Except as herein provided, societies shall be governed by this chapter and §§ 38.2-100 through 38.2-134, Chapters 2 (§ 38.2-200 et seq.) through 9 (§ 38.2-900 et seq.), §§ 38.2-1300 through 38.2-1315, 38.2-1315.1, 38.2-1317 through 38.2-1340, and 38.2-1367, Chapters 14 (§ 38.2-1400 et seq.), 15 (§ 38.2-1500 et seq.), and 18 (§ 38.2-1800 et seq.), §§ 38.2-3100 through 38.2-3125 and 38.2-3300 through 38.2-3317, Chapter 34 (§ 38.2-3400 et seq.), §§ 38.2-3500 through 38.2-3520, Chapter 36 (§ 38.2-3600 et seq.), Chapter 52 (§ 38.2-5200 et seq.), and Chapter 55 (§ 38.2-5500 et seq.), and shall be exempt from all other provisions of this title unless expressly designated therein, or unless they are specifically made applicable by this chapter.
1986, c. 562; 1987, cc. 565, 655; 1993, c. 158; 1994, c. 308; 2000, cc. 46, 532; 2004, c. 315; 2012, c. 156; 2014, c. 571.