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This law was first created in 1990. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 832 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 1990 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":82031,"section_number":"51.1-800","catch_line":"Counties, cities, and certain towns to establish local systems or participate in Virginia Retirement System","order_by":null,"url":"\/51.1-800\/"}],"permalink":{"id":236379,"object_type":"law","relational_id":64537,"identifier":"51.1-822","token":"51.1\/8\/3\/51.1-822","url":"\/51.1-822\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/51.1-822\/","token":"51.1\/8\/3\/51.1-822","dublin_core":{"Title":"Amendment, suspension, or revocation of retirement plan and trust","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 51.1-822","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

The governing body of any county with an urban county executive form of government may by ordinance<\/span> reserve the right to amend<\/span>, suspend, or revoke the retirement plan and trust at any time, so long as the benefits payable under the plan are consistent with \u00a7 51.1-800<\/a>. However, any amendment, suspension, or revocation<\/span> shall not have the effect of diverting the trust fund to purposes other than the exclusive benefit of the participating employees or their beneficiaries until all liability for accrued benefits payable under the terms of the plan has been fully satisfied.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nAMENDMENT, SUSPENSION, OR REVOCATION OF RETIREMENT PLAN AND TRUST (\u00a7 51.1-822)\n\nThe governing body of any county with an urban county executive form of\ngovernment may by ordinance reserve the right to amend, suspend, or revoke the\nretirement plan and trust at any time, so long as the benefits payable under the\nplan are consistent with \u00a7 51.1-800. However, any amendment, suspension, or\nrevocation shall not have the effect of diverting the trust fund to purposes\nother than the exclusive benefit of the participating employees or their\nbeneficiaries until all liability for accrued benefits payable under the terms\nof the plan has been fully satisfied.\n\nHISTORY: 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}}