Sec. 104.

(1) “Compensation” means 1 of the following:

(a) For a plan 1 member or plan 2 member, the salary paid by this state.

(b) For a plan 3 member, the salary paid by this state, except that for a plan 3 member who is a judge of the recorder's court of the city of Detroit, compensation means an amount equal to the salary paid by this state to a judge of the circuit court and for a plan 3 member who is a judge of the probate court, compensation means an amount equal to the salary paid pursuant to section 821 of the revised judicature act of 1961, 1961 PA 236, MCL 600.821. In addition, compensation for a plan 3 member includes salary standardization payments converted as an addition to the state base salary as provided by section 504, if any, and the balance converted pursuant to section 504a, if any.

(c) For a plan 4 member, the total judicial salary payable from all sources.

(d) For a plan 5 member, the total salary paid by this state and the district control unit of the district court in the thirty-sixth district.

(e) For a plan 6 or 7 member, the salary approved by the county board of commissioners and includes salary standardization payments made to the member by the county.

(2) “County retirement plan” means a county retirement plan established under section 12a of 1851 PA 156, MCL 46.12a.

(3) “Court fees” means a court filing fee or costs earmarked for the retirement system and collected by a county clerk, clerk of the circuit court, or clerk of the district court pursuant to sections 880, 2529, 5756, 8371, 8381, and 8420 of the revised judicature act of 1961, 1961 PA 236, MCL 600.880, 600.2529, 600.5756, 600.8371, 600.8381, and 600.8420.

(4) “Credited service” means all of the following:

(a) Service credited to a member under this act, the former judges retirement system, and the former probate judges retirement system.

(b) Other public service purchased under section 403.

(c) Service purchased under section 404.

(5) “Department” means the department of management and budget.

(6) “Direct rollover” means a payment by the retirement system to the eligible retirement plan specified by the distributee.

(7) “Distributee” includes a member or vested former member. Distributee also includes the member's or vested former member's surviving spouse or the member's or vested former member's spouse or former spouse under an eligible domestic relations order, with regard to the interest of the spouse or former spouse.

(8) “District control unit” means district control unit as defined in section 8104 of the revised judicature act of 1961, 1961 PA 236, MCL 600.8104.

History: 1992, Act 234, Eff. Mar. 31, 1993 ;-- Am. 1995, Act 193, Imd. Eff. Nov. 7, 1995 ;-- Am. 1999, Act 215, Eff. May 30, 2000