Title MVC, California Mil. & Vet. Code

(a) A period of military service shall not be included in computing any period now or hereafter to be limited by any law, regulation, or order for the bringing of any action or proceeding in any court, board, bureau, commission, department, or other agency of government by or aga…

(a) No obligation or liability bearing interest at a rate in excess of 6 percent per year incurred by a service member before that person’s current period of military service shall, except as provided in subdivision (b), bear interest at a rate in excess of 6 percent per year as …

(a) No eviction or distress shall be made during the period of military service specified in Section 400, until 120 days after the service member is released from active service or duty if the premises are occupied primarily for dwelling purposes by the spouse, children, or other…

(a) No person who has received, or whose assignor has received, under a contract for the purchase of real or personal property, a deposit or installment of the purchase price, or a deposit or installment under the contract, from a person or from the assigner of a person who, afte…

(a) This section shall apply only to obligations secured by mortgage, trust deed, or other security in the nature of a mortgage upon real or personal property owned by a service member. (b) In any proceeding commenced in any court during, or within one year after, the period of m…

(a) For purposes of this section, “covered member” has the same meaning as in the Military Lending Act pursuant to Section 987 of Title 10 of the United States Code. (b) A security interest in personal property other than a motor vehicle, off-highway vehicle, trailer, vessel, or …

(a) The lessee on a lease described in subdivision (b) may, at the lessee’s option, terminate the lease at any time after the lessee’s entry into military service, or the date of the lessee’s military orders described in subdivision (b). A lessee’s termination of a lease pursuant…

(a) When a life insurance policy on the life of a service member in military service has been assigned prior to that person’s period of military service to secure the payment of any obligation of the person, an assignee of the policy, except the insurer in connection with a polic…

The provisions of this chapter are severable. If any provision of this chapter or its application is held invalid, that invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications that can be given effect without the invalid provision or application. (Added by renumbering Sectio…

It is the intent of the Legislature that qualification for the benefits and protections conferred upon service members, as defined by Section 400, by this chapter apply retroactively to September 11, 2001. However, it is also the intent of the Legislature that the benefits and pr…

(a) To the extent permitted by federal law and the California Constitution, any principal and interest on any financial obligation or liability bearing interest and incurred by a member of the California National Guard or their surviving spouse, or surviving domestic partner, or …

A service member or other person seeking to enforce rights pursuant to this chapter shall not be required to pay a filing fee or court costs. (Added by Stats. 2010, Ch. 385, Sec. 11. (AB 2365) Effective January 1, 2011.)

(a) Any person who receives a good faith request from a service member for relief pursuant to this chapter and who believes the request is incomplete or otherwise not legally sufficient, or that the service member is not entitled to the relief requested, shall, within 30 days of …

(a) This section shall apply when any taxes or assessments, whether general or special, other than taxes on income, whether falling due prior to or during their most current period of military service, in respect of personal property, money, or credits, or real property owned and…

(a) A service member may, at any time during their most current period of military service or within six months thereafter, petition a court for relief in respect of any obligation or liability incurred by the service member before the effective date of the orders for their most …

(a) A person who by reason of military service is entitled to the rights and benefits of this chapter shall also be entitled upon release from that current period of military service to reinstatement of any health insurance that was in effect on the day before the current period …

Dependents of a service member shall be entitled to the benefits accorded to service members under Sections 405 to 409.4, inclusive, upon application to a court therefor, unless in the opinion of the court the ability of the dependents to comply with the terms of the obligation, …

The collection from any service member of any tax on the income of the person, whether falling due prior to or during their period of military service, shall be deferred for a period extending not more than six months after the termination of their period of military service if t…

Where in any proceeding to enforce a civil right in any court, it is made to appear to the satisfaction of the court that any interest, property, or contract has been transferred or acquired since the effective date of this chapter with the intent to delay the just enforcement of…

(a) In any proceeding under this chapter, a certificate signed by an appropriately authorized officer of the military department, branch, or unit in which a service member is serving shall be prima facie evidence as to any of the following facts stated in that certificate: (1) Th…

Any interlocutory order made by any court under the provisions of this chapter may, upon the court’s own motion or otherwise, be revoked, modified, or extended by it upon notice to the parties affected as it may require. (Added by renumbering Section 418 (as added by Stats. 2002,…