50 U.S.C. § 3912
Section 3912 · Jurisdiction and applicability of chapter
This is the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act
Amended 2 times on record
Applied in 8 court decisions — leading case Vermilya-Brown Co. v. Connell (1948)
Most recently applied in Bilger v. Bilger (August 2021)
This chapter applies to—
(1) the United States;
(2) each of the States, including the political subdivisions thereof; and
(3) all territory subject to the jurisdiction of the United States.
This chapter applies to any judicial or administrative proceeding commenced in any court or agency in any jurisdiction subject to this chapter. This chapter does not apply to criminal proceedings.
When under this chapter any application is required to be made to a court in which no proceeding has already been commenced with respect to the matter, such application may be made to any court which would otherwise have jurisdiction over the matter.
Editorial notes U.S. Code · Office of the Law Revision Counsel
Codification
Section was formerly classified to section 512 of the former Appendix to this title prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.
Prior Provisions
A prior section 102 of act Oct. 17, 1940, ch. 888, art. I, 54 Stat. 1179; Pub. L. 102–12, §9(2), Mar. 18, 1991, 105 Stat. 39, related to territorial application, jurisdiction of courts, and form of procedure, prior to the general amendment of this Act by Pub. L. 108–189.