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This law was first created in 1952. 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 5 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 1960, chapter 604; in 1990, chapter 832; in 1991, chapter 302; in 1995, chapter 307<\/a>; in 2001, chapters 679<\/a> and 699<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":71831,"section_number":"51.1-165","catch_line":"Optional benefits","order_by":null,"url":"\/51.1-165\/"},{"id":82994,"section_number":"51.1-165.01","catch_line":"Partial lump-sum option for payment of retirement allowance","order_by":null,"url":"\/51.1-165.01\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":68148,"section_number":"51.1-162","catch_line":"Death before retirement","order_by":null,"url":"\/51.1-162\/"},{"id":71831,"section_number":"51.1-165","catch_line":"Optional benefits","order_by":null,"url":"\/51.1-165\/"},{"id":82994,"section_number":"51.1-165.01","catch_line":"Partial lump-sum option for payment of retirement allowance","order_by":null,"url":"\/51.1-165.01\/"},{"id":56425,"section_number":"51.1-207","catch_line":"Death before retirement","order_by":null,"url":"\/51.1-207\/"},{"id":54046,"section_number":"51.1-218","catch_line":"Death before retirement","order_by":null,"url":"\/51.1-218\/"}],"permalink":{"id":235409,"object_type":"law","relational_id":64427,"identifier":"51.1-163","token":"51.1\/1\/9\/51.1-163","url":"\/51.1-163\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/51.1-163\/","token":"51.1\/1\/9\/51.1-163","dublin_core":{"Title":"Death after retirement","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 51.1-163","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

If a member<\/span> dies after the effective date of retirement, any excess of his accumulated contributions<\/span> as of the effective date of his retirement, over the total retirement allowances<\/span> received by him, shall be paid in the same manner as provided in subsection A of \u00a7 51.1-162<\/a>, subsection A of \u00a7 51.1-207<\/a>, or subsection A of \u00a7 51.1-218<\/a>, in accordance with the retirement plan covering such member<\/span>, unless the retirement allowance<\/span> is then being paid in accordance with any of the optional benefits provided for in \u00a7 51.1-165<\/a> or \u00a7 51.1-165.01<\/a>. Accumulated contributions<\/span> as of the effective date of retirement shall include all member<\/span> contributions paid by the employer<\/span> on behalf of the member<\/span> on and after July 1, 1980, and all interest which would have accrued to these funds.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nDEATH AFTER RETIREMENT (\u00a7 51.1-163)\n\nIf a member dies after the effective date of retirement, any excess of his\naccumulated contributions as of the effective date of his retirement, over the\ntotal retirement allowances received by him, shall be paid in the same manner as\nprovided in subsection A of \u00a7 51.1-162, subsection A of \u00a7 51.1-207, or\nsubsection A of \u00a7 51.1-218, in accordance with the retirement plan covering\nsuch member, unless the retirement allowance is then being paid in accordance\nwith any of the optional benefits provided for in \u00a7 51.1-165 or \u00a7 51.1-165.01.\nAccumulated contributions as of the effective date of retirement shall include\nall member contributions paid by the employer on behalf of the member on and\nafter July 1, 1980, and all interest which would have accrued to these funds.\n\nHISTORY: 1952, c. 157, \u00a7 51-111.59; 1960, c. 604; 1990, c. 832; 1991, c. 302;\n1995, c. 307; 2001, cc. 679, 699.","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}}