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  type: regulation
  id: scra-50usc-3958
  authority: SCRA (Servicemembers Civil Relief Act, 50 U.S.C.) § 3958 — Enforcement of storage liens
  description: 'SCRA (Servicemembers Civil Relief Act, 50 U.S.C.), §3958 Enforcement of storage liens. Captured
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    '
obligations:
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  section: 50 U.S.C. §3958(a)
  description: 'Enforcement of storage liens — (a): (a) Liens (1) Limitation on foreclosure or enforcement A person
    holding a lien on the property or effects of a servicemember may not, during any period of military service
    of the servicemember and for 90 days thereafter, foreclose or enforce any lien on such property or effects without
    a court order…'
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    tier: 1
    authority: SCRA (Servicemembers Civil Relief Act, 50 U.S.C.) § 3958
    source_class: usc-statute-lii
    source_url: https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/50/3958
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    paragraph_quote: (a) Liens (1) Limitation on foreclosure or enforcement A person holding a lien on the property
      or effects of a servicemember may not, during any period of military service of the servicemember and for
      90 days thereafter, foreclose or enforce any lien on such property or effects without a court order granted
      before foreclosure or enforcement. (2) Lien defined For the purposes of paragraph (1), the term “ lien ” includes
      a lien for storage, repair, or cleaning of the property or effects of a servicemember or a lien on such property
      or effects for any other reason.
    drafter_attestation: Verbatim slice of 50 U.S.C. §3958 subsection (a) from Cornell LII snapshot 8c9cc387e6aab375;
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- id: scra-50usc-3958-b
  canonical_id: scra-50usc-3958-b
  section: 50 U.S.C. §3958(b)
  description: 'Enforcement of storage liens — (b): (b) Stay of proceedings In a proceeding to foreclose or enforce
    a lien subject to this section, the court may on its own motion, and shall if requested by a servicemember whose
    ability to comply with the obligation resulting in the proceeding is materially affected by military service—
    (1) stay the …'
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  tags:
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  primary_source:
    tier: 1
    authority: SCRA (Servicemembers Civil Relief Act, 50 U.S.C.) § 3958
    source_class: usc-statute-lii
    source_url: https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/50/3958
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    paragraph_quote: (b) Stay of proceedings In a proceeding to foreclose or enforce a lien subject to this section,
      the court may on its own motion, and shall if requested by a servicemember whose ability to comply with the
      obligation resulting in the proceeding is materially affected by military service— (1) stay the proceeding
      for a period of time as justice and equity require; or (2) adjust the obligation to preserve the interests
      of all parties. The provisions of this subsection do not affect the scope of section 3953 of this title .
    drafter_attestation: Verbatim slice of 50 U.S.C. §3958 subsection (b) from Cornell LII snapshot 8c9cc387e6aab375;
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  judgment: false
- id: scra-50usc-3958-c
  canonical_id: scra-50usc-3958-c
  section: 50 U.S.C. §3958(c)
  description: 'Enforcement of storage liens — (c): (c) Misdemeanor A person who knowingly takes an action contrary
    to this section, or attempts to do so, shall be fined as provided in title 18, or imprisoned for not more than
    one year, or both. (Oct. 17, 1940, ch. 888, title III, § 307, as added Pub. L. 108–189, § 1 , Dec. 19, 2003
    , 117 Stat. 2851 …'
  type: do
  tags:
  - regulator-direct
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  primary_source:
    tier: 1
    authority: SCRA (Servicemembers Civil Relief Act, 50 U.S.C.) § 3958
    source_class: usc-statute-lii
    source_url: https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/50/3958
    snapshot_id: 8c9cc387e6aab375
    fetched_at: '2026-06-18T00:00:00+00:00'
    content_hash: sha256:a73a0804cd64434d5baf3468cb2fb057db7030ecec6f986289b11912eedc4f5b
    paragraph_quote: (c) Misdemeanor A person who knowingly takes an action contrary to this section, or attempts
      to do so, shall be fined as provided in title 18, or imprisoned for not more than one year, or both. (Oct.
      17, 1940, ch. 888, title III, § 307, as added Pub. L. 108–189, § 1 , Dec. 19, 2003 , 117 Stat. 2851 ; amended
      Pub. L. 111–275, title III, § 303(b)(7) , Oct. 13, 2010 , 124 Stat. 2878 .)
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  judgment: false
