{"identifier":"/us/usc/t50/s3933","title":50,"num":"\u00a7\u202f3933.","heading":"Fines and penalties under contracts","text":"\u00a7\u202f3933.\nFines and penalties under contracts\n(a)\nProhibition of penalties\nWhen an action for compliance with the terms of a contract is stayed pursuant to this chapter, a penalty shall not accrue for failure to comply with the terms of the contract during the period of the stay.\n(b)\nReduction or waiver of fines or penalties\nIf a servicemember fails to perform an obligation arising under a contract and a penalty is incurred arising from that nonperformance, a court may reduce or waive the fine or penalty if\u2014\n(1) the servicemember was in military service at the time the fine or penalty was incurred; and\n(2) the ability of the servicemember to perform the obligation was materially affected by such military service.","url":"https://projectusc.org/usc/t50/s3933.html","content":[{"t":"sec","id":"/us/usc/t50/s3933","children":[{"t":"num","text":"\u00a7\u202f3933."},{"t":"heading","text":"Fines and penalties under contracts"},{"t":"subsec","id":"/us/usc/t50/s3933/a","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(a)"},{"t":"heading","text":"Prohibition of penalties"},{"t":"content","children":[{"t":"p","text":"When an action for compliance with the terms of a contract is stayed pursuant to this chapter, a penalty shall not accrue for failure to comply with the terms of the contract during the period of the stay.","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"subsec","id":"/us/usc/t50/s3933/b","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(b)"},{"t":"heading","text":"Reduction or waiver of fines or penalties"},{"t":"chapeau","text":"If a servicemember fails to perform an obligation arising under a contract and a penalty is incurred arising from that nonperformance, a court may reduce or waive the fine or penalty if\u2014"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t50/s3933/b/1","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(1)"},{"t":"content","text":" the servicemember was in military service at the time the fine or penalty was incurred; and","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t50/s3933/b/2","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(2)"},{"t":"content","text":" the ability of the servicemember to perform the obligation was materially affected by such military service.","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"text","text":"\n"},{"t":"text","text":"\n"}]}]}