Selected Military Laws
Legal Resources
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Interactive Form -- Auto Lease Termination
The Purpose of the Service Members? Civil Relief Act (SCRA) is to provide protection to service members who have difficulty meeting their financial and legal obligations because of their military service. If you are called to active duty for at least 180 days, then you may terminate a motor vehicle lease duty without paying an early termination fee or other penalty. The motor vehicle lease must have been signed before being called to active duty. Content Detail
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- Stateside Legal Project
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Manual for Courts-Martial (2008 Edition)
The Manual for Courts-Martial (MCM), United States (2008 Edition) updates the MCM, (2005 Edition). It is a complete reprinting and incorporates the MCM (2005 Edition), the 2005 amendments to the MCM Rules for Courts-Martial, Military Rules of Evidence, and Punitive Articles made by the President in Executive Order (EO) 13387, 14 October 2005, the 2007 amendments contained in EO 13430, 18 April 2007, and the further 2007 amendments contained in EO 13447, 28 September 2007. Content Detail
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- Joint Service Committee on Military Justice
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Servicemembers Civil Relief Act Guide
Concise explanationof various sections of SCRA. Content Detail
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- United States Department of Justice
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U.S. Code: 37 USC "Pay and Allowances of the Uniformed Services"
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- Cornell Law School
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U.S. Code:10 USC 801-946 "Uniform Code of Military Justice"
The Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ), enacted by Congress, contains the substantive & procedural laws governing the military justice system. The President prescribes procedural rules & punishments for violations of crimes in the Manual for Courts-Martial (MCM). Content Detail
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- Cornell Law School
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