source:
  type: regulation
  id: scra-50usc-3952
  authority: SCRA (Servicemembers Civil Relief Act, 50 U.S.C.) § 3952 — Protection under installment contracts for
    purchase or lease
  description: 'SCRA (Servicemembers Civil Relief Act, 50 U.S.C.), §3952 Protection under installment contracts
    for purchase or lease. Captured section-complete from Cornell LII (verbatim).

    '
obligations:
- id: scra-50usc-3952-a
  canonical_id: scra-50usc-3952-a
  section: 50 U.S.C. §3952(a)
  description: 'Protection under installment contracts for purchase or lease — (a): (a) Protection upon breach of
    contract (1) Protection after entering military service After a servicemember enters military service , a contract
    by the servicemember for— (A) the purchase of real or personal property (including a motor vehicle ); or (B)
    the lease or bailment of such property, may no…'
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  tags:
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  - gap-fill
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  - usc-statute
  primary_source:
    tier: 1
    authority: SCRA (Servicemembers Civil Relief Act, 50 U.S.C.) § 3952
    source_class: usc-statute-lii
    source_url: https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/50/3952
    snapshot_id: 0e4ec8a7b33e8368
    fetched_at: '2026-06-18T00:00:00+00:00'
    content_hash: sha256:f0b556e48c5a027fcd4f241710c6c2403d8bd3a5c0fa438b3d29a92b3c91c1d7
    paragraph_quote: (a) Protection upon breach of contract (1) Protection after entering military service After
      a servicemember enters military service , a contract by the servicemember for— (A) the purchase of real or
      personal property (including a motor vehicle ); or (B) the lease or bailment of such property, may not be
      rescinded or terminated for a breach of terms of the contract occurring before or during that person’s military
      service , nor may the property be repossessed for such breach without a court order. (2) Applicability This
      section applies only to a contract for which a deposit or installment has been paid by the servicemember before
      the servicemember enters military service .
    drafter_attestation: Verbatim slice of 50 U.S.C. §3952 subsection (a) from Cornell LII snapshot 0e4ec8a7b33e8368;
      body isolated between nav and Editorial/Statutory Notes; substring-verified.
  judgment: false
- id: scra-50usc-3952-b
  canonical_id: scra-50usc-3952-b
  section: 50 U.S.C. §3952(b)
  description: 'Protection under installment contracts for purchase or lease — (b): (b) Misdemeanor A person who
    knowingly resumes possession of property in violation of subsection (a), or in violation of section 3918 of
    this title , or who knowingly attempts to do so, shall be fined as provided in title 18, or imprisoned for not
    more than one year, or both.'
  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.) § 3952
    source_class: usc-statute-lii
    source_url: https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/50/3952
    snapshot_id: 0e4ec8a7b33e8368
    fetched_at: '2026-06-18T00:00:00+00:00'
    content_hash: sha256:f0b556e48c5a027fcd4f241710c6c2403d8bd3a5c0fa438b3d29a92b3c91c1d7
    paragraph_quote: (b) Misdemeanor A person who knowingly resumes possession of property in violation of subsection
      (a), or in violation of section 3918 of this title , or who knowingly attempts to do so, shall be fined as
      provided in title 18, or imprisoned for not more than one year, or both.
    drafter_attestation: Verbatim slice of 50 U.S.C. §3952 subsection (b) from Cornell LII snapshot 0e4ec8a7b33e8368;
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  judgment: false
- id: scra-50usc-3952-c
  canonical_id: scra-50usc-3952-c
  section: 50 U.S.C. §3952(c)
  description: 'Protection under installment contracts for purchase or lease — (c): (c) Authority of court In a
    hearing based on this section, the court — (1) may order repayment to the servicemember of all or part of the
    prior installments or deposits as a condition of terminating the contract and resuming possession of the property;
    (2) may, on its own motion, and shall on applic…'
  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.) § 3952
    source_class: usc-statute-lii
    source_url: https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/50/3952
    snapshot_id: 0e4ec8a7b33e8368
    fetched_at: '2026-06-18T00:00:00+00:00'
    content_hash: sha256:f0b556e48c5a027fcd4f241710c6c2403d8bd3a5c0fa438b3d29a92b3c91c1d7
    paragraph_quote: (c) Authority of court In a hearing based on this section, the court — (1) may order repayment
      to the servicemember of all or part of the prior installments or deposits as a condition of terminating the
      contract and resuming possession of the property; (2) may, on its own motion, and shall on application by
      a servicemember when the servicemember ’s ability to comply with the contract is materially affected by military
      service , stay the proceedings for a period of time as, in the opinion of the court, justice and equity require;
      or (3) may make other disposition as is equitable to preserve the interests of all parties. (Oct. 17, 1940,
      ch. 888, title III, § 302, as added Pub. L. 108–189, § 1 , Dec. 19, 2003 , 117 Stat. 2846 ; amended Pub. L.
      111–275, title III, § 303(b)(3) , Oct. 13, 2010 , 124 Stat. 2878 .)
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  judgment: false
