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A.<\/span> Any person<\/span> who willfully makes a false or fraudulent statement in or relating to an application for membership or for the purpose of obtaining money from or a benefit in any society<\/span> shall upon conviction<\/span> be fined not less than $100 nor more than $500 or be imprisoned not less than 30 days nor more than 1 year, or both. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> Any person<\/span> who willfully makes a false or fraudulent statement in any report or declaration required or authorized by this chapter, or of any material<\/span> fact<\/span> or thing contained in a statement concerning the death or disability of an insured for the purpose of procuring payment of a benefit named in the certificate<\/span>, shall be guilty of perjury<\/span> and shall be subject to the penalties therefor prescribed by law<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> Any person<\/span> who solicits membership for, or in any manner assists in procuring membership in, any society<\/span> not licensed to do business in this Commonwealth shall upon conviction<\/span> be fined not less than $50 nor more than $200. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

D.<\/span> Any other violation of this chapter shall be subject to § 38.2-218<\/a>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nPENALTIES (\u00a7 38.2-4134)\n\nA. Any person who willfully makes a false or fraudulent statement in or relating\nto an application for membership or for the purpose of obtaining money from or a\nbenefit in any society shall upon conviction be fined not less than $100 nor\nmore than $500 or be imprisoned not less than 30 days nor more than 1 year, or\nboth.\n\nB. Any person who willfully makes a false or fraudulent statement in any report\nor declaration required or authorized by this chapter, or of any material fact\nor thing contained in a statement concerning the death or disability of an\ninsured for the purpose of procuring payment of a benefit named in the\ncertificate, shall be guilty of perjury and shall be subject to the penalties\ntherefor prescribed by law.\n\nC. Any person who solicits membership for, or in any manner assists in procuring\nmembership in, any society not licensed to do business in this Commonwealth\nshall upon conviction be fined not less than $50 nor more than $200.\n\nD. Any other violation of this chapter shall be subject to § 38.2-218.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7\u00a7 38-263, 38.1-578; 1952, c. 317, \u00a7 38.1-638.10; 1968,\nc. 654; 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}}