Any county, city, or town may provide for the relief of any children and surviving spouse of any law-enforcement officer, sheriff, or deputy sheriff who dies while in the service of the county, city, or town. If any policeman loses his life while in the discharge of official duties, there shall be paid to the surviving spouse until death, or remarriage, a pension of not less than one-half of the policeman's salary at the time of death. The relief provided shall be exclusive of any payment out of the general fund of the state treasury pursuant to § 9.1-400 et seq.
1940, p. 738; Michie Code 1942, § 3035h; Code 1950, § 51-119; 1976, c. 772, § 51-122.2; 1990, c. 832.
Structure Code of Virginia
Title 51.1 - Pensions, Benefits, and Retirement
Chapter 8 - Local Retirement Systems
§ 51.1-801. Counties, cities, and towns generally
§ 51.1-802. Assets of retirement systems; exemption from taxation; execution and assignment
§ 51.1-803. Investments of retirement systems
§ 51.1-805. In certain counties
§ 51.1-807. Police officers' pension and retirement boards
§ 51.1-808. Powers, authority, and duties of board
§ 51.1-809. Treasurer of board
§ 51.1-810. Time credited to service record
§ 51.1-811. Eligibility for retirement; retirement allowance
§ 51.1-812. Disability from natural causes not originating in performance of official duties
§ 51.1-813. Disability resulting from activities in discharge of official duties
§ 51.1-814. Employing such presumption in determining eligibility for benefits
§ 51.1-816. Reduction of pension and benefits where income earned during disability retirement
§ 51.1-817. Salary deductions payable to estate or refunded
§ 51.1-818. Funds for payment of pensions and benefits
§ 51.1-819. Adoption of article optional by counties, cities, and towns; appeal
§ 51.1-820. Police officers' pensions and retirements
§ 51.1-821. Police Retirement System
§ 51.1-822. Amendment, suspension, or revocation of retirement plan and trust