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Section 3932. Stay of proceedings when servicemember has notice
50 U.S. Code § 3932. Stay of proceedings when servicemember has notice
(a) Applicability of sectionThis section applies to any civil action or proceeding, including any child custody proceeding, in which the plaintiff or defendant at the time of filing an application under this section—
(2) Conditions for stayAn application for a stay under paragraph (1) shall include the following:
A servicemember who is granted a stay of a civil action or proceeding under subsection (b) may apply for an additional stay based on continuing material affect of military duty on the servicemember’s ability to appear. Such an application may be made by the servicemember at the time of the initial application under subsection (b) or when it appears that the servicemember is unavailable to prosecute or defend the action. The same information required under subsection (b)(2) shall be included in an application under this subsection.
(Oct. 17, 1940, ch. 888, title II, § 202, as added Pub. L. 108–189, § 1, Dec. 19, 2003, 117 Stat. 2842; amended Pub. L. 108–454, title VII, § 703, Dec. 10, 2004, 118 Stat. 3624; Pub. L. 110–181, div. A, title V, § 584(b), Jan. 28, 2008, 122 Stat. 128.)
2008—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 110–181 inserted “, including any child custody proceeding,” after “civil action or proceeding” in introductory provisions.
2004—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 108–454 inserted “plaintiff or” before “defendant” in introductory provisions.
Pub. L. 102–12, § 6, Mar. 18, 1991, 105 Stat. 37, provided that:
“(a)Stay of Action or Proceeding.—
In any judicial action or proceeding (other than a criminal proceeding) in which a member of the Armed Forces described in subsection (b) is involved (either as plaintiff or defendant), the court shall, upon application by such member (or some other person on the member’s behalf) at any stage before final judgment is entered, stay the action or proceeding until a date after June 30, 1991.
“(b)Members Covered.—A member of the Armed Forces is covered by subsection (a) if at the time of application for the stay of a judicial action or proceeding the member—
is on active duty; and
is serving outside the State in which the court having jurisdiction over the action or proceeding is located.
For purposes of this section, the term ‘State’ includes the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, and Guam.”