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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>362441</law_id><section_number>38.2-3806</section_number><catch_line>Constitution and bylaws</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2026/" slug="2026" current="TRUE" last_updated="2026-08-02">2026</edition><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="88" identifier="38.2">Insurance</unit><unit label="chapter" level="2" order_by="40" identifier="38">Cooperative Nonprofit Life Benefit Companies</unit><unit label="article" level="3" order_by="1" identifier="1">General Provisions</unit></structure><text>
						<section><p>Each <span class="dictionary">company</span> shall provide in its constitution, <span class="dictionary">laws</span> or bylaws for:</p></section>
						<section id="1"><p><span class="prefix-number">1.</span> A representative form of government for the management of the <span class="dictionary">company</span>, to be carried on either with or without a lodge, or with membership in the lodge optional; <a id="paragraph-1350075" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/38.2-3806/#1"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="2"><p><span class="prefix-number">2.</span> A legislative or governing body composed of its officers and representatives to be elected either by the adult members or by delegates elected directly or indirectly by the adult members; and <a id="paragraph-1350076" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/38.2-3806/#2"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="3"><p><span class="prefix-number">3.</span> The manner of selecting representatives of the members for membership in its legislative body. <a id="paragraph-1350077" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/38.2-3806/#3"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section></text><history>Code 1950, &#xA7; 38-479; 1952, c. 317, &#xA7; 38.1-504; 1986, c. 562.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
