LMCP_Member_Experience

investigation forms for the committee that will do the character investigation. If you ever have to read the application to the lodge, the bold text is the only text that needs to be read to the lodge.

Background Check

We want to ensure that only men of good character find membership in our fraternity. For this reason, the Grand Lodge initiates a criminal background check with county, state, and federal sources on each applicant. This is the case for applications for the degrees and for applications to affiliate from outside of the Grand Lodge of California. Our principle concern is whether the applicant has ever committed a crime of moral turpitude, as defined in the California Masonic Code: a crime of malicious intent to defraud or harm another person, but; all crimes are

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