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Sess., c. 88; 1972, c. 568; 1973, c. 523; 1974, c. 353; 1976, c. 541; 1986, c. 474; 1990, c. 832.","full_text":"A\n\nDisability retirement guarantee. — The disability allowance payable to a former member of the abolished system who transferred his accumulated contributions to the retirement system and who has not withdrawn such contributions prior to retirement shall not be less than $2,036.28 annually.B\n\nMinimum disability retirement allowance. — Effective five months after the effective date of retirement, the amount of annual retirement allowance shall equal $1,000 or twenty-five percent of the average final compensation of the member, whichever is larger. Except for members of the Judicial Retirement System, any member with twenty or more years of creditable service at the time of retirement shall, effective five months after the effective date of retirement, receive a retirement allowance of not less than $2,036.28 annually.C\n\nDetermination of retirement allowance. — For the purposes of this section, the retirement allowance shall be determined on the assumption that the retirement allowance is payable to the member alone and that no optional retirement allowance is elected.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":304892,"text":"Disability retirement guarantee. — The disability allowance payable to a former member of the abolished system who transferred his accumulated contributions to the retirement system and who has not withdrawn such contributions prior to retirement shall not be less than $2,036.28 annually.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":304893,"text":"Minimum disability retirement allowance. — Effective five months after the effective date of retirement, the amount of annual retirement allowance shall equal $1,000 or twenty-five percent of the average final compensation of the member, whichever is larger. 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This law was first created in 1952. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 157 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. Unfortunately, the 1952 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 12 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 1956, chapters 560 and 652; in 1960, chapter 604; in 1962, chapter 245; in 1964, chapter 186; in 1966, chapter 174; in 1970, chapter 476; in 1972, chapter 568; in 1973, chapter 523; in 1974, chapter 353; in 1976, chapter 541; in 1986, chapter 474; in 1990, chapter 832.<\/p>","references":[{"id":82367,"section_number":"15.2-1618","catch_line":"Compensating certain law-enforcement officers disabled in performance of duty","order_by":null,"url":"\/15.2-1618\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":236061,"object_type":"law","relational_id":85073,"identifier":"51.1-404","token":"51.1\/4\/51.1-404","url":"\/51.1-404\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/51.1-404\/","token":"51.1\/4\/51.1-404","dublin_core":{"Title":"Disability retirement","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 51.1-404","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> Disability retirement guarantee. — The disability allowance payable to a former member of the abolished system who transferred his accumulated contributions to the retirement system and who has not withdrawn such contributions prior to retirement shall not be less than $2,036.28 annually. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> Minimum disability retirement allowance. — Effective five months after the effective date of retirement, the amount of annual retirement allowance shall equal $1,000 or twenty-five percent of the average final compensation of the member, whichever is larger. Except for members of the Judicial Retirement System, any member with twenty or more years of creditable service at the time of retirement shall, effective five months after the effective date of retirement, receive a retirement allowance of not less than $2,036.28 annually. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> Determination of retirement allowance. — For the purposes of this section, the retirement allowance shall be determined on the assumption that the retirement allowance is payable to the member alone and that no optional retirement allowance is elected. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nDISABILITY RETIREMENT (\u00a7 51.1-404)\n\nA. Disability retirement guarantee. — The disability allowance payable to\na former member of the abolished system who transferred his accumulated\ncontributions to the retirement system and who has not withdrawn such\ncontributions prior to retirement shall not be less than $2,036.28 annually.\n\nB. Minimum disability retirement allowance. — Effective five months after\nthe effective date of retirement, the amount of annual retirement allowance\nshall equal $1,000 or twenty-five percent of the average final compensation of\nthe member, whichever is larger. Except for members of the Judicial Retirement\nSystem, any member with twenty or more years of creditable service at the time\nof retirement shall, effective five months after the effective date of\nretirement, receive a retirement allowance of not less than $2,036.28 annually.\n\nC. Determination of retirement allowance. — For the purposes of this\nsection, the retirement allowance shall be determined on the assumption that the\nretirement allowance is payable to the member alone and that no optional\nretirement allowance is elected.\n\nHISTORY: 1952, c. 157, \u00a7 51-111.57; 1956, cc. 560, 652; 1960, c. 604; 1962, c.\n245; 1964, c. 186; 1966, c. 174; 1970, c. 476; 1971, Ex. Sess., c. 88; 1972, c.\n568; 1973, c. 523; 1974, c. 353; 1976, c. 541; 1986, c. 474; 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}}