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This law was first created in 2001. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapters 681<\/a> and 692<\/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.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":366991,"section_number":"51.1-124.1","catch_line":"Virginia Retirement System established","order_by":null,"url":"\/51.1-124.1\/"},{"id":367100,"section_number":"51.1-200","catch_line":"State Police Officers' Retirement System continued; administration; application of provisions of Virginia Retirement System","order_by":null,"url":"\/51.1-200\/"},{"id":367111,"section_number":"51.1-211","catch_line":"Virginia Law Officers' Retirement System; application of provisions of Virginia Retirement System","order_by":null,"url":"\/51.1-211\/"},{"id":367122,"section_number":"51.1-300","catch_line":"Judicial Retirement System continued; administration; application of provisions of Virginia Retirement System","order_by":null,"url":"\/51.1-300\/"}],"permalink":{"id":1462857,"object_type":"law","relational_id":367041,"identifier":"51.1-1300","token":"51.1\/13\/51.1-1300","url":"\/51.1-1300\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/51.1-1300\/","token":"51.1\/13\/51.1-1300","dublin_core":{"Title":"Definitions","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 51.1-1300","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

As used in this chapter, unless the context requires a different meaning:<\/p>

“Board<\/span>” means the Board<\/span> of Trustees of the Virginia Retirement System<\/span>.<\/p>

“Member<\/span>” means any member<\/span> whose benefits under the Virginia Retirement System<\/span> (\u00a7 51.1-124.1<\/a> et seq.), the State Police Officers’ Retirement System<\/span> (\u00a7 51.1-200<\/a> et seq.), the Virginia Law<\/span> Enforcement Officers’ Retirement System<\/span> (\u00a7 51.1-211<\/a> et seq.), or the Judicial Retirement System<\/span> (\u00a7 51.1-300<\/a> et seq.) would otherwise be limited by \u00a7 415(b) of the Internal Revenue Code.<\/p>

“Retirement System<\/span>” means the Virginia Retirement System<\/span>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nDEFINITIONS (\u00a7 51.1-1300)\n\nAs used in this chapter, unless the context requires a different meaning:\n\n“Board” means the Board of Trustees of the Virginia Retirement\nSystem.\n\n“Member” means any member whose benefits under the Virginia\nRetirement System (\u00a7 51.1-124.1 et seq.), the State Police Officers’\nRetirement System (\u00a7 51.1-200 et seq.), the Virginia Law Enforcement\nOfficers’ Retirement System (\u00a7 51.1-211 et seq.), or the Judicial\nRetirement System (\u00a7 51.1-300 et seq.) would otherwise be limited by \u00a7 415(b)\nof the Internal Revenue Code.\n\n“Retirement System” means the Virginia Retirement System.\n\nHISTORY: 2001, cc. 681, 692.","edition":{"id":2,"name":"2026","slug":"2026","date_created":"2026-07-16 18:40:23","date_modified":"2026-08-02 15:14:36","current":1,"order_by":2,"last_import":"2026-08-02 12:37:30"}}