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Code · STATUTE-COMPILATIONS · Servicemembers Civil Relief Act · Sec. 101

Sec. 101. DEFINITIONS

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## SEC. 101 DEFINITIONS **[**[50 U.S.C. 3911](/us/usc/t50/s3911)**]** For the purposes of this Act: ####
(1)Servicemember The term “**servicemember**” means a member of the uniformed services, as that term is defined in section 101(a)(5) of title 10, United States Code. ####
(2)Military service The term “**military service**” means— #####
(A)in the case of a servicemember who is a member of the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, Space Force, or Coast Guard— ######
(i)active duty, as defined in section 101(d)(1) of title 10, United States Code, and ######
(ii)in the case of a member of the National Guard, includes service under a call to active service authorized by the President or the Secretary of Defense for a period of more than 30 consecutive days under section 502(f) of title 32, United States Code, for purposes of responding to a national emergency declared by the President and supported by Federal funds; #####
(B)in the case of a servicemember who is a commissioned officer of the Public Health Service or the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, active service; and #####
(C)any period during which a servicemember is absent from duty on account of sickness, wounds, leave, or other lawful cause. ####
(3)Period of military service The term “**period of military service**” means the period beginning on the date on which a servicemember enters military service and ending on the date on which the servicemember is released from military service or dies while in military service. ####
(4)Dependent The term “**dependent**”, with respect to a servicemember, means— #####
(A)the servicemember's spouse; #####
(B)the servicemember's child (as defined in section 101(4) of title 38, United States Code); or #####
(C)an individual for whom the servicemember provided more than one-half of the individual's support for 180 days immediately preceding an application for relief under this Act. ####
(5)Court The term “**court**” means a court or an administrative agency of the United States or of any State (including any political subdivision of a State), whether or not a court or administrative agency of record. ####
(6)State The term “**State**” includes— #####
(A)a commonwealth, territory, or possession of the United States; and #####
(B)the District of Columbia. ####
(7)Secretary concerned The term “**Secretary concerned**”— #####
(A)with respect to a member of the armed forces, has the meaning given that term in section 101(a)(9) of title 10, United States Code; #####
(B)with respect to a commissioned officer of the Public Health Service, means the Secretary of Health and Human Services; and #####
(C)with respect to a commissioned officer of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, means the Secretary of Commerce. ####
(8)Motor vehicle The term “**motor vehicle**” has the meaning given that term in section 30102(a)(6) of title 49, United States Code. ####
(9)Judgment The term “**judgment**” means any judgment, decree, order, or ruling, final or temporary.
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