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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>62836</law_id><section_number>51.1-135</section_number><catch_line>Compulsory membership</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2025/" slug="2025" current="TRUE" last_updated="">2025</edition><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="1" identifier="51.1">Pensions, Benefits, and Retirement</unit><unit label="chapter" level="2" order_by="1" identifier="1">Virginia Retirement System</unit><unit label="article" level="3" order_by="1" identifier="5">Participation of Political Subdivisions in Retirement System</unit></structure><text>
						<section><p>Membership in the <span class="dictionary">retirement system</span> shall be compulsory for all eligible <span class="dictionary">employees</span> who enter <span class="dictionary">service</span> after the effective date of coverage. For purposes of this section, &#x201C;membership in the <span class="dictionary">retirement system</span>&#x201D; includes an eligible <span class="dictionary">employee</span>&#x2019;s participation in the hybrid retirement program pursuant to &#xA7;&#xA0;<a class="law" title="Hybrid retirement program" href="/51.1-169/">51.1-169</a>.</p></section></text><history>1952, c. 157, &#xA7; 51-111.33; 1960, c. 400; 1978, c. 841; 1987, c. 575; 1990, c. 832; 2012, cc. 701, 823.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
