Reserved.
Structure Code of Virginia
Title 51.1 - Pensions, Benefits, and Retirement
Chapter 1 - Virginia Retirement System
§ 51.1-124.1. Virginia Retirement System established
§ 51.1-124.2. Virginia Supplemental Retirement System continued as Virginia Retirement System
§ 51.1-124.5. Disclosure of social security account numbers
§ 51.1-124.6. Benefits to be paid monthly
§ 51.1-124.7. Distribution of assets upon repeal of system
§ 51.1-124.8. Persons affected by changes in retirement benefits
§ 51.1-124.9. Changes or errors in records resulting in erroneous payments; employer liability
§ 51.1-124.10. Falsification of records; penalty
§ 51.1-124.11. Recovery of payments procured by fraud, false statement, etc.
§ 51.1-124.12. Procedure when employer required to withdraw funds
§ 51.1-124.13. Loss of benefits; certain felony convictions
§ 51.1-124.20. Board of Trustees; membership; terms; quorum; compensation and expenses
§ 51.1-124.21. Application of State and Local Government Conflict of Interests Act
§ 51.1-124.22. Board to administer Retirement System; powers and duties
§ 51.1-124.24. Chief investment officer; qualifications; duties
§ 51.1-124.25. Existing advisory committees of the Virginia Retirement System abolished
§ 51.1-124.27. Employees of the Retirement System
§ 51.1-124.28. Legal representation in criminal matters
§ 51.1-124.30. Board as trustee of funds; investments; standard of care; liability for losses
§ 51.1-124.30:1. Adoption of stress testing and reporting policies
§ 51.1-124.31. Pooling of assets for investment
§ 51.1-124.32. Exemption from Public Procurement Act
§ 51.1-124.33. Deposit of trust funds not an investment; authorized deposits
§ 51.1-124.34. Retention of investments that become ineligible
§ 51.1-124.35. Investment provisions exclusive
§ 51.1-124.36. Investment of assets of the Commonwealth Health Research Fund
§ 51.1-124.37. Investment of assets of the Commonwealth's Attorneys Training Fund
§ 51.1-124.39. Investment of assets of the Line of Duty Death and Health Benefits Trust Fund
§ 51.1-124.40. Investment of assets of the Opioid Abatement Fund
§ 51.1-125. Persons composing membership; persons holding more than one position
§ 51.1-126. Employees of institutions of higher education
§ 51.1-126.1. Certain employees of teaching hospitals
§ 51.1-126.3. Employees of the University of Virginia Medical Center
§ 51.1-126.4. Employees of the Virginia Port Authority
§ 51.1-126.5. Defined contribution plan for eligible members
§ 51.1-126.6. Certain employees of public school divisions
§ 51.1-126.7. Employees of the Virginia Outdoors Foundation
§ 51.1-126.8. Maximum contributions to optional plans; coordination of limits
§ 51.1-127. Federal Employees' Retirement System
§ 51.1-128. Cessation of membership
§ 51.1-129. Limitation on membership
§ 51.1-130. Resolution of governing body; approval by Board
§ 51.1-131. Local pension systems; transfer to retirement system
§ 51.1-132. Eligible employees
§ 51.1-133. Limitation on membership
§ 51.1-134. Optional membership; creditable service
§ 51.1-135. Compulsory membership
§ 51.1-136. Submitting information and performing duties prescribed by Board
§ 51.1-137. Computation of employer contribution rates; reimbursement by Commonwealth
§ 51.1-137.1. Certain local data to be provided
§ 51.1-139. Procedure when employer in default
§ 51.1-141. Service equivalents
§ 51.1-142.3. Purchase of additional prior service credit by certain school division superintendents
§ 51.1-144. Member contributions
§ 51.1-145. (Effective until July 1, 2024) Employer contributions
§ 51.1-145. (Effective July 1, 2024) Employer contributions
§ 51.1-146. Failure to report or pay contributions or insurance premiums
§ 51.1-147. Members' contribution account
§ 51.1-148. Retirement allowance account
§ 51.1-149. Appointment of custodian; payments
§ 51.1-152. Limitations on average final compensation
§ 51.1-153. Service retirement
§ 51.1-154. Compulsory service retirement
§ 51.1-155. Service retirement allowance
§ 51.1-156. Disability retirement
§ 51.1-157. Disability retirement allowance
§ 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
§ 51.1-165.01. 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