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Michigan Statutes, Title 38

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Title 38, CIVIL SERVICE AND RETIREMENT

47 chapters · 822 sections in this title.

All chapters in Title 38822 Ch 240-of-1943, STATE EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT ACT119 Ch 300-of-1980, THE PUBLIC SCHOOL EMPLOYEES RETIREME…114 Ch 261-of-1957, MICHIGAN LEGISLATIVE RETIREMENT SYST…95 Ch 234-of-1992, THE JUDGES RETIREMENT ACT OF 199290 Ch 182-of-1986, STATE POLICE RETIREMENT ACT OF 198674 Ch 4-of-1937 (Ex. Sess.), TEACHERS' TENURE38 Ch 314-of-1965, PUBLIC EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT SYSTEM IN…36 Ch 370-of-1941, COUNTY EMPLOYEES' CIVIL SERVICE SYSTEM30 Ch 205-of-1951, SOCIAL SECURITY FOR PUBLIC EMPLOYEES21 Ch 246-of-1965, TOWNSHIP CIVIL SERVICE SYSTEM21 Ch 78-of-1935, FIREMEN AND POLICEMEN CIVIL SERVICE …20 Ch 345-of-1937, FIRE FIGHTERS AND POLICE OFFICERS RE…20 Ch 77-of-2010, PUBLIC EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT HEALTH CA…19 Ch 46-of-1991, ELIGIBLE DOMESTIC RELATIONS ORDER ACT11

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Mich. Comp. Laws § 38.551 Fire and police department pension and retirement system; retirement board, members, election, appointment, terms.
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Sec. 1. The retirement board, also referred to in this act as the pension board, created hereunder shall be known as "The retirement board" and shall be a corporate body, consisting of 5 members, which shall consist of: (1) The treasurer of the city, village or municipality, so a…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 38.551a Short title.
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Sec. 1a. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "fire fighters and police officers retirement act".
Mich. Comp. Laws § 38.552 Retirement board; powers and duties.
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Sec. 2. The retirement board created under this act shall perform the following: (1) Make rules and regulations necessary to the proper conduct of the business of the retirement system. (2) Retain legal, medical, actuarial, clerical, or other services as may be necessary for the …
Mich. Comp. Laws § 38.552a Compliance with requirements under protecting local government retirement and benefits act.
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Sec. 2a. A retirement board under this act, a retirement system under this act, and a city, village, or municipality that is the custodian of funds of a retirement system under this act shall comply with any applicable requirements under the protecting local government retirement…

Mich. Comp. Laws § 38.553 Retirement system funds; treasurer as custodian; bond; disbursement of funds; execution of voucher or warrant; authorization.

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Sec. 3. The treasurer of the city, village, or municipality shall be the custodian of all funds of the retirement system and shall be required to give a good and sufficient bond to the retirement board for the faithful performance of his or her duties and the safekeeping of all m…

Mich. Comp. Laws § 38.554 Credit for prior service.

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Sec. 4. All service performed by members prior to the enactment of this act by any city, village or township, including service performed for predecessor townships, shall be computed to the credit of each member so affected.

Mich. Comp. Laws § 38.555 Retirement board; quasi-judicial body; review of actions by writ of certiorari.

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Sec. 5. The board shall be a quasi-judicial body, and its actions shall be reviewable by writ of certiorari only.

Mich. Comp. Laws § 38.556 Age and service retirement benefits.

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Sec. 6. (1) Age and service retirement benefits payable under this act are as follows: (a) A member who is 55 years of age or older and who has 25 or more years of service as a police officer or fire fighter in the employ of the municipality affected by this act may retire from s…

Mich. Comp. Laws § 38.556a Municipality having population of 80,000 or more; applicability of MCL 38.556(1)(h) to certain members.

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Sec. 6a. In a municipality having a population of 80,000 or more, section 6(1)(h) shall be applicable to any member who continues in service on or after the date he or she acquires 15 years of service credit.

Mich. Comp. Laws § 38.556b Remarriage of surviving spouse; applicability of subsection (1) to municipality.

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Sec. 6b. (1) Notwithstanding section 6 or any predecessor to section 6, the remarriage of a surviving spouse shall not render the surviving spouse ineligible to receive a pension described in section 6(1)(i) or a duty death pension described in section 6(2)(a). A surviving spouse…

Mich. Comp. Laws § 38.556c Service credit for employment in transitional public employment program; payment of contributions and regular interest; payroll deduction; amount in reserve; payment of contributions by current employer; accident, disability, or other benefits.

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Sec. 6c. (1) If a person who participated in a transitional public employment program becomes a member of a retirement system established under this act within 12 months after the date of termination as a participant in a transitional public employment program, service credit sha…

Mich. Comp. Laws § 38.556d Postretirement adjustments increasing retirement benefits.

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Sec. 6d. A municipality, by ordinance or in another manner provided by law, may adopt from time to time benefit programs providing for postretirement adjustments increasing retirement benefits. Such benefit programs may provide for 1-time postretirement percentage increases in re…

Mich. Comp. Laws § 38.556e Mandatory subjects of bargaining.

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Sec. 6e. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this act, any matter relating to the retirement system provided by this act, including, but not limited to, postretirement adjustment increases, applicable to current employees represented by a collective bargaining agent is a mand…

Mich. Comp. Laws § 38.557 “An act of duty,”“municipality” and “transitional public employment program” defined.

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Sec. 7. As used in this act: (a) "An act of duty" means an act performed by a fire fighter or police officer arising out of and in the course of employment, or the performance of an act pertinent or incidental to the work of a fire fighter or police officer, regardless of time or…

Mich. Comp. Laws § 38.558 Refunds of salary contributions.

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Sec. 8. Refunds of salary contributions: (1) If a fire fighter or police officer dies before being placed on pension, the total amount of the member's salary deductions, with interest as the board may determine, but not to exceed 2% per annum, shall be payable to the person or pe…

Mich. Comp. Laws § 38.559 Contributions of member; rate; deduction from salary; appropriations to maintain actuarially determined reserves; payment of deductions and appropriations into retirement system; prorating pensions and other benefits; expenses; pensions as obligations of retirement system.

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Sec. 9. (1) The contributions of a member to the retirement system shall be 5% of the salary paid to the member by the municipality. The officer responsible for making up the payroll shall cause the contributions provided for in this subsection to be deducted from the salary of e…

Mich. Comp. Laws § 38.560 Investments; transfer and disposition of certain assets.

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Sec. 10. Any and all cash assets and funds on hand not necessary for immediate payment of pensions or benefits under this act shall be invested subject to all the terms, conditions, limitations, and restrictions imposed by the statutes of this state upon life insurance companies …

Mich. Comp. Laws § 38.561 Referendum; township or charter township.

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Sec. 11. At any time after this act shall become effective, any city, village or municipality having a paid or part paid fire or police department, may come under the provisions of this act and create a pension board hereunder by submitting the same to the electors of any such ci…

Mich. Comp. Laws § 38.561a Violation of MCL 168.1 to 168.992 applicable to petitions; penalties.

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Sec. 11a. A petition under section 11, including the circulation and signing of the petition, is subject to section 488 of the Michigan election law, 1954 PA 116, MCL 168.488. A person who violates a provision of the Michigan election law, 1954 PA 116, MCL 168.1 to 168.992, appli…

Mich. Comp. Laws § 38.562 Membership of retirement system.

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Sec. 12. (1) The membership of the retirement system created by a municipality affected by this act shall include each police officer and fire fighter employed by a municipality. A police officer or fire fighter, who is a member of the retirement system and who is transferred fro…