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Such total disability retirement benefits shall be not less than those provided under the in-line-of-duty disability retirement provisions of \u00a7 51.1-157. Such relief of any children and surviving spouse of any fire fighter who dies shall be exclusive of, and not dependent upon, any payment under the Line of Duty Act (\u00a7 9.1-400 et seq.).","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":217562,"text":"Any county, city or town which operates fire-fighting equipment may provide for the relief of (1) any children and surviving spouse of any fire fighter who dies (2) and on or before July 1, 1977, shall provide for the relief of any fire fighter who is disabled by injury or illness as the direct or proximate result of the performance of his duty, including the presumption under \u00a7 27-40.1, in the service of the county, city or town or any political subdivision with which it contracts or has contracted for fire protection, whether such fire fighter be a member of a fire company of the county in which the injury occurred or of a political subdivision with which it contracts for fire protection. Such total disability retirement benefits shall be not less than those provided under the in-line-of-duty disability retirement provisions of \u00a7 51.1-157. 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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 4 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1970, chapter 187; in 1973, chapter 543; in 1976, chapter 772; in 1977, chapter 326.<\/p>","references":[{"id":61063,"section_number":"27-40.1:1","catch_line":"Performance of physical examinations required by \u00a7 27-40.1","order_by":null,"url":"\/27-40.1_1\/"},{"id":71787,"section_number":"27-40.2","catch_line":"Employing such presumption in determining eligibility for benefits","order_by":null,"url":"\/27-40.2\/"},{"id":86797,"section_number":"27-6.02","catch_line":"Provision of firefighting services","order_by":null,"url":"\/27-6.02\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":77104,"section_number":"27-40.1","catch_line":"Presumption as to death or disability from respiratory diseases, hypertension or heart disease","order_by":null,"url":"\/27-40.1\/"},{"id":72932,"section_number":"51.1-157","catch_line":"Disability retirement allowance","order_by":null,"url":"\/51.1-157\/"},{"id":54405,"section_number":"9.1-400","catch_line":"Title of chapter; definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/9.1-400\/"}],"permalink":{"id":190257,"object_type":"law","relational_id":59365,"identifier":"27-39","token":"27\/4\/1\/27-39","url":"\/27-39\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/27-39\/","token":"27\/4\/1\/27-39","dublin_core":{"Title":"Counties, cities and towns authorized to provide relief","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 27-39","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

Any county, city or town which operates fire-fighting equipment may provide for the relief of (1) any children and surviving spouse of any fire fighter who dies (2) and on or before July 1, 1977, shall provide for the relief of any fire fighter who is disabled by injury or illness as the direct or proximate result of the performance of his duty, including the presumption<\/span> under \u00a7 27-40.1<\/a>, in the service of the county, city or town or any political subdivision with which it contracts<\/span> or has contracted for fire protection, whether such fire fighter be a member of a fire company of the county in which the injury occurred or of a political subdivision with which it contracts<\/span> for fire protection. Such total disability retirement benefits shall be not less than those provided under the in-line-of-duty disability retirement provisions of \u00a7 51.1-157<\/a>. Such relief of any children and surviving spouse of any fire fighter who dies shall be exclusive of, and not dependent upon, any payment under the Line of Duty Act (\u00a7 9.1-400<\/a> et seq.).<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nCOUNTIES, CITIES AND TOWNS AUTHORIZED TO PROVIDE RELIEF (\u00a7 27-39)\n\nAny county, city or town which operates fire-fighting equipment may provide for\nthe relief of (1) any children and surviving spouse of any fire fighter who dies\n(2) and on or before July 1, 1977, shall provide for the relief of any fire\nfighter who is disabled by injury or illness as the direct or proximate result\nof the performance of his duty, including the presumption under \u00a7 27-40.1, in\nthe service of the county, city or town or any political subdivision with which\nit contracts or has contracted for fire protection, whether such fire fighter be\na member of a fire company of the county in which the injury occurred or of a\npolitical subdivision with which it contracts for fire protection. Such total\ndisability retirement benefits shall be not less than those provided under the\nin-line-of-duty disability retirement provisions of \u00a7 51.1-157. Such relief of\nany children and surviving spouse of any fire fighter who dies shall be\nexclusive of, and not dependent upon, any payment under the Line of Duty Act (\u00a7\n9.1-400 et seq.).\n\nHISTORY: 1946, p. 609; Michie Suppl. 1946, \u00a7 2743m; 1948, p. 161; 1970, c. 187;\n1973, c. 543; 1976, c. 772; 1977, c. 326.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}