51.1-124.9 - Changes or errors in records resulting in erroneous payments.
§ 51.1-124.9. Changes or errors in records resulting in erroneous payments.
If any change or error in records results in any member or beneficiaryreceiving more or less than he would have been entitled to receive from theRetirement System had the records been correct, the Board shall correct theerror and as far as practicable adjust the payments so that the actuarialequivalent of the correct benefit shall be paid.
If a member has been overpaid through no fault of his and could notreasonably have been expected to detect the error the Board may waive anyrepayment which it believes would cause hardship.
Upon determination that any person has erroneously been included inmembership in the Retirement System, accumulated contributions resulting fromthe erroneous membership shall be refunded.
(1952, c. 157, § 51-111.67; 1956, c. 690; 1976, c. 541; 1990, c. 832, §51.1-107; 1994, cc. 4, 85.)