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The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 157 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. Unfortunately, the 1952 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 7 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 1954, chapter 643; in 1960, chapter 604; in 1966, chapter 174; in 1978, chapter 841; in 1984, chapter 430; in 1990, chapter 832; in 1992, chapter 811.<\/p>","references":[{"id":70735,"section_number":"51.1-142.2","catch_line":"Prior service or membership credit for certain members; service credit for accumulated sick leave","order_by":null,"url":"\/51.1-142.2\/"},{"id":55144,"section_number":"51.1-156","catch_line":"Disability retirement","order_by":null,"url":"\/51.1-156\/"},{"id":65950,"section_number":"51.1-161","catch_line":"Withdrawal of contributions before retirement","order_by":null,"url":"\/51.1-161\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":85181,"section_number":"51.1-153","catch_line":"Service retirement","order_by":null,"url":"\/51.1-153\/"}],"permalink":{"id":235235,"object_type":"law","relational_id":86067,"identifier":"51.1-128","token":"51.1\/1\/4\/51.1-128","url":"\/51.1-128\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/51.1-128\/","token":"51.1\/1\/4\/51.1-128","dublin_core":{"Title":"Cessation of membership","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 51.1-128","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section><p>Membership in the <span class=\"dictionary\">retirement system<\/span> shall cease (i) upon the withdrawal of the <span class=\"dictionary\">member<\/span>&#8217;s <span class=\"dictionary\">accumulated contributions<\/span> except as provided in subsection C of \u00a7&nbsp;<a class=\"law\" title=\"Service retirement\" href=\"\/51.1-153\/\">51.1-153<\/a>, (ii) upon retirement, (iii) upon death, or (iv) as provided by <span class=\"dictionary\">Board<\/span> policy for dormant accounts.\n\t\tAn <span class=\"dictionary\">employee<\/span> shall lose all rights to any benefits under this chapter arising from <span class=\"dictionary\">service<\/span> rendered prior to the date of cessation of membership.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nCESSATION OF MEMBERSHIP (\u00a7 51.1-128)\n\nMembership in the retirement system shall cease (i) upon the withdrawal of the\nmember&#8217;s accumulated contributions except as provided in subsection C of\n\u00a7 51.1-153, (ii) upon retirement, (iii) upon death, or (iv) as provided by\nBoard policy for dormant accounts.\n\t\tAn employee shall lose all rights to any benefits under this chapter arising\nfrom service rendered prior to the date of cessation of membership.\n\nHISTORY: 1952, c. 157, \u00a7\u00a7 51-111.29, 51-111.43; 1954, c. 643; 1960, c. 604;\n1966, c. 174; 1978, c. 841; 1984, c. 430; 1990, c. 832; 1992, c. 811.","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}}