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It has been modified 3 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 139; in 1966, chapter 628; in 1990, chapter 832.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":235915,"object_type":"law","relational_id":74405,"identifier":"51.1-202","token":"51.1\/2\/51.1-202","url":"\/51.1-202\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/51.1-202\/","token":"51.1\/2\/51.1-202","dublin_core":{"Title":"Membership in retirement system","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 51.1-202","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section><p>Membership in the <span class=\"dictionary\">retirement system<\/span> shall be compulsory for all state police officers.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nMEMBERSHIP IN RETIREMENT SYSTEM (\u00a7 51.1-202)\n\nMembership in the retirement system shall be compulsory for all state police\nofficers.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7\u00a7 51-130, 51-136.2, \u00a7 51-145; 1950, p. 883; 1954, c.\n139; 1966, c. 628; 1990, c. 832.","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}}