Ohio Code § 3921.07

§ 3921.07.

(A) The principal office of any domestic fraternal benefit society shall be located in

this state.  The meetings of its supreme governing body may be held in any state, district, province,

or territory in which the society has at least one subordinate lodge, or in any other

location determined by the supreme governing body, and all business transacted at

such meetings is as valid in all respects as if the meetings were held in this state. (B) The minutes of the proceedings of the supreme governing body and of the board of

directors shall be recorded in the English language. (C) A society may provide in its laws for an official publication in which any notice,

report, or statement required by law to be given to its members, including notice

of election, may be published.  Any such notice, report, or statement shall be printed conspicuously in the publication.  If the records of a society show that two or more members have the same mailing

address, an official publication mailed to one member is deemed to be mailed to all

members that have the same address unless one of those members requests a separate

copy. (D) Not later than the first day of June of each year, each society shall either mail

to each benefit member or publish in the society's official publication a synopsis

of the society's annual statement.  The synopsis shall include an explanation of the facts concerning the condition

of the society as disclosed in the annual statement. (E) A society may set forth in its laws or rules a grievance or complaint procedure for

its members.