CHAPTER 7.5. Protections [400. - 409.15.]
Chapter 7.5 added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 60, first Sec. 6.
§§ 400–409.15 · 25 sections
- § 400 For the purposes of this chapter, the following definitions apply: (a) “Armed Forces” means the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, Space Force, and Coast…
- § 401 (a) Application by a service member for, or receipt by a service member of, a stay, postponement, or suspension pursuant to this chapter in the payment of any…
- § 402 (a) In any action or proceeding commenced in any court, if there shall be a default of any appearance by the defendant, the plaintiff, before entering judgment…
- § 403 (a) At any stage in any action or proceeding in which a service member is involved, either as plaintiff or defendant, during a period of military service or…
- § 404 (a) A period of military service shall not be included in computing any period now or hereafter to be limited by any law, regulation, or order for the bringing…
- § 405 (a) No obligation or liability bearing interest at a rate in excess of 6 percent per year incurred by a service member before that person’s current period of…
- § 406 (a) No eviction or distress shall be made during the period of military service specified in Section 400, until 120 days after the service member is released…
- § 407 (a) No person who has received, or whose assignor has received, under a contract for the purchase of real or personal property, a deposit or installment of the…
- § 408 (a) This section shall apply only to obligations secured by mortgage, trust deed, or other security in the nature of a mortgage upon real or personal property…
- § 408.1 (a) For purposes of this section, “covered member” has the same meaning as in the Military Lending Act pursuant to Section 987 of Title 10 of the United States…
- § 409 (a) The lessee on a lease described in subdivision (b) may, at the lessee’s option, terminate the lease at any time after the lessee’s entry into military…
- § 409.1 (a) When a life insurance policy on the life of a service member in military service has been assigned prior to that person’s period of military service to…
- § 409.2 (a) This section shall apply when any taxes or assessments, whether general or special, other than taxes on income, whether falling due prior to or during…
- § 409.3 (a) A service member may, at any time during their most current period of military service or within six months thereafter, petition a court for relief in…
- § 409.4 (a) A person who by reason of military service is entitled to the rights and benefits of this chapter shall also be entitled upon release from that current…
- § 409.5 Dependents of a service member shall be entitled to the benefits accorded to service members under Sections 405 to 409.4, inclusive, upon application to a…
- § 409.6 The collection from any service member of any tax on the income of the person, whether falling due prior to or during their period of military service, shall…
- § 409.7 Where in any proceeding to enforce a civil right in any court, it is made to appear to the satisfaction of the court that any interest, property, or contract…
- § 409.8 (a) In any proceeding under this chapter, a certificate signed by an appropriately authorized officer of the military department, branch, or unit in which a…
- § 409.9 Any interlocutory order made by any court under the provisions of this chapter may, upon the court’s own motion or otherwise, be revoked, modified, or extended…
- § 409.10 The provisions of this chapter are severable. If any provision of this chapter or its application is held invalid, that invalidity shall not affect other…
- § 409.11 It is the intent of the Legislature that qualification for the benefits and protections conferred upon service members, as defined by Section 400, by this…
- § 409.13 (a) To the extent permitted by federal law and the California Constitution, any principal and interest on any financial obligation or liability bearing…
- § 409.14 A service member or other person seeking to enforce rights pursuant to this chapter shall not be required to pay a filing fee or court costs.
- § 409.15 (a) Any person who receives a good faith request from a service member for relief pursuant to this chapter and who believes the request is incomplete or…