Rule 1A:8 Military Servicemembers and Their Spouses

The Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (“SCRA”), 50 U.S.C. § 4025a, governs a servicemember or spouse of a servicemember who has a “covered license” to practice law in a state other than Virginia and relocates his or her residence to Virginia pursuant to orders requiring military service in a state other than the state that issued the “covered license.” A “covered license” under SCRA § 4025a(f) will be considered valid in Virginia only if the servicemember or spouse submits an application to the Virginia Board of Bar Examiners in compliance with SCRA § 4025a(c). Provisional licenses may be issued pursuant to SCRA § 4025a(b).