Sec. 885.258. MANAGEMENT AND USE OF ASSETS AND FUNDS. (a) A fraternal benefit society shall hold, invest, and disburse all assets for the use and benefit of the society. A member or beneficiary may not have or acquire individual rights in the assets of a fraternal benefit society or become entitled to any apportionment or surrender of any part of a society's assets except as provided by a benefit contract.
(b) A fraternal benefit society may create, maintain, invest, disburse, and apply any special fund necessary to implement any purpose permitted by the fraternal benefit society's laws.
(c) A fraternal benefit society may create, maintain, invest, disburse, and apply an emergency surplus or other similar fund in accordance with the fraternal benefit society's laws. Unless otherwise provided by a benefit contract, a fraternal benefit society shall hold, invest, and disburse a fund created under this subsection for the use and benefit of the society. A member or beneficiary may not have or acquire individual rights in a fund created under this subsection or become entitled to any apportionment or the surrender of any part of the fund except as provided by Section 885.301.
Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1419, Sec. 1, eff. June 1, 2003.
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