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Published on: June 7, 2013

Consumer Protection Resources for Military Personnel in Oregon

By Holly

We often hear about the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (SCRA) in the arena of civil court cases such as divorce, evictions, foreclosures, and default judgments. However, the SCRA offers other consumer protections to deployed and disabled veterans. The Oregon Department of Justice’s Veteran Resources website offers information on consumer protections offered by the SCRA in Oregon including:

reinstatement of existing insurance policies after returning from active duty
reduced interest rates on existing financial obligations

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Published on: September 26, 2011

Locating Mailing Addresses for Military Personnel

By Laura Orr

A fellow law librarian compiled this list of resources for finding military personnel and enlistees and I’ve adapted it for this blog post:

1) Servicemembers Civil Relief Act Centralized Verification Service (SCRACVS)

2) Defense Manpower Data Center (DMDC or DMDC.osd)

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Published on: March 18, 2010

Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (SCRA) in Oregon: Updates

By Laura Orr

Update to previous posts on Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (SCRA) resources (see also under Veterans):

1) Verification of military status (online verification) and certificates by mail.

2) American Bar Association Legal Assistance for Military Personnel (LAMP)

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Published on: July 21, 2009

Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (SCRA) in Oregon

By Laura Orr

See March 18, 2010, OLR blog post for updated links.

The Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (SCRA) affects every litigant, lawyer, and judge. Ignore it at your peril.

Two SCRA laws that apply to Oregonians, one federal and one Oregon:

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Published on: October 27, 2005

Military Status Verification (SCRA)

By Laura Orr

See March 18, 2010, OLR blog post for updated links.

If you need to verify non-military status for the purpose of complying with new SMCRA (aka SCRA – these are the amendments to the Soldier and Sailor Civil Relief Act of 1940), here is one place to go if you have a Social Security number. If you don’t have a SS#, here is a list of addresses for 5 branches of the military. Additional information about SCRA (Servicemember Civil Relief Act) can be found at the ABA web site, here. Let me know if you find other useful sources.