Code of Virginia

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Chapter 1.
Virginia Retirement System
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  • Article 6.
    Creditable Service
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  • § 51.1-140
    Repealed
    § 51.1-141
    Service equivalents
    § 51.1-142
    Repealed
    § 51.1-142.2
    Prior service or membership credit for certain members; service credit for accumulated sick leave
    § 51.1-142.3
    Purchase of additional prior service credit by certain school division superintendents
    § 51.1-143
    Repealed
    § 51.1-143.1
    Portability of service credit between the Virginia Retirement System and certain political subdivisions of the Commonwealth
  • Article 9.
    Benefits
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  • § 51.1-152
    Limitations on average final compensation
    § 51.1-153
    Service retirement
    § 51.1-154
    Compulsory service retirement
    § 51.1-155
    (Effective December 31, 2023) Service retirement allowance
    § 51.1-155.1
    Exceptions from general early retirement provisions for certain state employees and constitutional officers
    § 51.1-155.2
    Exceptions from general early retirement provisions for certain local government officials
    § 51.1-155
    (Effective January 1, 2024) Service retirement allowance
    § 51.1-156
    Disability retirement
    § 51.1-157
    Disability retirement allowance
    § 51.1-158
    Reduction of benefits for acceptance of lump-sum settlement under Workers' Compensation Act
    § 51.1-159
    Medical examinations of persons retired for disability
    § 51.1-160
    Cessation of disability retirement allowance
    § 51.1-161
    Withdrawal of contributions before retirement
    § 51.1-162
    Death before retirement
    § 51.1-163
    Death after retirement
    § 51.1-164
    Repealed
    § 51.1-165
    Optional benefits
    § 51.1-165.01
    Partial lump-sum option for payment of retirement allowance
    § 51.1-165.1
    Acknowledgment by spouse of member
    § 51.1-166
    Post-retirement supplements generally
    § 51.1-167
    Retirement allowance to be reduced in certain cases
    § 51.1-168
    Limits on creditable compensation; maximum benefits; mandatory payment of allowance
    § 51.1-169
    Hybrid retirement program