The Justice Department announced a settlement in 2024 with a Florida towing company that the department alleged had illegally sold or scrapped servicemember-owned vehicles in violation of the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act, with the consent order imposing restitution and SCRA policy reforms, according to the DOJ. The case sat alongside the North Carolina and Massachusetts SCRA actions on the department's enforcement docket.
Operator takeaway
Florida is a high-traffic military state and DOJ knows it. If you handle any base-adjacent impound work, your SCRA verification step is the difference between a normal week and a consent order.