S.C. Code § 25-1-4040

Current through 2024 Act No. 225.

Section 25-1-4040 - Rights, benefits, and protections apply to servicemembers engaged in military service; exceptions; violations

The rights, benefits, and protections of the federal Servicemembers Civil Relief Act, 50 U.S.C. Section 3901, et seq., apply to a servicemember engaged in military service. However, in the case of a servicemember engaged in military service pursuant to Section 25-1-4030(2)(c)(ii) or (d), a person is not subject to the remedies or penalties of this article unless the servicemember gives to the person a written or electronic copy of the order to military service. A violation of the federal Servicemembers Civil Relief Act, as expanded by this section, is a violation of this article.

S.C. Code § 25-1-4040

Added by 2019 S.C. Acts, Act No. 23 (HB 3180),s 1, eff. 4/26/2019.

2019 Act No. 23, Section 3, provides as follows:

"SECTION 3. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor and applies to contracts entered into on or after that date."