1994 US Code
Title 50 - WAR AND NATIONAL DEFENSE
TITLE 50 - APPENDIX-WAR AND NATIONAL DEFENSE
SOLDIERS’ AND SAILORS’ CIVIL RELIEF ACT OF 1918
SOLDIERS’ AND SAILORS’ CIVIL RELIEF ACT OF 1940
Sec. 512 - Territorial application; jurisdiction of courts; form of procedure
View Metadata| Publication Title | United States Code, 1994 Edition, Title 50 - WAR AND NATIONAL DEFENSE |
| Category | Bills and Statutes |
| Collection | United States Code |
| SuDoc Class Number | Y 1.2/5: |
| Contained Within | Title 50 - WAR AND NATIONAL DEFENSE TITLE 50 - APPENDIX-WAR AND NATIONAL DEFENSE SOLDIERS’ AND SAILORS’ CIVIL RELIEF ACT OF 1940 ACT OCT. 17, 1940, CH. 888, 54 STAT. 1178 ARTICLE I - GENERAL PROVISIONS Sec. 512 - Territorial application; jurisdiction of courts; form of procedure |
| Contains | section 512 |
| Date | 1994 |
| Laws in Effect as of Date | January 4, 1995 |
| Positive Law | No |
| Disposition | standard |
| Source Credit | Oct. 17, 1940, ch. 888, art. I, §102, 54 Stat. 1179; Mar. 18, 1991, Pub. L. 102-12, §9(2), 105 Stat. 39. |
| Statutes at Large References | 54 Stat. 1178, 1179 105 Stat. 39 |
| Public Law References | Public Law 102-12 |
§512. Territorial application; jurisdiction of courts; form of procedure
(1) The provisions of this Act [sections 501 to 593 of this Appendix] shall apply to the United States, the several States and Territories, the District of Columbia, and all territory subject to the jurisdiction of the United States and to proceedings commenced in any court therein, and shall be enforced through the usual forms of procedure obtaining in such courts or under such regulations as may be by them prescribed.
(2) When under this Act [sections 501 to 593 of this Appendix], any application is required to be made to a court in which no proceeding has already been commenced with respect to the matter, such application may be made to any court.
(Oct. 17, 1940, ch. 888, art. I, §102, 54 Stat. 1179; Mar. 18, 1991, Pub. L. 102–12, §9(2), 105 Stat. 39.)
Amendments1991—Par. (1). Pub. L. 102–12 struck out provision including the Philippine Islands while under sovereignty of the United States within territories to which this Act applies.
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