{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-51.1-210","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 51.1-210","heading":"Disability benefit","body":"Any member in service who (i) is credited with at least twenty years of service in a hazardous duty position and (ii) meets the (a) requirements for a disability retirement allowance under § 51.1-156 and (b) minimum age requirements of § 51.1-205 may elect to receive the higher of the disability retirement allowance payable under Article 9 (§ 51.1-152 et seq.) of Chapter 1 of this title or the service retirement allowance payable under § 51.1-206 less any reduction in allowance required by subsection C of § 51.1-157 or § 51.1-158.1997, c. 889.","path":["Title 51.1. PENSIONS, BENEFITS, AND RETIREMENT","Chapter 2. STATE POLICE OFFICERS' RETIREMENT SYSTEM"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/51.1-210/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:17:04Z","sha256":"976f6a47fd4a465e85ba526880420639c3d1f84c4f2d12bcf2ecfe01c203b7a5","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-51.1-209","next":"us-va/va.-code-51.1-211"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}