2012 US Code
Title 50 - War and National Defense
Appendix (§§ 1 - 2420)
SERVICEMEMBERS CIVIL RELIEF ACT (§§ 501 - 597b)
ACT OCT. 17, 1940, CH. 888, 54 STAT. 1178 (§§ 501 - 597b)
Title VIII - CIVIL LIABILITY (§§ 597 - 597b)
Section 597a - Private right of action
| Publication Title | United States Code, 2012 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 SERVICEMEMBERS CIVIL RELIEF ACT ACT OCT. 17, 1940, CH. 888, 54 STAT. 1178 TITLE VIII - CIVIL LIABILITY Sec. 597a - Private right of action |
| Contains | section 597a |
| Date | 2012 |
| Laws in Effect as of Date | January 15, 2013 |
| Positive Law | No |
| Disposition | standard |
| Source Credit | Oct. 17, 1940, ch. 888, title VIII, §802, as added Pub. L. 111-275, title III, §303(a), Oct. 13, 2010, 124 Stat. 2877. |
| Statutes at Large References | 54 Stat. 1178 124 Stat. 2877 |
| Public Law Reference | Public Law 111-275 |
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Any person aggrieved by a violation of this Act [sections 501 to 515 and 516 to 597b of this Appendix] may in a civil action—
(1) obtain any appropriate equitable or declaratory relief with respect to the violation; and
(2) recover all other appropriate relief, including monetary damages.
(b) Costs and attorney feesThe court may award to a person aggrieved by a violation of this Act [sections 501 to 515 and 516 to 597b of this Appendix] who prevails in an action brought under subsection (a) the costs of the action, including a reasonable attorney fee.
(Oct. 17, 1940, ch. 888, title VIII, §802, as added Pub. L. 111–275, title III, §303(a), Oct. 13, 2010, 124 Stat. 2877.)
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