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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>77513</law_id><section_number>51.1-213</section_number><catch_line>Membership in Retirement System</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="2.1">Virginia Law Officers' Retirement System</unit></structure><text>
						<section><p>Membership in the <span class="dictionary">Retirement System</span> shall be compulsory for all <span class="dictionary">employees</span>.</p></section></text><history>1999, c. 585.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
