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title: "50 U.S.C. § 4042"
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description: "Private right of action"
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kind: "code_section"
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title_number: 50
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title_name: "WAR AND NATIONAL DEFENSE"
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chapter_number: "50"
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chapter_name: "SERVICEMEMBERS CIVIL RELIEF"
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section: "4042"
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citation: "50 U.S.C. § 4042"
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release_date: "2026-06-26"
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source: "official"
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# 50 U.S.C. § 4042 - Private right of action
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## Text
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(a) In general Any person aggrieved by a violation of this chapter may in a civil action—
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(1) obtain any appropriate equitable or declaratory relief with respect to the violation;
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(2) recover all other appropriate relief, including monetary damages; and
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(3) be a representative party on behalf of members of a class or be a member of a class, in accordance with the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, notwithstanding any previous agreement to the contrary.
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(b) Costs and attorney fees The court may award to a person aggrieved by a violation of this chapter who prevails in an action brought under subsection (a) the costs of the action, including a reasonable attorney fee.
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(Oct. 17, 1940, ch. 888, title VIII, § 802, as added Pub. L. 111–275, title III, § 303(a), Oct. 13, 2010, 124 Stat. 2877; amended Pub. L. 116–92, div. A, title V, § 547(a), Dec. 20, 2019, 133 Stat. 1378.)
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## Notes
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Editorial Notes
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References in TextThe Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, referred to in subsec. (a)(3), are set out in the Appendix to Title 28, Judiciary and Judicial Procedure.
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Codification Section was formerly classified to section 597a of the former Appendix to this title prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.
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Amendments2019—Subsec. (a)(3). Pub. L. 116–92 added par. (3).
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Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
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ConstructionPub. L. 116–92, div. A, title V, § 547(b), Dec. 20, 2019, 133 Stat. 1378, provided that: “The amendments made by subsection (a) [amending this section] shall not be construed to imply that a person aggrieved by a violation of such Act [the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (50 U.S.C. 3901 et seq.)] did not have a right to bring a civil action as a representative party on behalf of members of a class or be a member of a class in a civil action before the date of the enactment of this Act [Dec. 20, 2019].”
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