{"formats":[{"name":"JSON","format":"json","url":"\/downloads\/2025\/code-json\/51.1-203.json"},{"name":"Plain Text","format":"text","url":"\/downloads\/2025\/code-text\/51.1-203.txt"},{"name":"XML","format":"xml","url":"\/downloads\/2025\/code-xml\/51.1-203.xml"},{"name":"HTML","format":"html","url":"\/downloads\/2025\/code-html\/51.1-203.html"}],"law_id":75132,"edition_id":1,"section_id":75132,"structure_id":13260,"section_number":"51.1-203","catch_line":"Creditable service","history":"Code 1950, \u00a7\u00a7 51-131, 51-133, 51-134, 51-146; 1950, p. 884; 1954, c. 139; 1956, c. 562; 1960, c. 559; 1962, c. 585; 1966, c. 628; 1968, c. 648; 1970, c. 657; 1974, c. 353; 1976, c. 540, \u00a7 51-111.41:4; 1977, c. 620; 1978, c. 841; 1980, c. 89; 1982, c. 467; 1984, c. 430; 1986, c. 474; 1988, c. 809; 1990, c. 832; 2001, cc. 686, 697.","full_text":"A\n\nService qualifying for credit under the provisions of the Virginia Retirement System shall be included as creditable service for the purposes of this chapter, provided the requirements set forth in Chapter 1 (§ 51.1-124.1 et seq.) of this title for crediting service have been complied with and any payment required is credited in the member’s contribution account.B\n\nIf a member ceases to be employed as a state police officer, has not received a refund of the accumulated contributions credited to his member’s contribution account, and accepts employment in a position covered by the Virginia Retirement System or the Judicial Retirement System, he shall be entitled to credit for his previous creditable service under this chapter. His accumulated contributions shall be transferred and credited to his member’s contribution account in the appropriate retirement system. Future retirement rights shall be as set forth under the provisions of the appropriate retirement system.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":269834,"text":"Service qualifying for credit under the provisions of the Virginia Retirement System shall be included as creditable service for the purposes of this chapter, provided the requirements set forth in Chapter 1 (§ 51.1-124.1 et seq.) of this title for crediting service have been complied with and any payment required is credited in the member’s contribution account.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":269835,"text":"If a member ceases to be employed as a state police officer, has not received a refund of the accumulated contributions credited to his member’s contribution account, and accepts employment in a position covered by the Virginia Retirement System or the Judicial Retirement System, he shall be entitled to credit for his previous creditable service under this chapter. 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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 18 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 1956, chapter 562; in 1960, chapter 559; in 1962, chapter 585; in 1966, chapter 628; in 1968, chapter 648; in 1970, chapter 657; in 1974, chapter 353; in 1976, chapter 540; in 1977, chapter 620; in 1978, chapter 841; in 1980, chapter 89; in 1982, chapter 467; in 1984, chapter 430; in 1986, chapter 474; in 1988, chapter 809; in 1990, chapter 832; in 2001, chapters 686<\/a> and 697<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":68506,"section_number":"51.1-124.1","catch_line":"Virginia Retirement System established","order_by":null,"url":"\/51.1-124.1\/"}],"permalink":{"id":235919,"object_type":"law","relational_id":75132,"identifier":"51.1-203","token":"51.1\/2\/51.1-203","url":"\/51.1-203\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/51.1-203\/","token":"51.1\/2\/51.1-203","dublin_core":{"Title":"Creditable service","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 51.1-203","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> Service qualifying for credit under the provisions of the Virginia Retirement System<\/span> shall be included as creditable service for the purposes of this chapter, provided the requirements set forth in Chapter 1 (§ 51.1-124.1<\/a> et seq.) of this title for crediting service have been complied with and any payment required is credited in the member<\/span>’s contribution account. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> If a member<\/span> ceases to be employed as a state police officer, has not received a refund of the accumulated contributions credited to his member<\/span>’s contribution account, and accepts employment in a position covered by the Virginia Retirement System<\/span> or the Judicial Retirement System<\/span>, he shall be entitled to credit for his previous creditable service under this chapter. His accumulated contributions shall be transferred and credited to his member<\/span>’s contribution account in the appropriate retirement system<\/span>. Future retirement rights shall be as set forth under the provisions of the appropriate retirement system<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nCREDITABLE SERVICE (\u00a7 51.1-203)\n\nA. Service qualifying for credit under the provisions of the Virginia Retirement\nSystem shall be included as creditable service for the purposes of this chapter,\nprovided the requirements set forth in Chapter 1 (§ 51.1-124.1 et seq.) of\nthis title for crediting service have been complied with and any payment\nrequired is credited in the member’s contribution account.\n\nB. If a member ceases to be employed as a state police officer, has not received\na refund of the accumulated contributions credited to his member’s\ncontribution account, and accepts employment in a position covered by the\nVirginia Retirement System or the Judicial Retirement System, he shall be\nentitled to credit for his previous creditable service under this chapter. His\naccumulated contributions shall be transferred and credited to his\nmember’s contribution account in the appropriate retirement system. Future\nretirement rights shall be as set forth under the provisions of the appropriate\nretirement system.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7\u00a7 51-131, 51-133, 51-134, 51-146; 1950, p. 884; 1954, c.\n139; 1956, c. 562; 1960, c. 559; 1962, c. 585; 1966, c. 628; 1968, c. 648; 1970,\nc. 657; 1974, c. 353; 1976, c. 540, \u00a7 51-111.41:4; 1977, c. 620; 1978, c. 841;\n1980, c. 89; 1982, c. 467; 1984, c. 430; 1986, c. 474; 1988, c. 809; 1990, c.\n832; 2001, cc. 686, 697.","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}}