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Any moneys remaining in the Fund at the end of a biennium shall not revert to the general fund but shall remain in the Fund. Interest and income earned from the investment of such moneys shall remain in the Fund and be credited to it. The moneys in the Fund shall be (i) deemed separate and independent trust funds, (ii) segregated and accounted for separately from all other funds of the Commonwealth, and (iii) administered solely in the interests of the persons who are covered under the benefits provided pursuant to this chapter. Deposits to and assets of the Fund shall not be subject to the claims of creditors.B\n\nThe Virginia Retirement System shall invest, reinvest, and manage the assets of the Fund as provided in § 51.1-124.39 and shall be reimbursed from the Fund for such activities as provided in that section.C\n\nThe Fund shall be used to provide the benefits under this chapter related to disabled persons, deceased persons, eligible dependents, and eligible spouses on behalf of participating employers, contributing nonprofit private institutions of higher education, and contributing private police departments and to pay related administrative costs.D\n\nEach participating employer, contributing nonprofit private institution of higher education, and contributing private police department shall make annual contributions to the Fund and provide information as determined by VRS. The amount of the contribution for each participating employer, contributing nonprofit private institution of higher education, and contributing private police department shall be determined on a current disbursement basis in accordance with the provisions of this section. For purposes of establishing contribution amounts for participating employers, a member of any fire company or department or rescue squad that has been recognized by an ordinance or a resolution of the governing body of any locality of the Commonwealth as an integral part of the official safety program of such locality shall be considered part of the locality served by the company, department, or rescue squad. If a company, department, or rescue squad serves more than one locality, the affected localities shall determine the basis and apportionment of the required covered payroll and contributions for each company, department, or rescue squad.\n\t\t\tIf any participating employer, contributing nonprofit private institution of higher education, or contributing private police department fails to remit contributions or other fees or costs associated with the Fund, VRS shall inform the State Comptroller and the affected participating employer, contributing nonprofit private institution of higher education, or contributing private police department of the delinquent amount. In calculating the delinquent amount, VRS may impose an interest rate of one percent per month of delinquency. The State Comptroller shall forthwith transfer such delinquent amount, plus interest, from any moneys otherwise distributable to such participating employer. In the case of a contributing nonprofit private institution of higher education or a contributing private police department, VRS may employ reasonable methods to collect the delinquent amount, including the procedures set forth in the Virginia Debt Collection Act (§ 2.2-4800 et seq.).","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":242576,"text":"There is hereby established a permanent and perpetual fund to be known as the Line of Duty Death and Health Benefits Trust Fund, consisting of such moneys as may be appropriated by the General Assembly; contributions or reimbursements from participating and nonparticipating employers, from contributing nonprofit private institutions of higher education, and from contributing private police departments; gifts, bequests, endowments, or grants from the United States government or its agencies or instrumentalities; net income from the investment of moneys held in the Fund; and any other available sources of funds, public and private. Any moneys remaining in the Fund at the end of a biennium shall not revert to the general fund but shall remain in the Fund. Interest and income earned from the investment of such moneys shall remain in the Fund and be credited to it. The moneys in the Fund shall be (i) deemed separate and independent trust funds, (ii) segregated and accounted for separately from all other funds of the Commonwealth, and (iii) administered solely in the interests of the persons who are covered under the benefits provided pursuant to this chapter. Deposits to and assets of the Fund shall not be subject to the claims of creditors.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":242577,"text":"The Virginia Retirement System shall invest, reinvest, and manage the assets of the Fund as provided in § 51.1-124.39 and shall be reimbursed from the Fund for such activities as provided in that section.","type":"section","prefixes":["B"],"prefix":"B","entire_prefix":"B","prefix_anchor":"B","level":1,"prior_prefix":"A","next_prefix":"C"},"2":{"id":242578,"text":"The Fund shall be used to provide the benefits under this chapter related to disabled persons, deceased persons, eligible dependents, and eligible spouses on behalf of participating employers, contributing nonprofit private institutions of higher education, and contributing private police departments and to pay related administrative costs.","type":"section","prefixes":["C"],"prefix":"C","entire_prefix":"C","prefix_anchor":"C","level":1,"prior_prefix":"B","next_prefix":"D"},"3":{"id":242579,"text":"Each participating employer, contributing nonprofit private institution of higher education, and contributing private police department shall make annual contributions to the Fund and provide information as determined by VRS. The amount of the contribution for each participating employer, contributing nonprofit private institution of higher education, and contributing private police department shall be determined on a current disbursement basis in accordance with the provisions of this section. For purposes of establishing contribution amounts for participating employers, a member of any fire company or department or rescue squad that has been recognized by an ordinance or a resolution of the governing body of any locality of the Commonwealth as an integral part of the official safety program of such locality shall be considered part of the locality served by the company, department, or rescue squad. If a company, department, or rescue squad serves more than one locality, the affected localities shall determine the basis and apportionment of the required covered payroll and contributions for each company, department, or rescue squad.\n\t\t\tIf any participating employer, contributing nonprofit private institution of higher education, or contributing private police department fails to remit contributions or other fees or costs associated with the Fund, VRS shall inform the State Comptroller and the affected participating employer, contributing nonprofit private institution of higher education, or contributing private police department of the delinquent amount. In calculating the delinquent amount, VRS may impose an interest rate of one percent per month of delinquency. The State Comptroller shall forthwith transfer such delinquent amount, plus interest, from any moneys otherwise distributable to such participating employer. In the case of a contributing nonprofit private institution of higher education or a contributing private police department, VRS may employ reasonable methods to collect the delinquent amount, including the procedures set forth in the Virginia Debt Collection Act (§ 2.2-4800 et seq.).","type":"section","prefixes":["D"],"prefix":"D","entire_prefix":"D","prefix_anchor":"D","level":1,"prior_prefix":"C"}},"ancestry":[{"id":13443,"edition_id":1,"name":"Line of Duty Act","identifier":"4","label":"chapter","depth":2,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12896,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:44:54","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:44:54","permalink":{"id":285331,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":13443,"identifier":"4","token":"9.1\/4","url":"\/9.1\/4\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":12896,"edition_id":1,"name":"Commonwealth Public Safety","identifier":"9.1","label":"title","depth":1,"order_by":1,"parent_id":null,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:43:59","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:43:59","permalink":{"id":284487,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12896,"identifier":"9.1","token":"9.1","url":"\/9.1\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}}],"structure_contents":[{"id":54405,"structure_id":13443,"section_number":"9.1-400","catch_line":"Title of chapter; definitions","url":"\/9.1-400\/","token":"9.1\/4\/9.1-400","metadata":false},{"id":66899,"structure_id":13443,"section_number":"9.1-400.1","catch_line":"Line of Duty Death and Health Benefits Trust Fund","url":"\/9.1-400.1\/","token":"9.1\/4\/9.1-400.1","metadata":false},{"id":82164,"structure_id":13443,"section_number":"9.1-401","catch_line":"Continued health insurance coverage for disabled persons, eligible spouses, and eligible dependents","url":"\/9.1-401\/","token":"9.1\/4\/9.1-401","metadata":false},{"id":80137,"structure_id":13443,"section_number":"9.1-401.1","catch_line":"Supplemental short-term disability benefit for state police officers","url":"\/9.1-401.1\/","token":"9.1\/4\/9.1-401.1","metadata":false},{"id":60273,"structure_id":13443,"section_number":"9.1-402","catch_line":"Payments to beneficiaries of certain deceased law-enforcement officers, firefighters, etc., and retirees","url":"\/9.1-402\/","token":"9.1\/4\/9.1-402","metadata":false},{"id":60475,"structure_id":13443,"section_number":"9.1-402.1","catch_line":"Payments for burial expenses","url":"\/9.1-402.1\/","token":"9.1\/4\/9.1-402.1","metadata":false},{"id":58699,"structure_id":13443,"section_number":"9.1-403","catch_line":"Claim for payment; costs","url":"\/9.1-403\/","token":"9.1\/4\/9.1-403","metadata":false},{"id":66804,"structure_id":13443,"section_number":"9.1-404","catch_line":"Order of the Virginia Retirement System","url":"\/9.1-404\/","token":"9.1\/4\/9.1-404","metadata":false},{"id":57587,"structure_id":13443,"section_number":"9.1-405","catch_line":"Appeal from decision of Virginia Retirement System","url":"\/9.1-405\/","token":"9.1\/4\/9.1-405","metadata":false},{"id":78642,"structure_id":13443,"section_number":"9.1-406","catch_line":"Repealed","url":"\/9.1-406\/","token":"9.1\/4\/9.1-406","metadata":false},{"id":56255,"structure_id":13443,"section_number":"9.1-407","catch_line":"Training","url":"\/9.1-407\/","token":"9.1\/4\/9.1-407","metadata":false},{"id":76468,"structure_id":13443,"section_number":"9.1-408","catch_line":"Records of investigation confidential","url":"\/9.1-408\/","token":"9.1\/4\/9.1-408","metadata":false}],"previous_section":{"id":54405,"structure_id":13443,"section_number":"9.1-400","catch_line":"Title of chapter; definitions","url":"\/9.1-400\/","token":"9.1\/4\/9.1-400","metadata":false},"next_section":{"id":82164,"structure_id":13443,"section_number":"9.1-401","catch_line":"Continued health insurance coverage for disabled persons, eligible spouses, and eligible dependents","url":"\/9.1-401\/","token":"9.1\/4\/9.1-401","metadata":false},"metadata":false,"official_url":"https:\/\/law.lis.virginia.gov\/vacode\/9.1-400.1\/","history_text":"

This law was first created in 2016. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 677<\/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 2 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 2017, chapter 439<\/a>; in 2025, chapters 204<\/a> and 219<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":59752,"section_number":"51.1-124.39","catch_line":"Investment of assets of the Line of Duty Death and Health Benefits Trust Fund","order_by":null,"url":"\/51.1-124.39\/"},{"id":54405,"section_number":"9.1-400","catch_line":"Title of chapter; definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/9.1-400\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":85840,"section_number":"2.2-4800","catch_line":"Policy of the Commonwealth; collection of accounts receivable","order_by":null,"url":"\/2.2-4800\/"},{"id":59752,"section_number":"51.1-124.39","catch_line":"Investment of assets of the Line of Duty Death and Health Benefits Trust Fund","order_by":null,"url":"\/51.1-124.39\/"}],"permalink":{"id":285337,"object_type":"law","relational_id":66899,"identifier":"9.1-400.1","token":"9.1\/4\/9.1-400.1","url":"\/9.1-400.1\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/9.1-400.1\/","token":"9.1\/4\/9.1-400.1","dublin_core":{"Title":"Line of Duty Death and Health Benefits Trust Fund","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 9.1-400.1","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> There is hereby established a permanent and perpetual fund to be known as the Line of Duty Death and Health Benefits Trust Fund, consisting of such moneys as may be appropriated by the General Assembly; contributions or reimbursements from participating and nonparticipating employers, from contributing nonprofit private institutions of higher education, and from contributing private police departments; gifts, bequests, endowments, or grants from the United States government or its agencies or instrumentalities; net income from the investment of moneys held in the Fund; and any other available sources of funds, public and private. Any moneys remaining in the Fund at the end of a biennium shall not revert to the general fund but shall remain in the Fund. Interest and income earned from the investment of such moneys shall remain in the Fund and be credited to it. The moneys in the Fund shall be (i) deemed separate and independent trust funds, (ii) segregated and accounted for separately from all other funds of the Commonwealth, and (iii) administered solely in the interests of the persons who are covered under the benefits provided pursuant to this chapter. Deposits to and assets<\/span> of the Fund shall not be subject to the claims of creditors<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> The Virginia Retirement System shall invest, reinvest, and manage the assets<\/span> of the Fund as provided in § 51.1-124.39<\/a> and shall be reimbursed from the Fund for such activities as provided in that section. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> The Fund shall be used to provide the benefits under this chapter related to disabled persons, deceased persons, eligible dependents, and eligible spouses on behalf of participating employers, contributing nonprofit private institutions of higher education, and contributing private police departments and to pay related administrative costs. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

D.<\/span> Each participating employer, contributing nonprofit private institution of higher education, and contributing private police department shall make annual contributions to the Fund and provide information as determined by VRS. The amount of the contribution for each participating employer, contributing nonprofit private institution of higher education, and contributing private police department shall be determined on a current disbursement basis in accordance with the provisions of this section. For purposes of establishing contribution amounts for participating employers, a member of any fire company or department or rescue squad that has been recognized by an ordinance<\/span> or a resolution of the governing body of any locality of the Commonwealth as an integral part of the official safety program of such locality shall be considered part of the locality served by the company, department, or rescue squad. If a company, department, or rescue squad serves more than one locality, the affected localities shall determine the basis and apportionment of the required covered payroll and contributions for each company, department, or rescue squad.\n\t\t\tIf any participating employer, contributing nonprofit private institution of higher education, or contributing private police department fails to remit contributions or other fees or costs associated with the Fund, VRS shall inform the State Comptroller and the affected participating employer, contributing nonprofit private institution of higher education, or contributing private police department of the delinquent amount. In calculating the delinquent amount, VRS may impose an interest rate of one percent per month of delinquency. The State Comptroller shall forthwith transfer such delinquent amount, plus interest, from any moneys otherwise distributable to such participating employer. In the case of a contributing nonprofit private institution of higher education or a contributing private police department, VRS may employ reasonable methods to collect the delinquent amount, including the procedures set forth in the Virginia Debt Collection Act (§ 2.2-4800<\/a> et seq.). <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nLINE OF DUTY DEATH AND HEALTH BENEFITS TRUST FUND (\u00a7 9.1-400.1)\n\nA. There is hereby established a permanent and perpetual fund to be known as the\nLine of Duty Death and Health Benefits Trust Fund, consisting of such moneys as\nmay be appropriated by the General Assembly; contributions or reimbursements\nfrom participating and nonparticipating employers, from contributing nonprofit\nprivate institutions of higher education, and from contributing private police\ndepartments; gifts, bequests, endowments, or grants from the United States\ngovernment or its agencies or instrumentalities; net income from the investment\nof moneys held in the Fund; and any other available sources of funds, public and\nprivate. Any moneys remaining in the Fund at the end of a biennium shall not\nrevert to the general fund but shall remain in the Fund. Interest and income\nearned from the investment of such moneys shall remain in the Fund and be\ncredited to it. The moneys in the Fund shall be (i) deemed separate and\nindependent trust funds, (ii) segregated and accounted for separately from all\nother funds of the Commonwealth, and (iii) administered solely in the interests\nof the persons who are covered under the benefits provided pursuant to this\nchapter. Deposits to and assets of the Fund shall not be subject to the claims\nof creditors.\n\nB. The Virginia Retirement System shall invest, reinvest, and manage the assets\nof the Fund as provided in § 51.1-124.39 and shall be reimbursed from the\nFund for such activities as provided in that section.\n\nC. The Fund shall be used to provide the benefits under this chapter related to\ndisabled persons, deceased persons, eligible dependents, and eligible spouses on\nbehalf of participating employers, contributing nonprofit private institutions\nof higher education, and contributing private police departments and to pay\nrelated administrative costs.\n\nD. Each participating employer, contributing nonprofit private institution of\nhigher education, and contributing private police department shall make annual\ncontributions to the Fund and provide information as determined by VRS. The\namount of the contribution for each participating employer, contributing\nnonprofit private institution of higher education, and contributing private\npolice department shall be determined on a current disbursement basis in\naccordance with the provisions of this section. For purposes of establishing\ncontribution amounts for participating employers, a member of any fire company\nor department or rescue squad that has been recognized by an ordinance or a\nresolution of the governing body of any locality of the Commonwealth as an\nintegral part of the official safety program of such locality shall be\nconsidered part of the locality served by the company, department, or rescue\nsquad. If a company, department, or rescue squad serves more than one locality,\nthe affected localities shall determine the basis and apportionment of the\nrequired covered payroll and contributions for each company, department, or\nrescue squad.\n\t\t\tIf any participating employer, contributing nonprofit private institution of\nhigher education, or contributing private police department fails to remit\ncontributions or other fees or costs associated with the Fund, VRS shall inform\nthe State Comptroller and the affected participating employer, contributing\nnonprofit private institution of higher education, or contributing private\npolice department of the delinquent amount. In calculating the delinquent\namount, VRS may impose an interest rate of one percent per month of delinquency.\nThe State Comptroller shall forthwith transfer such delinquent amount, plus\ninterest, from any moneys otherwise distributable to such participating\nemployer. In the case of a contributing nonprofit private institution of higher\neducation or a contributing private police department, VRS may employ reasonable\nmethods to collect the delinquent amount, including the procedures set forth in\nthe Virginia Debt Collection Act (§ 2.2-4800 et seq.).\n\nHISTORY: 2016, c. 677; 2017, c. 439; 2025, cc. 204, 219.","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}}