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This law was first created in 1999. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 585<\/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 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 2007, chapter 87<\/a>; in 2015, chapters 38<\/a> and 730<\/a>; in 2020, chapter 958<\/a>; in 2024, chapter 417<\/a>; in 2025, chapter 442<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":82207,"section_number":"51.1-1100","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/51.1-1100\/"},{"id":56709,"section_number":"51.1-206","catch_line":"Service retirement allowance","order_by":null,"url":"\/51.1-206\/"},{"id":81012,"section_number":"51.1-217","catch_line":"Service retirement allowance","order_by":null,"url":"\/51.1-217\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":62641,"section_number":"10.1-115","catch_line":"Appointment of conservation officers; qualifications; oath","order_by":null,"url":"\/10.1-115\/"},{"id":60667,"section_number":"23.1-809","catch_line":"Public institutions of higher education; establishment of campus police departments authorized; employment of officers","order_by":null,"url":"\/23.1-809\/"},{"id":61271,"section_number":"29.1-200","catch_line":"Appointment of conservation police officers","order_by":null,"url":"\/29.1-200\/"},{"id":68320,"section_number":"30-34.2:1","catch_line":"Powers, duties and functions of Capitol Police","order_by":null,"url":"\/30-34.2_1\/"},{"id":55602,"section_number":"4.1-100","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/4.1-100\/"},{"id":85635,"section_number":"53.1-1","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/53.1-1\/"},{"id":85066,"section_number":"53.1-143","catch_line":"How officers authorized","order_by":null,"url":"\/53.1-143\/"},{"id":62593,"section_number":"66-25.3","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/66-25.3\/"},{"id":73488,"section_number":"9.1-101","catch_line":"(Effective July 1, 2026) Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/9.1-101\/"}],"permalink":{"id":235957,"object_type":"law","relational_id":86530,"identifier":"51.1-212","token":"51.1\/2.1\/51.1-212","url":"\/51.1-212\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/51.1-212\/","token":"51.1\/2.1\/51.1-212","dublin_core":{"Title":"Definitions","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 51.1-212","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

As used in this chapter, unless the context requires a different meaning:\n\t\t“Employee<\/span>” means any (i) member<\/span> of the Capitol Police Force as described in \u00a7 30-34.2:1<\/a>, (ii) campus police officer appointed under the provisions of Article 3 (\u00a7 23.1-809<\/a> et seq.) of Chapter 8 of Title 23.1, (iii) conservation police officer in the Department of Wildlife Resources appointed under the provisions of Chapter 2 (\u00a7 29.1-200<\/a> et seq.) of Title 29.1, (iv) special agent of the Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control Authority appointed under the provisions of Chapter 1 (\u00a7 4.1-100<\/a> et seq.) of Title 4.1, (v) law<\/span>-enforcement officer employed by the Virginia Marine Resources Commission as described in \u00a7 9.1-101<\/a>, (vi) correctional officer as the term is defined in \u00a7 53.1-1<\/a>, and including correctional officers employed at a juvenile correction facility as the term is defined in \u00a7 66-25.3<\/a>, (vii) parole<\/span> officer appointed pursuant to \u00a7 53.1-143<\/a>, (viii) commercial vehicle enforcement officer employed by the Department of State Police, (ix) full-time firefighter employed by the Department of Military Affairs, and (x) conservation officer of the Department of Conservation and Recreation appointed under the provisions of Article 4 (\u00a7 10.1-115<\/a> et seq.) of Chapter 1 of Title 10.1.\n\t\t“Member<\/span>” means any person included in the membership of the Retirement System<\/span> as provided in this chapter.\n\t\t“Normal retirement date<\/span>” means a member<\/span>’s sixtieth birthday.\n\t\t“Retirement System<\/span>” means the Virginia Law<\/span> Officers’ Retirement System<\/span>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nDEFINITIONS (\u00a7 51.1-212)\n\nAs used in this chapter, unless the context requires a different meaning:\n\t\t“Employee” means any (i) member of the Capitol Police Force as\ndescribed in \u00a7 30-34.2:1, (ii) campus police officer appointed under the\nprovisions of Article 3 (\u00a7 23.1-809 et seq.) of Chapter 8 of Title 23.1, (iii)\nconservation police officer in the Department of Wildlife Resources appointed\nunder the provisions of Chapter 2 (\u00a7 29.1-200 et seq.) of Title 29.1, (iv)\nspecial agent of the Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control Authority appointed\nunder the provisions of Chapter 1 (\u00a7 4.1-100 et seq.) of Title 4.1, (v)\nlaw-enforcement officer employed by the Virginia Marine Resources Commission as\ndescribed in \u00a7 9.1-101, (vi) correctional officer as the term is defined in \u00a7\n53.1-1, and including correctional officers employed at a juvenile correction\nfacility as the term is defined in \u00a7 66-25.3, (vii) parole officer appointed\npursuant to \u00a7 53.1-143, (viii) commercial vehicle enforcement officer employed\nby the Department of State Police, (ix) full-time firefighter employed by the\nDepartment of Military Affairs, and (x) conservation officer of the Department\nof Conservation and Recreation appointed under the provisions of Article 4 (\u00a7\n10.1-115 et seq.) of Chapter 1 of Title 10.1.\n\t\t“Member” means any person included in the membership of the\nRetirement System as provided in this chapter.\n\t\t“Normal retirement date” means a member’s sixtieth birthday.\n\t\t“Retirement System” means the Virginia Law Officers’\nRetirement System.\n\nHISTORY: 1999, c. 585; 2007, c. 87; 2015, cc. 38, 730; 2020, c. 958; 2024, c.\n417; 2025, c. 442.","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}}