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For a campus police officer employed by a contributing nonprofit private institution of higher education or a private police officer employed by a contributing private police department, such officer’s date of retirement shall be determined by VRS in consultation with the contributing nonprofit private institution of higher education or the contributing private police department, respectively.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":220420,"text":"The beneficiary of a deceased person whose death occurred on or before December 31, 2005, while in the line of duty as the direct or proximate result of the performance of his duty shall be entitled to receive the sum of $75,000, which shall be paid by the nonparticipating employer or from the Fund on behalf of a participating employer, a contributing nonprofit private institution of higher education, or a contributing private police department, as applicable, in gratitude for and in recognition of his sacrifice on behalf of the people of the Commonwealth.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":220421,"text":"The beneficiary of a deceased person whose death occurred on or after January 1, 2006, while in the line of duty as the direct or proximate result of the performance of his duty shall be entitled to receive the sum of $100,000, which shall be paid by the nonparticipating employer, the contributing nonprofit private institution of higher education, or the contributing private police department or from the Fund on behalf of a participating employer, as applicable, in gratitude for and in recognition of his sacrifice on behalf of the people of the Commonwealth.","type":"section","prefixes":["B"],"prefix":"B","entire_prefix":"B","prefix_anchor":"B","level":1,"prior_prefix":"A","next_prefix":"C"},"2":{"id":220422,"text":"Subject to the provisions of § 27-40.1, 27-40.2, 51.1-813, or 65.2-402, if the deceased person’s death (i) arose out of and in the course of his employment or (ii) was within five years from his date of retirement, his beneficiary shall be entitled to receive the sum of $25,000 or, if the deceased person’s death occurred on or after January 1, 2025, $75,000, which shall be paid by the nonparticipating employer or from the Fund on behalf of a participating employer, a contributing nonprofit private institution of higher education, or a contributing private police department, as applicable. 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This law was first created in 1995. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapters 156<\/a> and 597<\/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 6 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 2000, chapter 314<\/a>; in 2001, chapter 844<\/a>; in 2006, chapter 878<\/a>; in 2016, chapter 677<\/a>; in 2024, chapters 380<\/a> and 381<\/a>; in 2025, chapters 204<\/a> and 219<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":60776,"section_number":"58.1-3219.13","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/58.1-3219.13\/"},{"id":56255,"section_number":"9.1-407","catch_line":"Training","order_by":null,"url":"\/9.1-407\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":77104,"section_number":"27-40.1","catch_line":"Presumption as to death or disability from respiratory diseases, hypertension or heart disease","order_by":null,"url":"\/27-40.1\/"},{"id":71787,"section_number":"27-40.2","catch_line":"Employing such presumption in determining eligibility for benefits","order_by":null,"url":"\/27-40.2\/"},{"id":56937,"section_number":"51.1-813","catch_line":"Disability resulting from activities in discharge of official duties","order_by":null,"url":"\/51.1-813\/"},{"id":59437,"section_number":"65.2-402","catch_line":"Presumption as to death or disability from respiratory disease, hypertension or heart disease, cancer","order_by":null,"url":"\/65.2-402\/"}],"permalink":{"id":285349,"object_type":"law","relational_id":60273,"identifier":"9.1-402","token":"9.1\/4\/9.1-402","url":"\/9.1-402\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/9.1-402\/","token":"9.1\/4\/9.1-402","dublin_core":{"Title":"Payments to beneficiaries of certain deceased law-enforcement officers, firefighters, etc., and retirees","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 9.1-402","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> The beneficiary of a deceased person whose death occurred on or before December 31, 2005, while in the line of duty as the direct or proximate result of the performance of his duty shall be entitled to receive the sum of $75,000, which shall be paid by the nonparticipating employer or from the Fund on behalf of a participating employer, a contributing nonprofit private institution of higher education, or a contributing private police department, as applicable, in gratitude for and in recognition of his sacrifice on behalf of the people of the Commonwealth. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> The beneficiary of a deceased person whose death occurred on or after January 1, 2006, while in the line of duty as the direct or proximate result of the performance of his duty shall be entitled to receive the sum of $100,000, which shall be paid by the nonparticipating employer, the contributing nonprofit private institution of higher education, or the contributing private police department or from the Fund on behalf of a participating employer, as applicable, in gratitude for and in recognition of his sacrifice on behalf of the people of the Commonwealth. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> Subject to the provisions of § 27-40.1<\/a>, 27-40.2<\/a>, 51.1-813<\/a>, or 65.2-402<\/a>, if the deceased person’s death (i) arose out of and in the course of his employment or (ii) was within five years from his date of retirement, his beneficiary shall be entitled to receive the sum of $25,000 or, if the deceased person’s death occurred on or after January 1, 2025, $75,000, which shall be paid by the nonparticipating employer or from the Fund on behalf of a participating employer, a contributing nonprofit private institution of higher education, or a contributing private police department, as applicable. For a campus police officer employed by a contributing nonprofit private institution of higher education or a private police officer employed by a contributing private police department, such officer’s date of retirement shall be determined by VRS in consultation with the contributing nonprofit private institution of higher education or the contributing private police department, respectively. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nPAYMENTS TO BENEFICIARIES OF CERTAIN DECEASED LAW-ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS,\nFIREFIGHTERS, ETC., AND RETIREES (\u00a7 9.1-402)\n\nA. The beneficiary of a deceased person whose death occurred on or before\nDecember 31, 2005, while in the line of duty as the direct or proximate result\nof the performance of his duty shall be entitled to receive the sum of $75,000,\nwhich shall be paid by the nonparticipating employer or from the Fund on behalf\nof a participating employer, a contributing nonprofit private institution of\nhigher education, or a contributing private police department, as applicable, in\ngratitude for and in recognition of his sacrifice on behalf of the people of the\nCommonwealth.\n\nB. The beneficiary of a deceased person whose death occurred on or after January\n1, 2006, while in the line of duty as the direct or proximate result of the\nperformance of his duty shall be entitled to receive the sum of $100,000, which\nshall be paid by the nonparticipating employer, the contributing nonprofit\nprivate institution of higher education, or the contributing private police\ndepartment or from the Fund on behalf of a participating employer, as\napplicable, in gratitude for and in recognition of his sacrifice on behalf of\nthe people of the Commonwealth.\n\nC. Subject to the provisions of § 27-40.1, 27-40.2, 51.1-813, or 65.2-402,\nif the deceased person’s death (i) arose out of and in the course of his\nemployment or (ii) was within five years from his date of retirement, his\nbeneficiary shall be entitled to receive the sum of $25,000 or, if the deceased\nperson’s death occurred on or after January 1, 2025, $75,000, which shall\nbe paid by the nonparticipating employer or from the Fund on behalf of a\nparticipating employer, a contributing nonprofit private institution of higher\neducation, or a contributing private police department, as applicable. For a\ncampus police officer employed by a contributing nonprofit private institution\nof higher education or a private police officer employed by a contributing\nprivate police department, such officer’s date of retirement shall be\ndetermined by VRS in consultation with the contributing nonprofit private\ninstitution of higher education or the contributing private police department,\nrespectively.\n\nHISTORY: 1995, cc. 156, 597, \u00a7 2.1-133.7; 2000, c. 314; 2001, c. 844; 2006, c.\n878; 2016, c. 677; 2024, cc. 380, 381; 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}}