Title 38, MILITIA AND MILITARY AFFAIRS

(1) This section applies to any civil action or proceeding in which a service member or his or her dependent is a defendant and does not make an appearance under applicable court rules or by law. (2) In any action or proceeding covered by this section, the court, before entering …

(1) This section applies to any civil action or proceeding in which a defendant at the time of filing an application under this section: (a)(i) Is in military service, or it is within one hundred eighty days after termination of or release from military service; or (ii) Is a depe…

(1) If an action for compliance with the terms of a contract is stayed pursuant to this chapter, a penalty shall not accrue for failure to comply with the terms of the contract during the period of the stay. (2) If a service member or his or her dependent fails to perform an obli…

If the service member or his or her dependent is a codefendant with others who are not in military service and who are not entitled to the relief and protections provided under this chapter, the plaintiff may proceed against those other defendants with the approval of the court. …

(1) The period of a service member's military service may not be included in computing any period limited by law, rule, 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 subd…

If a court determines, in any proceeding to enforce a civil right, that any interest, property, or contract has been transferred or acquired with the intent to delay the just enforcement of such right by taking advantage of this chapter, the court shall enter such judgment or mak…

(1) Upon the request of a service member with a qualifying business loan, the financial institution must restructure the interest rate of the loan to the equivalent provisions in the federal servicemembers civil relief act (50 U.S.C. App. 501 et seq.). The service member must not…

(1) The federal servicemembers civil relief act of 2003, P.L. 108-189, as amended, is specifically declared to apply in proper cases in all the courts of this state. (2) A violation of the federal servicemembers civil relief act of 2003 is a violation of this chapter. [ 2014 c 65…

(1) Any person aggrieved by a violation of this chapter may in a civil action: (a) Obtain any appropriate equitable or declaratory relief with respect to the violation; and (b) Recover all other appropriate relief, including monetary damages. (2) The court may award to a person a…

(1) Civil proceedings to enforce this chapter may be brought by the attorney general against any person that: (a) Engages in a pattern or practice of violating this chapter; or (b) Engages in a violation of this chapter that raises an issue of significant public importance. (2) I…

(1) Whenever the attorney general believes that any person may: (a) Be in possession, custody, or control of any original or copy of any book, record, report, memorandum, paper, communication, tabulation, map, chart, photograph, mechanical transcription, or other tangible documen…

(1) A service member may, upon written notice, including electronic mail, terminate or suspend a contract described in subsection (2) of this section at any time after the date the service member receives military service orders: (a) For a permanent change of station; or (b) To d…

(1) The spouse of a service member may terminate an employment contract without penalty at any time after the service member receives military service orders for a permanent change of station if: (a) The spouse provides written notice, including email, to the employer of the term…

This chapter may be known and cited as the Washington service members' civil relief act. [ 2005 c 254 s 11.]

This act is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, or safety, or support of the state government and its existing public institutions, and takes effect immediately [May 3, 2005]. [ 2005 c 254 s 15.]

For the purposes of this chapter, the terms spouse, marriage, marital, husband, wife, widow, widower, next of kin, and family shall be interpreted as applying equally to state registered domestic partnerships or individuals in state registered domestic partnerships as well as to …