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This law was first created in 1999. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapters 664<\/a> and 860<\/a> of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. It has been modified 1 time. 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. That modification is as follows: in 2015, chapters 502<\/a> and 503<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":74269,"section_number":"32.1-111.1","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/32.1-111.1\/"}],"permalink":{"id":235837,"object_type":"law","relational_id":70193,"identifier":"51.1-1208","token":"51.1\/12\/51.1-1208","url":"\/51.1-1208\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/51.1-1208\/","token":"51.1\/12\/51.1-1208","dublin_core":{"Title":"Length of service not affected by serving in more than one department or agency; transfer from one department or agency to another","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 51.1-1208","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

The length of service of an eligible volunteer<\/span> firefighter or eligible volunteer<\/span> who is an individual who meets the definition of “emergency services personnel” in \u00a7 32.1-111.1<\/a> shall not be affected by the fact<\/span> that he may have served with more than one department or agency, and upon transfer from one department or agency to another, notice of the fact<\/span> shall be given to the Board.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nLENGTH OF SERVICE NOT AFFECTED BY SERVING IN MORE THAN ONE DEPARTMENT OR AGENCY;\nTRANSFER FROM ONE DEPARTMENT OR AGENCY TO ANOTHER (\u00a7 51.1-1208)\n\nThe length of service of an eligible volunteer firefighter or eligible volunteer\nwho is an individual who meets the definition of “emergency services\npersonnel” in \u00a7 32.1-111.1 shall not be affected by the fact that he may\nhave served with more than one department or agency, and upon transfer from one\ndepartment or agency to another, notice of the fact shall be given to the Board.\n\nHISTORY: 1999, cc. 664, 860; 2015, cc. 502, 503.","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}}