INDEX TO SCRA
(section numbers refer to 50 U.S.C. App. §___)
Sec. 501 Short title; table of contents
Sec. 502 Purpose
TITLE I – GENERAL PROVISIONS
Sec. 511 Definitions
Sec. 512 Jurisdiction and applicability of Act
Sec. 513 Protection of persons secondarily liable
Sec. 514 Extension of protections to citizens serving with allied forces
Sec. 515 Notification of benefits
Sec. 515a Information for members of the Armed Forces and their dependents on rights and protections of the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act
Sec. 516 Extension of rights and protections to Reserves ordered to report for military service and to persons ordered to report for induction
Sec. 517 Waiver of rights pursuant to written agreement
Sec. 518 Exercise of rights under Act not to affect certain future financial transactions
Sec. 519 Legal representatives
TITLE II – GENERAL RELIEF
Sec. 521 Protection of servicemembers against default judgments
Sec. 522 Stay of proceedings when servicemember has notice
Sec. 523 Fines and penalties under contracts
Sec. 524 Stay or vacation of execution of judgments, attachments, and
garnishments
Sec. 525 Duration and term of stays; codefendants not in service.
Sec. 526 Statute of limitations
Sec. 527 Maximum rate of interest on debts incurred before military service
TITLE III – RENT, INSTALLMENT CONTRACTS, MORTGAGES, LIENS, ASSIGNMENT, LEASES
Sec. 531 Evictions and distress
Sec. 532 Protection under installment contracts for purchase or lease
Sec. 533 Mortgages and trust deeds
Sec. 534 Settlement of stayed cases relating to personal property
Sec. 535 Termination of residential or motor vehicle leases
Sec. 535a Termination of telephone service contracts
Sec. 536 Protection of life insurance policy
Sec. 537 Enforcement of storage liens
Sec. 538 Extension of protections to dependents
TITLE IV – LIFE INSURANCE
Sec. 541 Definitions
Sec. 542 Insurance rights and protections
Sec. 543 Application for insurance protection
Sec. 544 Policies entitled to protection and lapse of policies.
Sec. 545 Policy restrictions
Sec. 546 Deduction of unpaid premiums
Sec. 547 Premiums and interest guaranteed by United States.
Sec. 548 Regulations
Sec. 549 Review of findings of fact and conclusions of law
TITLE V – TAXES AND PUBLIC LANDS
Sec. 561 Taxes respecting personal property, money, credits, and real property
Sec. 562 Rights in public lands
Sec. 563 Desert-land entries
Sec. 564 Mining claims
Sec. 565 Mineral permits and leases
Sec. 566 Perfection or defense of rights
Sec. 567 Distribution of information concerning benefits of title
Sec. 568 Land rights of servicemembers
Sec. 569 Regulations
Sec. 570 Income taxes
Sec. 571 Residence for tax purposes
TITLE VI – ADMINISTRATIVE REMEDIES
Sec. 581 Inappropriate use of Act
Sec. 582 Certificates of service; persons reported missing
Sec. 583 Interlocutory orders
TITLE VII – FURTHER RELIEF
Sec. 591 Anticipatory relief
Sec. 592 Power of attorney
Sec. 593 Professional liability protection
Sec. 594 Health insurance reinstatement
Sec. 595 Guarantee of residency for military personnel and spouses of military personnel
Sec. 596 Business or trade obligations
TITLE VIII – CIVIL LIABILITY
Sec. 597 Enforcement by the Attorney General
Sec. 597a Private right of action
Sec. 597b Preservation of remedies
501. Short title [Sec. 1]
This Act [50 U.S.C. App. §§ 501 et seq.] may be cited as the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act.
§ 502. Purpose [Sec. 2]
The purposes of this Act are—
(1) to provide for, strengthen, and expedite the national defense through protection extended by this Act to servicemembers of the United States to enable such persons to devote their entire energy to the defense needs of the Nation; and
(2) to provide for the temporary suspension of judicial and administrative proceedings and transactions that may adversely affect the civil rights of servicemembers during their military service.