2014 US Code
Title 38 - Veterans' Benefits (Sections 101 - 8528)
Part VI - Acquisition and Disposition of Property (Sections 8101 - 8528)
Chapter 85 - Disposition of Deceased Veterans' Personal Property (Sections 8501 - 8528)
Subchapter I - Property Left on Department Facility (Sections 8501 - 8510)
Sec. 8503 - Notice of provisions of this subchapter
| Publication Title | United States Code, 2012 Edition, Supplement 2, Title 38 - VETERANS' BENEFITS |
| Category | Bills and Statutes |
| Collection | United States Code |
| SuDoc Class Number | Y 1.2/5: |
| Contained Within | Title 38 - VETERANS' BENEFITS PART VI - ACQUISITION AND DISPOSITION OF PROPERTY CHAPTER 85 - DISPOSITION OF DECEASED VETERANS' PERSONAL PROPERTY SUBCHAPTER I - PROPERTY LEFT ON DEPARTMENT FACILITY Sec. 8503 - Notice of provisions of this subchapter |
| Contains | section 8503 |
| Date | 2014 |
| Laws In Effect As Of Date | January 5, 2015 |
| Positive Law | Yes |
| Disposition | standard |
| Source Credit | Pub. L. 85-857, Sept. 2, 1958, 72 Stat. 1258, §5203; Pub. L. 99-576, title VII, §701(95), Oct. 28, 1986, 100 Stat. 3300; renumbered §8503, Pub. L. 102-40, title IV, §402(b)(1), May 7, 1991, 105 Stat. 238; Pub. L. 102-83, §4(a)(3), (4), Aug. 6, 1991, 105 Stat. 404. |
| Statutes at Large References | 72 Stat. 1258 100 Stat. 3300 105 Stat. 238, 404 |
| Public and Private Laws | Public Law 85-857, Public Law 99-576, Public Law 102-40, Public Law 102-83 |
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All persons having or bringing personal property on the premises of a Department facility shall be given reasonable notice of the provisions of this subchapter. In case of a mentally incompetent person, notice hereof shall be given the guardian or other person having custody or control of such person or, if none, to such person's nearest relative if known. The admission to or continued maintenance in such facility after reasonable notice of the provisions of this subchapter shall constitute consent to the provisions hereof. The death of any person on any such facility or the leaving of property thereon shall be prima facie evidence of a valid agreement for the disposition of such property in accordance with the provisions of this subchapter.
(Pub. L. 85–857, Sept. 2, 1958, 72 Stat. 1258, §5203; Pub. L. 99–576, title VII, §701(95), Oct. 28, 1986, 100 Stat. 3300; renumbered §8503, Pub. L. 102–40, title IV, §402(b)(1), May 7, 1991, 105 Stat. 238; Pub. L. 102–83, §4(a)(3), (4), Aug. 6, 1991, 105 Stat. 404.)
AMENDMENTS1991—Pub. L. 102–40 renumbered section 5203 of this title as this section.
Pub. L. 102–83 substituted "Department" for "Veterans' Administration".
1986—Pub. L. 99–576 substituted "such person's" for "his" in second sentence.
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