source:
  type: regulation
  id: scra-50usc-3918
  authority: SCRA (Servicemembers Civil Relief Act, 50 U.S.C.) § 3918 — Waiver of rights pursuant to written agreement
  description: 'SCRA (Servicemembers Civil Relief Act, 50 U.S.C.), §3918 Waiver of rights pursuant to written agreement.
    Captured section-complete from Cornell LII (verbatim).

    '
obligations:
- id: scra-50usc-3918-a
  canonical_id: scra-50usc-3918-a
  section: 50 U.S.C. §3918(a)
  description: 'Waiver of rights pursuant to written agreement — (a): (a) In general A servicemember may waive any
    of the rights and protections provided by this chapter. Any such waiver that applies to an action listed in
    subsection (b) of this section is effective only if it is in writing and is executed as an instrument separate
    from the obligation or liability to …'
  type: do
  tags:
  - regulator-direct
  - gap-fill
  - section-complete
  - usc-statute
  primary_source:
    tier: 1
    authority: SCRA (Servicemembers Civil Relief Act, 50 U.S.C.) § 3918
    source_class: usc-statute-lii
    source_url: https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/50/3918
    snapshot_id: 5af0287d531cc6bf
    fetched_at: '2026-06-18T00:00:00+00:00'
    content_hash: sha256:23343ed2e73e286a1e45512bfbe368b107ae3fce72dd14bbaf544156ed0da884
    paragraph_quote: (a) In general A servicemember may waive any of the rights and protections provided by this
      chapter. Any such waiver that applies to an action listed in subsection (b) of this section is effective only
      if it is in writing and is executed as an instrument separate from the obligation or liability to which it
      applies. In the case of a waiver that permits an action described in subsection (b), the waiver is effective
      only if made pursuant to a written agreement of the parties that is executed during or after the servicemember
      ’s period of military service . The written agreement shall specify the legal instrument to which the waiver
      applies and, if the servicemember is not a party to that instrument, the servicemember concerned.
    drafter_attestation: Verbatim slice of 50 U.S.C. §3918 subsection (a) from Cornell LII snapshot 5af0287d531cc6bf;
      body isolated between nav and Editorial/Statutory Notes; substring-verified.
  judgment: false
- id: scra-50usc-3918-b
  canonical_id: scra-50usc-3918-b
  section: 50 U.S.C. §3918(b)
  description: 'Waiver of rights pursuant to written agreement — (b): (b) Actions requiring waivers in writing The
    requirement in subsection (a) for a written waiver applies to the following: (1) The modification, termination,
    or cancellation of— (A) a contract, lease, or bailment; or (B) an obligation secured by a mortgage, trust, deed,
    lien, or other security in the…'
  type: do
  tags:
  - regulator-direct
  - gap-fill
  - section-complete
  - usc-statute
  primary_source:
    tier: 1
    authority: SCRA (Servicemembers Civil Relief Act, 50 U.S.C.) § 3918
    source_class: usc-statute-lii
    source_url: https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/50/3918
    snapshot_id: 5af0287d531cc6bf
    fetched_at: '2026-06-18T00:00:00+00:00'
    content_hash: sha256:23343ed2e73e286a1e45512bfbe368b107ae3fce72dd14bbaf544156ed0da884
    paragraph_quote: '(b) Actions requiring waivers in writing The requirement in subsection (a) for a written waiver
      applies to the following: (1) The modification, termination, or cancellation of— (A) a contract, lease, or
      bailment; or (B) an obligation secured by a mortgage, trust, deed, lien, or other security in the nature of
      a mortgage. (2) The repossession, retention, foreclosure, sale, forfeiture, or taking possession of property
      that— (A) is security for any obligation; or (B) was purchased or received under a contract, lease, or bailment.'
    drafter_attestation: Verbatim slice of 50 U.S.C. §3918 subsection (b) from Cornell LII snapshot 5af0287d531cc6bf;
      body isolated between nav and Editorial/Statutory Notes; substring-verified.
  judgment: false
- id: scra-50usc-3918-c
  canonical_id: scra-50usc-3918-c
  section: 50 U.S.C. §3918(c)
  description: 'Waiver of rights pursuant to written agreement — (c): (c) Prominent display of certain contract
    rights waivers Any waiver in writing of a right or protection provided by this chapter that applies to a contract,
    lease, or similar legal instrument must be in at least 12 point type.'
  type: do
  tags:
  - regulator-direct
  - gap-fill
  - section-complete
  - usc-statute
  primary_source:
    tier: 1
    authority: SCRA (Servicemembers Civil Relief Act, 50 U.S.C.) § 3918
    source_class: usc-statute-lii
    source_url: https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/50/3918
    snapshot_id: 5af0287d531cc6bf
    fetched_at: '2026-06-18T00:00:00+00:00'
    content_hash: sha256:23343ed2e73e286a1e45512bfbe368b107ae3fce72dd14bbaf544156ed0da884
    paragraph_quote: (c) Prominent display of certain contract rights waivers Any waiver in writing of a right or
      protection provided by this chapter that applies to a contract, lease, or similar legal instrument must be
      in at least 12 point type.
    drafter_attestation: Verbatim slice of 50 U.S.C. §3918 subsection (c) from Cornell LII snapshot 5af0287d531cc6bf;
      body isolated between nav and Editorial/Statutory Notes; substring-verified.
  judgment: false
- id: scra-50usc-3918-d
  canonical_id: scra-50usc-3918-d
  section: 50 U.S.C. §3918(d)
  description: 'Waiver of rights pursuant to written agreement — (d): (d) Coverage of periods after orders received
    For the purposes of this section— (1) a person to whom section 3917 of this title applies shall be considered
    to be a servicemember; and (2) the period with respect to such a person specified in subsection (a) or (b),
    as the case may be, of section 3917 …'
  type: do
  tags:
  - regulator-direct
  - gap-fill
  - section-complete
  - usc-statute
  primary_source:
    tier: 1
    authority: SCRA (Servicemembers Civil Relief Act, 50 U.S.C.) § 3918
    source_class: usc-statute-lii
    source_url: https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/50/3918
    snapshot_id: 5af0287d531cc6bf
    fetched_at: '2026-06-18T00:00:00+00:00'
    content_hash: sha256:23343ed2e73e286a1e45512bfbe368b107ae3fce72dd14bbaf544156ed0da884
    paragraph_quote: (d) Coverage of periods after orders received For the purposes of this section— (1) a person
      to whom section 3917 of this title applies shall be considered to be a servicemember; and (2) the period with
      respect to such a person specified in subsection (a) or (b), as the case may be, of section 3917 of this title
      shall be considered to be a period of military service. (Oct. 17, 1940, ch. 888, title I, § 107, as added
      Pub. L. 108–189, § 1 , Dec. 19, 2003 , 117 Stat. 2839 ; amended Pub. L. 108–454, title VII, § 702 , Dec. 10,
      2004 , 118 Stat. 3624 .)
    drafter_attestation: Verbatim slice of 50 U.S.C. §3918 subsection (d) from Cornell LII snapshot 5af0287d531cc6bf;
      body isolated between nav and Editorial/Statutory Notes; substring-verified.
  judgment: false
