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For each such license or renewal the society shall pay the Commission twenty dollars. A duly certified copy or duplicate of such license shall be prima facie evidence that the licensee is a fraternal benefit society within the meaning of this chapter.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":306516,"text":"Societies now authorized to do business in this Commonwealth may continue such business until June 30, 1987. The authority of such societies and all societies hereafter licensed may thereafter be renewed annually, but in all cases will terminate on June 30. However, a license so issued shall continue in effect until the new license is issued or specifically refused. For each such license or renewal the society shall pay the Commission twenty dollars. 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It has been modified 4 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1952, chapter 317; in 1968, chapter 654; in 1978, chapter 4; in 1986, chapter 562.<\/p>","references":[{"id":65373,"section_number":"58.1-2502","catch_line":"Exemptions and exclusions","order_by":null,"url":"\/58.1-2502\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":216613,"object_type":"law","relational_id":85566,"identifier":"38.2-4127","token":"38.2\/41\/6\/38.2-4127","url":"\/38.2-4127\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/38.2-4127\/","token":"38.2\/41\/6\/38.2-4127","dublin_core":{"Title":"Annual license","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 38.2-4127","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section><p>Societies now authorized to do business in this Commonwealth may continue such business until June 30, 1987. The authority of such societies and all societies hereafter licensed may thereafter be renewed annually, but in all cases will terminate on June 30. However, a license so issued shall continue in effect until the new license is issued or specifically refused. For each such license or renewal the <span class=\"dictionary\">society<\/span> shall pay the <span class=\"dictionary\">Commission<\/span> twenty dollars. A duly certified copy or duplicate of such license shall be prima facie <span class=\"dictionary\">evidence<\/span> that the licensee is a fraternal benefit <span class=\"dictionary\">society<\/span> within the meaning of this chapter.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nANNUAL LICENSE (\u00a7 38.2-4127)\n\nSocieties now authorized to do business in this Commonwealth may continue such\nbusiness until June 30, 1987. The authority of such societies and all societies\nhereafter licensed may thereafter be renewed annually, but in all cases will\nterminate on June 30. However, a license so issued shall continue in effect\nuntil the new license is issued or specifically refused. For each such license\nor renewal the society shall pay the Commission twenty dollars. A duly certified\ncopy or duplicate of such license shall be prima facie evidence that the\nlicensee is a fraternal benefit society within the meaning of this chapter.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7\u00a7 38-271, 38.1-588; 1952, c. 317, \u00a7 38.1-638.20; 1968,\nc. 654; 1978, c. 4; 1986, c. 562.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}