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50 U.S.C. § 3902

Purpose

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The purposes of this chapter are—(1) to provide for, strengthen, and expedite the national defense through protection extended by this chapter to servicemembers of the United States to enable such persons to devote their entire energy to the defense needs of the Nation; and(2) to provide for the temporary suspension of judicial and administrative proceedings and transactions that may adversely affect the civil rights of servicemembers during their military service.(Oct. 17, 1940, ch. 888, § 2, as added Pub. L. 108–189, § 1, Dec. 19, 2003, 117 Stat. 2836.)Editorial NotesCodification

Section was formerly classified to section 502 of the former Appendix to this title prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.

Prior Provisions

Provisions similar to this section were contained in section 100 of act Oct. 17, 1940, ch. 888, art. I, 54 Stat. 1179, prior to the general amendment of this Act by Pub. L. 108–189.

Statutory Notes and Related SubsidiariesEffective Date

Section applicable to any case not final before Dec. 19, 2003, see section 3 of Pub. L. 108–189, set out as a note under section 3901 of this title.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 38 cases (28 in the last 5 years), 2016–2026 · leading case: Heejoon Chung v. U.S. Bank, N.A., 250 F. Supp. 3d 658 (D. Haw. 2017).
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Heejoon Chung v. U.S. Bank, N.A., 250 F. Supp. 3d 658 (D. Haw. 2017). “” 50 U.S.C. § 3902 (1). To accomplish this objective, the SCRA includes a provision for tolling statutes of limitations.”
Jacob McGreevey v. PHH Mortg. Corp., 897 F.3d 1037 (9th Cir. 2018). “§ 510 (1990) (current version at 50 U.S.C. § 3902 (2012)). This focus is on delaying proceedings rather than compensating servicemembers for any violations.”
Michael Davis v. City of Philadelphia, 821 F.3d 484 (3d Cir. 2016). “” 50 U.S.C. § 3902 (1). But Davis received all the benefits, that come with' incorporation, and he cannot have his cake and eat it too.”
Kimball v. Orlans Assocs. P.C., 651 F. App'x 477 (6th Cir. 2016). “” 50 U.S.C. § 3902 (1). These protections include prohibiting mortgage foreclosures on service-members during their service, which extend to their dependents.”
Wilcox v. LES Schwab Tire Ctrs. of Or., Inc., 428 P.3d 900 (Or. Ct. App. 2018). · cites it 2× “" Additionally, the enacted purposes of the SCRA are "(1) to provide for, strengthen, and expedite the national defense through protection extended by this chapter to servicemembers of the United States to enable such persons to devote their entire energy to the defense needs of…”
Richard Sibert v. Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., 863 F.3d 331 (4th Cir. 2017). “” See 50 U.S.C. § 3902 (1). Additionally, SCRA aims “to provide for the temporary suspension of judicial and administrative proceedings and transactions that may adversely affect the civil rights of servicemembers during their military service.”
D.A. Realestate Inv., LLC v. City of Norfolk, 126 F.4th 309 (4th Cir. 2025). “” 50 U.S.C. § 3902 ; see DARI I, 2023 WL 2637382 , at *7.”
Rouse v. Moore, 724 F. Supp. 3d 410 (D. Md. 2024). · cites it 5× “50 U.S.C. § 3902 (2). In the context of the statute, such a technically constrained definition of “defendant” does not comport.”
Roybal v. Raulli, 927 S.E.2d 413 (N.C. Ct. App. 2026). · cites it 3× “50 U.S.C.A. § 3902 (2003). When a servicemember requests a stay of court proceedings under Section 3932(b)(2), the current language does not grant the same scope of discretion as given to the trial court in the SSCRA.”
Carrelo v. Keystone RV Co., No. 3:23-cv-00661 (E.D. Va. Aug. 6, 2024). · cites it 2× “” 50 U.S.C. § 3902 .° The Act and its predecessors are “liberally construed to protect those who have been obliged to drop their own affairs to take up the burdens of the nation.”
Travelers Haven LLC v. Avenue5 Residential LLC, No. 3:21-cv-05712 (W.D. Wash. Nov. 12, 2021). · cites it 2× “50 U.S.C. § 3902 (1). While the terms of the SCRA are to be 6 liberally construed, Boone v.”
Carrelo v. Keystone RV Co., No. 3:24-cv-00725 (N.D. Ind. Aug. 6, 2024). · cites it 2× “” 50 U.S.C. § 3902 .° The Act and its predecessors are “liberally construed to protect those who have been obliged to drop their own affairs to take up the burdens of the nation.”
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