{"data":{"id":"us/50-u.s.c.-4041","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"50 U.S.C. § 4041","heading":"Enforcement by the Attorney General","body":"(a) Civil actionThe Attorney General may commence a civil action in any appropriate district court of the United States against any person who—(1) engages in a pattern or practice of violating this chapter; or (2) engages in a violation of this chapter that raises an issue of significant public importance. (b) ReliefIn a civil action commenced under subsection (a), the court may—(1) grant any appropriate equitable or declaratory relief with respect to the violation of this chapter; (2) award all other appropriate relief, including monetary damages, to any person aggrieved by the violation; and (3) may, to vindicate the public interest, assess a civil penalty—(A) in an amount not exceeding $55,000 for a first violation; and (B) in an amount not exceeding $110,000 for any subsequent violation. (c) InterventionUpon timely application, a person aggrieved by a violation of this chapter with respect to which the civil action is commenced may intervene in such action, and may obtain such appropriate relief as the person could obtain in a civil action under section 4042 of this title with respect to that violation, along with costs and a reasonable attorney fee.","path":["Title 50—WAR AND NATIONAL DEFENSE","CHAPTER 50—SERVICEMEMBERS CIVIL RELIEF"],"source_url":"https://uscode.house.gov/download/releasepoints/us/pl/119/103/xml_usc50@119-103.zip","current_through":"Public Law 119-103 (09/02/2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-10T06:01:11Z","sha256":"37e0003326aaace0d420e857f60e6251780fcbba87ebc0fe645064b3b11ac73c","source_id":"us","stale":true,"prev":"us/50-u.s.c.-4027","next":"us/50-u.s.c.-4042"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}