Virginia § 19.2-46.2 - Full-time magistrates; certification for retirement coverage
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§ 19.2-46.2. Full-time magistrates; certification for retirement coverage
The Committee on District Courts shall certify to the director of the Virginia Retirement System the names of those magistrates serving on a regular full-time basis. Certification by the Committee shall qualify a magistrate as a state employee, for purposes of §§ 51.1-124.3 and 51.1-152 of the Virginia Retirement System (§ 51.1-124.1 et seq.), effective on the date given in the certificate as the date on which such magistrate first served on a regular full-time basis on or after January 1, 1974.
1974, c. 353, § 14.1-44.2:1; 1998, c. 872.
Source: official Virginia text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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