Mich. Comp. Laws § 28.634
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Death or disability of public safety officer; benefit; amount; additional benefit.
Official statutory text
Sec. 4.
(1) If a public safety officer dies or is permanently and totally disabled as the direct and proximate result of a personal injury sustained in the line of duty, this state shall pay a benefit of $25,000.00 for all claims paid before October 1, 2024, and $50,000.00 for all claims paid on or after October 1, 2024, to 1 of the following:
(a) If the deceased public safety officer leaves a surviving spouse, to that surviving spouse.
(b) If the deceased public safety officer does not leave a surviving spouse, to the deceased public safety officer's dependents.
(c) If the public safety officer does not leave a surviving spouse or any surviving dependents, payment must be made to the estate of the deceased public safety officer.
(d) If the public safety officer is permanently and totally disabled, to the spouse, but if there is no spouse, to the dependents, and if there are no dependents, then to the entity providing care to the permanently and totally disabled public safety officer.
(2) The benefit must be paid in addition to any other benefit that the beneficiary receives due to the death of the public safety officer.
History: 2004, Act 46, Eff. Oct. 1, 2003; Am. 2024, Act 128, Imd. Eff. Oct. 3, 2024
(1) If a public safety officer dies or is permanently and totally disabled as the direct and proximate result of a personal injury sustained in the line of duty, this state shall pay a benefit of $25,000.00 for all claims paid before October 1, 2024, and $50,000.00 for all claims paid on or after October 1, 2024, to 1 of the following:
(a) If the deceased public safety officer leaves a surviving spouse, to that surviving spouse.
(b) If the deceased public safety officer does not leave a surviving spouse, to the deceased public safety officer's dependents.
(c) If the public safety officer does not leave a surviving spouse or any surviving dependents, payment must be made to the estate of the deceased public safety officer.
(d) If the public safety officer is permanently and totally disabled, to the spouse, but if there is no spouse, to the dependents, and if there are no dependents, then to the entity providing care to the permanently and totally disabled public safety officer.
(2) The benefit must be paid in addition to any other benefit that the beneficiary receives due to the death of the public safety officer.
History: 2004, Act 46, Eff. Oct. 1, 2003; Am. 2024, Act 128, Imd. Eff. Oct. 3, 2024
Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site
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