CHAPTER 432

An Act to amend and reenact § 51-3, as amended, of the Code of Virginia,
relating to requisites for retirement for certain judges.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That § 51-3, as amended, of the Code of Virginia, be amended and
reenacted, as follows: oY,

§ 51-3. (a) Effective January 1, 1962, any judge of a circuit court,
or of any corporation or city court of any city of the first class, who has
attained the age of sixty-five years and has served for not less than twelve
years as judge of any one or more of such courts, and any such judge who
has attained the age of sixty-eight years prior to July 1, 1962, and has
served for not less than ten years as judge of any one or more of such
courts, and any judge of any such circuit, corporation or city court who has
attained the age of sixty-two years and has served for not less than
twenty-five consecutive years as judge of any one or more of such courts,
may retire from active service upon the bench.

(b) Any judge of any circuit court, or of any corporation or city
court of any city of the first class, elected or appointed for the first time
after June 30, 1954, and prior to March 1, 1962, shall retire from active
service upon attaining the age of seventy-five years, regardless of his years
of such service, and those elected or appointed for the first time after
March 1, 1962, shall retire from active service upon attaining the age of
seventy years regardless of his years of service. In either event such judge
shall not be entitled to retired pay unless he has served at least twelve
years.

(c) Each judge retiring under any of the provisions of this section
shall give the Governor notice in writing, at least ninety days in advance
of such retirement, stating in such notice the basis of such retirement,
and the date upon which such retirement will become effective. Upon
receipt of such notice, the Governor shall notify the Comptroller as to such
retirement and the effective date of the same.

2. An emergency exists and this act is in force from its passage.