Glossary entry

Spanish term or phrase:

acta de ofrecimientos de acciones

English translation:

invitation to victim to join the proceedings as private prosecutor

Added to glossary by Terence Bevington
Sep 21, 2008 14:21
15 yrs ago
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Spanish term

acta de ofrecimientos de acciones

Spanish to English Law/Patents Law (general)
in a police report on a road traffic accident the driver of the vehicle who was not at fault completed this form - any ideas?

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invitation to victim to join the proceedings as private prosecutor

(or) "notice offering victim the opportunity to enter the proceeding as private prosecutor " (or) some other less-wordy rendering!) This is not generically a "victim's rights form", but more specifically an invitation to the victim to become a party to the prosecution. In Spain the victim of an offense may enter the criminal proceedings as a "private prosecutor" (called "acusación particular") and prosecute the offense along side the public prosecutor ("fiscal"). The "acta de ofrecimiento de acciones" addresses the victim (in this case the person not at fault in the car accident) offering him the opportunity to join in the prosecution of the offense.

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just for info:

Here is the article of the Spanish Criminal Procedure Act (Ley de Enjuiciamiento Criminal) to which Toni Castano is referring:

Artículo 109. Redacción según Ley Orgánica 14/1999, de 9 de julio.

En el acto de recibirse declaración al ofendido que tuviese la capacidad legal necesaria, se le instruirá del derecho que le asiste para mostrarse parte en el proceso y renunciar o no a la restitución de la cosa, reparación del daño e indemnización del perjuicio causado por el hecho punible.

Si no tuviese capacidad legal, se practicará igual diligencia con su representante.

Fuera de los casos previstos en los dos párrafos anteriores, no se hará a los interesados en las acciones civiles o penales notificación alguna que prolongue o detenga el curso de la causa, lo cual no obsta para que el Juez procure instruir de aquel derecho al ofendido ausente.

En cualquier caso en los procesos que se sigan por delitos comprendidos en el artículo 57 del Código Penal el Juez asegurará la comunicación a la víctima de los actos procesales que puedan afectar a su seguridad.

http://noticias.juridicas.com/base_datos/Penal/lecr.l1t4.htm...

Peer comment(s):

agree Toni Castano : If the case refers to Spain, this is IMO the right answer. See art. 109 of the LECr (Spanish Rules of Criminal Procedure).
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Thanks Toni
agree Egmont
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Thanks Egmont
agree Adrian MM. (X) : are you sure it's as private prosecutor and not as a civil-remedies claimant? Art. 109: renunciar o no a la restitución de la cosa, reparación del daño e indemnización del perjuicio does not connote to me the separate mechanism of an acusación particular
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I personall was the victim of a fraud and received the ofrecimiento de acciones asking whether I wanted to enter the proceedings as "acusación particular". In this case would have to see the content of the "ofrecimiento"
agree Jürgen Lakhal De Muynck
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Gracias Jürgen
agree Nikki Graham : Very informative again. Thank you!
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Gracias Nikki
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "That was a great help - many thanks!"
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act of assistance offered

it's what would seem to fit the context.

Acta is the form to be made out
ofrecimiento de acciones would seem to be any actions (assistance) offered to the crashing party.
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(he filled out ) a victims' rights form

the details of which will eventually be used to compose the notice which will be sent to the victim as, for example: http://72.14.205.104/search?q=cache:1x6B-yTmAhkJ:www.cfnavar...
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agree Adrian MM. (X)
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document of information on rights to legal action

Acta de Ofrecimiento de Acciones = Acta de información de derechos al perjudicado u ofendido
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