The United States does what it can to help the men and women who volunteer to serve their country in the U.S. military and to give them certain benefits in exchange for their service. There are a few ways in which the U.S. government does this but one of the biggest ways the government has taken action to help protect these service men and service women is through the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act, or the SCRA. The Servicemembers Civil Relief Act was put in action in 2003 and was a complete revamping of the Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Civil Relief Act that was put in place in 1940. The act helps to protect those who are in active military duty or who have been in active military duty in the past year, get protection against many civil actions.
This act and its new provisions were put in place so that those in active military duty no longer have to worry about certain civil duties and so they can focus on serving their country. As instituted by the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act, there are certain civil proceedings which cannot be filed against those in active military duty. These include things like bankruptcy, eviction, foreclosure, seizures and more. There are also certain benefits that service men and women get with the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act. This includes caps on interest rates, certain mortgage benefits and tax deductions as well.
There have been many revisions to the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act, and one of the best resources became available in the form of a centralized verification service. With the new additions military members got more protection with their private information, while it became easier for lenders, landlords and other institutions to get the military affidavit they needed to prove a person was or was not in active military duty. With this addition it became easy to log onto the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act Centralized Verification Service (SCRACVS) and to enter the right information to get the legal document needed to prove someone is an active military member.
In order to protect the right of those in the military, things like date of birth and social security number are needed and the only information provided is if that person is actually currently serving in the military or if they have been active in the past year. With this information the service men and women get the protection they need while lenders and other companies can determine if a person they are looking to file civil action against is in the military. With additions like this to the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act, those who serve the United States military are now getting extra protection in exchange for serving their country.
The Servicemembers Civil Relief Act Centralized Verification Service is a division of D.C. Registered Agent, Inc. and provides important military verification assistance for those who need it.