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The Servicemembers Civil Relief Act Centralized Verification Service ("SCRACVS") is a division of D.C. Registered Agent, Inc., a private contractor located in Washington, D.C. We offer name-search services to self-certifying users to verify whether individuals are on active military duty or otherwise protected by the terms of the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (because some protections extend up to a year after active duty).

Our typical users include lending institutions, landlords, and litigants needing assurance that there has been compliance with the Servicemember Civil Relief Act (50 U.S.C. App. 501), The users require this information to determine if the individuals are subject to the protections of the Act in connection with preparation of affidavits for use in court, collections actions, eviction actions, and servicemembers’ requests for relief under the Act, such as reduction of interest rate.

We do not, however, offer legal advice and we recommend that you contact your closest legal resource. See "Resources and Links" and "FAQ" sections. Nor do we supply any other information about the subjects of any search, apart from military duty status.

After we conduct our prliminary searches, we conduct a military search to determine the military search status at DMDC (Defense Manpower Data Center) and we report back in email form, or in the form of an affidavit of military status (also called Military Affidavit, Non-Military Affidavit, and Nonmilitary Affidavit).

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The Servicemembers Civil Relief Act ("SCRA", successor to the Soldiers and Sailors Relief Act) accords certain protections and rights to individuals who are either on active military duty or recently retired. The purpose of the Act is to allow the servicemembers to perform their valuable duties without the worry of civil prosecution, foreclosure or eviction under most circumstances. Before a court will permit such actions, the court will require certification that a military search has been conducted to confirm that the individual is not entitled to the protections of the Act. Proof of that search is often in the form of a military affidavit, "non-military affidavit", or "nonmilitary affidavit".
The Servicemembers Civil Relief Act Centralized Verification Service (SCRACVS) is available on-line and permits SCRA searches even if no social security number or date of birth of the individual is available. In addition, SCRACVS provides full tracking, covers recently retired personnel, and provides unequivocal responses. The Defense Manpower Data Center (DMDC or DMDC.osd) is more limited as a resource because it is unable to conduct an unequivocal active duty military search unless a Social Security Number (SSN) is provided. If a d.o.b. alon e is provided, the DMDC will issue a strong disclaimer indicating that the military certification is not guaranteed if no SSN was provided. Some courts will not accept a response with such a disclaimer. The SCRACVS response generally does not include this disclaimer.