The Old and The New-SCRA Concordance | North Carolina State Bar

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This SILENT PARTNER was necessitated by the December 1, 2015 recodification of the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act. Ever since 1940, when it was called the Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Civil Relief Act, this statute was located at the Appendix to Title 50, U.S. Code, and references to it would read “50 U.S.C. App. ___.” Due to the decision of the Law Revision Counsel, U.S. House of Representatives, all the numbers were changed to reflect recodification into Chapter 50 of Title 50, U.S. Code, beginning with Section 3901. The concordance below reflects the old numbers and their new counterparts.

SCRA Concordance

Old Number	New Number	Subject
(50 U.S.C. App.)	(50 U.S.C.)
Sec. 501	3901	Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 502	3902	Purpose.
TITLE I - GENERAL PROVISIONS
Sec. 511	3911	Definitions.
Sec. 512	3912	Jurisdiction and applicability of Act.
Sec. 513	3913	Protection of persons secondarily liable.
Sec. 514	3914	Extension of protections to citizens serving with allied forces.
Sec. 515	3915	Notification of benefits.
Sec. 515a	3916	Information for members…
Sec. 516	3917	Extension of rights and protections to Reserves ordered to report for military service and to persons ordered to report for induction
Sec. 517	3918	Waiver of rights pursuant to written agreement.
Sec. 518	3919	Exercise of rights under Act not to affect certain future financial transactions
Sec. 519	3920	Legal representatives.
TITLE II - GENERAL RELIEF
Sec. 521	3931	Protection of servicemembers against default judgments.
Sec. 522	3932	Stay of proceedings when servicemember has notice.
Sec. 523	3933	Fines and penalties under contracts
Sec. 524	3934	Stay or vacation of execution of judgments, attachments, and garnishments
Sec. 525	3935	Duration and term of stays; codefendants not in service.
Sec. 526	3936	Statute of limitations.
Sec. 527	3937	Maximum rate of interest on debts incurred before military service
Sec. 528	3938	Child custody…
TITLE III - RENT, INSTALLMENT CONTRACTS, MORTGAGES, LIENS, ASSIGNMENT, LEASES
Sec. 531	3951	Evictions and distress.
Sec. 532	3952	Protection under installment contracts for purchase or lease.
Sec. 533	3953	Mortgages and trust deeds.
Sec. 534	3954	Settlement of stayed cases relating to personal property.
Sec. 535	3955	Termination of residential or motor vehicle leases.
Sec. 535a	3956	Telephone service contracts
Sec. 536	3957	Protection of life insurance policy.
Sec. 537	3958	Enforcement of storage liens.
Sec. 538	3959	Extension of protections to dependents.
TITLE IV - LIFE INSURANCE
Sec. 541	3971	Definitions.
Sec. 542	3972	Insurance rights and protections.
Sec. 543	3973	Application for insurance protection.
Sec. 544	3974	Policies entitled to protection and lapse of policies.
Sec. 545	3975	Policy restrictions.
Sec. 546	3976	Deduction of unpaid premiums.
Sec. 547	3977	Premiums and interest guaranteed by United States.
Sec. 548	3978	Regulations.
Sec. 549	3979	Review of findings of fact and conclusions of law.
TITLE V - TAXES AND PUBLIC LANDS
Sec. 561	3991	Taxes respecting personal property, money, credits, and real property.
Sec. 562	3992	Rights in public lands.
Sec. 563	3993	Desert-land entries.
Sec. 564	3994	Mining claims.
Sec. 565	3995	Mineral permits and leases.
Sec. 566	3996	Perfection or defense of rights.
Sec. 567	3997	Distribution of information concerning benefits of title.
Sec. 568	3998	Land rights of servicemembers.
Sec. 569	3999	Regulations.
Sec. 570	4000	Income taxes.
Sec. 571	4001	Residence for tax purposes.
TITLE VI - ADMINISTRATIVE REMEDIES
Sec. 581	4011	Inappropriate use of Act.
Sec. 582	4012	Certificates of service; persons reported missing.
Sec. 583	4013	Interlocutory orders.
TITLE VII - FURTHER RELIEF
Sec. 591	4021	Anticipatory relief.
Sec. 592	4022	Power of attorney.
Sec. 593	4023	Professional liability protection.
Sec. 594	4024	Health insurance reinstatement.
Sec. 595	4025	Guarantee of residency for military personnel.
Sec. 596	4026	Business or trade obligations.
TITLE VIII – CIVIL LIABILITY
Sec. 597	4041	Enforcement by the Attorney General
Sec. 597a	4042	Private right of action
Sec. 597b	4043	Preservation of remedies

(Rev. 8/6/2021)

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