§ 51.1-212 Definitions
As used in this chapter, unless the context requires a different meaning: “Employee” means any (i) member of the Capitol Police Force as described in § 30-34.2:1, (ii) campus police officer appointed under the provisions of Article 3 (§ 23.1-809 et seq.) of Chapter 8 of Title 23.1, (iii) conservation police officer in the Department of Wildlife Resources appointed under the provisions of Chapter 2 (§ 29.1-200 et seq.) of Title 29.1, (iv) special agent of the Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control Authority appointed under the provisions of Chapter 1 (§ 4.1-100 et seq.) of Title 4.1, (v) law-enforcement officer employed by the Virginia Marine Resources Commission as described in § 9.1-101, (vi) correctional officer as the term is defined in § 53.1-1, and including correctional officers employed at a juvenile correction facility as the term is defined in § 66-25.3, (vii) parole officer appointed pursuant to § 53.1-143, (viii) commercial vehicle enforcement officer employed by the Department of State Police, (ix) full-time firefighter employed by the Department of Military Affairs, and (x) conservation officer of the Department of Conservation and Recreation appointed under the provisions of Article 4 (§ 10.1-115 et seq.) of Chapter 1 of Title 10.1. “Member” means any person included in the membership of the Retirement System as provided in this chapter. “Normal retirement date” means a member’s sixtieth birthday. “Retirement System” means the Virginia Law Officers’ Retirement System.
History
This law was first created in 1999. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 585 of that year’s edition of “Acts of Assembly,” the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. It has been modified 5 times. Those modifications are cataloged by “The Acts of Assembly,” a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly’s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 2007, chapter 87; in 2015, chapters 38 and 730; in 2020, chapter 958; in 2024, chapter 417; in 2025, chapter 442.
1999, c. 585; 2007, c. 87; 2015, cc. 38, 730; 2020, c. 958; 2024, c. 417; 2025, c. 442.