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https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty-seven/part-ii/chapter-24a/355/
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWENTY-SEVEN - Public Service (§§ 1 — 2641)›PART II - Communications (§§ 265 — 539)›Chapter 24A - Act to Provide the Isolated and Remote Communities of Puerto Rico with Telecommunications Infrastructure and Telephone Services (§§ 351...
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-SEVEN - Public Service (§§ 1 — 2641) › PART II - Communications (§§ 265 — 539) › Chapter 24A - Act to Provide the Isolated and Remote Communities of Puerto Rico with Telecommunications Infrastructure and Telephone Services (§§ 351 — 355) › § 355 - Applicable federal laws and regu...
The provisions of this chapter shall be subject, where appropriate, to strict compliance with the Federal Telecommunications Act of 1996 and the applicable federal regulations promulgated by the Federal Communications Commission. History —Nov. 14, 2006, No. 246, § 6.
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty-seven/part-ii/chapter-25/401/
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWENTY-SEVEN - Public Service (§§ 1 — 2641)›PART II - Communications (§§ 265 — 539)›Chapter 25 - Telephone Authority (§§ 401 — 425)›§ 401 - Short title
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-SEVEN - Public Service (§§ 1 — 2641) › PART II - Communications (§§ 265 — 539) › Chapter 25 - Telephone Authority (§§ 401 — 425) › § 401 - Short title
This chapter may be cited as the “Puerto Rico Telephone Authority Act”. History —May 6, 1974, No. 25, Part 1, p. 136, § 1.
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty-seven/part-ii/chapter-25/402/
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWENTY-SEVEN - Public Service (§§ 1 — 2641)›PART II - Communications (§§ 265 — 539)›Chapter 25 - Telephone Authority (§§ 401 — 425)›§ 402 - Definitions
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-SEVEN - Public Service (§§ 1 — 2641) › PART II - Communications (§§ 265 — 539) › Chapter 25 - Telephone Authority (§§ 401 — 425) › § 402 - Definitions
The following words and terms whenever used or referred to in this chapter, shall have the meaning indicated hereinbelow, except when the context clearly indicates otherwise: Authority.— Shall mean the Puerto Rico Telephone Authority created by this chapter, and all its subsidiaries. Bank.— Means the Government Develop...
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty-seven/part-ii/chapter-25/404/
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWENTY-SEVEN - Public Service (§§ 1 — 2641)›PART II - Communications (§§ 265 — 539)›Chapter 25 - Telephone Authority (§§ 401 — 425)›§ 404 - Creation; Governing Board
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-SEVEN - Public Service (§§ 1 — 2641) › PART II - Communications (§§ 265 — 539) › Chapter 25 - Telephone Authority (§§ 401 — 425) › § 404 - Creation; Governing Board
A body corporate and politic is hereby created which shall constitute a public corporation and government instrumentality of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, which shall be known as the Puerto Rico Telephone Authority. The Authority shall be attached to the Bank, but shall have a juridical existence and personality sep...
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty-seven/part-ii/chapter-25/404a/
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWENTY-SEVEN - Public Service (§§ 1 — 2641)›PART II - Communications (§§ 265 — 539)›Chapter 25 - Telephone Authority (§§ 401 — 425)›§ 404a - Officials and employees
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-SEVEN - Public Service (§§ 1 — 2641) › PART II - Communications (§§ 265 — 539) › Chapter 25 - Telephone Authority (§§ 401 — 425) › § 404a - Officials and employees
Appointments, removals, promotions, transfers, resignation, reinstatements, suspensions, leaves and steps, compensations or titles of the officials and employees and/or any other transaction of the Authority shall be carried out and permitted, as provided in the rules and regulations to be established by the Board of D...
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty-seven/part-ii/chapter-25/407/
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWENTY-SEVEN - Public Service (§§ 1 — 2641)›PART II - Communications (§§ 265 — 539)›Chapter 25 - Telephone Authority (§§ 401 — 425)›§ 407 - General powers
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-SEVEN - Public Service (§§ 1 — 2641) › PART II - Communications (§§ 265 — 539) › Chapter 25 - Telephone Authority (§§ 401 — 425) › § 407 - General powers
The Authority shall enjoy all the powers that are necessary or convenient to carry out and execute the purposes and provisions of this chapter, including, but without limiting the general terms of the preceding, the power to: (a) Exist as a corporation, until the Authority has sold or transferred the stock of all its s...
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty-seven/part-ii/chapter-25/409/
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWENTY-SEVEN - Public Service (§§ 1 — 2641)›PART II - Communications (§§ 265 — 539)›Chapter 25 - Telephone Authority (§§ 401 — 425)›§ 409 - Subsidiary corporations
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-SEVEN - Public Service (§§ 1 — 2641) › PART II - Communications (§§ 265 — 539) › Chapter 25 - Telephone Authority (§§ 401 — 425) › § 409 - Subsidiary corporations
The Authority is hereby empowered to create by resolution, such subsidiary corporations that it deems convenient to carry out the purposes of this chapter and to lend and give funds and transfer any of its properties to such subsidiary corporations. Said subsidiary corporations shall be public corporations wholly owned...
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty-seven/part-ii/chapter-25/409a/
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWENTY-SEVEN - Public Service (§§ 1 — 2641)›PART II - Communications (§§ 265 — 539)›Chapter 25 - Telephone Authority (§§ 401 — 425)›§ 409a - Subsidiary corporations—Power to issue corporate capital stock
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-SEVEN - Public Service (§§ 1 — 2641) › PART II - Communications (§§ 265 — 539) › Chapter 25 - Telephone Authority (§§ 401 — 425) › § 409a - Subsidiary corporations—Power to issue corporate capital stock
(a) The Board of Directors shall provide, through a resolution to such effects, that its existing subsidiary corporations or those to be created, shall have the nature of private corporations for profit, which may also issue one or more classes of corporate capital stock. Said resolutions shall meet the applicable requ...
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty-seven/part-ii/chapter-25/409b/
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWENTY-SEVEN - Public Service (§§ 1 — 2641)›PART II - Communications (§§ 265 — 539)›Chapter 25 - Telephone Authority (§§ 401 — 425)›§ 409b - Assets and liabilities
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-SEVEN - Public Service (§§ 1 — 2641) › PART II - Communications (§§ 265 — 539) › Chapter 25 - Telephone Authority (§§ 401 — 425) › § 409b - Assets and liabilities
The accounts, funds and properties of the Authority, as well as the debts, obligations, contracts, receipts and expenses thereof, shall be deemed as assets and liabilities of said public corporation exclusively, and not of the Bank nor of the Government of Puerto Rico or any office, bureau, department, commission, depe...
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty-seven/part-ii/chapter-25/411/
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWENTY-SEVEN - Public Service (§§ 1 — 2641)›PART II - Communications (§§ 265 — 539)›Chapter 25 - Telephone Authority (§§ 401 — 425)›§ 411 - Tax exemption; payments in lieu of taxes
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-SEVEN - Public Service (§§ 1 — 2641) › PART II - Communications (§§ 265 — 539) › Chapter 25 - Telephone Authority (§§ 401 — 425) › § 411 - Tax exemption; payments in lieu of taxes
(a) It is hereby resolved and declared that the purposes of the Authority pursue the promotion of the safety, health and general welfare of the people of Puerto Rico, all of which constitute public ends for the benefit of the people and that the exercise of the powers conferred to said Authority by this chapter constit...
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty-seven/part-ii/chapter-25/412/
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWENTY-SEVEN - Public Service (§§ 1 — 2641)›PART II - Communications (§§ 265 — 539)›Chapter 25 - Telephone Authority (§§ 401 — 425)›§ 412 - Purchase contracts
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-SEVEN - Public Service (§§ 1 — 2641) › PART II - Communications (§§ 265 — 539) › Chapter 25 - Telephone Authority (§§ 401 — 425) › § 412 - Purchase contracts
The Authority is empowered to sign any type of purchase contract and supplies and services contracts without resorting to a competitive bidding process. The Board of Directors of the Authority shall establish the procedures and practices that shall regulate the administrative phase for the acquisition of goods and serv...
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty-seven/part-ii/chapter-25/417/
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWENTY-SEVEN - Public Service (§§ 1 — 2641)›PART II - Communications (§§ 265 — 539)›Chapter 25 - Telephone Authority (§§ 401 — 425)›§ 417 - Default in payment of bonds; receivership
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-SEVEN - Public Service (§§ 1 — 2641) › PART II - Communications (§§ 265 — 539) › Chapter 25 - Telephone Authority (§§ 401 — 425) › § 417 - Default in payment of bonds; receivership
(a) In the event that the Authority shall default in the payment of the principal of, or interest on, any of its bonds after the same shall become due, whether at maturity or upon call for redemption, and such default shall continue for a period of thirty (30) days, or in the event that the Authority shall default in a...
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty-seven/part-ii/chapter-25/418/
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWENTY-SEVEN - Public Service (§§ 1 — 2641)›PART II - Communications (§§ 265 — 539)›Chapter 25 - Telephone Authority (§§ 401 — 425)›§ 418 - Remedies of bondholders
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-SEVEN - Public Service (§§ 1 — 2641) › PART II - Communications (§§ 265 — 539) › Chapter 25 - Telephone Authority (§§ 401 — 425) › § 418 - Remedies of bondholders
(a) Subject to any contractual limitations binding upon the holders of any issue of bonds, or trustees thereof, including but not limited to the restrictions of the exercise of any remedy to a specified proportion or percentage of such holders, any bondholder, or trustee thereof, shall have the right and power, for the...
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty-seven/part-ii/chapter-25/419/
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWENTY-SEVEN - Public Service (§§ 1 — 2641)›PART II - Communications (§§ 265 — 539)›Chapter 25 - Telephone Authority (§§ 401 — 425)›§ 419 - Repeal of Act May 12, 1942, No. 212, as amended
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-SEVEN - Public Service (§§ 1 — 2641) › PART II - Communications (§§ 265 — 539) › Chapter 25 - Telephone Authority (§§ 401 — 425) › § 419 - Repeal of Act May 12, 1942, No. 212, as amended
Act No. 212 of May 12, 1942, as amended, is hereby repealed. Any real property and rights subject to registration that as of the date of effectiveness of this act are recorded at the Property Registry under the ownership of the Puerto Rico Communications Authority or the Puerto Rico Communications Corporation shall be ...
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty-seven/part-ii/chapter-25/420/
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWENTY-SEVEN - Public Service (§§ 1 — 2641)›PART II - Communications (§§ 265 — 539)›Chapter 25 - Telephone Authority (§§ 401 — 425)›§ 420 - Fiscal Agency Act
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-SEVEN - Public Service (§§ 1 — 2641) › PART II - Communications (§§ 265 — 539) › Chapter 25 - Telephone Authority (§§ 401 — 425) › § 420 - Fiscal Agency Act
The Authority shall be subject to the provisions of §§ 581—595 of Title 7, known as the “Fiscal Agency Act”, under which all of its financing shall be made through and with the approval of the Government Development Bank for Puerto Rico. History —May 6, 1974, No. 25, Part 1, p. 136, § 20, renumbered as § 16 on June 24,...
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty-seven/part-ii/chapter-25/421/
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWENTY-SEVEN - Public Service (§§ 1 — 2641)›PART II - Communications (§§ 265 — 539)›Chapter 25 - Telephone Authority (§§ 401 — 425)›§ 421 - Legal investments
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-SEVEN - Public Service (§§ 1 — 2641) › PART II - Communications (§§ 265 — 539) › Chapter 25 - Telephone Authority (§§ 401 — 425) › § 421 - Legal investments
The bonds of the Authority shall be lawful investments, and may be accepted as security, for any fiduciary, trust and public funds, whose investment or deposit shall be under the Authority or control of the Commonwealth or any officer or officers thereof. History —May 6, 1974, No. 25, Part 1, p. 136, § 21, renumbered a...
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty-seven/part-ii/chapter-25/423/
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWENTY-SEVEN - Public Service (§§ 1 — 2641)›PART II - Communications (§§ 265 — 539)›Chapter 25 - Telephone Authority (§§ 401 — 425)›§ 423 - Covenant of Commonwealth with bondholders
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-SEVEN - Public Service (§§ 1 — 2641) › PART II - Communications (§§ 265 — 539) › Chapter 25 - Telephone Authority (§§ 401 — 425) › § 423 - Covenant of Commonwealth with bondholders
The Commonwealth does hereby pledge to and agree with the holders of any bonds issued under this chapter, and with those parties who may enter into contracts with the Authority pursuant to the provisions of this chapter, that the Commonwealth shall not limit or alter the rights hereby vested in the Authority until such...
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty-seven/part-ii/chapter-25/424/
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWENTY-SEVEN - Public Service (§§ 1 — 2641)›PART II - Communications (§§ 265 — 539)›Chapter 25 - Telephone Authority (§§ 401 — 425)›§ 424 - Annual reports
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-SEVEN - Public Service (§§ 1 — 2641) › PART II - Communications (§§ 265 — 539) › Chapter 25 - Telephone Authority (§§ 401 — 425) › § 424 - Annual reports
The Authority shall submit to the Legislature and to the Governor of Puerto Rico, as soon as possible after the close of each fiscal year of the Commonwealth, but prior to the close of the calendar year, a financial statement and a complete report of the business of the Authority during the preceding fiscal year; Provi...
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty-seven/part-ii/chapter-25/425/
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWENTY-SEVEN - Public Service (§§ 1 — 2641)›PART II - Communications (§§ 265 — 539)›Chapter 25 - Telephone Authority (§§ 401 — 425)›§ 425 - Repealing clause
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-SEVEN - Public Service (§§ 1 — 2641) › PART II - Communications (§§ 265 — 539) › Chapter 25 - Telephone Authority (§§ 401 — 425) › § 425 - Repealing clause
Once the Authority has sold or transferred the stock of all its subsidiaries and all its other assets, and has paid all its debts and obligations and this fact has been certified in the corresponding annual report, this chapter shall be automatically repealed. History —May 6, 1974, No. 25, Part 1, p. 136, added as § 20...
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty-seven/part-ii/chapter-25a/431/
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWENTY-SEVEN - Public Service (§§ 1 — 2641)›PART II - Communications (§§ 265 — 539)›Chapter 25A - Negotiation Process for the Sale of Assets (§§ 431 — 437)›§ 431 - Definitions
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-SEVEN - Public Service (§§ 1 — 2641) › PART II - Communications (§§ 265 — 539) › Chapter 25A - Negotiation Process for the Sale of Assets (§§ 431 — 437) › § 431 - Definitions
The following terms shall have the meaning stated hereinbelow, unless another meaning clearly arises from the text: (a) Stock.— Shall mean stock of any type (common or preferred) of any direct or indirect subsidiary of the Authority, of any corporation created pursuant to this chapter, or of any corporation that acquir...
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty-seven/part-ii/chapter-25a/432/
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWENTY-SEVEN - Public Service (§§ 1 — 2641)›PART II - Communications (§§ 265 — 539)›Chapter 25A - Negotiation Process for the Sale of Assets (§§ 431 — 437)›§ 432 - Authorization
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-SEVEN - Public Service (§§ 1 — 2641) › PART II - Communications (§§ 265 — 539) › Chapter 25A - Negotiation Process for the Sale of Assets (§§ 431 — 437) › § 432 - Authorization
The negotiation process for the sale of the assets of the Authority is hereby authorized, subject to the conditions and procedures established in this chapter. This authorization empowers the sale of some or all the assets of the Authority and of any of its direct or indirect subsidiaries, to one or several buyers, inc...
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty-seven/part-ii/chapter-25a/433/
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWENTY-SEVEN - Public Service (§§ 1 — 2641)›PART II - Communications (§§ 265 — 539)›Chapter 25A - Negotiation Process for the Sale of Assets (§§ 431 — 437)›§ 433 - Process of sale
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-SEVEN - Public Service (§§ 1 — 2641) › PART II - Communications (§§ 265 — 539) › Chapter 25A - Negotiation Process for the Sale of Assets (§§ 431 — 437) › § 433 - Process of sale
(a) The Negotiating Committee shall be responsible for conducting the process of sale and of negotiating the terms and conditions of said sale through the President of the Bank. (b) The Negotiating Committee shall establish the procedures that shall rule the process of sale in order to: expedite the sale process; obtai...
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty-seven/part-ii/chapter-25a/434/
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWENTY-SEVEN - Public Service (§§ 1 — 2641)›PART II - Communications (§§ 265 — 539)›Chapter 25A - Negotiation Process for the Sale of Assets (§§ 431 — 437)›§ 434 - Use of net proceeds
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-SEVEN - Public Service (§§ 1 — 2641) › PART II - Communications (§§ 265 — 539) › Chapter 25A - Negotiation Process for the Sale of Assets (§§ 431 — 437) › § 434 - Use of net proceeds
The net proceeds of the sale shall be used in the amounts established by the Legislature through a Joint Resolution to defray the costs corresponding to the Authority, from the benefits provided in § 435 of this title, and to make contributions to the Retirement System and to the Infrastructure Development Fund. The ne...
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty-seven/part-ii/chapter-25a/435/
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWENTY-SEVEN - Public Service (§§ 1 — 2641)›PART II - Communications (§§ 265 — 539)›Chapter 25A - Negotiation Process for the Sale of Assets (§§ 431 — 437)›§ 435 - Protection and benefits for employees
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-SEVEN - Public Service (§§ 1 — 2641) › PART II - Communications (§§ 265 — 539) › Chapter 25A - Negotiation Process for the Sale of Assets (§§ 431 — 437) › § 435 - Protection and benefits for employees
(a) Protection for employees.— The sale contract shall include those terms and conditions that are needed to comply with the following: (1) Accrued retirement benefits.— No employee or former employee who is a participant of the Retirement System or his/her beneficiaries, shall lose the retirement benefits accrued as o...
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty-seven/part-ii/chapter-25a/436/
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWENTY-SEVEN - Public Service (§§ 1 — 2641)›PART II - Communications (§§ 265 — 539)›Chapter 25A - Negotiation Process for the Sale of Assets (§§ 431 — 437)›§ 436 - Indemnification of Board Members and Executive Director
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-SEVEN - Public Service (§§ 1 — 2641) › PART II - Communications (§§ 265 — 539) › Chapter 25A - Negotiation Process for the Sale of Assets (§§ 431 — 437) › § 436 - Indemnification of Board Members and Executive Director
The members of the Board and the Executive Director shall not be liable for any monetary claim, whether of civil or administrative nature, which is filed after the approval of this act, which arises from any act or omission on their part regarding the sale transaction authorized by this chapter, provided said actions o...
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty-seven/part-ii/chapter-25a/437/
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWENTY-SEVEN - Public Service (§§ 1 — 2641)›PART II - Communications (§§ 265 — 539)›Chapter 25A - Negotiation Process for the Sale of Assets (§§ 431 — 437)›§ 437 - Supplementary provisions
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-SEVEN - Public Service (§§ 1 — 2641) › PART II - Communications (§§ 265 — 539) › Chapter 25A - Negotiation Process for the Sale of Assets (§§ 431 — 437) › § 437 - Supplementary provisions
(a) Organization of corporations.— The Executive Director is hereby authorized to carry out the organization of one or more private corporations under the laws of Puerto Rico or of a state of the United States and to transfer to them the shares of any subsidiary of the Authority or any of the assets of the Authority if...
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty-seven/part-ii/chapter-29/501/
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWENTY-SEVEN - Public Service (§§ 1 — 2641)›PART II - Communications (§§ 265 — 539)›Chapter 29 - Public Broadcasting Corporation (§§ 501 — 513)›§ 501 - Creation
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-SEVEN - Public Service (§§ 1 — 2641) › PART II - Communications (§§ 265 — 539) › Chapter 29 - Public Broadcasting Corporation (§§ 501 — 513) › § 501 - Creation
A public corporation is hereby created as an instrumentality of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, under the name of Public Broadcasting Corporation for Puerto Rico. The Corporation shall exist in perpetuity with a juridical personality that is independent and separate from any other entity, agency, department or instrum...
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty-seven/part-ii/chapter-29/502/
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWENTY-SEVEN - Public Service (§§ 1 — 2641)›PART II - Communications (§§ 265 — 539)›Chapter 29 - Public Broadcasting Corporation (§§ 501 — 513)›§ 502 - Legislative purpose
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-SEVEN - Public Service (§§ 1 — 2641) › PART II - Communications (§§ 265 — 539) › Chapter 29 - Public Broadcasting Corporation (§§ 501 — 513) › § 502 - Legislative purpose
The Legislature of Puerto Rico, through the approval of this act, shall make the Public Broadcasting Corporation for Puerto Rico independent from the Puerto Rico Telephone Company to continue offering the services of excellence that have characterized it, in a more efficient and adequate manner. It shall have true oper...
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty-seven/part-ii/chapter-29/503/
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWENTY-SEVEN - Public Service (§§ 1 — 2641)›PART II - Communications (§§ 265 — 539)›Chapter 29 - Public Broadcasting Corporation (§§ 501 — 513)›§ 503 - Board of Directors
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-SEVEN - Public Service (§§ 1 — 2641) › PART II - Communications (§§ 265 — 539) › Chapter 29 - Public Broadcasting Corporation (§§ 501 — 513) › § 503 - Board of Directors
The powers, faculties and duties of the Public Broadcasting Corporation for Puerto Rico shall be exercised and its operating and administrative policy shall be determined by a Board of Directors. The Board shall be composed of the Secretary of Education, the President of the University of Puerto Rico, the Executive Dir...
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty-seven/part-ii/chapter-29/504/
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWENTY-SEVEN - Public Service (§§ 1 — 2641)›PART II - Communications (§§ 265 — 539)›Chapter 29 - Public Broadcasting Corporation (§§ 501 — 513)›§ 504 - General powers
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-SEVEN - Public Service (§§ 1 — 2641) › PART II - Communications (§§ 265 — 539) › Chapter 29 - Public Broadcasting Corporation (§§ 501 — 513) › § 504 - General powers
(a) Public broadcasting.— The Public Broadcasting Corporation for Puerto Rico shall broadcast and promote educational, sports, artistic, musical, cultural and public interest programs, all of which shall be subject to the limitations established in the franchises granted by the Federal Communications Commission of the ...
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty-seven/part-ii/chapter-29/505/
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWENTY-SEVEN - Public Service (§§ 1 — 2641)›PART II - Communications (§§ 265 — 539)›Chapter 29 - Public Broadcasting Corporation (§§ 501 — 513)›§ 505 - Annual reports
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-SEVEN - Public Service (§§ 1 — 2641) › PART II - Communications (§§ 265 — 539) › Chapter 29 - Public Broadcasting Corporation (§§ 501 — 513) › § 505 - Annual reports
Reports.— Within one hundred and twenty (120) days after the close of each fiscal year, the Public Broadcasting Corporation for Puerto Rico shall render reports on its activities to the Legislature and the Governor, including the following: (1) A summary of the work carried out during the fiscal year in compliance with...
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twenty-seven/part-ii/chapter-29/506/
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWENTY-SEVEN - Public Service (§§ 1 — 2641)›PART II - Communications (§§ 265 — 539)›Chapter 29 - Public Broadcasting Corporation (§§ 501 — 513)›§ 506 - Prohibition to operate by private company
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-SEVEN - Public Service (§§ 1 — 2641) › PART II - Communications (§§ 265 — 539) › Chapter 29 - Public Broadcasting Corporation (§§ 501 — 513) › § 506 - Prohibition to operate by private company
The Public Broadcasting Corporation for Puerto Rico shall not sell, transfer, rent, encumber, alienate or conduct any other transaction that has as its purpose that said Corporation and the services operated by it, be administered or operated by a private company, even with the prior authorization of the Federal Commun...
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWENTY-SEVEN - Public Service (§§ 1 — 2641)›PART II - Communications (§§ 265 — 539)›Chapter 29 - Public Broadcasting Corporation (§§ 501 — 513)›§ 507 - Autonomy
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-SEVEN - Public Service (§§ 1 — 2641) › PART II - Communications (§§ 265 — 539) › Chapter 29 - Public Broadcasting Corporation (§§ 501 — 513) › § 507 - Autonomy
It is prohibited for any person to exercise pressure or undue influence on the representatives of said corporate entity. It is provided that the Board of Directors shall protect the credibility of the Public Broadcasting Corporation for Puerto Rico and shall prevent inappropriate interventions in order to preserve the ...
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWENTY-SEVEN - Public Service (§§ 1 — 2641)›PART II - Communications (§§ 265 — 539)›Chapter 29 - Public Broadcasting Corporation (§§ 501 — 513)›§ 508 - Construction and purchase contract
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-SEVEN - Public Service (§§ 1 — 2641) › PART II - Communications (§§ 265 — 539) › Chapter 29 - Public Broadcasting Corporation (§§ 501 — 513) › § 508 - Construction and purchase contract
All purchases and contracts for supplies or services, with the exception of personal services, executed by the Corporation, including contracts for the construction of works, shall be made through a notice of bids, made with sufficient time prior to the opening of the sealed bidding of proposals so that the Corporation...
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWENTY-SEVEN - Public Service (§§ 1 — 2641)›PART II - Communications (§§ 265 — 539)›Chapter 29 - Public Broadcasting Corporation (§§ 501 — 513)›§ 509 - Transfers
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-SEVEN - Public Service (§§ 1 — 2641) › PART II - Communications (§§ 265 — 539) › Chapter 29 - Public Broadcasting Corporation (§§ 501 — 513) › § 509 - Transfers
Once the necessary approvals and authorizations are obtained, including the approval of the Federal Communications Commission, the Puerto Rico Telephone Authority shall transfer to the Public Broadcasting Corporation for Puerto Rico all the licenses to operate the radio and television services of the People of Puerto R...
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWENTY-SEVEN - Public Service (§§ 1 — 2641)›PART II - Communications (§§ 265 — 539)›Chapter 29 - Public Broadcasting Corporation (§§ 501 — 513)›§ 510 - Personnel
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-SEVEN - Public Service (§§ 1 — 2641) › PART II - Communications (§§ 265 — 539) › Chapter 29 - Public Broadcasting Corporation (§§ 501 — 513) › § 510 - Personnel
Upon the effectiveness of this act, all the employees of the Public Broadcasting Corporation for Puerto Rico, attached to the Puerto Rico Telephone Authority, shall retain all the duties and vested under the rights and laws and regulations in effect; Provided, That they shall be covered by §§ 61 et seq. of Title 29, kn...
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWENTY-SEVEN - Public Service (§§ 1 — 2641)›PART II - Communications (§§ 265 — 539)›Chapter 29 - Public Broadcasting Corporation (§§ 501 — 513)›§ 511 - Transition Committee
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-SEVEN - Public Service (§§ 1 — 2641) › PART II - Communications (§§ 265 — 539) › Chapter 29 - Public Broadcasting Corporation (§§ 501 — 513) › § 511 - Transition Committee
The Governor of Puerto Rico is hereby authorized to appoint a Transition Committee to adopt those transitory measures and make those decisions deemed necessary so that the transfers directed by this chapter take place without interrupting the administrative processes, rendering of services, and the operation of the ser...
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWENTY-SEVEN - Public Service (§§ 1 — 2641)›PART II - Communications (§§ 265 — 539)›Chapter 29 - Public Broadcasting Corporation (§§ 501 — 513)›§ 512 - Pending procedures
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-SEVEN - Public Service (§§ 1 — 2641) › PART II - Communications (§§ 265 — 539) › Chapter 29 - Public Broadcasting Corporation (§§ 501 — 513) › § 512 - Pending procedures
Any complaint or procedure pending before the Public Broadcasting Corporation for Puerto Rico, attached to the Puerto Rico Telephone Authority, or before any agency or court of law, on the date of approval of this act, and that has been filed pursuant to the provisions of the laws that govern the services transferred t...
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWENTY-SEVEN - Public Service (§§ 1 — 2641)›PART II - Communications (§§ 265 — 539)›Chapter 29 - Public Broadcasting Corporation (§§ 501 — 513)›§ 513 - Prohibition of free services
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-SEVEN - Public Service (§§ 1 — 2641) › PART II - Communications (§§ 265 — 539) › Chapter 29 - Public Broadcasting Corporation (§§ 501 — 513) › § 513 - Prohibition of free services
No person or entity shall use the Corporation’s facilities free of charge. At the same time, the Board of Directors of the Public Broadcasting Corporation for Puerto Rico and its President are hereby directed and authorized to grant preferred and special treatment to the needs and requirements of the Department of Educ...
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWENTY-SEVEN - Public Service (§§ 1 — 2641)›PART II - Communications (§§ 265 — 539)›Chapter 29A - Drama Series, Miniseries and Made-for-TV Movie Production Program (§§ 521 — 527)›§ 521 - Creation
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-SEVEN - Public Service (§§ 1 — 2641) › PART II - Communications (§§ 265 — 539) › Chapter 29A - Drama Series, Miniseries and Made-for-TV Movie Production Program (§§ 521 — 527) › § 521 - Creation
The “Lucy Boscana Soap Operas, Miniseries and Specials Fund” in the Puerto Rico Public Broadcasting Corporation is hereby created, for the sole and exclusive purpose of promoting, planning and coordinating the production of television programs, soap operas, miniseries, or specials with the participation of local actors...
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWENTY-SEVEN - Public Service (§§ 1 — 2641)›PART II - Communications (§§ 265 — 539)›Chapter 29A - Drama Series, Miniseries and Made-for-TV Movie Production Program (§§ 521 — 527)›§ 522 - Appropriation
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-SEVEN - Public Service (§§ 1 — 2641) › PART II - Communications (§§ 265 — 539) › Chapter 29A - Drama Series, Miniseries and Made-for-TV Movie Production Program (§§ 521 — 527) › § 522 - Appropriation
A special recurring appropriation of one million [dollars] ($1,000,000) a year is hereby established, from unencumbered funds in the Commonwealth Treasury, to be appropriated to the Puerto Rico Public Broadcasting Corporation, with the purpose of defraying the expenses of the production and programming of drama series,...
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWENTY-SEVEN - Public Service (§§ 1 — 2641)›PART II - Communications (§§ 265 — 539)›Chapter 29A - Drama Series, Miniseries and Made-for-TV Movie Production Program (§§ 521 — 527)›§ 523 - Appropriation—Use
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-SEVEN - Public Service (§§ 1 — 2641) › PART II - Communications (§§ 265 — 539) › Chapter 29A - Drama Series, Miniseries and Made-for-TV Movie Production Program (§§ 521 — 527) › § 523 - Appropriation—Use
The funds authorized by this chapter shall be appropriated, distributed and used by the Puerto Rico Public Broadcasting Corporation to defray the expenses of producing and programming drama series or miniseries for television and to guarantee the yearly continuity of programs of this nature. History —Aug. 29, 2000, No....
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWENTY-SEVEN - Public Service (§§ 1 — 2641)›PART II - Communications (§§ 265 — 539)›Chapter 29A - Drama Series, Miniseries and Made-for-TV Movie Production Program (§§ 521 — 527)›§ 524 - Appropriation—Special character
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-SEVEN - Public Service (§§ 1 — 2641) › PART II - Communications (§§ 265 — 539) › Chapter 29A - Drama Series, Miniseries and Made-for-TV Movie Production Program (§§ 521 — 527) › § 524 - Appropriation—Special character
This recurring appropriation shall be of a special character and shall be appropriated each year to the Puerto Rico Public Broadcasting Corporation, for the purposes stated above, without being charged to or considering any other appropriation of funds, including the funds appropriated in the General Expenses Budget of...
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWENTY-SEVEN - Public Service (§§ 1 — 2641)›PART II - Communications (§§ 265 — 539)›Chapter 29A - Drama Series, Miniseries and Made-for-TV Movie Production Program (§§ 521 — 527)›§ 525 - Annual report
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-SEVEN - Public Service (§§ 1 — 2641) › PART II - Communications (§§ 265 — 539) › Chapter 29A - Drama Series, Miniseries and Made-for-TV Movie Production Program (§§ 521 — 527) › § 525 - Annual report
It shall be the obligation of the Puerto Rico Public Broadcasting Corporation to ascertain that the funds thus appropriated annually are being used exclusively for the purposes set forth in this chapter. The Corporation shall also render an annual report to the Legislature on the work performed in compliance with the e...
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWENTY-SEVEN - Public Service (§§ 1 — 2641)›PART II - Communications (§§ 265 — 539)›Chapter 29A - Drama Series, Miniseries and Made-for-TV Movie Production Program (§§ 521 — 527)›§ 526 - Regulations
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-SEVEN - Public Service (§§ 1 — 2641) › PART II - Communications (§§ 265 — 539) › Chapter 29A - Drama Series, Miniseries and Made-for-TV Movie Production Program (§§ 521 — 527) › § 526 - Regulations
The Puerto Rico Public Broadcasting Corporation shall promulgate the norms, regulations and procedures for the implementation of the provisions contained in this chapter. History —Aug. 29, 2000, No. 223, § 6, renumbered as § 7 on Aug. 8, 2002, No. 122, § 4.
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWENTY-SEVEN - Public Service (§§ 1 — 2641)›PART II - Communications (§§ 265 — 539)›Chapter 29A - Drama Series, Miniseries and Made-for-TV Movie Production Program (§§ 521 — 527)›§ 527 - Funds
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-SEVEN - Public Service (§§ 1 — 2641) › PART II - Communications (§§ 265 — 539) › Chapter 29A - Drama Series, Miniseries and Made-for-TV Movie Production Program (§§ 521 — 527) › § 527 - Funds
The funds appropriated in this chapter may be matched with contributions from the private sector or with any other funds of the Commonwealth or Municipal Governments, or the Government of the United States of America. History —Aug. 29, 2000, No. 223, § 7, renumbered as § 8 on Aug. 8, 2002, No. 122, § 4.
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWENTY-SEVEN - Public Service (§§ 1 — 2641)›PART II - Communications (§§ 265 — 539)›Chapter 30 - Prepaid Cellphone Registry (§§ 531 — 539)›§ 531 - Creation
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-SEVEN - Public Service (§§ 1 — 2641) › PART II - Communications (§§ 265 — 539) › Chapter 30 - Prepaid Cellphone Registry (§§ 531 — 539) › § 531 - Creation
A prepaid cellphone registry is hereby created attached to the Telecommunications Regulatory Board. History —Dec. 27, 2011, No. 280, § 1, eff. 90 days after Dec. 27, 2011.
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWENTY-SEVEN - Public Service (§§ 1 — 2641)›PART II - Communications (§§ 265 — 539)›Chapter 30 - Prepaid Cellphone Registry (§§ 531 — 539)›§ 532 - Definitions
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-SEVEN - Public Service (§§ 1 — 2641) › PART II - Communications (§§ 265 — 539) › Chapter 30 - Prepaid Cellphone Registry (§§ 531 — 539) › § 532 - Definitions
For purposes of this chapter, the following terms shall have the meaning stated below: (a) Board.— The Telecommunications Regulatory Board of Puerto Rico, which is the agency responsible for regulating telecommunications services in Puerto Rico, as is established in §§ 265 et seq. of this title, known as the “Puerto Ri...
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWENTY-SEVEN - Public Service (§§ 1 — 2641)›PART II - Communications (§§ 265 — 539)›Chapter 30 - Prepaid Cellphone Registry (§§ 531 — 539)›§ 533 - Powers and authorities of the Board
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-SEVEN - Public Service (§§ 1 — 2641) › PART II - Communications (§§ 265 — 539) › Chapter 30 - Prepaid Cellphone Registry (§§ 531 — 539) › § 533 - Powers and authorities of the Board
For purposes of the prepaid cellphone registry to be created, and pursuant to §267c of this title, the Board shall have primary jurisdiction over any telecommunications service, every person rendering these services in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and every person with a direct or indirect interest in said services...
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWENTY-SEVEN - Public Service (§§ 1 — 2641)›PART II - Communications (§§ 265 — 539)›Chapter 30 - Prepaid Cellphone Registry (§§ 531 — 539)›§ 534 - Rulemaking authority
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-SEVEN - Public Service (§§ 1 — 2641) › PART II - Communications (§§ 265 — 539) › Chapter 30 - Prepaid Cellphone Registry (§§ 531 — 539) › § 534 - Rulemaking authority
The members of the Board shall adopt regulations as are necessary to establish, among other things, all the rules and standards needed to achieve the purposes of this chapter. These regulations shall be adopted pursuant to §§ 2101 et seq. of Title 3, known as the “Commonwealth of Puerto Rico Uniform Administrative Proc...
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWENTY-SEVEN - Public Service (§§ 1 — 2641)›PART II - Communications (§§ 265 — 539)›Chapter 30 - Prepaid Cellphone Registry (§§ 531 — 539)›§ 535 - Prepaid cellphone registry; requirement to register phone numbers with the Board
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-SEVEN - Public Service (§§ 1 — 2641) › PART II - Communications (§§ 265 — 539) › Chapter 30 - Prepaid Cellphone Registry (§§ 531 — 539) › § 535 - Prepaid cellphone registry; requirement to register phone numbers with the Board
The Board shall be responsible for keeping and maintaining a registry of the telephone numbers of all prepaid mobile devices that are sold in Puerto Rico as established in this chapter. The registry to be maintained in this agency shall include the name, and street and mailing address of the owner of the device, as wel...
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWENTY-SEVEN - Public Service (§§ 1 — 2641)›PART II - Communications (§§ 265 — 539)›Chapter 30 - Prepaid Cellphone Registry (§§ 531 — 539)›§ 536 - Notice of change of address
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-SEVEN - Public Service (§§ 1 — 2641) › PART II - Communications (§§ 265 — 539) › Chapter 30 - Prepaid Cellphone Registry (§§ 531 — 539) › § 536 - Notice of change of address
Owners of prepaid mobile telephone devices shall be required to notify the Board of any change of address within thirty (30) days after the change. History —Dec. 27, 2011, No. 280, § 6, eff. 90 days after Dec. 27, 2011.
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWENTY-SEVEN - Public Service (§§ 1 — 2641)›PART II - Communications (§§ 265 — 539)›Chapter 30 - Prepaid Cellphone Registry (§§ 531 — 539)›§ 537 - Notice of new owner
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-SEVEN - Public Service (§§ 1 — 2641) › PART II - Communications (§§ 265 — 539) › Chapter 30 - Prepaid Cellphone Registry (§§ 531 — 539) › § 537 - Notice of new owner
Any natural or juridical person that purchases or receives, as a gift, a prepaid mobile telephone device that was previously registered with the Board by a former owner shall be required to notify the Board within thirty (30) days after acquiring said device. History —Dec. 27, 2011, No. 280, § 7, eff. 90 days after Dec...
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWENTY-SEVEN - Public Service (§§ 1 — 2641)›PART II - Communications (§§ 265 — 539)›Chapter 30 - Prepaid Cellphone Registry (§§ 531 — 539)›§ 538 - Penalties
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-SEVEN - Public Service (§§ 1 — 2641) › PART II - Communications (§§ 265 — 539) › Chapter 30 - Prepaid Cellphone Registry (§§ 531 — 539) › § 538 - Penalties
Any telephone company, natural or juridical person, or commercial entity that violates the provisions of this chapter shall be guilty of an administrative offense and shall be punished by a fine of up to twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) per each violation. History —Dec. 27, 2011, No. 280, § 8, eff. 90 days after ...
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWENTY-SEVEN - Public Service (§§ 1 — 2641)›PART II - Communications (§§ 265 — 539)›Chapter 30 - Prepaid Cellphone Registry (§§ 531 — 539)›§ 539 - Special Fund
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-SEVEN - Public Service (§§ 1 — 2641) › PART II - Communications (§§ 265 — 539) › Chapter 30 - Prepaid Cellphone Registry (§§ 531 — 539) › § 539 - Special Fund
The moneys collected on account of the administrative fines imposed in accordance with this chapter, or the regulations adopted thereunder, shall be deposited in a Special Telecommunications Regulatory Board Fund, without it being subject to the public policy established in §§ 283—283p of Title 3, known as the “Puerto ...
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWENTY-SEVEN - Public Service (§§ 1 — 2641)›PART III - Puerto Rico Public Service Act (§§ 1001 — 1282)›Chapter 51 - Terminology and General Provisions (§§ 1001 — 1003)›§ 1001 - Short title
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-SEVEN - Public Service (§§ 1 — 2641) › PART III - Puerto Rico Public Service Act (§§ 1001 — 1282) › Chapter 51 - Terminology and General Provisions (§§ 1001 — 1003) › § 1001 - Short title
The short title of this part shall be the “Puerto Rico Public Service Act”. History —June 28, 1962, No. 109, p. 288, § 1, eff. 90 days after June 28, 1962.
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWENTY-SEVEN - Public Service (§§ 1 — 2641)›PART III - Puerto Rico Public Service Act (§§ 1001 — 1282)›Chapter 51 - Terminology and General Provisions (§§ 1001 — 1003)›§ 1002 - Terminology
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-SEVEN - Public Service (§§ 1 — 2641) › PART III - Puerto Rico Public Service Act (§§ 1001 — 1282) › Chapter 51 - Terminology and General Provisions (§§ 1001 — 1003) › § 1002 - Terminology
For purposes of this part, unless the context clearly states otherwise: (a) Corporation.— Includes a corporation, cooperative, community, trust, and any other form of association or incorporation even if not having juridic personality independently of its members. (b) Person.— Includes an individual, partnership, enter...
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWENTY-SEVEN - Public Service (§§ 1 — 2641)›PART III - Puerto Rico Public Service Act (§§ 1001 — 1282)›Chapter 51 - Terminology and General Provisions (§§ 1001 — 1003)›§ 1003 - Exemption from regulations by Commission
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-SEVEN - Public Service (§§ 1 — 2641) › PART III - Puerto Rico Public Service Act (§§ 1001 — 1282) › Chapter 51 - Terminology and General Provisions (§§ 1001 — 1003) › § 1003 - Exemption from regulations by Commission
The public corporations and government instrumentalities which render services regulated by this part shall or shall not remain subject to the provisions herein, as provided in the statute creating each one of them, except as provided in this part in relation with municipal properties. History —June 28, 1962, No. 109, ...
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWENTY-SEVEN - Public Service (§§ 1 — 2641)›PART III - Puerto Rico Public Service Act (§§ 1001 — 1282)›Chapter 52 - Organization of the Commission (§§ 1051 — 1060)›§ 1051 - Name and seal
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-SEVEN - Public Service (§§ 1 — 2641) › PART III - Puerto Rico Public Service Act (§§ 1001 — 1282) › Chapter 52 - Organization of the Commission (§§ 1051 — 1060) › § 1051 - Name and seal
The agency in charge of enforcing this part shall be known as the Public Service Commission of Puerto Rico. All orders and authorizations shall be issued in the name of the Public Service Commission of Puerto Rico, and all proceedings instituted by the Commission shall be in the name of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico....
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWENTY-SEVEN - Public Service (§§ 1 — 2641)›PART III - Puerto Rico Public Service Act (§§ 1001 — 1282)›Chapter 52 - Organization of the Commission (§§ 1051 — 1060)›§ 1052 - Composition
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-SEVEN - Public Service (§§ 1 — 2641) › PART III - Puerto Rico Public Service Act (§§ 1001 — 1282) › Chapter 52 - Organization of the Commission (§§ 1051 — 1060) › § 1052 - Composition
(a) The Commission shall be composed of seven (7) public service commissioners appointed by the Governor with the advice and consent of the Senate, of which one shall be its chairman. The Chairman shall have discretion to allocate working areas in the adjudicative phase as well as the quasi-legislative and/or operation...
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWENTY-SEVEN - Public Service (§§ 1 — 2641)›PART III - Puerto Rico Public Service Act (§§ 1001 — 1282)›Chapter 52 - Organization of the Commission (§§ 1051 — 1060)›§ 1053 - Quorum
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-SEVEN - Public Service (§§ 1 — 2641) › PART III - Puerto Rico Public Service Act (§§ 1001 — 1282) › Chapter 52 - Organization of the Commission (§§ 1051 — 1060) › § 1053 - Quorum
Three (3) members of the Commission shall constitute a quorum for one session of the full Commission. Two (2) Commissioners shall constitute a quorum to take a decision when the Commission is divided into chambers. The Chairman shall be part of any of the two chambers to decide a tie vote that may arise in the decision...
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWENTY-SEVEN - Public Service (§§ 1 — 2641)›PART III - Puerto Rico Public Service Act (§§ 1001 — 1282)›Chapter 52 - Organization of the Commission (§§ 1051 — 1060)›§ 1054 - Delegation of functions
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-SEVEN - Public Service (§§ 1 — 2641) › PART III - Puerto Rico Public Service Act (§§ 1001 — 1282) › Chapter 52 - Organization of the Commission (§§ 1051 — 1060) › § 1054 - Delegation of functions
(a) The Commission or its Chairman may, by order, assign or refer any matter to one or more Commissioners or to one or more employees or examiners, who shall be designated in said order, and who shall be empowered as stated in subsection (c) of this section. (b) Any person aggrieved by any action taken in accordance wi...
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWENTY-SEVEN - Public Service (§§ 1 — 2641)›PART III - Puerto Rico Public Service Act (§§ 1001 — 1282)›Chapter 52 - Organization of the Commission (§§ 1051 — 1060)›§ 1055 - Duties of the Secretary
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-SEVEN - Public Service (§§ 1 — 2641) › PART III - Puerto Rico Public Service Act (§§ 1001 — 1282) › Chapter 52 - Organization of the Commission (§§ 1051 — 1060) › § 1055 - Duties of the Secretary
The Commission shall have a Secretary to be appointed by it. It shall be his duty to keep the files of the Commission and a full and true record of all proceedings thereof. He shall be the custodian of the minutes and proceedings of the Commission, and shall file and preserve all documents which may be entrusted to him...
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWENTY-SEVEN - Public Service (§§ 1 — 2641)›PART III - Puerto Rico Public Service Act (§§ 1001 — 1282)›Chapter 52 - Organization of the Commission (§§ 1051 — 1060)›§ 1056 - Personnel
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-SEVEN - Public Service (§§ 1 — 2641) › PART III - Puerto Rico Public Service Act (§§ 1001 — 1282) › Chapter 52 - Organization of the Commission (§§ 1051 — 1060) › § 1056 - Personnel
The Chairman shall appoint the experts, examiners, clerks, and other employees that may be necessary. The compensation of the examiners and experts shall be fixed by the Commission. All other employees of the Commission shall be subject to the provisions of the Personnel Act, No. 345, approved May 12, 1947. History —Ju...
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWENTY-SEVEN - Public Service (§§ 1 — 2641)›PART III - Puerto Rico Public Service Act (§§ 1001 — 1282)›Chapter 52 - Organization of the Commission (§§ 1051 — 1060)›§ 1057 - Filing and inspection fees
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-SEVEN - Public Service (§§ 1 — 2641) › PART III - Puerto Rico Public Service Act (§§ 1001 — 1282) › Chapter 52 - Organization of the Commission (§§ 1051 — 1060) › § 1057 - Filing and inspection fees
Within the term of sixty (60) days counting from the effective date of this act, the Commission shall issue an order fixing the fees that it shall collect for the inspection of vehicles, sites and enterprises, and for the filing of authorization applications. In no case will the inspection and filing fees exceed twenty...
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWENTY-SEVEN - Public Service (§§ 1 — 2641)›PART III - Puerto Rico Public Service Act (§§ 1001 — 1282)›Chapter 52 - Organization of the Commission (§§ 1051 — 1060)›§ 1058 - Principal office
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-SEVEN - Public Service (§§ 1 — 2641) › PART III - Puerto Rico Public Service Act (§§ 1001 — 1282) › Chapter 52 - Organization of the Commission (§§ 1051 — 1060) › § 1058 - Principal office
The principal office of the Commission shall be in the Capital of Puerto Rico. History —June 28, 1962, No. 109, p. 288, § 11, eff. 90 days after June 28, 1962.
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWENTY-SEVEN - Public Service (§§ 1 — 2641)›PART III - Puerto Rico Public Service Act (§§ 1001 — 1282)›Chapter 52 - Organization of the Commission (§§ 1051 — 1060)›§ 1059 - Meetings
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-SEVEN - Public Service (§§ 1 — 2641) › PART III - Puerto Rico Public Service Act (§§ 1001 — 1282) › Chapter 52 - Organization of the Commission (§§ 1051 — 1060) › § 1059 - Meetings
The Commission shall hold regular meetings at regular intervals at least twice a month in its offices, and may hold special meetings at any time and place in Puerto Rico. History —June 28, 1962, No. 109, p. 288, § 12, eff. 90 days after June 28, 1962.
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWENTY-SEVEN - Public Service (§§ 1 — 2641)›PART III - Puerto Rico Public Service Act (§§ 1001 — 1282)›Chapter 52 - Organization of the Commission (§§ 1051 — 1060)›§ 1060 - Printing of decisions
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-SEVEN - Public Service (§§ 1 — 2641) › PART III - Puerto Rico Public Service Act (§§ 1001 — 1282) › Chapter 52 - Organization of the Commission (§§ 1051 — 1060) › § 1060 - Printing of decisions
In the year following the taking effect of this act, and in succeeding years, the Commission shall cause to be printed all decisions issued by it and deemed of interest in reference to the construction of the public service law and regulations. These shall be available for sale at a price sufficient to cover printing a...
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWENTY-SEVEN - Public Service (§§ 1 — 2641)›PART III - Puerto Rico Public Service Act (§§ 1001 — 1282)›Chapter 53 - Powers and Duties of the Commission (§§ 1101 — 1124)›§ 1101 - General powers
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-SEVEN - Public Service (§§ 1 — 2641) › PART III - Puerto Rico Public Service Act (§§ 1001 — 1282) › Chapter 53 - Powers and Duties of the Commission (§§ 1101 — 1124) › § 1101 - General powers
(a) The Commission is hereby empowered to grant all authorizations of a public nature for whose granting no other legal procedure has been fixed, including the right to use or cross public highways or public water riverbeds at grade, above grade or below grade, and to regulate public service companies and contract carr...
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWENTY-SEVEN - Public Service (§§ 1 — 2641)›PART III - Puerto Rico Public Service Act (§§ 1001 — 1282)›Chapter 53 - Powers and Duties of the Commission (§§ 1101 — 1124)›§ 1102 - Detailed and permanent inventory
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-SEVEN - Public Service (§§ 1 — 2641) › PART III - Puerto Rico Public Service Act (§§ 1001 — 1282) › Chapter 53 - Powers and Duties of the Commission (§§ 1101 — 1124) › § 1102 - Detailed and permanent inventory
The Commission may require any public service company or private carrier to make and keep a continuing detailed and exact record of all useful property used for the public service rendered thereby, and it may require, further, that the said public service company or private carrier keep its books, accounts, and records...
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWENTY-SEVEN - Public Service (§§ 1 — 2641)›PART III - Puerto Rico Public Service Act (§§ 1001 — 1282)›Chapter 53 - Powers and Duties of the Commission (§§ 1101 — 1124)›§ 1103 - New rates or charges; suspension
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-SEVEN - Public Service (§§ 1 — 2641) › PART III - Puerto Rico Public Service Act (§§ 1001 — 1282) › Chapter 53 - Powers and Duties of the Commission (§§ 1101 — 1124) › § 1103 - New rates or charges; suspension
(a) A petition shall be filed before the Commission for the approval of all new rates or rate modifications. The Commission shall publish a notice of the petition in the press of the country, and offer to all the parties affected an adequate opportunity to be heard in the proceedings carried out, to determine if the pe...
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWENTY-SEVEN - Public Service (§§ 1 — 2641)›PART III - Puerto Rico Public Service Act (§§ 1001 — 1282)›Chapter 53 - Powers and Duties of the Commission (§§ 1101 — 1124)›§ 1104 - Power to prescribe fair and reasonable rates
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-SEVEN - Public Service (§§ 1 — 2641) › PART III - Puerto Rico Public Service Act (§§ 1001 — 1282) › Chapter 53 - Powers and Duties of the Commission (§§ 1101 — 1124) › § 1104 - Power to prescribe fair and reasonable rates
(a) Whenever the Commission shall determine that any rate infringes any provision of this part, or is unreasonable, it shall determine and prescribe the fair and reasonable rate to be charged. In establishing the rates for common carriers, the Commission does not have to consider the latter individually, but it may bas...
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWENTY-SEVEN - Public Service (§§ 1 — 2641)›PART III - Puerto Rico Public Service Act (§§ 1001 — 1282)›Chapter 53 - Powers and Duties of the Commission (§§ 1101 — 1124)›§ 1105 - Establishment of standards for service and equipment; i...
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-SEVEN - Public Service (§§ 1 — 2641) › PART III - Puerto Rico Public Service Act (§§ 1001 — 1282) › Chapter 53 - Powers and Duties of the Commission (§§ 1101 — 1124) › § 1105 - Establishment of standards for service and equipment; insurance
(a) The Commission, after giving the affected parties an opportunity to be heard through their participation in quasi-legislative hearings or in writing, may establish service standards and determine the equipment to be used therefor by the public service companies which are reasonable and necessary for the safety, com...
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWENTY-SEVEN - Public Service (§§ 1 — 2641)›PART III - Puerto Rico Public Service Act (§§ 1001 — 1282)›Chapter 53 - Powers and Duties of the Commission (§§ 1101 — 1124)›§ 1106 - Provisional rates
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-SEVEN - Public Service (§§ 1 — 2641) › PART III - Puerto Rico Public Service Act (§§ 1001 — 1282) › Chapter 53 - Powers and Duties of the Commission (§§ 1101 — 1124) › § 1106 - Provisional rates
(a) In any proceeding involving the reasonableness of the rates of any public service company the Commission may, after giving to the parties concerned an adequate opportunity to be heard, in those cases where, in its judgment, such action is required for the public benefit, fix provisional rates which shall be put int...
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWENTY-SEVEN - Public Service (§§ 1 — 2641)›PART III - Puerto Rico Public Service Act (§§ 1001 — 1282)›Chapter 53 - Powers and Duties of the Commission (§§ 1101 — 1124)›§ 1107 - Determination of damages
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-SEVEN - Public Service (§§ 1 — 2641) › PART III - Puerto Rico Public Service Act (§§ 1001 — 1282) › Chapter 53 - Powers and Duties of the Commission (§§ 1101 — 1124) › § 1107 - Determination of damages
(a) When the Commission, after a hearing, determines that any rate collected, act done or omitted, or practice put into effect, has violated any order, or is unfair or unreasonable, or establishes unfair or undue preferences, or that the rate collected exceeds the rate filed, published and effective at the time the ser...
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWENTY-SEVEN - Public Service (§§ 1 — 2641)›PART III - Puerto Rico Public Service Act (§§ 1001 — 1282)›Chapter 53 - Powers and Duties of the Commission (§§ 1101 — 1124)›§ 1108 - Judicial and administrative actions
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-SEVEN - Public Service (§§ 1 — 2641) › PART III - Puerto Rico Public Service Act (§§ 1001 — 1282) › Chapter 53 - Powers and Duties of the Commission (§§ 1101 — 1124) › § 1108 - Judicial and administrative actions
It shall be the duty of the Commission to require that the Secretary of Justice, on behalf of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, [institute] those civil or criminal procedures that may be necessary to enforce the provisions of this part and the rules approved thereunder. The resources of appeal shall be instituted throug...
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWENTY-SEVEN - Public Service (§§ 1 — 2641)›PART III - Puerto Rico Public Service Act (§§ 1001 — 1282)›Chapter 53 - Powers and Duties of the Commission (§§ 1101 — 1124)›§ 1109 - Accounting system
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-SEVEN - Public Service (§§ 1 — 2641) › PART III - Puerto Rico Public Service Act (§§ 1001 — 1282) › Chapter 53 - Powers and Duties of the Commission (§§ 1101 — 1124) › § 1109 - Accounting system
The Commission may provide the accounting system to be used by public service companies and private carriers. It shall also have the right to examine all accounts, records and notations kept by public service companies and private carriers, and may designate any of its officers or employees to examine them. In all proc...
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWENTY-SEVEN - Public Service (§§ 1 — 2641)›PART III - Puerto Rico Public Service Act (§§ 1001 — 1282)›Chapter 53 - Powers and Duties of the Commission (§§ 1101 — 1124)›§ 1110 - Petitions for authorizations
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-SEVEN - Public Service (§§ 1 — 2641) › PART III - Puerto Rico Public Service Act (§§ 1001 — 1282) › Chapter 53 - Powers and Duties of the Commission (§§ 1101 — 1124) › § 1110 - Petitions for authorizations
(a) Any petition to the Commission shall be granted only when the Commission determines that the granting or approval thereof is necessary or proper for the service, comfort, convenience or safety of the public. (b) Except as hereinafter provided in this section, no person shall commence to operate as a public service ...
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWENTY-SEVEN - Public Service (§§ 1 — 2641)›PART III - Puerto Rico Public Service Act (§§ 1001 — 1282)›Chapter 53 - Powers and Duties of the Commission (§§ 1101 — 1124)›§ 1111 - Granting authorizations, repeals, etc
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-SEVEN - Public Service (§§ 1 — 2641) › PART III - Puerto Rico Public Service Act (§§ 1001 — 1282) › Chapter 53 - Powers and Duties of the Commission (§§ 1101 — 1124) › § 1111 - Granting authorizations, repeals, etc
(a) All authorizations shall be subject to amendment, suspension or repeal by the Commission, and shall so provide when granted. No amendment, suspension or repeal of an authorization granted for the term of one year or more, with the exception of the provision contained in § 1262(a) of this title, shall be effective w...
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWENTY-SEVEN - Public Service (§§ 1 — 2641)›PART III - Puerto Rico Public Service Act (§§ 1001 — 1282)›Chapter 53 - Powers and Duties of the Commission (§§ 1101 — 1124)›§ 1111a - Cable television industries; requirements
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-SEVEN - Public Service (§§ 1 — 2641) › PART III - Puerto Rico Public Service Act (§§ 1001 — 1282) › Chapter 53 - Powers and Duties of the Commission (§§ 1101 — 1124) › § 1111a - Cable television industries; requirements
Subject to applicable provisions of federal legislation, every operator of a cable television industry shall design, reserve and offer access to non-commercial channels designated for public or educational use as part of the basic service so that every subscriber has access to these channels. The Commission will not gr...
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWENTY-SEVEN - Public Service (§§ 1 — 2641)›PART III - Puerto Rico Public Service Act (§§ 1001 — 1282)›Chapter 53 - Powers and Duties of the Commission (§§ 1101 — 1124)›§ 1112 - Alienation or encumbrance of authorizations
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-SEVEN - Public Service (§§ 1 — 2641) › PART III - Puerto Rico Public Service Act (§§ 1001 — 1282) › Chapter 53 - Powers and Duties of the Commission (§§ 1101 — 1124) › § 1112 - Alienation or encumbrance of authorizations
No authorization shall be alienated or encumbered without the previous approval of the Commission. Nevertheless, in case of death or total and permanent disability of the person who owns, controls, operates or administers a motor vehicle considered to be the “working tool of its owner”, as defined by § 1-109 of Act Jul...
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWENTY-SEVEN - Public Service (§§ 1 — 2641)›PART III - Puerto Rico Public Service Act (§§ 1001 — 1282)›Chapter 53 - Powers and Duties of the Commission (§§ 1101 — 1124)›§ 1113 - Issuance of stock or bonds under grants; dividends
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-SEVEN - Public Service (§§ 1 — 2641) › PART III - Puerto Rico Public Service Act (§§ 1001 — 1282) › Chapter 53 - Powers and Duties of the Commission (§§ 1101 — 1124) › § 1113 - Issuance of stock or bonds under grants; dividends
No stock or bonds shall be issued by persons to whom authorizations have been granted, except in exchange for actual cash or property appraised by the Commission. No dividends payable in stock or bonds may be declared without the previous approval of the Commission and it shall be so recited in the authorizations. Hist...
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWENTY-SEVEN - Public Service (§§ 1 — 2641)›PART III - Puerto Rico Public Service Act (§§ 1001 — 1282)›Chapter 53 - Powers and Duties of the Commission (§§ 1101 — 1124)›§ 1114 - Condemnation provision
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-SEVEN - Public Service (§§ 1 — 2641) › PART III - Puerto Rico Public Service Act (§§ 1001 — 1282) › Chapter 53 - Powers and Duties of the Commission (§§ 1101 — 1124) › § 1114 - Condemnation provision
All authorizations shall provide for the purchase or condemnation by the Government of Puerto Rico of the properties of the grantee or holder, under the conditions, for the price, and in the manner stipulated to that effect in the authorization. History —June 28, 1962, No. 109, p. 288, § 27, eff. 90 days after June 28,...
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWENTY-SEVEN - Public Service (§§ 1 — 2641)›PART III - Puerto Rico Public Service Act (§§ 1001 — 1282)›Chapter 53 - Powers and Duties of the Commission (§§ 1101 — 1124)›§ 1115 - Approval by Governor
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-SEVEN - Public Service (§§ 1 — 2641) › PART III - Puerto Rico Public Service Act (§§ 1001 — 1282) › Chapter 53 - Powers and Duties of the Commission (§§ 1101 — 1124) › § 1115 - Approval by Governor
Authorizations of a public or quasi-public character granted by the Commission shall not be operative until approved by the Governor or by the executive officer to whom he may delegate. History —June 28, 1962, No. 109, p. 288, § 28, eff. 90 days after June 28, 1962.
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWENTY-SEVEN - Public Service (§§ 1 — 2641)›PART III - Puerto Rico Public Service Act (§§ 1001 — 1282)›Chapter 53 - Powers and Duties of the Commission (§§ 1101 — 1124)›§ 1116 - Existing authorizations not affected
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-SEVEN - Public Service (§§ 1 — 2641) › PART III - Puerto Rico Public Service Act (§§ 1001 — 1282) › Chapter 53 - Powers and Duties of the Commission (§§ 1101 — 1124) › § 1116 - Existing authorizations not affected
Nothing in this part shall be construed to violate the provisions of any authorization granted by the former Executive Council and in force. The Commission shall have power, after a hearing, to suspend, amend or repeal such authorizations and shall exercise all rights and powers reserved to the former Executive Council...
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWENTY-SEVEN - Public Service (§§ 1 — 2641)›PART III - Puerto Rico Public Service Act (§§ 1001 — 1282)›Chapter 53 - Powers and Duties of the Commission (§§ 1101 — 1124)›§ 1117 - Authorizations affecting municipal corporations
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-SEVEN - Public Service (§§ 1 — 2641) › PART III - Puerto Rico Public Service Act (§§ 1001 — 1282) › Chapter 53 - Powers and Duties of the Commission (§§ 1101 — 1124) › § 1117 - Authorizations affecting municipal corporations
No authorization shall be granted which affects a municipality in the use of its streets or plazas without giving the mayor or municipal legislature affected an adequate opportunity to be heard. The Commission shall have authority, after such hearing, to settle disputes between a municipality and a public service compa...
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWENTY-SEVEN - Public Service (§§ 1 — 2641)›PART III - Puerto Rico Public Service Act (§§ 1001 — 1282)›Chapter 53 - Powers and Duties of the Commission (§§ 1101 — 1124)›§ 1118 - Determination of value of property of public service co...
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-SEVEN - Public Service (§§ 1 — 2641) › PART III - Puerto Rico Public Service Act (§§ 1001 — 1282) › Chapter 53 - Powers and Duties of the Commission (§§ 1101 — 1124) › § 1118 - Determination of value of property of public service companies and private carriers
(a) The Commission shall have power to investigate and determine, for the purposes of this part, the value of the useful property used by any public service company or private carrier in the rendering of its services. To that effect it shall take into consideration the original cost of the property and depreciation the...
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWENTY-SEVEN - Public Service (§§ 1 — 2641)›PART III - Puerto Rico Public Service Act (§§ 1001 — 1282)›Chapter 53 - Powers and Duties of the Commission (§§ 1101 — 1124)›§ 1119 - Report on disposal of evidences of indebtedness
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-SEVEN - Public Service (§§ 1 — 2641) › PART III - Puerto Rico Public Service Act (§§ 1001 — 1282) › Chapter 53 - Powers and Duties of the Commission (§§ 1101 — 1124) › § 1119 - Report on disposal of evidences of indebtedness
The Commission may require public service companies or private carriers to report on the disposal and application of the proceeds of all sales or pledges of evidences of indebtedness or other securities. History —June 28, 1962, No. 109, p. 288, § 32, eff. 90 days after June 28, 1962.
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWENTY-SEVEN - Public Service (§§ 1 — 2641)›PART III - Puerto Rico Public Service Act (§§ 1001 — 1282)›Chapter 53 - Powers and Duties of the Commission (§§ 1101 — 1124)›§ 1120 - Examination of premises, books, and memorials
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-SEVEN - Public Service (§§ 1 — 2641) › PART III - Puerto Rico Public Service Act (§§ 1001 — 1282) › Chapter 53 - Powers and Duties of the Commission (§§ 1101 — 1124) › § 1120 - Examination of premises, books, and memorials
The Commission may, through its members, agents or employees, enter and examine the premises, equipment and documents of any public service company or private carrier. It shall also have access to and may use any information of record in any instrumentality or political subdivision of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. H...
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWENTY-SEVEN - Public Service (§§ 1 — 2641)›PART III - Puerto Rico Public Service Act (§§ 1001 — 1282)›Chapter 53 - Powers and Duties of the Commission (§§ 1101 — 1124)›§ 1121 - General investigating powers
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-SEVEN - Public Service (§§ 1 — 2641) › PART III - Puerto Rico Public Service Act (§§ 1001 — 1282) › Chapter 53 - Powers and Duties of the Commission (§§ 1101 — 1124) › § 1121 - General investigating powers
(a) The Commission shall, as such, through its individual members, examiners or duly authorized employees, have the powers established in subsection (c) of § 1054 of this title, including the power to subpoena witnesses, administer oaths, examine witnesses, take testimony, or compel the production of such books, papers...
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWENTY-SEVEN - Public Service (§§ 1 — 2641)›PART III - Puerto Rico Public Service Act (§§ 1001 — 1282)›Chapter 53 - Powers and Duties of the Commission (§§ 1101 — 1124)›§ 1122 - Reports
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-SEVEN - Public Service (§§ 1 — 2641) › PART III - Puerto Rico Public Service Act (§§ 1001 — 1282) › Chapter 53 - Powers and Duties of the Commission (§§ 1101 — 1124) › § 1122 - Reports
The Commission may require any public service company, private carrier and other persons subject to its jurisdiction and to this part, to file before it the reports it may request. Likewise, any person owning or holding a controlling interest in any public service company or private carrier shall be subject to the juri...
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWENTY-SEVEN - Public Service (§§ 1 — 2641)›PART III - Puerto Rico Public Service Act (§§ 1001 — 1282)›Chapter 53 - Powers and Duties of the Commission (§§ 1101 — 1124)›§ 1123 - Rules
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-SEVEN - Public Service (§§ 1 — 2641) › PART III - Puerto Rico Public Service Act (§§ 1001 — 1282) › Chapter 53 - Powers and Duties of the Commission (§§ 1101 — 1124) › § 1123 - Rules
The Commission may adopt those rules that are necessary and convenient for the exercise of its powers or for the performance of its duties. Provided, That it may authorize those rules or regulations that shall determine the conduct of the users in those transportation means regulated by the Commission. These rules shal...
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWENTY-SEVEN - Public Service (§§ 1 — 2641)›PART III - Puerto Rico Public Service Act (§§ 1001 — 1282)›Chapter 53 - Powers and Duties of the Commission (§§ 1101 — 1124)›§ 1124 - Enumeration of powers not to exclude others
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-SEVEN - Public Service (§§ 1 — 2641) › PART III - Puerto Rico Public Service Act (§§ 1001 — 1282) › Chapter 53 - Powers and Duties of the Commission (§§ 1101 — 1124) › § 1124 - Enumeration of powers not to exclude others
The enumeration of the powers of the Commission made in this chapter does not imply exclusion of any other powers thereof under other provisions of this part. History —June 28, 1962, No. 109, p. 288, § 37, eff. 90 days after June 28, 1962.
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWENTY-SEVEN - Public Service (§§ 1 — 2641)›PART III - Puerto Rico Public Service Act (§§ 1001 — 1282)›Chapter 54 - Duties and Liabilities of Public Service Companies and Private Carriers (§§ 1201 — 1202)›§ 1201 - Public service comp...
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-SEVEN - Public Service (§§ 1 — 2641) › PART III - Puerto Rico Public Service Act (§§ 1001 — 1282) › Chapter 54 - Duties and Liabilities of Public Service Companies and Private Carriers (§§ 1201 — 1202) › § 1201 - Public service companies
It shall be the duty of every public service company: (a) Services and equipment.— To render its services when reasonably requested and to maintain adequate, efficient, just and reasonable services and equipment necessary to serve and promote the safety, health, comfort and convenience of its patrons and employees and ...
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWENTY-SEVEN - Public Service (§§ 1 — 2641)›PART III - Puerto Rico Public Service Act (§§ 1001 — 1282)›Chapter 54 - Duties and Liabilities of Public Service Companies and Private Carriers (§§ 1201 — 1202)›§ 1202 - Private carriers
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-SEVEN - Public Service (§§ 1 — 2641) › PART III - Puerto Rico Public Service Act (§§ 1001 — 1282) › Chapter 54 - Duties and Liabilities of Public Service Companies and Private Carriers (§§ 1201 — 1202) › § 1202 - Private carriers
It shall be the duty of every private carrier: (a) Rates.— To fix and abide by reasonable minimum rates for any service rendered or to be rendered in the conveyance of passengers or property or in relation therewith, and to fix and abide by reasonable practices to be applied in connection with said rates. Every private...
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWENTY-SEVEN - Public Service (§§ 1 — 2641)›PART III - Puerto Rico Public Service Act (§§ 1001 — 1282)›Chapter 55 - Practice and Procedure Before the Commission; Judicial Review (§§ 1251 — 1282)›§ 1251 - Public hearings; self-incrimi...
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-SEVEN - Public Service (§§ 1 — 2641) › PART III - Puerto Rico Public Service Act (§§ 1001 — 1282) › Chapter 55 - Practice and Procedure Before the Commission; Judicial Review (§§ 1251 — 1282) › § 1251 - Public hearings; self-incrimination; perjury
(a) All hearings before the Commission shall be public. Hearings, investigations or other proceedings by the Commission shall be governed by the provisions of § 1260 of this title and such rules as the Commission may prescribe. The parties may appear before the Commission by themselves or assisted by counsel. (b) No pe...
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWENTY-SEVEN - Public Service (§§ 1 — 2641)›PART III - Puerto Rico Public Service Act (§§ 1001 — 1282)›Chapter 55 - Practice and Procedure Before the Commission; Judicial Review (§§ 1251 — 1282)›§ 1252 - Subpoenas; costs; witnesses
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-SEVEN - Public Service (§§ 1 — 2641) › PART III - Puerto Rico Public Service Act (§§ 1001 — 1282) › Chapter 55 - Practice and Procedure Before the Commission; Judicial Review (§§ 1251 — 1282) › § 1252 - Subpoenas; costs; witnesses
(a) All subpoenas issued by the Commission shall be under its seal, and shall be signed by a Commissioner, by the presiding officer or by the Secretary, and shall be personally served by an[y] adult. (b) Each witness required to appear before the Commission shall receive for his appearance the compensation and per diem...
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWENTY-SEVEN - Public Service (§§ 1 — 2641)›PART III - Puerto Rico Public Service Act (§§ 1001 — 1282)›Chapter 55 - Practice and Procedure Before the Commission; Judicial Review (§§ 1251 — 1282)›§ 1253 - Contempt; refusal to act
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-SEVEN - Public Service (§§ 1 — 2641) › PART III - Puerto Rico Public Service Act (§§ 1001 — 1282) › Chapter 55 - Practice and Procedure Before the Commission; Judicial Review (§§ 1251 — 1282) › § 1253 - Contempt; refusal to act
If any individual subpoenaed to appear before the Commission shall fail to obey such subpoena, or if, upon appearing before the Commission, he shall refuse to be sworn, or shall refuse affirmation to be examined, or to answer any relevant question, or to produce any relevant document when ordered so to do, the Commissi...
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWENTY-SEVEN - Public Service (§§ 1 — 2641)›PART III - Puerto Rico Public Service Act (§§ 1001 — 1282)›Chapter 55 - Practice and Procedure Before the Commission; Judicial Review (§§ 1251 — 1282)›§ 1254 - Contempt for concealment
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-SEVEN - Public Service (§§ 1 — 2641) › PART III - Puerto Rico Public Service Act (§§ 1001 — 1282) › Chapter 55 - Practice and Procedure Before the Commission; Judicial Review (§§ 1251 — 1282) › § 1254 - Contempt for concealment
If any officer of a public service company or private carrier, being a party to a proceeding before the Commission, shall absent himself from the jurisdiction of Puerto Rico or hide himself for the purpose of avoiding service of a subpoena, or shall remove relevant documents from Puerto Rico for the purpose of preventi...
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWENTY-SEVEN - Public Service (§§ 1 — 2641)›PART III - Puerto Rico Public Service Act (§§ 1001 — 1282)›Chapter 55 - Practice and Procedure Before the Commission; Judicial Review (§§ 1251 — 1282)›§ 1255 - Depositions
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-SEVEN - Public Service (§§ 1 — 2641) › PART III - Puerto Rico Public Service Act (§§ 1001 — 1282) › Chapter 55 - Practice and Procedure Before the Commission; Judicial Review (§§ 1251 — 1282) › § 1255 - Depositions
The testimony of any person may be taken by deposition before any Commissioner or notary public or other person authorized to administer oaths, upon motion filed by the party requesting the deposition and upon notice thereof given in accordance with the rulings of the Commission. History —June 28, 1962, No. 109, p. 288...