Virginia § 51.1-811 - Eligibility for retirement; retirement allowance
Full text of Virginia Code of Virginia § 51.1-811 — Eligibility for retirement; retirement allowance, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 51.1-811. Eligibility for retirement; retirement allowance
Any member of a police department who has completed twenty years of service in the department and attained the age of fifty years may retire and receive the pension and benefits provided in this section. Upon retirement, a member shall receive a retirement allowance, payable to the member for life, equal to fifty percent of the member's annual salary, computed on the basis of the last three years of service and an additional amount equal to two percent of the member's salary for each year of service after the age of fifty and after twenty years of service in the department.
1940, p. 738; Michie Code 1942, § 3035i; Code 1950, § 51-120; 1990, c. 832.
Source: official Virginia text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 51.1-811 ("Eligibility for retirement; retirement allowance") 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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