SCRA (Servicemembers Civil Relief Act, 50 U.S.C.) § 3911 — Definitions

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SCRA (Servicemembers Civil Relief Act, 50 U.S.C.), §3911 Definitions. Captured section-complete from Cornell LII (verbatim).

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50 U.S.C. §3911(1)

For the purposes of this chapter: (1) Servicemember The term “servicemember” means a member of the uniformed services, as that term is defined in section 101(a)(5) of title 10.

Source: 50 U.S.C. §3911(1) · source URL · snapshot 684361757eb45fa0

50 U.S.C. §3911(2)

(2) Military serviceThe term “military service” means— (A) in the case of a servicemember who is a member of the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, Space Force, or Coast Guard— (i) active duty, as defined in section 101(d)(1) of title 10, and (ii) in the case of a member of the National Guard, includes service under a call to active service authorized by the President or the Secretary of Defense for a period of more than 30 consecutive days under section 502(f) of title 32 for purposes of responding to a national emergency declared by the President and supported by Federal funds; (B) in the case of a servicemember who is a commissioned officer of the Public Health Service or the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, active service; and (C) any period during which a servicemember is absent from duty on account of sickness, wounds, leave, or other lawful cause.

Source: 50 U.S.C. §3911(2) · source URL · snapshot 684361757eb45fa0

50 U.S.C. §3911(3)

(3) Period of military service The term “period of military service” means the period beginning on the date on which a servicemember enters military service and ending on the date on which the servicemember is released from military service or dies while in military service.

Source: 50 U.S.C. §3911(3) · source URL · snapshot 684361757eb45fa0

50 U.S.C. §3911(4)

(4) DependentThe term “dependent”, with respect to a servicemember, means— (A) the servicemember’s spouse; (B) the servicemember’s child (as defined in section 101(4) of title 38); or (C) an individual for whom the servicemember provided more than one-half of the individual’s support for 180 days immediately preceding an application for relief under this chapter.

Source: 50 U.S.C. §3911(4) · source URL · snapshot 684361757eb45fa0

50 U.S.C. §3911(5)

(5) Court The term “court” means a court or an administrative agency of the United States or of any State (including any political subdivision of a State), whether or not a court or administrative agency of record.

Source: 50 U.S.C. §3911(5) · source URL · snapshot 684361757eb45fa0

50 U.S.C. §3911(6)

(6) StateThe term “State” includes— (A) a commonwealth, territory, or possession of the United States; and (B) the District of Columbia.

Source: 50 U.S.C. §3911(6) · source URL · snapshot 684361757eb45fa0

50 U.S.C. §3911(7)

(7) Secretary concernedThe term “Secretary concerned”— (A) with respect to a member of the armed forces, has the meaning given that term in section 101(a)(9) of title 10; (B) with respect to a commissioned officer of the Public Health Service, means the Secretary of Health and Human Services; and (C) with respect to a commissioned officer of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, means the Secretary of Commerce.

Source: 50 U.S.C. §3911(7) · source URL · snapshot 684361757eb45fa0

50 U.S.C. §3911(8)

(8) Motor vehicle The term “motor vehicle” has the meaning given that term in section 30102(a)(6) of title 49.[1]

Source: 50 U.S.C. §3911(8) · source URL · snapshot 684361757eb45fa0

50 U.S.C. §3911(9)

(9) Judgment The term “judgment” means any judgment, decree, order, or ruling, final or temporary.

Source: 50 U.S.C. §3911(9) · source URL · snapshot 684361757eb45fa0

50 U.S.C. §3911 note — source credit and editorial notes (not statute text)

(Oct. 17, 1940, ch. 888, title I, § 101, as added Pub. L. 108–189, § 1 , Dec. 19, 2003 , 117 Stat. 2836 ; amended Pub. L. 108–454, title VII, § 701 , Dec. 10, 2004 , 118 Stat. 3624 ; Pub. L. 118–31, div. A, title XVII, § 1742(c)(1) , Dec. 22, 2023 , 137 Stat. 681 .) [1] See References in Text note below.

Source: 50 U.S.C. §3911 note — source credit and editorial notes (not statute text) · source URL · snapshot 6139ea5fda1b5a6e

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