                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

ELIGIBLE EMPLOYEES (§ 51.1-132)

Officers and employees of the political subdivision who are regularly employed
full time on a salaried basis and whose tenure is not restricted as to temporary
or provisional appointment may become members of the retirement system. Clerks
of the circuit court and deputies shall be included in the coverage group.
Officers and employees of an organization other than a public school board that
functions solely within the boundaries of a county, city, or town shall be
deemed to be officers and employees of the county, city, or town, and not of the
organization, unless the cost of the organization&#8217;s operation is borne by
(i) the users of services, (ii) more than one county, city, or town, or (iii)
any entity other than a county, city, or town.
		A member of a local system who, through election to a position as a
constitutional officer, is no longer eligible for membership in the local
system, and who, prior to such election, has accumulated within that system more
than half the total service credits necessary to become eligible for full normal
retirement benefits, may choose, with the concurrence of the local governing
body, (i) not to participate in the retirement system established pursuant to
this chapter and (ii) to become a member of the local system. In such case, the
member shall be deemed, for retirement purposes only, to have ceased employment,
and shall be permitted to withdraw his contribution as provided in § 51.1-161.

HISTORY: 1952, c. 157, § 51-111.31; 1954, c. 241; 1958, c. 367; 1960, c. 400;
1973, c. 523; 1974, c. 353; 1975, c. 296; 1976, c. 581; 1977, c. 620; 1990, c.
832; 1994, c. 883.