{"data":{"id":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-32.817","jurisdiction":"us-mi","citation":"Mich. Comp. Laws § 32.817","heading":"Active service; definition.","body":"Sec. 417.\n\nFor the purposes of establishing eligibility for retirement pay, \"active service\" shall consist of any of the following:\n\nActive service in the Michigan national guard or Michigan defense force as an officer or enlisted man or both.\n\nFederal service in response to a call or order of the president in time of declared national emergency when such service is not voluntary.\n\nVoluntary active duty in the service of the United States by members of the state military establishment, not in response to a call or order of the president in time of declared national emergency, shall be considered as active service only when such duty is in support of a national guard mission. Any fractional part of a year amounting to 6 months or more is counted as a complete year. Active service is terminated by an honorable separation from the Michigan national guard or defense force.","path":["MI Code","Chapter 32","Act Act-150-of-1967"],"source_url":"https://www.legislature.mi.gov/Laws/MCL?objectName=mcl-32-817","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:31Z","sha256":"943ef58a13a0876f71f6fbc9ebd7d5ad44544070350f8a19148ad6ebcf64a8b7","source_id":"us-mi","stale":false,"prev":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-32.815","next":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-32.825"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}