2010 Michigan Compiled Laws
Chapter 38 - CIVIL SERVICE AND RETIREMENT
Act 345 of 1937 - FIRE FIGHTERS AND POLICE OFFICERS RETIREMENT ACT (38.551 - 38.562)

FIRE FIGHTERS AND POLICE OFFICERS RETIREMENT ACT
Act 345 of 1937
AN ACT to provide for the establishment, maintenance, and administration of a system of pensions and retirements for the benefit of the personnel of fire and police departments employed by cities, villages, or municipalities having full paid members in the departments, and for the spouses and children of the members; to provide for the creation of a board of trustees to manage and operate the system; to authorize appropriations and deductions from salaries; to prescribe penalties and provide remedies; and to repeal all acts and parts of acts inconsistent therewith.

History: 1937, Act 345, Eff. Oct. 29, 1937 ;-- Am. 1951, Act 16, Imd. Eff. Mar. 30, 1951 ;-- Am. 1989, Act 7, Imd. Eff. May 3, 1989 ;-- Am. 1998, Act 200, Eff. Mar. 23, 1999
Popular Name: Act 345

• Section 38.551 - Fire and police department pension and retirement system; retirement board, members, election, appointment, terms.
• Section 38.551a - Short title.
• Section 38.552 - Retirement board; powers and duties.
• Section 38.553 - Retirement system funds; treasurer as custodian; bond; disbursement of funds; execution of voucher or warrant; authorization.
• Section 38.554 - Credit for prior service.
• Section 38.555 - Retirement board; quasi-judicial body; review of actions by writ of certiorari.
• Section 38.556 - Age and service retirement benefits.
• Section 38.556a - Municipality having population of 80,000 or more; applicability of MCL 38.556(1)(h) to certain members.
• Section 38.556b - Remarriage of surviving spouse; applicability of subsection (1) to municipality.
• Section 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.
• Section 38.556d - Postretirement adjustments increasing retirement benefits.
• Section 38.556e - Mandatory subjects of bargaining.
• Section 38.557 - “An act of duty,”“municipality” and “transitional public employment program” defined.
• Section 38.558 - Refunds of salary contributions.
• Section 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.
• Section 38.560 - Investments; transfer and disposition of certain assets.
• Section 38.561 - Referendum; township or charter township.
• Section 38.561a - Violation of MCL 168.1 to 168.992 applicable to petitions; penalties.
• Section 38.562 - Membership of retirement system.