Public Law 108-189

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Public Law 108-189 is the 2003 U.S. federal statute that modernized and expanded legal and financial protections for active-duty military personnel under the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act.

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instanceOf Public Law of the 108th United States Congress ⓘ
United States federal statute ⓘ
aimsTo enable servicemembers to devote full attention to national defense needs ⓘ
prevent financial hardship for servicemembers due to military service ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Servicemembers Civil Relief Act of 2003 ⓘ
appliesDuring certain periods after completion of military service ⓘ
period of military service ⓘ
appliesTo certain dependents of servicemembers ⓘ
members of the United States Armed Forces ⓘ
servicemembers on active duty ⓘ
capsInterestRateAt 6 percent per year on certain pre-service debts ⓘ
codifiedAs 50 U.S.C. §§ 3901–4043 ⓘ
codifiedIn Title 50 of the United States Code ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
dateEnacted 2003-12-19 ⓘ
dateSigned 2003-12-19 ⓘ
effectiveDate 2003-12-19 ⓘ
enactedBy 108th United States Congress ⓘ
expands scope of protections available under prior law ⓘ
hasAbbreviation SCRA ⓘ
hasLongTitle An Act to amend title 50, United States Code, to restate and clarify the Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Civil Relief Act of 1940, to revise the protections provided for servicemembers called to active duty, and for other purposes ⓘ
hasShortTitle Servicemembers Civil Relief Act ⓘ
jurisdiction federal law of the United States ⓘ
legislativeBody United States Congress ⓘ
modernizes legal protections for active-duty military personnel ⓘ
officeholderSigning President of the United States ⓘ
protects active-duty servicemembers from certain civil legal actions without court oversight ⓘ
providesProtectionFor servicemembers against eviction under certain conditions ⓘ
servicemembers against foreclosure during and shortly after active duty ⓘ
servicemembers’ ability to terminate automobile leases ⓘ
servicemembers’ ability to terminate residential leases ⓘ
servicemembers’ ability to terminate telephone service contracts in some circumstances ⓘ
servicemembers’ interest rates on pre-service obligations ⓘ
publicLawNumber 108-189 ⓘ
referredToIn military legal assistance programs ⓘ
repealsAndReenacts Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Civil Relief Act of 1940 ⓘ
requires courts to grant stays of certain civil proceedings for deployed servicemembers ⓘ
plaintiffs to file affidavits regarding military service status before default judgments ⓘ
revises Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Civil Relief Act of 1940 ⓘ
signedBy George W. Bush ⓘ
statutesAtLargeCitation 117 Stat. 2835 ⓘ
subject civil legal protections for servicemembers ⓘ
credit and interest rate protections ⓘ
default judgment protections ⓘ
eviction protections ⓘ
financial protections for servicemembers ⓘ
lease termination rights ⓘ
mortgage and foreclosure protections ⓘ
stay of civil proceedings ⓘ
tax and property protections ⓘ

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