                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

DEFINITIONS (§ 51.1-212)

As used in this chapter, unless the context requires a different meaning:
		&#8220;Employee&#8221; means any (i) member of the Capitol Police Force as
described in § 30-34.2:1, (ii) campus police officer appointed under the
provisions of Article 3 (§ 23.1-809 et seq.) of Chapter 8 of Title 23.1, (iii)
conservation police officer in the Department of Wildlife Resources appointed
under the provisions of Chapter 2 (§ 29.1-200 et seq.) of Title 29.1, (iv)
special agent of the Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control Authority appointed
under the provisions of Chapter 1 (§ 4.1-100 et seq.) of Title 4.1, (v)
law-enforcement officer employed by the Virginia Marine Resources Commission as
described in § 9.1-101, (vi) correctional officer as the term is defined in §
53.1-1, and including correctional officers employed at a juvenile correction
facility as the term is defined in § 66-25.3, (vii) parole officer appointed
pursuant to § 53.1-143, (viii) commercial vehicle enforcement officer employed
by the Department of State Police, (ix) full-time firefighter employed by the
Department of Military Affairs, and (x) conservation officer of the Department
of Conservation and Recreation appointed under the provisions of Article 4 (§
10.1-115 et seq.) of Chapter 1 of Title 10.1.
		&#8220;Member&#8221; means any person included in the membership of the
Retirement System as provided in this chapter.
		&#8220;Normal retirement date&#8221; means a member&#8217;s sixtieth birthday.
		&#8220;Retirement System&#8221; means the Virginia Law Officers&#8217;
Retirement System.

HISTORY: 1999, c. 585; 2007, c. 87; 2015, cc. 38, 730; 2020, c. 958; 2024, c.
417; 2025, c. 442.