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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. 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 1990, chapter 832.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":236317,"object_type":"law","relational_id":60791,"identifier":"51.1-807","token":"51.1\/8\/2\/51.1-807","url":"\/51.1-807\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/51.1-807\/","token":"51.1\/8\/2\/51.1-807","dublin_core":{"Title":"Police officers’ pension and retirement boards","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 51.1-807","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

Any county, city, or town in this Commonwealth having a police department may establish, in the manner hereinafter provided, a board to be known as the “police officers’ pension and retirement board.” The board shall be a body corporate and consist of five members. One member shall be the treasurer of the county, city, or town and shall also be the treasurer of the board. Two members shall be elected by the majority vote of the members of the police department, one for a term of four years and one for a term of two years, and all successors in office of the one elected for two years shall be elected for terms of four years. Two members shall be appointed by the governing body for terms of four years.\n\t\tWhen any board is established, it shall, at its first meeting and annually thereafter, elect one of the members as president and one as secretary. The board may also elect a vice-president.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nPOLICE OFFICERS’ PENSION AND RETIREMENT BOARDS (\u00a7 51.1-807)\n\nAny county, city, or town in this Commonwealth having a police department may\nestablish, in the manner hereinafter provided, a board to be known as the\n“police officers’ pension and retirement board.” The board\nshall be a body corporate and consist of five members. One member shall be the\ntreasurer of the county, city, or town and shall also be the treasurer of the\nboard. Two members shall be elected by the majority vote of the members of the\npolice department, one for a term of four years and one for a term of two years,\nand all successors in office of the one elected for two years shall be elected\nfor terms of four years. Two members shall be appointed by the governing body\nfor terms of four years.\n\t\tWhen any board is established, it shall, at its first meeting and annually\nthereafter, elect one of the members as president and one as secretary. The\nboard may also elect a vice-president.\n\nHISTORY: 1940, p. 737; Michie Code 1942, \u00a7 3035d; Code 1950, \u00a7 51-115; 1990,\nc. 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}}