{"data":{"id":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-38.1623","jurisdiction":"us-mi","citation":"Mich. Comp. Laws § 38.1623","heading":"Employees of department of state police as members of retirement system; Tier 1 or Tier 2 plan; resignation, death, transfer, or dismissal of member; lump sum; transfer of unclaimed contributions.","body":"Sec. 23.\n\n(1) Except as otherwise provided under 1935 PA 59, MCL 28.1 to 28.16, an employee of the department of state police who has subscribed to the constitutional oath of office is a member of this retirement system.\n\n(2) A member of this retirement system who first becomes a member on or after June 12, 2012 is a member of the Tier 1 plan and also participates in the Tier 2 plan until the member terminates employment or retires and receives a retirement allowance calculated under section 24.\n\n(3) A member who resigns, dies, is transferred to a position not covered by the retirement system, or is dismissed for a reason other than his or her retirement or breach of the public trust, on application is entitled to receive in a lump sum, payable to him or her or his or her legal representative if the member dies or is legally disabled, 100% of the contributions made into the reserve for employee contributions. Any unclaimed contributions must be transferred from the reserve for employee contributions to the reserve for retired benefit payments.","path":["MI Code","Chapter 38","Act Act-182-of-1986"],"source_url":"https://www.legislature.mi.gov/Laws/MCL?objectName=mcl-38-1623","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:31Z","sha256":"af9052d50a82678836815ab67d349db466704af161839edf4d85df2ede30c554","source_id":"us-mi","stale":false,"prev":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-38.1622","next":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-38.1624"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}