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This law was first created in 2014. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 356<\/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 2025, chapter 508<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":83100,"section_number":"51.1-169","catch_line":"Hybrid retirement program","order_by":null,"url":"\/51.1-169\/"},{"id":71752,"section_number":"51.1-306","catch_line":"Service retirement allowance","order_by":null,"url":"\/51.1-306\/"}],"permalink":{"id":236027,"object_type":"law","relational_id":74234,"identifier":"51.1-306.1","token":"51.1\/3\/51.1-306.1","url":"\/51.1-306.1\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/51.1-306.1\/","token":"51.1\/3\/51.1-306.1","dublin_core":{"Title":"Service retirement allowance for judges appointed or elected after January 1, 2014","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 51.1-306.1","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

Notwithstanding any contrary provision of this chapter, the service<\/span> retirement allowance for judges<\/span> appointed or elected to an original term commencing on or after January 1, 2014, and prior to July 1, 2026, shall be determined (i) under the provisions of the hybrid retirement program described in \u00a7 51.1-169<\/a> for service<\/span> rendered as a judge<\/span> prior to July 1, 2026, and (ii) pursuant to \u00a7 51.1-306<\/a> for service<\/span> rendered as a judge<\/span> on or after July 1, 2026.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nSERVICE RETIREMENT ALLOWANCE FOR JUDGES APPOINTED OR ELECTED AFTER JANUARY 1,\n2014 (\u00a7 51.1-306.1)\n\nNotwithstanding any contrary provision of this chapter, the service retirement\nallowance for judges appointed or elected to an original term commencing on or\nafter January 1, 2014, and prior to July 1, 2026, shall be determined (i) under\nthe provisions of the hybrid retirement program described in \u00a7 51.1-169 for\nservice rendered as a judge prior to July 1, 2026, and (ii) pursuant to \u00a7\n51.1-306 for service rendered as a judge on or after July 1, 2026.\n\nHISTORY: 2014, c. 356; 2025, c. 508.","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}}