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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 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 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":235965,"object_type":"law","relational_id":77357,"identifier":"51.1-214","token":"51.1\/2.1\/51.1-214","url":"\/51.1-214\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/51.1-214\/","token":"51.1\/2.1\/51.1-214","dublin_core":{"Title":"Creditable service","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 51.1-214","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 an employee<\/span>, 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>, the Judicial Retirement System<\/span> or the State Police Officers’ 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 51.1-214)\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 an employee, has not received a refund of the\naccumulated contributions credited to his member’s contribution account,\nand accepts employment in a position covered by the Virginia Retirement System,\nthe Judicial Retirement System or the State Police Officers’ Retirement\nSystem, he shall be entitled to credit for his previous creditable service under\nthis chapter. His accumulated contributions shall be transferred and credited to\nhis member’s contribution account in the appropriate retirement system.\nFuture retirement rights shall be as set forth under the provisions of the\nappropriate retirement system.\n\nHISTORY: 1999, c. 585; 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}}