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Law/Patents - Government / Politics | | Spanish term or phrase: bienes advenidos | It appears in regulations regarding the management of the personal property of an agency in Puerto Rico. The term is even defined in the regulations, but I have been unable to find an English equivalent.
"Bienes Advenidos
Aquellos que alguna ley expresamente los declara propiedad del Gobierno o que advengan al Gobierno como consecuencia de haberse implantado algún procedimiento especial establecido por una ley especial como la Regla 251 de Procedimiento Criminal, la Ley de Bienes Advenidos de 31 de mayo de 1967, y cualquier otra ley que así lo declare."
It seems to be one of the various ways personal property can be acquired:
"Adquisición de bienes muebles
Proceso por el cual se obtiene el bien ya sea por medio de compra, donación, transferencia, advenidos o por confiscación."
"Los bienes muebles, regulados por este Reglamento, se adquieren mediante compra o transferencia de una agencia estatal o federal o por la aceptación de una donación o por medio de una ley especial que lo declarada propiedad del Departamento (o sea, bienes advenidos)."
Any help will be greatly appreciated! I'm really stumped. I already tried to find the so-called "Ley de Bienes Advenidos," but couldn't find it in LPRA (Leyes de Puerto Rico Anotadas), which has its official translation, but sadly that's not an option this time. It may have been repealed who knows when. |
| Miriam GarciaKudoZ activityQuestions: 6 (none open) Answers: 1
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| | escheated property | Explanation:
"Bienes advenidos" are unclaimed property that becomes the property of the state (the government):
"Normas y Procedimientos para la Administración de los Centros de Bienes Advenidos en las Comandancias de Área [Puerto Rico]
B. Definiciones [...]
2. Bienes Advenidos — Aquellos que alguna ley expresamente los declara propiedad del Gobierno, o que advengan al Gobierno como consecuencia de haberse implantado algún procedimiento especial establecido por ley."
http://www2.pr.gov/AGENCIAS/policiapr/OrdenesGenerales/Docum...
This is known as English as escheated property:
"The Statute of Limitations Regulations Regarding Escheated Property
[...]
Definition
An escheat occurs when the state takes ownership of unclaimed property. The most common reason for escheating property is when a person dies intestate and no known heirs are in existence. Other reasons property escheats includes an owner's disappearance or abandonment of the property."
http://www.ehow.com/facts_7500258_statute-regulations-regard...
See also http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Escheat
Here is a legal essay on the subject in Puerto Rico:
"ABANDONED AND UNCLAIMED PROPERTY LAW IN PUERTO RICO: POTENTIAL IMPACT ON BUSINESSES
FRANCISCO J. RODRÍGUEZ BERNIER
I. Introduction ........................................................................................................ 163
II. General Escheat Law in Puerto Rico ................................................................ 164
III. Escheat Law as Applied in the States ............................................................... 167"
http://www.uprblj.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/1-UPRBLJ... |
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| Grading comment Thank you so much! I was hoping somebody would know the English term for this concept from the definition.
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22 mins confidence:   peer agreement (net): +3 escheated property
Explanation:
"Bienes advenidos" are unclaimed property that becomes the property of the state (the government):
"Normas y Procedimientos para la Administración de los Centros de Bienes Advenidos en las Comandancias de Área [Puerto Rico]
B. Definiciones [...]
2. Bienes Advenidos — Aquellos que alguna ley expresamente los declara propiedad del Gobierno, o que advengan al Gobierno como consecuencia de haberse implantado algún procedimiento especial establecido por ley."
http://www2.pr.gov/AGENCIAS/policiapr/OrdenesGenerales/Docum...
This is known as English as escheated property:
"The Statute of Limitations Regulations Regarding Escheated Property
[...]
Definition
An escheat occurs when the state takes ownership of unclaimed property. The most common reason for escheating property is when a person dies intestate and no known heirs are in existence. Other reasons property escheats includes an owner's disappearance or abandonment of the property."
http://www.ehow.com/facts_7500258_statute-regulations-regard...
See also http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Escheat
Here is a legal essay on the subject in Puerto Rico:
"ABANDONED AND UNCLAIMED PROPERTY LAW IN PUERTO RICO: POTENTIAL IMPACT ON BUSINESSES
FRANCISCO J. RODRÍGUEZ BERNIER
I. Introduction ........................................................................................................ 163
II. General Escheat Law in Puerto Rico ................................................................ 164
III. Escheat Law as Applied in the States ............................................................... 167"
http://www.uprblj.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/1-UPRBLJ...
| Charles Davis
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| | Grading comment | Thank you so much! I was hoping somebody would know the English term for this concept from the definition. |
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