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Act 345 of 1937 - FIRE FIGHTERS AND POLICE OFFICERS RETIREMENT ACT (38.551 - 38.562)
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.