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§8897 Duration of Stay
Title 10 › Subtitle Subtitle C— Navy and Marine Corps › Part IV— GENERAL ADMINISTRATION › Chapter 885— STAY OF JUDICIAL PROCEEDINGS › § 8897
Summary
A pause in legal proceedings lasts for the time shown on the certificate that started it unless the Secretary of the Navy issues a new certificate to change that end date. The pause cannot keep going more than six months after hostilities stop.
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Title 10, §8897
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A stay of proceedings under this chapter remains in effect for the period specified in the certificate upon which it was based unless the Secretary of the Navy issues a new certificate under section 8895 or 8896 of this title changing the termination date. However, a stay under this chapter may not remain in force longer than six months after the cessation of hostilities.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Historical and Revision Notes
Revised sectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 772746 U.S.C. 791 (1st sentence as applicable to duration of stay, and proviso as applicable to duration of stay).
July 3, 1944, ch. 399, § 1 (1st sentence as applicable to duration of stay, and proviso as applicable to duration of stay), 58 Stat. 723. 46 U.S.C. 792 (as applicable to duration of stay).
July 3, 1944, ch. 399, § 2 (as applicable to duration of stay), 58 Stat. 724. 646 U.S.C. 794 (8th sentence and proviso of 9th sentence).
July 3, 1944, ch. 399, § 4 (8th sentence and proviso of 9th sentence), 58 Stat. 724.
Editorial Notes
Amendments
2018—Pub. L. 115–232 renumbered section 7727 of this title as this section and substituted “section 8895 or 8896” for “section 7725 or 7726”.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date
of 2018 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 115–232 effective Feb. 1, 2019, with provision for the coordination of
Amendments
and special rule for certain redesignations, see section 800 of Pub. L. 115–232, set out as a note preceding section 3001 of this title.
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Citation
10 U.S.C. § 8897
Title 10 — Armed Forces
Last Updated
Apr 3, 2026
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