50 U.S.C. § 4041
Section 4041 · Enforcement by the Attorney General
This is the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act
Amended 2 times on record
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case 447 F. App'x 468 - United States v. B.C. Enterprises, Incorporated (2011)
Most recently applied (August 2011)
The Attorney General may commence a civil action in any appropriate district court of the United States against any person who—
(1) engages in a pattern or practice of violating this chapter; or
(2) engages in a violation of this chapter that raises an issue of significant public importance.
In a civil action commenced under subsection (a), the court may—
(1) grant any appropriate equitable or declaratory relief with respect to the violation of this chapter;
(2) award all other appropriate relief, including monetary damages, to any person aggrieved by the violation; and
(3) may, to vindicate the public interest, assess a civil penalty—
(A) in an amount not exceeding $55,000 for a first violation; and
(B) in an amount not exceeding $110,000 for any subsequent violation.
Upon timely application, a person aggrieved by a violation of this chapter with respect to which the civil action is commenced may intervene in such action, and may obtain such appropriate relief as the person could obtain in a civil action under section 4042 of this title with respect to that violation, along with costs and a reasonable attorney fee.
Editorial notes U.S. Code · Office of the Law Revision Counsel
Codification
Section was formerly classified to section 597 of the former Appendix to this title prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.