50 U.S.C. § 3934
Section 3934 · Stay or vacation of execution of judgments, attachments, and garnishments
This is the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act
Amended 2 times on record
Applied in 1 court decisions — leading case Bowsman v. Peterson (1942)
Most recently applied (May 1942)
If a servicemember, in the opinion of the court, is materially affected by reason of military service in complying with a court judgment or order, the court may on its own motion and shall on application by the servicemember—
(1) stay the execution of any judgment or order entered against the servicemember; and
(2) vacate or stay an attachment or garnishment of property, money, or debts in the possession of the servicemember or a third party, whether before or after judgment.
This section applies to an action or proceeding commenced in a court against a servicemember before or during the period of the servicemember's military service or within 90 days after such service terminates.
Editorial notes U.S. Code · Office of the Law Revision Counsel
Codification
Section was formerly classified to section 524 of the former Appendix to this title prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.
Prior Provisions
A prior section 204 of act Oct. 17, 1940, ch. 888, art. II, 54 Stat. 1181, related to duration and term of stays and codefendants not in service, prior to the general amendment of this Act by Pub. L. 108–189. See section 3935 of this title.