsibility for administration of…”
United Transp. Union Ins. v. Tracy, 695 N.E.2d 770 (Ohio 1998). “A “fraternal benefit society” is defined in R.C. 3921.02 as “[a]ny incorporated society, order, or supreme lodge, without capital stock, including one exempted under division (A)(2) of section 3921.”
United Transp. Union Ins. Assn. v. Tracy, 1998 Ohio 233 (Ohio 1998). “{¶ 5} A “fraternal benefit society” is defined in R.C. 3921.02 as “[a]ny incorporated society, order, or supreme lodge, without capital stock, including one exempted under division (A)(2) of section 3921.”
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