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50 U.S.C. § 3938 — Statute of limitations
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**(a) Tolling of statutes of limitation during military service** The period of a servicemember’s military service may not be included in computing any period limited by law, regulation, or order for the bringing of any action or proceeding in a court, or in any board, bureau, commission, department, or other agency of a State (or political subdivision of a State) or the United States by or against the servicemember or the servicemember’s heirs, executors, administrators, or assigns.
**(b) Redemption of real property** A period of military service may not be included in computing any period provided by law for the redemption of real property sold or forfeited to enforce an obligation, tax, or assessment.
**(c) Inapplicability to internal revenue laws** This section does not apply to any period of limitation prescribed by or under the internal revenue laws of the United States.
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**(a) Tolling of statutes of limitation during military service** The period of a servicemember’s military service may not be included in computing any period limited by law, regulation, or order for the bringing of any action or proceeding in a court, or in any board, bureau, commission, department, or other agency of a State (or political subdivision of a State) or the United States by or against the servicemember or the servicemember’s heirs, executors, administrators, or assigns.
**(b) Redemption of real property** A period of military service may not be included in computing any period provided by law for the redemption of real property sold or forfeited to enforce an obligation, tax, or assessment.
**(c) Inapplicability to internal revenue laws** This section does not apply to any period of limitation prescribed by or under the internal revenue laws of the United States.
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**(a) Period of stay** A stay of an action, proceeding, attachment, or execution made pursuant to the provisions of this chapter by a court may be ordered for the period of military service and 90 days thereafter, or for any part of that period. The court may set the terms and amounts for such installment payments as is considered reasonable by the court.
**(b) Codefendants** If the servicemember is a codefendant with others who are not in military service and who are not entitled to the relief and protections provided under this chapter, the plaintiff may proceed against those other defendants with the approval of the court.
**(c) Inapplicability of section** This section does not apply to sections 3932 and 4021 of this title.
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**(a) In general** Any person aggrieved by a violation of this chapter may in a civil action—
(1) obtain any appropriate equitable or declaratory relief with respect to the violation;
(2) recover all other appropriate relief, including monetary damages; and
(3) be a representative party on behalf of members of a class or be a member of a class, in accordance with the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, notwithstanding any previous agreement to the contrary.
**(b) Costs and attorney fees** The court may award to a person aggrieved by a violation of this chapter who prevails in an action brought under subsection (a) the costs of the action, including a reasonable attorney fee.
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TITLE 50—WAR AND NATIONAL DEFENSE
§ 3938
subsection (e) are in addition to and do not preclude
any other remedy available under law to a person
claiming relief under this section, including any award
for consequential or punitive damages.’’
2008—Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 110–289, § 2203(b)(1), sub-
stituted ‘‘in excess of 6 percent—’’ for ‘‘in excess of 6
percent per year during the period of military service.’’
and added subpars. (A) and (B).
Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 110–289, § 2203(b)(2), added subsec.
(d) and struck out former subsec. (d). Prior to amend-
ment, text read as follows: ‘‘As used in this section, the
term ‘interest’ includes service charges, renewal
charges, fees, or any other charges (except bona fide in-
surance) with respect to an obligation or liability.’’
Subsecs. (e), (f). Pub. L. 110–389 added subsecs. (e) and
(f).
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
EFFECTIVE DATE
Section applicable to any case not final before Dec.
19, 2003, see section 3 of Pub. L. 108–189, set out as a
note under section 3901 of this title.
§ 3938. Child custody protection
(a) Duration of temporary custody order based
on certain deployments
If a court renders a temporary order for custo-
dial responsibility for a child based solely on a
deployment or anticipated deployment of a par-
ent who is a servicemember, the court shall re-
quire that the temporary order shall expire not
later than the period justified by the deploy-
ment of the servicemember.
(b) Limitation on consideration of member’s de-
ployment in determination of child’s best in-
terest
If a motion or a petition is filed seeking a per-
manent order to modify the custody of the child
of a servicemember, no court may consider the
absence of the servicemember by reason of de-
ployment,
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