Title 50 — War and National DefenseRelease 119-73
§3936 Statute of limitations
Title 50 › Chapter CHAPTER 50— - SERVICEMEMBERS CIVIL RELIEF › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER II— - GENERAL RELIEF › § 3936
Summary
Time in military service must not be counted when working out deadlines for filing lawsuits or for government agency actions involving a servicemember or their heirs or legal representatives. It also stops military service from shortening the time to redeem property sold for debts, taxes, or assessments, but it does not apply to time limits under the internal revenue laws of the United States.
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Title 50, §3936
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(a)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)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)This section does not apply to any period of limitation prescribed by or under the internal revenue laws of the United States.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Codification Section was formerly classified to section 526 of the former Appendix to this title prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.
Prior Provisions
A prior section 206 of act Oct. 17, 1940, ch. 888, art. II, as added Oct. 6, 1942, ch. 581, § 6, 56 Stat. 771; amended Pub. L. 102–12, § 9(7), Mar. 18, 1991, 105 Stat. 39, related to maximum rate of interest, prior to the general amendment of this Act by Pub. L. 108–189. See section 3937 of this title.
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.
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Citation
50 U.S.C. § 3936
Title 50 — War and National Defense
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73