Any county, city, or town in this Commonwealth having a police department may adopt the provisions of this article and establish a police officers' pension and retirement board if the governing body of the county, city, or town adopts a resolution approved by a majority of all the members thereof, by a recorded yea and nay vote.
Upon adoption of a resolution and establishment of the police officers' pension and retirement board, the board shall be vested with all the powers, authority, and duties established under this article.
A member shall be entitled to an appeal of right to the circuit court of the county or city which has jurisdiction of the board from any action on any matter in which the board has discretionary power.
1940, pp. 739, 740; Michie Code 1942, § 3035o; Code 1950, §§ 51-126, 51-126.1; 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