SCRA (Servicemembers Civil Relief Act, 50 U.S.C.) § 3933 — Fines and penalties under contracts

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SCRA (Servicemembers Civil Relief Act, 50 U.S.C.), §3933 Fines and penalties under contracts. Captured section-complete from Cornell LII (verbatim).

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Verbatim regulatory text (2)

Verbatim provisions from SCRA (Servicemembers Civil Relief Act, 50 U.S.C.) § 3933 — Fines and penalties under contracts — each quote is a verified substring of the regulator-published source snapshot, not retyped. Quoted for reference; this is not legal advice. The operational layer (P&P updates, prompts) lives in the regulation update kits.

50 U.S.C. §3933(a)

(a) Prohibition of penalties When an action for compliance with the terms of a contract is stayed pursuant to this chapter, a penalty shall not accrue for failure to comply with the terms of the contract during the period of the stay.

Source: SCRA (Servicemembers Civil Relief Act, 50 U.S.C.) § 3933 · source URL · snapshot a5e160a69303834c

50 U.S.C. §3933(b)

(b) Reduction or waiver of fines or penalties If a servicemember fails to perform an obligation arising under a contract and a penalty is incurred arising from that nonperformance, a court may reduce or waive the fine or penalty if— (1) the servicemember was in military service at the time the fine or penalty was incurred; and (2) the ability of the servicemember to perform the obligation was materially affected by such military service . (Oct. 17, 1940, ch. 888, title II, § 203, as added Pub. L. 108–189, § 1 , Dec. 19, 2003 , 117 Stat. 2843 .)

Source: SCRA (Servicemembers Civil Relief Act, 50 U.S.C.) § 3933 · source URL · snapshot a5e160a69303834c

Operationalizing SCRA (Servicemembers Civil Relief Act, 50 U.S.C.) § 3933 — Fines and penalties under contracts

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