SCRA (Servicemembers Civil Relief Act, 50 U.S.C.) § 3958 — Enforcement of storage liens

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SCRA (Servicemembers Civil Relief Act, 50 U.S.C.), §3958 Enforcement of storage liens. Captured section-complete from Cornell LII (verbatim).

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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.
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Verbatim regulatory text (3)

Verbatim provisions from SCRA (Servicemembers Civil Relief Act, 50 U.S.C.) § 3958 — Enforcement of storage liens — 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. §3958(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 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.

Source: SCRA (Servicemembers Civil Relief Act, 50 U.S.C.) § 3958 · source URL · snapshot 8c9cc387e6aab375

50 U.S.C. §3958(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 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 .

Source: SCRA (Servicemembers Civil Relief Act, 50 U.S.C.) § 3958 · source URL · snapshot 8c9cc387e6aab375

50 U.S.C. §3958(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 ; amended Pub. L. 111–275, title III, § 303(b)(7) , Oct. 13, 2010 , 124 Stat. 2878 .)

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