SCRA
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SCRA is a U.S. federal law that provides active-duty servicemembers with various legal and financial protections, such as limits on interest rates and safeguards against foreclosure and eviction.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Servicemembers Civil Relief Act | 0 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | United States federal statute ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
National Guard members on qualifying active duty
ⓘ
active-duty servicemembers ⓘ certain reservists ⓘ |
| beneficiary | servicemember dependents in certain provisions ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| defaultJudgmentProtection |
allows stay of proceedings when military service materially affects ability to appear
ⓘ
requires courts to determine military status before entering default judgment ⓘ |
| effectiveIn |
civil courts
ⓘ
federal courts ⓘ state courts ⓘ |
| enforcedBy |
U.S. Department of Justice
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
state attorneys general in some contexts ⓘ |
| evictionProtection |
limits eviction of servicemembers and dependents from primary residence
ⓘ
requires court order for certain evictions ⓘ |
| foreclosureProtection | restricts nonjudicial foreclosure during active duty and a specified period after ⓘ |
| hasProvision |
interest rate cap on certain pre-service obligations
ⓘ
protection against termination of certain utility services ⓘ protection regarding storage and towing of vehicles ⓘ protections against default judgments ⓘ protections against eviction ⓘ protections against foreclosure ⓘ protections regarding enforcement of storage liens ⓘ protections regarding income tax collection ⓘ protections regarding installment contracts ⓘ protections regarding lease termination ⓘ protections regarding life insurance ⓘ stay of certain civil proceedings ⓘ tolling of statutes of limitations during military service ⓘ |
| interestRateCap | 6 percent per year on certain pre-service debts ⓘ |
| interestRateCapAppliesTo |
pre-service credit card obligations
ⓘ
pre-service loans ⓘ pre-service mortgages ⓘ |
| leaseProvision |
allows termination of motor vehicle leases under specified conditions
ⓘ
allows termination of residential leases upon entering qualifying military service ⓘ |
| provides |
financial protections for servicemembers
ⓘ
legal protections for servicemembers ⓘ |
| purpose | to enable servicemembers to devote full attention to duty without adverse civil consequences ⓘ |
| replaced | Soldiers and Sailors Civil Relief Act of 1940 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| shortName | SCRA NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
civil judicial proceedings
ⓘ
consumer credit ⓘ default judgments ⓘ evictions ⓘ foreclosures ⓘ installment contracts ⓘ leases ⓘ mortgages ⓘ taxes ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.