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This law was first created in 1996. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 709<\/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 2009, chapter 22<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":57811,"section_number":"51.1-168","catch_line":"Limits on creditable compensation; maximum benefits; mandatory payment of allowance","order_by":null,"url":"\/51.1-168\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":54259,"section_number":"51.1-200","catch_line":"State Police Officers' Retirement System continued; administration; application of provisions of Virginia Retirement System","order_by":null,"url":"\/51.1-200\/"},{"id":73479,"section_number":"51.1-300","catch_line":"Judicial Retirement System continued; administration; application of provisions of Virginia Retirement System","order_by":null,"url":"\/51.1-300\/"}],"permalink":{"id":235425,"object_type":"law","relational_id":66610,"identifier":"51.1-165.1","token":"51.1\/1\/9\/51.1-165.1","url":"\/51.1-165.1\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/51.1-165.1\/","token":"51.1\/1\/9\/51.1-165.1","dublin_core":{"Title":"Acknowledgment by spouse of member","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 51.1-165.1","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

Any application for retirement benefits under this chapter or Chapter 2 (\u00a7 51.1-200<\/a> et seq.) or Chapter 3 (\u00a7 51.1-300<\/a> et seq.) of this title shall include a statement made by the spouse, if any, of the applicant, acknowledging (i) that the spouse has read the provisions of payment options and (ii) the selection of the basic benefit or any other benefit selected. Payments to a retired member<\/span> who fails to have executed properly a statement of acknowledgment, and the provisions for obtaining such statement, shall be governed by procedures adopted by the Board<\/span>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nACKNOWLEDGMENT BY SPOUSE OF MEMBER (\u00a7 51.1-165.1)\n\nAny application for retirement benefits under this chapter or Chapter 2 (\u00a7\n51.1-200 et seq.) or Chapter 3 (\u00a7 51.1-300 et seq.) of this title shall include\na statement made by the spouse, if any, of the applicant, acknowledging (i) that\nthe spouse has read the provisions of payment options and (ii) the selection of\nthe basic benefit or any other benefit selected. Payments to a retired member\nwho fails to have executed properly a statement of acknowledgment, and the\nprovisions for obtaining such statement, shall be governed by procedures adopted\nby the Board.\n\nHISTORY: 1996, c. 709; 2009, c. 22.","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}}