Virginia § 51.1-167 - Retirement allowance to be reduced in certain cases
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§ 51.1-167. Retirement allowance to be reduced in certain cases
In the case of any state employee whose compensation is not paid exclusively out of the state treasury and in the case of any teacher whose compensation is paid out of any fund not derived from local revenues or state appropriations, if any contributor other than the Commonwealth is in default in the payment of any required contribution, the total retirement allowance to which the employee would have been entitled but for the default shall be reduced by the amount of the retirement allowance provided by the defaulted contribution.
1952, c. 157, § 51-111.65; 1974, c. 353; 1982, c. 467; 1990, c. 832.
Source: official Virginia text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 51.1-167 ("Retirement allowance to be reduced in certain cases") is part of the Code of Virginia, the codified statutory law of Virginia. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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