{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-51.1-212","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 51.1-212","heading":"Definitions","body":"As used in this chapter, unless the context requires a different meaning:\"Employee\" 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.\"Member\" means any person included in the membership of the Retirement System as provided in this chapter.\"Normal retirement date\" means a member's sixtieth birthday.\"Retirement System\" means the Virginia Law Officers' Retirement System.1999, c. 585; 2007, c. 87; 2015, cc. 38, 730; 2020, c. 958; 2024, c. 417; 2025, c. 442.","path":["Title 51.1. Pensions, Benefits, and Retirement","Chapter 2.1. Virginia Law Officers' Retirement System"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/51.1-212/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:17:04Z","sha256":"a0bfb404f476c39a5f2e5d2ef980f76e11cd32ed4bd9fc5f987d1835a41b47b0","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-51.1-211","next":"us-va/va.-code-51.1-213"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}