Period of stay
A stay of an action, proceeding, attachment, or execution made pursuant to the provisions of this chapter by a court may be ordered for the period of military service and 90 days thereafter, or for any part of that period. The court may set the terms and amounts for such installment payments as is considered reasonable by the court.
Codefendants
If the servicemember 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.
Inapplicability of section
This section does not apply to sections 3932 and 4021 of this title.
Oct. 17, 1940, ch. 888Pub. L. 108–189, § 1117 Stat. 2844(, title II, § 205, as added , , .)
Editorial Notes
Codification
Section was formerly classified to section 525 of the former Appendix to this title prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.
Prior Provisions
act Oct. 17, 1940, ch. 88854 Stat. 1181Oct. 6, 1942, ch. 581, § 556 Stat. 770Pub. L. 102–12, § 9(6)105 Stat. 39Pub. L. 108–189section 3936 of this titleA prior section 205 of , art. II, ; , ; , , , related to statutes of limitations as affected by period of service, prior to the general amendment of this Act by . See .
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date
section 3 of Pub. L. 108–189section 3901 of this titleSection applicable to any case not final before , see , set out as a note under .