{"data":{"id":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-38.2702","jurisdiction":"us-mi","citation":"Mich. Comp. Laws § 38.2702","heading":"Definitions.","body":"Sec. 2.\n\nAs used in this act:\n\n(a) \"Felony arising out of his or her service as a public employee\" means 1 or more of the following:\n\n( i ) A felony resulting from the misuse of public funds.\n\n( ii ) A felony resulting from the receipt of a bribe or other financial benefit in that individual's capacity as a public employee.\n\n(b) \"Member\" means a member, vested former member, deferred member, or participant of a retirement system.\n\n(c) \"Retirant\" means an individual who has retired with a retirement benefit payable from a retirement system.\n\n(d) \"Retirement benefit\" means an annuity, a retirement allowance, a pension, a benefit from employer contributions to a defined contribution plan, an optional benefit, a postretirement benefit, and any other right accrued or accruing to a member under a retirement system. Retirement benefit does not include health benefits provided to a retirant or his or her beneficiaries by a retirement system.\n\n(e) \"Retirement system\" means a public employee retirement system established by this state or a political subdivision of this state.","path":["MI Code","Chapter 38","Act Act-350-of-1994"],"source_url":"https://www.legislature.mi.gov/Laws/MCL?objectName=mcl-38-2702","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:31Z","sha256":"e8ba3ba4bc9a0663e7fea4fb46faf76de8ff6c517b5a89fe7e2864ebcdfa14d0","source_id":"us-mi","stale":false,"prev":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-38.2701","next":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-38.2703"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}