Amendment of Subsections (b) and (c)
For termination of amendment and revival of prior provisions by section 710(d)(1), (3) of Pub. L. 112–154, see Effective and Termination Dates of 2012 Amendment; Revival notes below.
Codification
Section was formerly classified to section 533 of the former Appendix to this title prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.
Prior Provisions
A prior section 303 of act Oct. 17, 1940, ch. 888, art. III, as added Oct. 6, 1942, ch. 581, § 12, 56 Stat. 772, related to settlement of cases involving stayed proceedings to foreclose mortgage on, resume possession of, or terminate contract for purchase of, personal property, prior to the general amendment of this Act by Pub. L. 108–189. See section 3954 of this title.
Another prior section 303 of act Oct. 17, 1940, ch. 888, art. III, 54 Stat. 1183, related to stay of action to resume possession of motor vehicle, tractor, or their accessories, encumbered by purchase money mortgage, conditional sales contract, etc., prior to repeal by act Oct. 6, 1942, ch. 581, § 11, 56 Stat. 772.
Amendments
2016—Subsecs. (b), (c). Pub. L. 114–142, § 2(2), amended Pub. L. 112–154, § 710(d)(3). See 2012 Amendment note below.
2012—Subsecs. (b), (c). Pub. L. 112–154, § 710(d)(3), as amended, revived the provisions of subsecs. (b) and (c) as in effect on July 29, 2008. Effective Jan. 1, 2016, “within 90 days” substituted for “within one year” in introductory provisions. Amendment by Pub. L. 114–142, § 2(2), which was enacted Mar. 31, 2016, substituted Jan. 1, 2018, for Jan. 1, 2016, as the effective date of the revival. See Effective and Termination Dates of 2012 Amendment; Revival note below.
Pub. L. 112–154, § 710(a), (b), (d)(1), as amended, temporarily substituted “within one year” for “within 9 months” in introductory provisions. See Effective and Termination Dates of 2012 Amendment; Revival note below.
2010—Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 111–275 amended subsec. (d) generally. Prior to amendment, subsec. (d) related to penalties.
2008—Subsecs. (b), (c). Pub. L. 110–289 substituted “9 months” for “90 days” in introductory provisions.
Effective and Termination Dates of 2012 Amendment; Revival
Pub. L. 112–154, title VII, § 710(c), Aug. 6, 2012, 126 Stat. 1208, provided that:
“The amendments made by subsections (a) and (b) [amending this section] shall take effect on the date that is 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act [Aug. 6, 2012].”
Pub. L. 112–154, title VII, § 710(d)(1), Aug. 6, 2012, 126 Stat. 1208, as amended by Pub. L. 113–286, § 2(1), Dec. 18, 2014, 128 Stat. 3093; Pub. L. 114–142, § 2(1), Mar. 31, 2016, 130 Stat. 326, provided that:
“The amendments made by subsections (a) and (b) [amending this section] shall expire on December 31, 2017.”
Pub. L. 112–154, title VII, § 710(d)(3), Aug. 6, 2012, 126 Stat. 1208, as amended by Pub. L. 113–286, § 2(2), Dec. 18, 2014, 128 Stat. 3093; Pub. L. 114–142, § 2(2), Mar. 31, 2016, 130 Stat. 326, provided that:
“Effective January 1, 2018, the provisions of subsections (b) and (c) of section 303 of the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (50 U.S.C. App. 533) [now 50 U.S.C. 3953], as in effect on July 29, 2008, are hereby revived.”
Effective Date of 2008 Amendment
Pub. L. 110–289, div. B, title II, § 2203(c), July 30, 2008, 122 Stat. 2850, as amended by Pub. L. 111–346, § 2, Dec. 29, 2010, 124 Stat. 3622; Pub. L. 112–154, title VII, § 710(d)(2), Aug. 6, 2012, 126 Stat. 1208, provided that:
“The amendments made by subsection (a) [amending this section] shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act [July 30, 2008].”