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https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirty-two/subtitle-4/part-v/chapter-250/3039/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-TWO - Code of Civil Procedure (§§ 1 — 3576)›Subtitle 4 - Special Legal Proceedings Law (§§ 2241 — 3355a)›PART V - Other Actions (§§ 2951 — 3355a)›Chapter 250 - Puerto Rico Civil Suits Registry (§§ 3035 — 3040)›§ 3039 - Availab... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-TWO - Code of Civil Procedure (§§ 1 — 3576) › Subtitle 4 - Special Legal Proceedings Law (§§ 2241 — 3355a) › PART V - Other Actions (§§ 2951 — 3355a) › Chapter 250 - Puerto Rico Civil Suits Registry (§§ 3035 — 3040) › § 3039 - Availability | The Registry shall be public and shall be electronically available in the Department of Justice and through the Internet.
History —Jan. 1, 2003, No. 1, § 6, eff. 180 days after Jan. 1, 2003. |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirty-two/subtitle-4/part-v/chapter-250/3040/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-TWO - Code of Civil Procedure (§§ 1 — 3576)›Subtitle 4 - Special Legal Proceedings Law (§§ 2241 — 3355a)›PART V - Other Actions (§§ 2951 — 3355a)›Chapter 250 - Puerto Rico Civil Suits Registry (§§ 3035 — 3040)›§ 3040 - Budget | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-TWO - Code of Civil Procedure (§§ 1 — 3576) › Subtitle 4 - Special Legal Proceedings Law (§§ 2241 — 3355a) › PART V - Other Actions (§§ 2951 — 3355a) › Chapter 250 - Puerto Rico Civil Suits Registry (§§ 3035 — 3040) › § 3040 - Budget | The funds for the operation of this Registry shall proceed from the budget of the Department of Justice.
History —Jan. 1, 2003, No. 1, § 8, eff. 180 days after Jan. 1, 2003. |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirty-two/subtitle-4/part-v/chapter-251/3074/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-TWO - Code of Civil Procedure (§§ 1 — 3576)›Subtitle 4 - Special Legal Proceedings Law (§§ 2241 — 3355a)›PART V - Other Actions (§§ 2951 — 3355a)›Chapter 251 - Actions Against the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico (§§ 3061 — 3092a)›... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-TWO - Code of Civil Procedure (§§ 1 — 3576) › Subtitle 4 - Special Legal Proceedings Law (§§ 2241 — 3355a) › PART V - Other Actions (§§ 2951 — 3355a) › Chapter 251 - Actions Against the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico (§§ 3061 — 3092a) › § 3074 - Taxpayer’s suit prohibited | The action known in equity as “taxpayer’s suit” is hereby prohibited.
History —Feb. 25, 1946, No. 2, p. 6, § 2. |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirty-two/subtitle-4/part-v/chapter-251/3075/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-TWO - Code of Civil Procedure (§§ 1 — 3576)›Subtitle 4 - Special Legal Proceedings Law (§§ 2241 — 3355a)›PART V - Other Actions (§§ 2951 — 3355a)›Chapter 251 - Actions Against the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico (§§ 3061 — 3092a)›... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-TWO - Code of Civil Procedure (§§ 1 — 3576) › Subtitle 4 - Special Legal Proceedings Law (§§ 2241 — 3355a) › PART V - Other Actions (§§ 2951 — 3355a) › Chapter 251 - Actions Against the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico (§§ 3061 — 3092a) › § 3075 - Taxpayer’s suit prohibited—Jurisdicti... | No court of Puerto Rico shall have jurisdiction to take cognizance, or, if an action has been already instituted, continue to take cognizance, whether in first instance or on appeal, of any action or proceeding in which the validity or constitutionality of any Act or Resolution of the Legislature of Puerto Rico, or any... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirty-two/subtitle-4/part-v/chapter-251/3076/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-TWO - Code of Civil Procedure (§§ 1 — 3576)›Subtitle 4 - Special Legal Proceedings Law (§§ 2241 — 3355a)›PART V - Other Actions (§§ 2951 — 3355a)›Chapter 251 - Actions Against the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico (§§ 3061 — 3092a)›... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-TWO - Code of Civil Procedure (§§ 1 — 3576) › Subtitle 4 - Special Legal Proceedings Law (§§ 2241 — 3355a) › PART V - Other Actions (§§ 2951 — 3355a) › Chapter 251 - Actions Against the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico (§§ 3061 — 3092a) › § 3076 - Taxpayer’s suit prohibited—Effect on ... | The provisions of §§ 3074-3076 of this title shall not prejudice in any manner the right of any taxpayer to the remedies provided for in the tax laws in force in Puerto Rico; in the Act which creates the Tax Court of Puerto Rico; and in Act Apr. 25, 1931, No. 47, of this title, provided the actions established under sa... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirty-two/subtitle-4/part-v/chapter-251/3077/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-TWO - Code of Civil Procedure (§§ 1 — 3576)›Subtitle 4 - Special Legal Proceedings Law (§§ 2241 — 3355a)›PART V - Other Actions (§§ 2951 — 3355a)›Chapter 251 - Actions Against the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico (§§ 3061 — 3092a)›... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-TWO - Code of Civil Procedure (§§ 1 — 3576) › Subtitle 4 - Special Legal Proceedings Law (§§ 2241 — 3355a) › PART V - Other Actions (§§ 2951 — 3355a) › Chapter 251 - Actions Against the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico (§§ 3061 — 3092a) › § 3077 - Claims and suits against the Commonwe... | Authorization is hereby granted to sue the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico before the Court of First Instance of Puerto Rico for the causes set forth in the following actions:
(a) Actions for damages to persons or property up to the sum of seventy-five thousand dollars ($75,000) caused by a culpable or negligent action or ... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirty-two/subtitle-4/part-v/chapter-251/3077a/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-TWO - Code of Civil Procedure (§§ 1 — 3576)›Subtitle 4 - Special Legal Proceedings Law (§§ 2241 — 3355a)›PART V - Other Actions (§§ 2951 — 3355a)›Chapter 251 - Actions Against the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico (§§ 3061 — 3092a)›... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-TWO - Code of Civil Procedure (§§ 1 — 3576) › Subtitle 4 - Special Legal Proceedings Law (§§ 2241 — 3355a) › PART V - Other Actions (§§ 2951 — 3355a) › Chapter 251 - Actions Against the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico (§§ 3061 — 3092a) › § 3077a - Claims and suits against the Commonw... | (a) Every person who has a claim of any kind against the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico for damages to persons or property, caused by a culpable or negligent act of said Commonwealth, shall present to the Secretary of Justice a written notice stating in a clear and concise manner, the date, place, cause and general nature... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirty-two/subtitle-4/part-v/chapter-251/3078/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-TWO - Code of Civil Procedure (§§ 1 — 3576)›Subtitle 4 - Special Legal Proceedings Law (§§ 2241 — 3355a)›PART V - Other Actions (§§ 2951 — 3355a)›Chapter 251 - Actions Against the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico (§§ 3061 — 3092a)›... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-TWO - Code of Civil Procedure (§§ 1 — 3576) › Subtitle 4 - Special Legal Proceedings Law (§§ 2241 — 3355a) › PART V - Other Actions (§§ 2951 — 3355a) › Chapter 251 - Actions Against the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico (§§ 3061 — 3092a) › § 3078 - Claims and suits against the Commonwe... | The authorization herein granted includes that necessary for taking cognizance of any counterclaim, reciprocal claim or other pertinent plea which the Commonwealth may enter in its own defense, and it also includes the proceedings of intervention and of third-party litigants, for or against the Commonwealth, whether on... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirty-two/subtitle-4/part-v/chapter-251/3079/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-TWO - Code of Civil Procedure (§§ 1 — 3576)›Subtitle 4 - Special Legal Proceedings Law (§§ 2241 — 3355a)›PART V - Other Actions (§§ 2951 — 3355a)›Chapter 251 - Actions Against the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico (§§ 3061 — 3092a)›... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-TWO - Code of Civil Procedure (§§ 1 — 3576) › Subtitle 4 - Special Legal Proceedings Law (§§ 2241 — 3355a) › PART V - Other Actions (§§ 2951 — 3355a) › Chapter 251 - Actions Against the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico (§§ 3061 — 3092a) › § 3079 - Claims and suits against the Commonwe... | Nothing in §§ 3077-3092a of this title and § 5142 of Title 31 shall affect actions on recovery or reimbursement of taxes, on condemnations, or on any other matter covered by specific legislation, which actions shall continue to be conducted under the laws applicable. The provisions of such sections shall also apply to ... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirty-two/subtitle-4/part-v/chapter-251/3080/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-TWO - Code of Civil Procedure (§§ 1 — 3576)›Subtitle 4 - Special Legal Proceedings Law (§§ 2241 — 3355a)›PART V - Other Actions (§§ 2951 — 3355a)›Chapter 251 - Actions Against the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico (§§ 3061 — 3092a)›... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-TWO - Code of Civil Procedure (§§ 1 — 3576) › Subtitle 4 - Special Legal Proceedings Law (§§ 2241 — 3355a) › PART V - Other Actions (§§ 2951 — 3355a) › Chapter 251 - Actions Against the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico (§§ 3061 — 3092a) › § 3080 - Claims and suits against the Commonwe... | The summons and all subsequent proceedings shall be governed by the provisions of the Rules of Civil Procedure except that in every case the Secretary of Justice shall also be summoned at the start of the action.
History —June 29, 1955, No. 104, p. 550, § 5. |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirty-two/subtitle-4/part-v/chapter-251/3081/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-TWO - Code of Civil Procedure (§§ 1 — 3576)›Subtitle 4 - Special Legal Proceedings Law (§§ 2241 — 3355a)›PART V - Other Actions (§§ 2951 — 3355a)›Chapter 251 - Actions Against the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico (§§ 3061 — 3092a)›... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-TWO - Code of Civil Procedure (§§ 1 — 3576) › Subtitle 4 - Special Legal Proceedings Law (§§ 2241 — 3355a) › PART V - Other Actions (§§ 2951 — 3355a) › Chapter 251 - Actions Against the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico (§§ 3061 — 3092a) › § 3081 - Claims and suits against the Commonwe... | Nothing that is provided in §§ 3077-3092a of this title shall authorize suits for damages against the Commonwealth for any act or omission of an official, police officer or employee:
(a) In enforcing a law or regulation, even if the said law or regulation proves to be invalid.
(b) In the discharge of a function of a di... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirty-two/subtitle-4/part-v/chapter-251/3082/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-TWO - Code of Civil Procedure (§§ 1 — 3576)›Subtitle 4 - Special Legal Proceedings Law (§§ 2241 — 3355a)›PART V - Other Actions (§§ 2951 — 3355a)›Chapter 251 - Actions Against the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico (§§ 3061 — 3092a)›... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-TWO - Code of Civil Procedure (§§ 1 — 3576) › Subtitle 4 - Special Legal Proceedings Law (§§ 2241 — 3355a) › PART V - Other Actions (§§ 2951 — 3355a) › Chapter 251 - Actions Against the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico (§§ 3061 — 3092a) › § 3082 - Claims and suits against the Commonwe... | The Commonwealth shall promptly settle any judgment against it up to the maximum set forth in § 3077 of this title. If the judgment involves the payment of a sum of money and it is not possible to do so because there are no funds for such purpose in the current budget, the proper appropriation of funds for payment ther... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirty-two/subtitle-4/part-v/chapter-251/3083/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-TWO - Code of Civil Procedure (§§ 1 — 3576)›Subtitle 4 - Special Legal Proceedings Law (§§ 2241 — 3355a)›PART V - Other Actions (§§ 2951 — 3355a)›Chapter 251 - Actions Against the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico (§§ 3061 — 3092a)›... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-TWO - Code of Civil Procedure (§§ 1 — 3576) › Subtitle 4 - Special Legal Proceedings Law (§§ 2241 — 3355a) › PART V - Other Actions (§§ 2951 — 3355a) › Chapter 251 - Actions Against the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico (§§ 3061 — 3092a) › § 3083 - Claims and suits against the Commonwe... | The statute of limitations fixed in the applicable laws shall prevail for the actions authorized herein. A judgment against the Commonwealth shall in no case include the payment of interest for any period prior to the judgment nor grant punitive damages. The levying of costs shall be governed by regular procedures. The... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirty-two/subtitle-4/part-v/chapter-251/3084/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-TWO - Code of Civil Procedure (§§ 1 — 3576)›Subtitle 4 - Special Legal Proceedings Law (§§ 2241 — 3355a)›PART V - Other Actions (§§ 2951 — 3355a)›Chapter 251 - Actions Against the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico (§§ 3061 — 3092a)›... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-TWO - Code of Civil Procedure (§§ 1 — 3576) › Subtitle 4 - Special Legal Proceedings Law (§§ 2241 — 3355a) › PART V - Other Actions (§§ 2951 — 3355a) › Chapter 251 - Actions Against the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico (§§ 3061 — 3092a) › § 3084 - Claims and suits against the Commonwe... | Any action against the Commonwealth for a sum not in excess of one thousand (1,000) dollars may be approved administratively after the due investigation and favorable recommendation of the executive head of the pertinent department or agency, with the approval of the Secretary of Justice and the Secretary of the Treasu... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirty-two/subtitle-4/part-v/chapter-251/3085/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-TWO - Code of Civil Procedure (§§ 1 — 3576)›Subtitle 4 - Special Legal Proceedings Law (§§ 2241 — 3355a)›PART V - Other Actions (§§ 2951 — 3355a)›Chapter 251 - Actions Against the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico (§§ 3061 — 3092a)›... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-TWO - Code of Civil Procedure (§§ 1 — 3576) › Subtitle 4 - Special Legal Proceedings Law (§§ 2241 — 3355a) › PART V - Other Actions (§§ 2951 — 3355a) › Chapter 251 - Actions Against the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico (§§ 3061 — 3092a) › § 3085 - Suits against Commonwealth officers a... | Every official, ex-official, employee or ex-employee of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico who is sued for damages in his personal capacity, when the cause of action is based on alleged violations of the plaintiff’s civil rights, due to acts or omissions committed in good faith, in the course of his employment and within ... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirty-two/subtitle-4/part-v/chapter-251/3086/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-TWO - Code of Civil Procedure (§§ 1 — 3576)›Subtitle 4 - Special Legal Proceedings Law (§§ 2241 — 3355a)›PART V - Other Actions (§§ 2951 — 3355a)›Chapter 251 - Actions Against the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico (§§ 3061 — 3092a)›... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-TWO - Code of Civil Procedure (§§ 1 — 3576) › Subtitle 4 - Special Legal Proceedings Law (§§ 2241 — 3355a) › PART V - Other Actions (§§ 2951 — 3355a) › Chapter 251 - Actions Against the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico (§§ 3061 — 3092a) › § 3086 - Legal representation by Secretary of ... | Every official, ex-official, employee or ex-employee wishing to be covered by the provisions of § 3085 of this title shall:
(a) Apply in writing for legal representation to the Secretary of Justice stating the facts before making any plea; Provided, That in cases where it be indispensable to make such plea to safeguard... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirty-two/subtitle-4/part-v/chapter-251/3087/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-TWO - Code of Civil Procedure (§§ 1 — 3576)›Subtitle 4 - Special Legal Proceedings Law (§§ 2241 — 3355a)›PART V - Other Actions (§§ 2951 — 3355a)›Chapter 251 - Actions Against the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico (§§ 3061 — 3092a)›... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-TWO - Code of Civil Procedure (§§ 1 — 3576) › Subtitle 4 - Special Legal Proceedings Law (§§ 2241 — 3355a) › PART V - Other Actions (§§ 2951 — 3355a) › Chapter 251 - Actions Against the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico (§§ 3061 — 3092a) › § 3087 - Determination of legal representation... | The Secretary of Justice shall determine in which cases the Commonwealth shall assume legal representation and, subsequently, after considering the findings of the court or which arise from the evidence presented, he shall determine whether it is in order to pay the full judgment imposed on the public officials, ex-off... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirty-two/subtitle-4/part-v/chapter-251/3087a/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-TWO - Code of Civil Procedure (§§ 1 — 3576)›Subtitle 4 - Special Legal Proceedings Law (§§ 2241 — 3355a)›PART V - Other Actions (§§ 2951 — 3355a)›Chapter 251 - Actions Against the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico (§§ 3061 — 3092a)›... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-TWO - Code of Civil Procedure (§§ 1 — 3576) › Subtitle 4 - Special Legal Proceedings Law (§§ 2241 — 3355a) › PART V - Other Actions (§§ 2951 — 3355a) › Chapter 251 - Actions Against the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico (§§ 3061 — 3092a) › § 3087a - Misrepresentation in the request | If during the course of the suit it is made known to the Secretary of Justice, by clear and convincing proof, that any of the persons sued to whom legal representation was granted by the Commonwealth lied about material facts in his request for representation or during the investigation held to determine whether it wou... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirty-two/subtitle-4/part-v/chapter-251/3088/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-TWO - Code of Civil Procedure (§§ 1 — 3576)›Subtitle 4 - Special Legal Proceedings Law (§§ 2241 — 3355a)›PART V - Other Actions (§§ 2951 — 3355a)›Chapter 251 - Actions Against the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico (§§ 3061 — 3092a)›... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-TWO - Code of Civil Procedure (§§ 1 — 3576) › Subtitle 4 - Special Legal Proceedings Law (§§ 2241 — 3355a) › PART V - Other Actions (§§ 2951 — 3355a) › Chapter 251 - Actions Against the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico (§§ 3061 — 3092a) › § 3088 - Acts or omissions not included | The provisions of §§ 3085-3092a of this title shall not cover the following acts or omissions incurred by an official, ex-official, employee or ex-employee:
(a) When such acts or omissions constitute a crime.
(b) When they occur outside the scope of his official functions.
(c) When inexcusable negligence intervenes.
(d... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirty-two/subtitle-4/part-v/chapter-251/3089/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-TWO - Code of Civil Procedure (§§ 1 — 3576)›Subtitle 4 - Special Legal Proceedings Law (§§ 2241 — 3355a)›PART V - Other Actions (§§ 2951 — 3355a)›Chapter 251 - Actions Against the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico (§§ 3061 — 3092a)›... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-TWO - Code of Civil Procedure (§§ 1 — 3576) › Subtitle 4 - Special Legal Proceedings Law (§§ 2241 — 3355a) › PART V - Other Actions (§§ 2951 — 3355a) › Chapter 251 - Actions Against the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico (§§ 3061 — 3092a) › § 3089 - When Secretary of Justice is defendan... | If the Secretary of Justice is defendant applicant, the Governor of Puerto Rico, with the advice of the Attorney General, shall act in his stead with respect to the determinations appertaining to him pursuant to §§ 3085-3092a of this title.
History —June 29, 1955, No. 104, p. 550, added as § 16 on Nov. 26, 1975, No. 9,... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirty-two/subtitle-4/part-v/chapter-251/3090/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-TWO - Code of Civil Procedure (§§ 1 — 3576)›Subtitle 4 - Special Legal Proceedings Law (§§ 2241 — 3355a)›PART V - Other Actions (§§ 2951 — 3355a)›Chapter 251 - Actions Against the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico (§§ 3061 — 3092a)›... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-TWO - Code of Civil Procedure (§§ 1 — 3576) › Subtitle 4 - Special Legal Proceedings Law (§§ 2241 — 3355a) › PART V - Other Actions (§§ 2951 — 3355a) › Chapter 251 - Actions Against the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico (§§ 3061 — 3092a) › § 3090 - Payment of cost of legal representati... | Every respondent covered by the provisions of §§ 3085-3092a of this title who applies to the Commonwealth for legal representation may be represented in the suit by attorneys from the Department of Justice or by attorneys in private practice upon authorization of the Secretary of Justice. In these cases, the Commonweal... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirty-two/subtitle-4/part-v/chapter-251/3091/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-TWO - Code of Civil Procedure (§§ 1 — 3576)›Subtitle 4 - Special Legal Proceedings Law (§§ 2241 — 3355a)›PART V - Other Actions (§§ 2951 — 3355a)›Chapter 251 - Actions Against the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico (§§ 3061 — 3092a)›... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-TWO - Code of Civil Procedure (§§ 1 — 3576) › Subtitle 4 - Special Legal Proceedings Law (§§ 2241 — 3355a) › PART V - Other Actions (§§ 2951 — 3355a) › Chapter 251 - Actions Against the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico (§§ 3061 — 3092a) › § 3091 - Regulation | The Secretary of Justice shall prepare a regulation for the enforcement of the provisions of §§ 3085-3092a of this title, which shall take effect once the requirements of Act June 30, 1957, No. 112 are fulfilled.
History —June 29, 1955, No. 104, p. 550, added as § 18 on Nov. 26, 1975, No. 9, p. 953, § 1. |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirty-two/subtitle-4/part-v/chapter-251/3092/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-TWO - Code of Civil Procedure (§§ 1 — 3576)›Subtitle 4 - Special Legal Proceedings Law (§§ 2241 — 3355a)›PART V - Other Actions (§§ 2951 — 3355a)›Chapter 251 - Actions Against the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico (§§ 3061 — 3092a)›... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-TWO - Code of Civil Procedure (§§ 1 — 3576) › Subtitle 4 - Special Legal Proceedings Law (§§ 2241 — 3355a) › PART V - Other Actions (§§ 2951 — 3355a) › Chapter 251 - Actions Against the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico (§§ 3061 — 3092a) › § 3092 - Funds for payment of legal representa... | The Secretary of Justice shall notify the Secretary of the Treasury of his determination regarding the payment, on the basis of the provisions of §§ 3085—3092a of this title. The Secretary of the Treasury shall pay the judgments, costs and attorney’s fees imposed on the defendants from available funds in the Treasury o... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirty-two/subtitle-4/part-v/chapter-251/3092a/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-TWO - Code of Civil Procedure (§§ 1 — 3576)›Subtitle 4 - Special Legal Proceedings Law (§§ 2241 — 3355a)›PART V - Other Actions (§§ 2951 — 3355a)›Chapter 251 - Actions Against the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico (§§ 3061 — 3092a)›... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-TWO - Code of Civil Procedure (§§ 1 — 3576) › Subtitle 4 - Special Legal Proceedings Law (§§ 2241 — 3355a) › PART V - Other Actions (§§ 2951 — 3355a) › Chapter 251 - Actions Against the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico (§§ 3061 — 3092a) › § 3092a - Representation of spouse and conjuga... | When the spouse or the legal joint community property of the person to whom the Secretary granted legal representation is included as a party in the suit, and they do not appear in court to protect their rights, the attorney designated by the Department of Justice may assume their representation by request of the offic... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirty-two/subtitle-4/part-v/chapter-252/3095/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-TWO - Code of Civil Procedure (§§ 1 — 3576)›Subtitle 4 - Special Legal Proceedings Law (§§ 2241 — 3355a)›PART V - Other Actions (§§ 2951 — 3355a)›Chapter 252 - Civil Action Claims (§§ 3095 — 3100)›§ 3095 - Definitions | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-TWO - Code of Civil Procedure (§§ 1 — 3576) › Subtitle 4 - Special Legal Proceedings Law (§§ 2241 — 3355a) › PART V - Other Actions (§§ 2951 — 3355a) › Chapter 252 - Civil Action Claims (§§ 3095 — 3100) › § 3095 - Definitions | For the purposes of this chapter, the following words and phrases shall have the meaning stated below:
(1) Competent forum.— Every court with legal authority in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, at the federal, state level or of any other jurisdiction of the United States of America.
(2) Natural person.— Any person defi... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirty-two/subtitle-4/part-v/chapter-252/3096/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-TWO - Code of Civil Procedure (§§ 1 — 3576)›Subtitle 4 - Special Legal Proceedings Law (§§ 2241 — 3355a)›PART V - Other Actions (§§ 2951 — 3355a)›Chapter 252 - Civil Action Claims (§§ 3095 — 3100)›§ 3096 - Initiating the claim | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-TWO - Code of Civil Procedure (§§ 1 — 3576) › Subtitle 4 - Special Legal Proceedings Law (§§ 2241 — 3355a) › PART V - Other Actions (§§ 2951 — 3355a) › Chapter 252 - Civil Action Claims (§§ 3095 — 3100) › § 3096 - Initiating the claim | It is hereby provided that the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, through the Secretary of Justice, may file before the Court of First Instance of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, civil actions against any natural or juridical person that has incurred in negligent, culpable or illicit acts or omissions that impair the public... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirty-two/subtitle-4/part-v/chapter-252/3097/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-TWO - Code of Civil Procedure (§§ 1 — 3576)›Subtitle 4 - Special Legal Proceedings Law (§§ 2241 — 3355a)›PART V - Other Actions (§§ 2951 — 3355a)›Chapter 252 - Civil Action Claims (§§ 3095 — 3100)›§ 3097 - Quantum of proof | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-TWO - Code of Civil Procedure (§§ 1 — 3576) › Subtitle 4 - Special Legal Proceedings Law (§§ 2241 — 3355a) › PART V - Other Actions (§§ 2951 — 3355a) › Chapter 252 - Civil Action Claims (§§ 3095 — 3100) › § 3097 - Quantum of proof | For the purposes of this chapter, the commission of the negligent, culpable or illicit acts or omissions in impairment of the public treasury may be evidenced through the presentation of a certified copy of the conviction sentence, or a certified copy of the guilty plea resolution resulting from the penal procedure in ... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirty-two/subtitle-4/part-v/chapter-252/3098/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-TWO - Code of Civil Procedure (§§ 1 — 3576)›Subtitle 4 - Special Legal Proceedings Law (§§ 2241 — 3355a)›PART V - Other Actions (§§ 2951 — 3355a)›Chapter 252 - Civil Action Claims (§§ 3095 — 3100)›§ 3098 - Other jurisdictions | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-TWO - Code of Civil Procedure (§§ 1 — 3576) › Subtitle 4 - Special Legal Proceedings Law (§§ 2241 — 3355a) › PART V - Other Actions (§§ 2951 — 3355a) › Chapter 252 - Civil Action Claims (§§ 3095 — 3100) › § 3098 - Other jurisdictions | In those cases in which the conviction or guilty plea referred to in § 3097 of this title has not been made under the laws of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, only those judgments or decrees of competent judicial authorities in which the guilt of the defendant has been proved beyond any reasonable doubt in charges for ... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirty-two/subtitle-4/part-v/chapter-252/3099/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-TWO - Code of Civil Procedure (§§ 1 — 3576)›Subtitle 4 - Special Legal Proceedings Law (§§ 2241 — 3355a)›PART V - Other Actions (§§ 2951 — 3355a)›Chapter 252 - Civil Action Claims (§§ 3095 — 3100)›§ 3099 - Interpretation | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-TWO - Code of Civil Procedure (§§ 1 — 3576) › Subtitle 4 - Special Legal Proceedings Law (§§ 2241 — 3355a) › PART V - Other Actions (§§ 2951 — 3355a) › Chapter 252 - Civil Action Claims (§§ 3095 — 3100) › § 3099 - Interpretation | The exercise of a civil action pursuant to this chapter shall not be construed as impairment of the right of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico or any or its instrumentalities to file any penal or administrative action based on the same facts adjudged in the civil process authorized through this chapter.
History —June 13,... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirty-two/subtitle-4/part-v/chapter-252/3100/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-TWO - Code of Civil Procedure (§§ 1 — 3576)›Subtitle 4 - Special Legal Proceedings Law (§§ 2241 — 3355a)›PART V - Other Actions (§§ 2951 — 3355a)›Chapter 252 - Civil Action Claims (§§ 3095 — 3100)›§ 3100 - Prescriptive term | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-TWO - Code of Civil Procedure (§§ 1 — 3576) › Subtitle 4 - Special Legal Proceedings Law (§§ 2241 — 3355a) › PART V - Other Actions (§§ 2951 — 3355a) › Chapter 252 - Civil Action Claims (§§ 3095 — 3100) › § 3100 - Prescriptive term | The remedy established in § 3096 of this title may be claimed by the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico within a prescriptive term of fifteen (15) years counting from the filing in record of a copy of the notice of the conviction sentence or of the guilty plea resolution referred to in § 3097 of this title. In those cases in ... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirty-two/subtitle-4/part-v/chapter-253/3114/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-TWO - Code of Civil Procedure (§§ 1 — 3576)›Subtitle 4 - Special Legal Proceedings Law (§§ 2241 — 3355a)›PART V - Other Actions (§§ 2951 — 3355a)›Chapter 253 - Labor Claims (§§ 3101 — 3133)›§ 3114 - Attorney’s fees—Government ... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-TWO - Code of Civil Procedure (§§ 1 — 3576) › Subtitle 4 - Special Legal Proceedings Law (§§ 2241 — 3355a) › PART V - Other Actions (§§ 2951 — 3355a) › Chapter 253 - Labor Claims (§§ 3101 — 3133) › § 3114 - Attorney’s fees—Government policy | The Legislature of Puerto Rico hereby declares that to permit collection of attorney’s fees from workers or employees who need to file claims against their employers under federal or local labor legislation or under an individual or collective work contract is equivalent to permitting the worth of their hire to be redu... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirty-two/subtitle-4/part-v/chapter-253/3115/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-TWO - Code of Civil Procedure (§§ 1 — 3576)›Subtitle 4 - Special Legal Proceedings Law (§§ 2241 — 3355a)›PART V - Other Actions (§§ 2951 — 3355a)›Chapter 253 - Labor Claims (§§ 3101 — 3133)›§ 3115 - Attorney’s fees—Payment by ... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-TWO - Code of Civil Procedure (§§ 1 — 3576) › Subtitle 4 - Special Legal Proceedings Law (§§ 2241 — 3355a) › PART V - Other Actions (§§ 2951 — 3355a) › Chapter 253 - Labor Claims (§§ 3101 — 3133) › § 3115 - Attorney’s fees—Payment by employer; exemption of employee | In every case filed in the courts of Puerto Rico by a worker or an employee in which any right or sum of money is claimed against his employer under federal or local labor legislation or an individual or collective work contract and in which the claim is granted in whole or in part, the attorney’s fees shall be levied ... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirty-two/subtitle-4/part-v/chapter-253/3116/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-TWO - Code of Civil Procedure (§§ 1 — 3576)›Subtitle 4 - Special Legal Proceedings Law (§§ 2241 — 3355a)›PART V - Other Actions (§§ 2951 — 3355a)›Chapter 253 - Labor Claims (§§ 3101 — 3133)›§ 3116 - Attorney’s fees—Contracts a... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-TWO - Code of Civil Procedure (§§ 1 — 3576) › Subtitle 4 - Special Legal Proceedings Law (§§ 2241 — 3355a) › PART V - Other Actions (§§ 2951 — 3355a) › Chapter 253 - Labor Claims (§§ 3101 — 3133) › § 3116 - Attorney’s fees—Contracts agreed to by employee; nullity | All contracts, covenants, or agreements in which workers or employees agree directly or indirectly to pay fees to their attorneys in judicial or extrajudicial cases of claims against their employers under the labor legislation of Puerto Rico, or under labor legislation of the United States Congress applicable to Puerto... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirty-two/subtitle-4/part-v/chapter-253/3117/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-TWO - Code of Civil Procedure (§§ 1 — 3576)›Subtitle 4 - Special Legal Proceedings Law (§§ 2241 — 3355a)›PART V - Other Actions (§§ 2951 — 3355a)›Chapter 253 - Labor Claims (§§ 3101 — 3133)›§ 3117 - Attorney’s fees—Liability o... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-TWO - Code of Civil Procedure (§§ 1 — 3576) › Subtitle 4 - Special Legal Proceedings Law (§§ 2241 — 3355a) › PART V - Other Actions (§§ 2951 — 3355a) › Chapter 253 - Labor Claims (§§ 3101 — 3133) › § 3117 - Attorney’s fees—Liability of attorney for violation | Any attorney who receives compensation from a workman or group of workmen in violation of the provisions of §§ 3114-3117 of this title shall be under obligation to reimburse to the workman the amount paid to him, plus an equal amount of money, by way of liquidated damages, to the workman or group of workmen affected. T... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirty-two/subtitle-4/part-v/chapter-253/3118/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-TWO - Code of Civil Procedure (§§ 1 — 3576)›Subtitle 4 - Special Legal Proceedings Law (§§ 2241 — 3355a)›PART V - Other Actions (§§ 2951 — 3355a)›Chapter 253 - Labor Claims (§§ 3101 — 3133)›§ 3118 - Filing of complaint; partie... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-TWO - Code of Civil Procedure (§§ 1 — 3576) › Subtitle 4 - Special Legal Proceedings Law (§§ 2241 — 3355a) › PART V - Other Actions (§§ 2951 — 3355a) › Chapter 253 - Labor Claims (§§ 3101 — 3133) › § 3118 - Filing of complaint; parties; jurisdiction | Whenever a workman or employee should have to claim from his employer any equity or benefit, or any sum on account of compensation for work or labor done for said employer, or for compensation in case said workman or employee should have been discharged from his work without just cause, he may choose to appear before t... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirty-two/subtitle-4/part-v/chapter-253/3119/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-TWO - Code of Civil Procedure (§§ 1 — 3576)›Subtitle 4 - Special Legal Proceedings Law (§§ 2241 — 3355a)›PART V - Other Actions (§§ 2951 — 3355a)›Chapter 253 - Labor Claims (§§ 3101 — 3133)›§ 3119 - Definitions | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-TWO - Code of Civil Procedure (§§ 1 — 3576) › Subtitle 4 - Special Legal Proceedings Law (§§ 2241 — 3355a) › PART V - Other Actions (§§ 2951 — 3355a) › Chapter 253 - Labor Claims (§§ 3101 — 3133) › § 3119 - Definitions | The word “workman” as used in §§ 3118-3132 of this title shall comprise all manual laborers of either sex and such natural persons as may be employed in domestic services or occupations, and the word “employee”, which is used in its fullest meaning, shall comprise, among others, all kinds of artisans, employees or busi... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirty-two/subtitle-4/part-v/chapter-253/3120/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-TWO - Code of Civil Procedure (§§ 1 — 3576)›Subtitle 4 - Special Legal Proceedings Law (§§ 2241 — 3355a)›PART V - Other Actions (§§ 2951 — 3355a)›Chapter 253 - Labor Claims (§§ 3101 — 3133)›§ 3120 - Court order for defendant t... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-TWO - Code of Civil Procedure (§§ 1 — 3576) › Subtitle 4 - Special Legal Proceedings Law (§§ 2241 — 3355a) › PART V - Other Actions (§§ 2951 — 3355a) › Chapter 253 - Labor Claims (§§ 3101 — 3133) › § 3120 - Court order for defendant to file an answer; notice; answer; application ... | The clerk of the court shall serve notice on the defendant, with a copy of the complaint, warning him that he shall file his answer in writing, with proof of having served copy thereof on counsel for complainant, or on the latter if he has appeared in his own right, within ten (10) days after said service of notice, if... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirty-two/subtitle-4/part-v/chapter-253/3121/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-TWO - Code of Civil Procedure (§§ 1 — 3576)›Subtitle 4 - Special Legal Proceedings Law (§§ 2241 — 3355a)›PART V - Other Actions (§§ 2951 — 3355a)›Chapter 253 - Labor Claims (§§ 3101 — 3133)›§ 3121 - Hearing; judgment upon defa... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-TWO - Code of Civil Procedure (§§ 1 — 3576) › Subtitle 4 - Special Legal Proceedings Law (§§ 2241 — 3355a) › PART V - Other Actions (§§ 2951 — 3355a) › Chapter 253 - Labor Claims (§§ 3101 — 3133) › § 3121 - Hearing; judgment upon default | Where defendant files his answer to the complaint in the manner and within the term provided in § 3120 of this title, the hearing shall be held irrespective of calendar, at the instance of complainant, upon notice to defendant.
Where defendant shall fail to file his answer to the complaint in the manner and within the ... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirty-two/subtitle-4/part-v/chapter-253/3122/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-TWO - Code of Civil Procedure (§§ 1 — 3576)›Subtitle 4 - Special Legal Proceedings Law (§§ 2241 — 3355a)›PART V - Other Actions (§§ 2951 — 3355a)›Chapter 253 - Labor Claims (§§ 3101 — 3133)›§ 3122 - Notice to and intervention ... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-TWO - Code of Civil Procedure (§§ 1 — 3576) › Subtitle 4 - Special Legal Proceedings Law (§§ 2241 — 3355a) › PART V - Other Actions (§§ 2951 — 3355a) › Chapter 253 - Labor Claims (§§ 3101 — 3133) › § 3122 - Notice to and intervention by Labor and Human Resources | The court secretary shall send a copy of any complaint filed under the procedure established by §§ 3118-3132 of this title as well as of the order setting the date for the hearing, to the Secretary of Labor and Human Resources, who may intervene in the proceedings through any of the attorneys of the Department of Labor... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirty-two/subtitle-4/part-v/chapter-253/3123/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-TWO - Code of Civil Procedure (§§ 1 — 3576)›Subtitle 4 - Special Legal Proceedings Law (§§ 2241 — 3355a)›PART V - Other Actions (§§ 2951 — 3355a)›Chapter 253 - Labor Claims (§§ 3101 — 3133)›§ 3123 - Failure of parties to appea... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-TWO - Code of Civil Procedure (§§ 1 — 3576) › Subtitle 4 - Special Legal Proceedings Law (§§ 2241 — 3355a) › PART V - Other Actions (§§ 2951 — 3355a) › Chapter 253 - Labor Claims (§§ 3101 — 3133) › § 3123 - Failure of parties to appear | Where none of the parties appear at the act of the hearing, the court shall postpone the hearing of the case; where only defendant appears, the court shall, at the instance of defendant, dismiss the claim; but where only complainant appears, the court shall, at the instance of complainant, render judgment against defen... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirty-two/subtitle-4/part-v/chapter-253/3124/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-TWO - Code of Civil Procedure (§§ 1 — 3576)›Subtitle 4 - Special Legal Proceedings Law (§§ 2241 — 3355a)›PART V - Other Actions (§§ 2951 — 3355a)›Chapter 253 - Labor Claims (§§ 3101 — 3133)›§ 3124 - Discretion of court; motion | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-TWO - Code of Civil Procedure (§§ 1 — 3576) › Subtitle 4 - Special Legal Proceedings Law (§§ 2241 — 3355a) › PART V - Other Actions (§§ 2951 — 3355a) › Chapter 253 - Labor Claims (§§ 3101 — 3133) › § 3124 - Discretion of court; motion | When judgment is rendered under §§ 3121 or 3123 of this title, the court shall retain the discretion granted by Rule 49.2 of the Rules of Civil Procedure for the General Court of Justice in cases of error, inadvertence, surprise, excusable negligence or fraud, but the motion invoking said discretion shall be filed with... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirty-two/subtitle-4/part-v/chapter-253/3125/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-TWO - Code of Civil Procedure (§§ 1 — 3576)›Subtitle 4 - Special Legal Proceedings Law (§§ 2241 — 3355a)›PART V - Other Actions (§§ 2951 — 3355a)›Chapter 253 - Labor Claims (§§ 3101 — 3133)›§ 3125 - Defects in form; evidence | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-TWO - Code of Civil Procedure (§§ 1 — 3576) › Subtitle 4 - Special Legal Proceedings Law (§§ 2241 — 3355a) › PART V - Other Actions (§§ 2951 — 3355a) › Chapter 253 - Labor Claims (§§ 3101 — 3133) › § 3125 - Defects in form; evidence | No complaint shall be dismissed for defects in form only.
In the introduction of evidence, the widest possible latitude shall be allowed to the parties.
History —Oct. 17, 1961, No. 2, p. 447, § 8. |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirty-two/subtitle-4/part-v/chapter-253/3126/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-TWO - Code of Civil Procedure (§§ 1 — 3576)›Subtitle 4 - Special Legal Proceedings Law (§§ 2241 — 3355a)›PART V - Other Actions (§§ 2951 — 3355a)›Chapter 253 - Labor Claims (§§ 3101 — 3133)›§ 3126 - Judgment; indemnity or liqu... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-TWO - Code of Civil Procedure (§§ 1 — 3576) › Subtitle 4 - Special Legal Proceedings Law (§§ 2241 — 3355a) › PART V - Other Actions (§§ 2951 — 3355a) › Chapter 253 - Labor Claims (§§ 3101 — 3133) › § 3126 - Judgment; indemnity or liquidated damages | Within twenty-four (24) hours after the hearing, the judge shall render judgment, affirming or dismissing the claim. Where the claim is affirmed, the defendant shall be adjudged and directed to grant the right or benefit claimed or to pay to complainant such amount of wages or compensation as shall have been shown by t... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirty-two/subtitle-4/part-v/chapter-253/3127/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-TWO - Code of Civil Procedure (§§ 1 — 3576)›Subtitle 4 - Special Legal Proceedings Law (§§ 2241 — 3355a)›PART V - Other Actions (§§ 2951 — 3355a)›Chapter 253 - Labor Claims (§§ 3101 — 3133)›§ 3127 - Appeals from District Court | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-TWO - Code of Civil Procedure (§§ 1 — 3576) › Subtitle 4 - Special Legal Proceedings Law (§§ 2241 — 3355a) › PART V - Other Actions (§§ 2951 — 3355a) › Chapter 253 - Labor Claims (§§ 3101 — 3133) › § 3127 - Appeals from District Court | Where the case originates in the District Court, any of the parties aggrieved by the judgment may appeal to the Court of First Instance.
The appeal shall be taken by filing with the Secretary of the District Court, within ten (10) days after notice of the judgment is served, a writing expressing the intent to appeal, a... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirty-two/subtitle-4/part-v/chapter-253/3128/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-TWO - Code of Civil Procedure (§§ 1 — 3576)›Subtitle 4 - Special Legal Proceedings Law (§§ 2241 — 3355a)›PART V - Other Actions (§§ 2951 — 3355a)›Chapter 253 - Labor Claims (§§ 3101 — 3133)›§ 3128 - Indemnity for dilatory appe... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-TWO - Code of Civil Procedure (§§ 1 — 3576) › Subtitle 4 - Special Legal Proceedings Law (§§ 2241 — 3355a) › PART V - Other Actions (§§ 2951 — 3355a) › Chapter 253 - Labor Claims (§§ 3101 — 3133) › § 3128 - Indemnity for dilatory appeal | Where the appellant shall be the defendant and the Court of First Instance shall be satisfied that the said appeal was taken only for the purpose of delaying a compliance with the judgment, the court shall have power, on deciding same, to adjudge defendant to pay to complainant, by way of indemnity or as a punishment, ... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirty-two/subtitle-4/part-v/chapter-253/3129/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-TWO - Code of Civil Procedure (§§ 1 — 3576)›Subtitle 4 - Special Legal Proceedings Law (§§ 2241 — 3355a)›PART V - Other Actions (§§ 2951 — 3355a)›Chapter 253 - Labor Claims (§§ 3101 — 3133)›§ 3129 - Appeals from Court of First... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-TWO - Code of Civil Procedure (§§ 1 — 3576) › Subtitle 4 - Special Legal Proceedings Law (§§ 2241 — 3355a) › PART V - Other Actions (§§ 2951 — 3355a) › Chapter 253 - Labor Claims (§§ 3101 — 3133) › § 3129 - Appeals from Court of First Instance | The Supreme Court may take cognizance of appeals from and petitions for review of judgments rendered in first instance by the Court of First Instance, in ordinary proceedings.
History —Oct. 17, 1961, No. 2, p. 447, § 12. |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirty-two/subtitle-4/part-v/chapter-253/3130/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-TWO - Code of Civil Procedure (§§ 1 — 3576)›Subtitle 4 - Special Legal Proceedings Law (§§ 2241 — 3355a)›PART V - Other Actions (§§ 2951 — 3355a)›Chapter 253 - Labor Claims (§§ 3101 — 3133)›§ 3130 - Limitations on appeals; cer... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-TWO - Code of Civil Procedure (§§ 1 — 3576) › Subtitle 4 - Special Legal Proceedings Law (§§ 2241 — 3355a) › PART V - Other Actions (§§ 2951 — 3355a) › Chapter 253 - Labor Claims (§§ 3101 — 3133) › § 3130 - Limitations on appeals; certiorari | In no case shall more than one appeal be allowed. The Supreme Court may, in its discretion and through certiorari proceedings, review the judgments rendered on appeal by the Court of First Instance.
History —Oct. 17, 1961, No. 2, p. 447, § 13. |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirty-two/subtitle-4/part-v/chapter-253/3131/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-TWO - Code of Civil Procedure (§§ 1 — 3576)›Subtitle 4 - Special Legal Proceedings Law (§§ 2241 — 3355a)›PART V - Other Actions (§§ 2951 — 3355a)›Chapter 253 - Labor Claims (§§ 3101 — 3133)›§ 3131 - Payment of judgment; execut... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-TWO - Code of Civil Procedure (§§ 1 — 3576) › Subtitle 4 - Special Legal Proceedings Law (§§ 2241 — 3355a) › PART V - Other Actions (§§ 2951 — 3355a) › Chapter 253 - Labor Claims (§§ 3101 — 3133) › § 3131 - Payment of judgment; execution | The judgment affirming a claim may be executed on any property of the defendant through an order of execution which shall be issued by the secretary at the instance of complainant, and which shall be executed by the marshal within a term not to exceed twenty (20) days from the date said order of execution was delivered... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirty-two/subtitle-4/part-v/chapter-253/3132/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-TWO - Code of Civil Procedure (§§ 1 — 3576)›Subtitle 4 - Special Legal Proceedings Law (§§ 2241 — 3355a)›PART V - Other Actions (§§ 2951 — 3355a)›Chapter 253 - Labor Claims (§§ 3101 — 3133)›§ 3132 - Costs and attorney’s fees | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-TWO - Code of Civil Procedure (§§ 1 — 3576) › Subtitle 4 - Special Legal Proceedings Law (§§ 2241 — 3355a) › PART V - Other Actions (§§ 2951 — 3355a) › Chapter 253 - Labor Claims (§§ 3101 — 3133) › § 3132 - Costs and attorney’s fees | No costs shall accrue in this kind of suits.
In all cases where a judgment is rendered in favor of complainant, if he appears represented by a private attorney, the attorney’s fees shall be assessed against defendant.
History —Oct. 17, 1961, No. 2, p. 447, § 15, eff. Oct. 17, 1961. |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirty-two/subtitle-4/part-v/chapter-253/3133/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-TWO - Code of Civil Procedure (§§ 1 — 3576)›Subtitle 4 - Special Legal Proceedings Law (§§ 2241 — 3355a)›PART V - Other Actions (§§ 2951 — 3355a)›Chapter 253 - Labor Claims (§§ 3101 — 3133)›§ 3133 - Preventive attachment | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-TWO - Code of Civil Procedure (§§ 1 — 3576) › Subtitle 4 - Special Legal Proceedings Law (§§ 2241 — 3355a) › PART V - Other Actions (§§ 2951 — 3355a) › Chapter 253 - Labor Claims (§§ 3101 — 3133) › § 3133 - Preventive attachment | In actions for wages under labor legislation in force a preventive attachment may be effected, without the requirement of furnishing a bond, on the property of the defendant, in an amount sufficient to guarantee the effectiveness of the judgment which at the proper time may be obtained when, in the judgment of the cour... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirty-two/subtitle-4/part-v/chapter-255/3141/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-TWO - Code of Civil Procedure (§§ 1 — 3576)›Subtitle 4 - Special Legal Proceedings Law (§§ 2241 — 3355a)›PART V - Other Actions (§§ 2951 — 3355a)›Chapter 255 - Libel and Slander (§§ 3141 — 3149)›§ 3141 - Civil action for libel... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-TWO - Code of Civil Procedure (§§ 1 — 3576) › Subtitle 4 - Special Legal Proceedings Law (§§ 2241 — 3355a) › PART V - Other Actions (§§ 2951 — 3355a) › Chapter 255 - Libel and Slander (§§ 3141 — 3149) › § 3141 - Civil action for libel and slander established | The civil action for damages for libel and slander is hereby established.
History —Feb. 19, 1902, p. 214, § 1. |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirty-two/subtitle-4/part-v/chapter-255/3142/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-TWO - Code of Civil Procedure (§§ 1 — 3576)›Subtitle 4 - Special Legal Proceedings Law (§§ 2241 — 3355a)›PART V - Other Actions (§§ 2951 — 3355a)›Chapter 255 - Libel and Slander (§§ 3141 — 3149)›§ 3142 - Libel defined | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-TWO - Code of Civil Procedure (§§ 1 — 3576) › Subtitle 4 - Special Legal Proceedings Law (§§ 2241 — 3355a) › PART V - Other Actions (§§ 2951 — 3355a) › Chapter 255 - Libel and Slander (§§ 3141 — 3149) › § 3142 - Libel defined | Libel is the malicious defamation of a person made public by writing, printing, sign, picture, representation, effigy, or other mechanical mode of publication tending to subject him to public hatred or contempt, or to deprive him of the benefit of public confidence and social intercourse, or to injure him in his busine... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirty-two/subtitle-4/part-v/chapter-255/3143/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-TWO - Code of Civil Procedure (§§ 1 — 3576)›Subtitle 4 - Special Legal Proceedings Law (§§ 2241 — 3355a)›PART V - Other Actions (§§ 2951 — 3355a)›Chapter 255 - Libel and Slander (§§ 3141 — 3149)›§ 3143 - Slander defined | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-TWO - Code of Civil Procedure (§§ 1 — 3576) › Subtitle 4 - Special Legal Proceedings Law (§§ 2241 — 3355a) › PART V - Other Actions (§§ 2951 — 3355a) › Chapter 255 - Libel and Slander (§§ 3141 — 3149) › § 3143 - Slander defined | Slander is a false and unprivileged publication other than libel, which imputes to any person the commission of a crime, or tends directly to injure him in respect to his office, profession, trade or business, or which by natural consequences causes actual damages.
—Feb. 19, 1902, p. 214, § 3.
History |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirty-two/subtitle-4/part-v/chapter-255/3144/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-TWO - Code of Civil Procedure (§§ 1 — 3576)›Subtitle 4 - Special Legal Proceedings Law (§§ 2241 — 3355a)›PART V - Other Actions (§§ 2951 — 3355a)›Chapter 255 - Libel and Slander (§§ 3141 — 3149)›§ 3144 - Communications not hel... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-TWO - Code of Civil Procedure (§§ 1 — 3576) › Subtitle 4 - Special Legal Proceedings Law (§§ 2241 — 3355a) › PART V - Other Actions (§§ 2951 — 3355a) › Chapter 255 - Libel and Slander (§§ 3141 — 3149) › § 3144 - Communications not held or presumed malicious | A publication or communication shall not be held or deemed malicious when made in any legislative or judicial proceeding or in any other proceeding authorized by law. A publication or communication shall not be presumed to be malicious when made:
First.— In the proper discharge of an official duty.
Second.— In a fair a... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirty-two/subtitle-4/part-v/chapter-255/3145/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-TWO - Code of Civil Procedure (§§ 1 — 3576)›Subtitle 4 - Special Legal Proceedings Law (§§ 2241 — 3355a)›PART V - Other Actions (§§ 2951 — 3355a)›Chapter 255 - Libel and Slander (§§ 3141 — 3149)›§ 3145 - Presumption of malice | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-TWO - Code of Civil Procedure (§§ 1 — 3576) › Subtitle 4 - Special Legal Proceedings Law (§§ 2241 — 3355a) › PART V - Other Actions (§§ 2951 — 3355a) › Chapter 255 - Libel and Slander (§§ 3141 — 3149) › § 3145 - Presumption of malice | Malice shall be presumed to exist in any injurious communication or writing made without justifiable motive and addressed to any person other than to a relative within the third degree, or to a person whom the author has under his guardianship or when said communication passes between persons having business in partner... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirty-two/subtitle-4/part-v/chapter-255/3146/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-TWO - Code of Civil Procedure (§§ 1 — 3576)›Subtitle 4 - Special Legal Proceedings Law (§§ 2241 — 3355a)›PART V - Other Actions (§§ 2951 — 3355a)›Chapter 255 - Libel and Slander (§§ 3141 — 3149)›§ 3146 - Truth of charges as to... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-TWO - Code of Civil Procedure (§§ 1 — 3576) › Subtitle 4 - Special Legal Proceedings Law (§§ 2241 — 3355a) › PART V - Other Actions (§§ 2951 — 3355a) › Chapter 255 - Libel and Slander (§§ 3141 — 3149) › § 3146 - Truth of charges as to public employee | If the plaintiff be a public employee and the libel refer to acts connected with his office, judgment shall be rendered for the defendant if he prove the truth of his charges.
History —Feb. 19, 1902, p. 214, § 6. |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirty-two/subtitle-4/part-v/chapter-255/3146a/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-TWO - Code of Civil Procedure (§§ 1 — 3576)›Subtitle 4 - Special Legal Proceedings Law (§§ 2241 — 3355a)›PART V - Other Actions (§§ 2951 — 3355a)›Chapter 255 - Libel and Slander (§§ 3141 — 3149)›§ 3146a - Answer to complaint | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-TWO - Code of Civil Procedure (§§ 1 — 3576) › Subtitle 4 - Special Legal Proceedings Law (§§ 2241 — 3355a) › PART V - Other Actions (§§ 2951 — 3355a) › Chapter 255 - Libel and Slander (§§ 3141 — 3149) › § 3146a - Answer to complaint | In civil actions for damages for libel or slander, the defendant may, in his answer, allege the truth of the charges as defamatory, as well as any mitigating circumstances, to reduce the amount of damages; and whether he proves the truth of the fact or not, he may introduce evidence of mitigating circumstances.
History... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirty-two/subtitle-4/part-v/chapter-255/3147/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-TWO - Code of Civil Procedure (§§ 1 — 3576)›Subtitle 4 - Special Legal Proceedings Law (§§ 2241 — 3355a)›PART V - Other Actions (§§ 2951 — 3355a)›Chapter 255 - Libel and Slander (§§ 3141 — 3149)›§ 3147 - Costs and attorney’s f... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-TWO - Code of Civil Procedure (§§ 1 — 3576) › Subtitle 4 - Special Legal Proceedings Law (§§ 2241 — 3355a) › PART V - Other Actions (§§ 2951 — 3355a) › Chapter 255 - Libel and Slander (§§ 3141 — 3149) › § 3147 - Costs and attorney’s fees | If there be a judgment in favor of the plaintiff, the judgment shall include costs and a reasonable attorney’s fee, to be assessed by the court. If there be a judgment in favor of the defendant, and if the court finds that the action was commenced by the plaintiff without justifiable cause, the judgment shall include b... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirty-two/subtitle-4/part-v/chapter-255/3148/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-TWO - Code of Civil Procedure (§§ 1 — 3576)›Subtitle 4 - Special Legal Proceedings Law (§§ 2241 — 3355a)›PART V - Other Actions (§§ 2951 — 3355a)›Chapter 255 - Libel and Slander (§§ 3141 — 3149)›§ 3148 - Publication of libel | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-TWO - Code of Civil Procedure (§§ 1 — 3576) › Subtitle 4 - Special Legal Proceedings Law (§§ 2241 — 3355a) › PART V - Other Actions (§§ 2951 — 3355a) › Chapter 255 - Libel and Slander (§§ 3141 — 3149) › § 3148 - Publication of libel | To sustain the charge of publishing libel it is not needful that the words for which suit is brought should have been read by any person; it is enough and sufficient evidence if the accused knowingly parted with the immediate custody of the libel or exposed the same to view under circumstances which allowed it to be re... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirty-two/subtitle-4/part-v/chapter-255/3149/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-TWO - Code of Civil Procedure (§§ 1 — 3576)›Subtitle 4 - Special Legal Proceedings Law (§§ 2241 — 3355a)›PART V - Other Actions (§§ 2951 — 3355a)›Chapter 255 - Libel and Slander (§§ 3141 — 3149)›§ 3149 - Relationship between c... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-TWO - Code of Civil Procedure (§§ 1 — 3576) › Subtitle 4 - Special Legal Proceedings Law (§§ 2241 — 3355a) › PART V - Other Actions (§§ 2951 — 3355a) › Chapter 255 - Libel and Slander (§§ 3141 — 3149) › § 3149 - Relationship between civil and criminal actions | Actions brought under §§ 3141-3149 of this title shall be independant of any criminal action which may arise out of the libel or slander; but in case damages have been assessed in a criminal action for libel or slander, prosecuted by the prosecuting attorney, no civil action shall be brought to recover damages for the ... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirty-two/subtitle-4/part-v/chapter-256/3151/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-TWO - Code of Civil Procedure (§§ 1 — 3576)›Subtitle 4 - Special Legal Proceedings Law (§§ 2241 — 3355a)›PART V - Other Actions (§§ 2951 — 3355a)›Chapter 256 - Right of Publicity Act (§§ 3151 — 3158)›§ 3151 - Definitions | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-TWO - Code of Civil Procedure (§§ 1 — 3576) › Subtitle 4 - Special Legal Proceedings Law (§§ 2241 — 3355a) › PART V - Other Actions (§§ 2951 — 3355a) › Chapter 256 - Right of Publicity Act (§§ 3151 — 3158) › § 3151 - Definitions | (a) Authorized agent.— Whoever is directly authorized to consent to the use of a person’s likeness through an agency or under a representation agreement.
(b) Damages.— All compensatory damages, including, but not limited to loss of income if the person had consented to a likeness licensing agreement, as well as the pro... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirty-two/subtitle-4/part-v/chapter-256/3152/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-TWO - Code of Civil Procedure (§§ 1 — 3576)›Subtitle 4 - Special Legal Proceedings Law (§§ 2241 — 3355a)›PART V - Other Actions (§§ 2951 — 3355a)›Chapter 256 - Right of Publicity Act (§§ 3151 — 3158)›§ 3152 - Cause of action | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-TWO - Code of Civil Procedure (§§ 1 — 3576) › Subtitle 4 - Special Legal Proceedings Law (§§ 2241 — 3355a) › PART V - Other Actions (§§ 2951 — 3355a) › Chapter 256 - Right of Publicity Act (§§ 3151 — 3158) › § 3152 - Cause of action | Any natural or juridical person who uses another’s likeness for commercial, trade, or advertising purposes without the previous consent of said person, the person who possesses a license for said likeness, his/her heirs if the person is deceased, or the authorized agent of any of the forgoing shall be liable for damage... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirty-two/subtitle-4/part-v/chapter-256/3153/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-TWO - Code of Civil Procedure (§§ 1 — 3576)›Subtitle 4 - Special Legal Proceedings Law (§§ 2241 — 3355a)›PART V - Other Actions (§§ 2951 — 3355a)›Chapter 256 - Right of Publicity Act (§§ 3151 — 3158)›§ 3153 - Remedy | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-TWO - Code of Civil Procedure (§§ 1 — 3576) › Subtitle 4 - Special Legal Proceedings Law (§§ 2241 — 3355a) › PART V - Other Actions (§§ 2951 — 3355a) › Chapter 256 - Right of Publicity Act (§§ 3151 — 3158) › § 3153 - Remedy | The law provides for both injunctive relief and compensatory damages to a plaintiff who sues for misappropriation or violation of the right of publicity. The court may award damages taking into account the following elements: any of the defendant’s profits that are attributable to the use of the plaintiff’s likeness; t... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirty-two/subtitle-4/part-v/chapter-256/3154/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-TWO - Code of Civil Procedure (§§ 1 — 3576)›Subtitle 4 - Special Legal Proceedings Law (§§ 2241 — 3355a)›PART V - Other Actions (§§ 2951 — 3355a)›Chapter 256 - Right of Publicity Act (§§ 3151 — 3158)›§ 3154 - Transferability | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-TWO - Code of Civil Procedure (§§ 1 — 3576) › Subtitle 4 - Special Legal Proceedings Law (§§ 2241 — 3355a) › PART V - Other Actions (§§ 2951 — 3355a) › Chapter 256 - Right of Publicity Act (§§ 3151 — 3158) › § 3154 - Transferability | The rights under this chapter shall be freely transferable and descendible property rights, in whole or in part, to any person or incorporated entity by written transfer, including, but not limited to, a signed agreement among the parties, powers, licenses, donations, and wills, or by intestate succession.
History —Jul... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirty-two/subtitle-4/part-v/chapter-256/3155/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-TWO - Code of Civil Procedure (§§ 1 — 3576)›Subtitle 4 - Special Legal Proceedings Law (§§ 2241 — 3355a)›PART V - Other Actions (§§ 2951 — 3355a)›Chapter 256 - Right of Publicity Act (§§ 3151 — 3158)›§ 3155 - Extension | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-TWO - Code of Civil Procedure (§§ 1 — 3576) › Subtitle 4 - Special Legal Proceedings Law (§§ 2241 — 3355a) › PART V - Other Actions (§§ 2951 — 3355a) › Chapter 256 - Right of Publicity Act (§§ 3151 — 3158) › § 3155 - Extension | The right of publicity shall last for 25 years after the death of a person, regardless of previous commercial use during their lifetime.
History —July 13, 2011, No. 139, § 6. |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirty-two/subtitle-4/part-v/chapter-256/3156/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-TWO - Code of Civil Procedure (§§ 1 — 3576)›Subtitle 4 - Special Legal Proceedings Law (§§ 2241 — 3355a)›PART V - Other Actions (§§ 2951 — 3355a)›Chapter 256 - Right of Publicity Act (§§ 3151 — 3158)›§ 3156 - Statute of limita... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-TWO - Code of Civil Procedure (§§ 1 — 3576) › Subtitle 4 - Special Legal Proceedings Law (§§ 2241 — 3355a) › PART V - Other Actions (§§ 2951 — 3355a) › Chapter 256 - Right of Publicity Act (§§ 3151 — 3158) › § 3156 - Statute of limitations | Any action or proceeding to enforce any provision of this chapter shall be initiated not later than one (1) year following the date that the affected person became aware or should have gained knowledge of the occurrence of the facts that constitute grounds for a cause of action and serves as the foundation for such act... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirty-two/subtitle-4/part-v/chapter-256/3157/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-TWO - Code of Civil Procedure (§§ 1 — 3576)›Subtitle 4 - Special Legal Proceedings Law (§§ 2241 — 3355a)›PART V - Other Actions (§§ 2951 — 3355a)›Chapter 256 - Right of Publicity Act (§§ 3151 — 3158)›§ 3157 - Exceptions | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-TWO - Code of Civil Procedure (§§ 1 — 3576) › Subtitle 4 - Special Legal Proceedings Law (§§ 2241 — 3355a) › PART V - Other Actions (§§ 2951 — 3355a) › Chapter 256 - Right of Publicity Act (§§ 3151 — 3158) › § 3157 - Exceptions | This chapter shall not apply under the following circumstances:
(a) When an individual’s likeness is used in any medium as part of a news report, political expression, sporting, or artistic event transmission, or presentation with a legitimate public interest, and where said likeness is not used with commercial or publ... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirty-two/subtitle-4/part-v/chapter-256/3158/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-TWO - Code of Civil Procedure (§§ 1 — 3576)›Subtitle 4 - Special Legal Proceedings Law (§§ 2241 — 3355a)›PART V - Other Actions (§§ 2951 — 3355a)›Chapter 256 - Right of Publicity Act (§§ 3151 — 3158)›§ 3158 - Limited immunity | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-TWO - Code of Civil Procedure (§§ 1 — 3576) › Subtitle 4 - Special Legal Proceedings Law (§§ 2241 — 3355a) › PART V - Other Actions (§§ 2951 — 3355a) › Chapter 256 - Right of Publicity Act (§§ 3151 — 3158) › § 3158 - Limited immunity | The owners or employees of any medium, including, but limited to newspapers, magazines, publicity billboards, internet, and radio or television stations in which an individual’s likeness appears in violation of this Act shall not be held liable except when proof of their knowledge that said likeness was used without th... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirty-two/subtitle-4/part-v/chapter-257/3171/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-TWO - Code of Civil Procedure (§§ 1 — 3576)›Subtitle 4 - Special Legal Proceedings Law (§§ 2241 — 3355a)›PART V - Other Actions (§§ 2951 — 3355a)›Chapter 257 - Enforcement of Summons of Secretary of Treasury (§§ 3171 — 3173)›§... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-TWO - Code of Civil Procedure (§§ 1 — 3576) › Subtitle 4 - Special Legal Proceedings Law (§§ 2241 — 3355a) › PART V - Other Actions (§§ 2951 — 3355a) › Chapter 257 - Enforcement of Summons of Secretary of Treasury (§§ 3171 — 3173) › § 3171 - Application to Court of First Instance... | If any summons or requirement issued by the Secretary of the Treasury of Puerto Rico or by his agents pursuant to the powers granted to them by law is not duly complied with, said official may appear before the Court of First Instance of Puerto Rico and request of said Court to direct that such summons or requirement b... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirty-two/subtitle-4/part-v/chapter-257/3172/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-TWO - Code of Civil Procedure (§§ 1 — 3576)›Subtitle 4 - Special Legal Proceedings Law (§§ 2241 — 3355a)›PART V - Other Actions (§§ 2951 — 3355a)›Chapter 257 - Enforcement of Summons of Secretary of Treasury (§§ 3171 — 3173)›§... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-TWO - Code of Civil Procedure (§§ 1 — 3576) › Subtitle 4 - Special Legal Proceedings Law (§§ 2241 — 3355a) › PART V - Other Actions (§§ 2951 — 3355a) › Chapter 257 - Enforcement of Summons of Secretary of Treasury (§§ 3171 — 3173) › § 3172 - Self-incrimination; immunity from pros... | No natural or [juridical] person may refuse to comply with any summons or requirement issued by the Secretary of the Treasury of Puerto Rico or by his agents, or with any court order issued under the provisions of §§ 3171-3173 of this title, by alleging that the testimony or evidence required would incriminate him or s... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirty-two/subtitle-4/part-v/chapter-257/3173/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-TWO - Code of Civil Procedure (§§ 1 — 3576)›Subtitle 4 - Special Legal Proceedings Law (§§ 2241 — 3355a)›PART V - Other Actions (§§ 2951 — 3355a)›Chapter 257 - Enforcement of Summons of Secretary of Treasury (§§ 3171 — 3173)›§... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-TWO - Code of Civil Procedure (§§ 1 — 3576) › Subtitle 4 - Special Legal Proceedings Law (§§ 2241 — 3355a) › PART V - Other Actions (§§ 2951 — 3355a) › Chapter 257 - Enforcement of Summons of Secretary of Treasury (§§ 3171 — 3173) › § 3173 - Part of Court of First Instance having... | The part of the Court of First Instance of Puerto Rico in whose territorial jurisdiction the person summoned or required resides, shall have jurisdiction over the proceedings provided by §§ 3171-3173 of this title.
History —Mar. 20, 1951, No. 27, p. 58, § 3. |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirty-two/subtitle-4/part-v/chapter-258/3181/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-TWO - Code of Civil Procedure (§§ 1 — 3576)›Subtitle 4 - Special Legal Proceedings Law (§§ 2241 — 3355a)›PART V - Other Actions (§§ 2951 — 3355a)›Chapter 258 - Act to Protect the Rights of Minors in Custody Proceedings (§§ 318... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-TWO - Code of Civil Procedure (§§ 1 — 3576) › Subtitle 4 - Special Legal Proceedings Law (§§ 2241 — 3355a) › PART V - Other Actions (§§ 2951 — 3355a) › Chapter 258 - Act to Protect the Rights of Minors in Custody Proceedings (§§ 3181 — 3188) › § 3181 - Definition of joint custody | For purposes of this chapter, joint custody means the obligation of both parents, the father and the mother, to exercise directly and fully all the duties and responsibilities entailed by the upbringing of their children by spending the greatest amount of time possible with them and providing them with the company and ... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirty-two/subtitle-4/part-v/chapter-258/3182/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-TWO - Code of Civil Procedure (§§ 1 — 3576)›Subtitle 4 - Special Legal Proceedings Law (§§ 2241 — 3355a)›PART V - Other Actions (§§ 2951 — 3355a)›Chapter 258 - Act to Protect the Rights of Minors in Custody Proceedings (§§ 318... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-TWO - Code of Civil Procedure (§§ 1 — 3576) › Subtitle 4 - Special Legal Proceedings Law (§§ 2241 — 3355a) › PART V - Other Actions (§§ 2951 — 3355a) › Chapter 258 - Act to Protect the Rights of Minors in Custody Proceedings (§§ 3181 — 3188) › § 3182 - Consideration of joint cust... | In all cases of divorce, dissolution, or separation of an unmarried couple where minors are involved, joint custody of the minors shall be taken into consideration if it inures to the best interest of the minor, even against the will of the parent who is interested in being awarded sole custody, unless there is evidenc... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirty-two/subtitle-4/part-v/chapter-258/3183/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-TWO - Code of Civil Procedure (§§ 1 — 3576)›Subtitle 4 - Special Legal Proceedings Law (§§ 2241 — 3355a)›PART V - Other Actions (§§ 2951 — 3355a)›Chapter 258 - Act to Protect the Rights of Minors in Custody Proceedings (§§ 318... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-TWO - Code of Civil Procedure (§§ 1 — 3576) › Subtitle 4 - Special Legal Proceedings Law (§§ 2241 — 3355a) › PART V - Other Actions (§§ 2951 — 3355a) › Chapter 258 - Act to Protect the Rights of Minors in Custody Proceedings (§§ 3181 — 3188) › § 3183 - Duty of the judge | At the court hearing in cases of divorce, dissolution, or separation of an unmarried couple where a minor is involved, the judge shall:
(1) Ascertain that counsel for the respective parties have advised them on the different rights, duties, and responsibilities entailed by the various types of custody that exist under ... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirty-two/subtitle-4/part-v/chapter-258/3184/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-TWO - Code of Civil Procedure (§§ 1 — 3576)›Subtitle 4 - Special Legal Proceedings Law (§§ 2241 — 3355a)›PART V - Other Actions (§§ 2951 — 3355a)›Chapter 258 - Act to Protect the Rights of Minors in Custody Proceedings (§§ 318... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-TWO - Code of Civil Procedure (§§ 1 — 3576) › Subtitle 4 - Special Legal Proceedings Law (§§ 2241 — 3355a) › PART V - Other Actions (§§ 2951 — 3355a) › Chapter 258 - Act to Protect the Rights of Minors in Custody Proceedings (§§ 3181 — 3188) › § 3184 - Agreements | If the parties agree to joint custody, they shall proceed to file a written agreement with the court. In those cases where both parties or one of them does not have legal representation, or even having it, have been unable to reach an agreement as to the form and manner in which joint custody shall be established, the ... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirty-two/subtitle-4/part-v/chapter-258/3185/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-TWO - Code of Civil Procedure (§§ 1 — 3576)›Subtitle 4 - Special Legal Proceedings Law (§§ 2241 — 3355a)›PART V - Other Actions (§§ 2951 — 3355a)›Chapter 258 - Act to Protect the Rights of Minors in Custody Proceedings (§§ 318... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-TWO - Code of Civil Procedure (§§ 1 — 3576) › Subtitle 4 - Special Legal Proceedings Law (§§ 2241 — 3355a) › PART V - Other Actions (§§ 2951 — 3355a) › Chapter 258 - Act to Protect the Rights of Minors in Custody Proceedings (§§ 3181 — 3188) › § 3185 - Criteria to be considered w... | When considering a petition for custody where disputes arise between the parties thereto, the court shall refer the case to a family relations social worker, who shall conduct an evaluation and submit a report with recommendations to the court. Both, the social worker when conducting the evaluation and the court when m... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirty-two/subtitle-4/part-v/chapter-258/3186/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-TWO - Code of Civil Procedure (§§ 1 — 3576)›Subtitle 4 - Special Legal Proceedings Law (§§ 2241 — 3355a)›PART V - Other Actions (§§ 2951 — 3355a)›Chapter 258 - Act to Protect the Rights of Minors in Custody Proceedings (§§ 318... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-TWO - Code of Civil Procedure (§§ 1 — 3576) › Subtitle 4 - Special Legal Proceedings Law (§§ 2241 — 3355a) › PART V - Other Actions (§§ 2951 — 3355a) › Chapter 258 - Act to Protect the Rights of Minors in Custody Proceedings (§§ 3181 — 3188) › § 3186 - Social worker custody recom... | The custody recommendation of the social worker, as well as the custody determination of the court, shall have the purpose of ensuring the best interests of the minor. The analysis shall consider joint custody as the first option, provided that it inures to the wellbeing of the minor. Otherwise, the social worker and t... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirty-two/subtitle-4/part-v/chapter-258/3187/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-TWO - Code of Civil Procedure (§§ 1 — 3576)›Subtitle 4 - Special Legal Proceedings Law (§§ 2241 — 3355a)›PART V - Other Actions (§§ 2951 — 3355a)›Chapter 258 - Act to Protect the Rights of Minors in Custody Proceedings (§§ 318... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-TWO - Code of Civil Procedure (§§ 1 — 3576) › Subtitle 4 - Special Legal Proceedings Law (§§ 2241 — 3355a) › PART V - Other Actions (§§ 2951 — 3355a) › Chapter 258 - Act to Protect the Rights of Minors in Custody Proceedings (§§ 3181 — 3188) › § 3187 - When joint custody shall no... | Joint custody shall not be considered as beneficial and favorable to the best interests of minors in the following cases:
(1) When one of the parents expresses that he/she has no interest in having custody of the minors on the basis of a joint custody plan. This shall be construed as a relinquishment in favor of the ot... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirty-two/subtitle-4/part-v/chapter-258/3188/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-TWO - Code of Civil Procedure (§§ 1 — 3576)›Subtitle 4 - Special Legal Proceedings Law (§§ 2241 — 3355a)›PART V - Other Actions (§§ 2951 — 3355a)›Chapter 258 - Act to Protect the Rights of Minors in Custody Proceedings (§§ 318... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-TWO - Code of Civil Procedure (§§ 1 — 3576) › Subtitle 4 - Special Legal Proceedings Law (§§ 2241 — 3355a) › PART V - Other Actions (§§ 2951 — 3355a) › Chapter 258 - Act to Protect the Rights of Minors in Custody Proceedings (§§ 3181 — 3188) › § 3188 - The determination of the co... | The determination of a court on the custody of minors does not constitute a matter judged. When one of the parents of a minor deems that there should be changes in the existing custody agreement regarding the relation of the other parent with their children to guarantee the best interest of the latter, such parent may ... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirty-two/subtitle-4/part-v/chapter-259/3201/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-TWO - Code of Civil Procedure (§§ 1 — 3576)›Subtitle 4 - Special Legal Proceedings Law (§§ 2241 — 3355a)›PART V - Other Actions (§§ 2951 — 3355a)›Chapter 259 - Arbitration (§§ 3201 — 3229)›§ 3201 - Agreements | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-TWO - Code of Civil Procedure (§§ 1 — 3576) › Subtitle 4 - Special Legal Proceedings Law (§§ 2241 — 3355a) › PART V - Other Actions (§§ 2951 — 3355a) › Chapter 259 - Arbitration (§§ 3201 — 3229) › § 3201 - Agreements | Two (2) or more parties may agree in writing to submit to arbitration, in conformity with the provisions of this chapter, any dispute which may be the object of an existing action between them at the time they agree to the arbitration; or they may include in a written agreement a provision for the settlement by arbitra... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirty-two/subtitle-4/part-v/chapter-259/3202/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-TWO - Code of Civil Procedure (§§ 1 — 3576)›Subtitle 4 - Special Legal Proceedings Law (§§ 2241 — 3355a)›PART V - Other Actions (§§ 2951 — 3355a)›Chapter 259 - Arbitration (§§ 3201 — 3229)›§ 3202 - Filings; summary procedure | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-TWO - Code of Civil Procedure (§§ 1 — 3576) › Subtitle 4 - Special Legal Proceedings Law (§§ 2241 — 3355a) › PART V - Other Actions (§§ 2951 — 3355a) › Chapter 259 - Arbitration (§§ 3201 — 3229) › § 3202 - Filings; summary procedure | All applications made under the provisions of this chapter shall be filed in the part of the of First Instance Court of Puerto Rico in whose territorial jurisdiction the parties or any of them reside, and shall be held summarily, upon the summons provided by law.
History —May 8, 1951, No. 376, p. 896, § 2, eff. 90 days... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirty-two/subtitle-4/part-v/chapter-259/3203/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-TWO - Code of Civil Procedure (§§ 1 — 3576)›Subtitle 4 - Special Legal Proceedings Law (§§ 2241 — 3355a)›PART V - Other Actions (§§ 2951 — 3355a)›Chapter 259 - Arbitration (§§ 3201 — 3229)›§ 3203 - Stay of legal action | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-TWO - Code of Civil Procedure (§§ 1 — 3576) › Subtitle 4 - Special Legal Proceedings Law (§§ 2241 — 3355a) › PART V - Other Actions (§§ 2951 — 3355a) › Chapter 259 - Arbitration (§§ 3201 — 3229) › § 3203 - Stay of legal action | If any of the parties to a written arbitration agreement institutes action or other legal remedy, the court before which said action or remedy is pending shall, after being satisfied that any dispute involved in said action or remedy may be submitted to arbitration under said agreement, and on motion of any of the part... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirty-two/subtitle-4/part-v/chapter-259/3204/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-TWO - Code of Civil Procedure (§§ 1 — 3576)›Subtitle 4 - Special Legal Proceedings Law (§§ 2241 — 3355a)›PART V - Other Actions (§§ 2951 — 3355a)›Chapter 259 - Arbitration (§§ 3201 — 3229)›§ 3204 - Motion to compel | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-TWO - Code of Civil Procedure (§§ 1 — 3576) › Subtitle 4 - Special Legal Proceedings Law (§§ 2241 — 3355a) › PART V - Other Actions (§§ 2951 — 3355a) › Chapter 259 - Arbitration (§§ 3201 — 3229) › § 3204 - Motion to compel | (1) Any of the parties to a written arbitration agreement who claims negligence or refusal on the part of another party to resort to arbitration according to the agreement, may move the court for an order compelling the parties to resort to arbitration in conformity with the agreement between them. An eight (8) days’ w... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirty-two/subtitle-4/part-v/chapter-259/3205/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-TWO - Code of Civil Procedure (§§ 1 — 3576)›Subtitle 4 - Special Legal Proceedings Law (§§ 2241 — 3355a)›PART V - Other Actions (§§ 2951 — 3355a)›Chapter 259 - Arbitration (§§ 3201 — 3229)›§ 3205 - Referees—Appointment; powers | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-TWO - Code of Civil Procedure (§§ 1 — 3576) › Subtitle 4 - Special Legal Proceedings Law (§§ 2241 — 3355a) › PART V - Other Actions (§§ 2951 — 3355a) › Chapter 259 - Arbitration (§§ 3201 — 3229) › § 3205 - Referees—Appointment; powers | On petition of any of the parties to the arbitration agreement and upon notice thereof to the other parties, the court shall appoint one or more referees in any of the following cases:
(a) When the arbitration agreement does not stipulate the manner of appointing same.
(b) When the arbitration agreement stipulates the ... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirty-two/subtitle-4/part-v/chapter-259/3206/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-TWO - Code of Civil Procedure (§§ 1 — 3576)›Subtitle 4 - Special Legal Proceedings Law (§§ 2241 — 3355a)›PART V - Other Actions (§§ 2951 — 3355a)›Chapter 259 - Arbitration (§§ 3201 — 3229)›§ 3206 - Referees—Qualifications | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-TWO - Code of Civil Procedure (§§ 1 — 3576) › Subtitle 4 - Special Legal Proceedings Law (§§ 2241 — 3355a) › PART V - Other Actions (§§ 2951 — 3355a) › Chapter 259 - Arbitration (§§ 3201 — 3229) › § 3206 - Referees—Qualifications | The appointment of referees may be made by the parties to an arbitration agreement, or by the court, as determined by § 3205 of this title; and said appointment shall fall precisely on persons of legal age, in full enjoyment of their civil rights and who know how to read and write.
History —May 8, 1951, No. 376, p. 896... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirty-two/subtitle-4/part-v/chapter-259/3207/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-TWO - Code of Civil Procedure (§§ 1 — 3576)›Subtitle 4 - Special Legal Proceedings Law (§§ 2241 — 3355a)›PART V - Other Actions (§§ 2951 — 3355a)›Chapter 259 - Arbitration (§§ 3201 — 3229)›§ 3207 - Referees—Oath of office; wai... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-TWO - Code of Civil Procedure (§§ 1 — 3576) › Subtitle 4 - Special Legal Proceedings Law (§§ 2241 — 3355a) › PART V - Other Actions (§§ 2951 — 3355a) › Chapter 259 - Arbitration (§§ 3201 — 3229) › § 3207 - Referees—Oath of office; waiver | Before entering in the discharge of their offices, the referees chosen by the parties to an arbitration agreement or appointed under § 3205 of this title, shall take an oath before an official authorized to administer oaths, binding themselves properly and faithfully to perform the duties of their offices, to hear with... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirty-two/subtitle-4/part-v/chapter-259/3208/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-TWO - Code of Civil Procedure (§§ 1 — 3576)›Subtitle 4 - Special Legal Proceedings Law (§§ 2241 — 3355a)›PART V - Other Actions (§§ 2951 — 3355a)›Chapter 259 - Arbitration (§§ 3201 — 3229)›§ 3208 - Referees—Acceptance of offic... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-TWO - Code of Civil Procedure (§§ 1 — 3576) › Subtitle 4 - Special Legal Proceedings Law (§§ 2241 — 3355a) › PART V - Other Actions (§§ 2951 — 3355a) › Chapter 259 - Arbitration (§§ 3201 — 3229) › § 3208 - Referees—Acceptance of office; compensation | The acceptance of the office by the referees shall entitle each of the parties to compel said referees to fulfil their duties, and said referees shall receive such compensation as may have been agreed upon by the parties, or in lieu thereof, the compensation fixed for them by the court.
History —May 8, 1951, No. 376, p... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirty-two/subtitle-4/part-v/chapter-259/3209/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-TWO - Code of Civil Procedure (§§ 1 — 3576)›Subtitle 4 - Special Legal Proceedings Law (§§ 2241 — 3355a)›PART V - Other Actions (§§ 2951 — 3355a)›Chapter 259 - Arbitration (§§ 3201 — 3229)›§ 3209 - Referees—Challenge limited | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-TWO - Code of Civil Procedure (§§ 1 — 3576) › Subtitle 4 - Special Legal Proceedings Law (§§ 2241 — 3355a) › PART V - Other Actions (§§ 2951 — 3355a) › Chapter 259 - Arbitration (§§ 3201 — 3229) › § 3209 - Referees—Challenge limited | The referees may be challenged only for reasons arising after the arbitration compromise or unknown at the time of the arbitration.
History —May 8, 1951, No. 376, p. 896, § 9, eff. 90 days after May 8, 1951. |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirty-two/subtitle-4/part-v/chapter-259/3210/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-TWO - Code of Civil Procedure (§§ 1 — 3576)›Subtitle 4 - Special Legal Proceedings Law (§§ 2241 — 3355a)›PART V - Other Actions (§§ 2951 — 3355a)›Chapter 259 - Arbitration (§§ 3201 — 3229)›§ 3210 - Referees—Causes for challeng... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-TWO - Code of Civil Procedure (§§ 1 — 3576) › Subtitle 4 - Special Legal Proceedings Law (§§ 2241 — 3355a) › PART V - Other Actions (§§ 2951 — 3355a) › Chapter 259 - Arbitration (§§ 3201 — 3229) › § 3210 - Referees—Causes for challenge; procedure | The referees may be challenged for the causes specified in subdivisions (2), (3), (5), (6) and (7) of § 207 of the Code of Civil Procedure.
The challenge shall be made before them.
If they do not yield to the challenge, the challenging party may renew the challenge before the judge of the part of the court in which the... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirty-two/subtitle-4/part-v/chapter-259/3211/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-TWO - Code of Civil Procedure (§§ 1 — 3576)›Subtitle 4 - Special Legal Proceedings Law (§§ 2241 — 3355a)›PART V - Other Actions (§§ 2951 — 3355a)›Chapter 259 - Arbitration (§§ 3201 — 3229)›§ 3211 - Notice of intent | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-TWO - Code of Civil Procedure (§§ 1 — 3576) › Subtitle 4 - Special Legal Proceedings Law (§§ 2241 — 3355a) › PART V - Other Actions (§§ 2951 — 3355a) › Chapter 259 - Arbitration (§§ 3201 — 3229) › § 3211 - Notice of intent | When the written agreement includes a provision to settle through arbitration a dispute which may arise between the parties subsequent to said agreement or in relation thereto, the party seeking arbitration shall serve on the other party, whether personally or by registered mail, a written notice of his intent to arbit... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirty-two/subtitle-4/part-v/chapter-259/3212/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-TWO - Code of Civil Procedure (§§ 1 — 3576)›Subtitle 4 - Special Legal Proceedings Law (§§ 2241 — 3355a)›PART V - Other Actions (§§ 2951 — 3355a)›Chapter 259 - Arbitration (§§ 3201 — 3229)›§ 3212 - Hearing | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-TWO - Code of Civil Procedure (§§ 1 — 3576) › Subtitle 4 - Special Legal Proceedings Law (§§ 2241 — 3355a) › PART V - Other Actions (§§ 2951 — 3355a) › Chapter 259 - Arbitration (§§ 3201 — 3229) › § 3212 - Hearing | The referees shall fix a date and place for the hearing and shall give notice thereof to the parties with reasonable time in advance, may suspend the same from time to time as it may be necessary, and may, on petition of any of the parties and for just cause, postpone the hearing until a later date not beyond that fixe... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirty-two/subtitle-4/part-v/chapter-259/3213/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-TWO - Code of Civil Procedure (§§ 1 — 3576)›Subtitle 4 - Special Legal Proceedings Law (§§ 2241 — 3355a)›PART V - Other Actions (§§ 2951 — 3355a)›Chapter 259 - Arbitration (§§ 3201 — 3229)›§ 3213 - Failure to appear | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-TWO - Code of Civil Procedure (§§ 1 — 3576) › Subtitle 4 - Special Legal Proceedings Law (§§ 2241 — 3355a) › PART V - Other Actions (§§ 2951 — 3355a) › Chapter 259 - Arbitration (§§ 3201 — 3229) › § 3213 - Failure to appear | If any of the parties fails to appear before the referees after reasonable notice of the date and place of the hearing, the referees may proceed anyway with the hearing and determination of the dispute in the absence of said party on the basis of the evidence submitted to them.
History —May 8, 1951, No. 376, p. 896, § ... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirty-two/subtitle-4/part-v/chapter-259/3214/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-TWO - Code of Civil Procedure (§§ 1 — 3576)›Subtitle 4 - Special Legal Proceedings Law (§§ 2241 — 3355a)›PART V - Other Actions (§§ 2951 — 3355a)›Chapter 259 - Arbitration (§§ 3201 — 3229)›§ 3214 - Time for award | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-TWO - Code of Civil Procedure (§§ 1 — 3576) › Subtitle 4 - Special Legal Proceedings Law (§§ 2241 — 3355a) › PART V - Other Actions (§§ 2951 — 3355a) › Chapter 259 - Arbitration (§§ 3201 — 3229) › § 3214 - Time for award | If the term within which the award shall be made is not fixed in the arbitration agreement, the award shall be made within thirty (30) days following the termination of the hearing, and any award made after the expiration of said thirty (30) days shall have no legal effect, unless the parties, by mutual consent, agree ... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirty-two/subtitle-4/part-v/chapter-259/3215/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-TWO - Code of Civil Procedure (§§ 1 — 3576)›Subtitle 4 - Special Legal Proceedings Law (§§ 2241 — 3355a)›PART V - Other Actions (§§ 2951 — 3355a)›Chapter 259 - Arbitration (§§ 3201 — 3229)›§ 3215 - Right to counsel | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-TWO - Code of Civil Procedure (§§ 1 — 3576) › Subtitle 4 - Special Legal Proceedings Law (§§ 2241 — 3355a) › PART V - Other Actions (§§ 2951 — 3355a) › Chapter 259 - Arbitration (§§ 3201 — 3229) › § 3215 - Right to counsel | Any of the parties shall have the right to be assisted by counsel in any arbitration proceedings or hearing before the referees.
History —May 8, 1951, No. 376, p. 896, § 15, eff. 90 days after May 8, 1951. |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirty-two/subtitle-4/part-v/chapter-259/3216/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-TWO - Code of Civil Procedure (§§ 1 — 3576)›Subtitle 4 - Special Legal Proceedings Law (§§ 2241 — 3355a)›PART V - Other Actions (§§ 2951 — 3355a)›Chapter 259 - Arbitration (§§ 3201 — 3229)›§ 3216 - Subpoenas to witnesses; prod... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-TWO - Code of Civil Procedure (§§ 1 — 3576) › Subtitle 4 - Special Legal Proceedings Law (§§ 2241 — 3355a) › PART V - Other Actions (§§ 2951 — 3355a) › Chapter 259 - Arbitration (§§ 3201 — 3229) › § 3216 - Subpoenas to witnesses; production of evidence | The referees, or a majority of them, may demand the appearance of any person as witness and that he bring with him any books, records, documents, or other evidence. The fees for said appearance shall be the same as those of the witnesses in the Court of First Instance of Puerto Rico, and shall be paid by the parties re... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirty-two/subtitle-4/part-v/chapter-259/3217/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-TWO - Code of Civil Procedure (§§ 1 — 3576)›Subtitle 4 - Special Legal Proceedings Law (§§ 2241 — 3355a)›PART V - Other Actions (§§ 2951 — 3355a)›Chapter 259 - Arbitration (§§ 3201 — 3229)›§ 3217 - Admissibility; sufficiency o... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-TWO - Code of Civil Procedure (§§ 1 — 3576) › Subtitle 4 - Special Legal Proceedings Law (§§ 2241 — 3355a) › PART V - Other Actions (§§ 2951 — 3355a) › Chapter 259 - Arbitration (§§ 3201 — 3229) › § 3217 - Admissibility; sufficiency of evidence | The parties may offer the evidence they may desire and shall submit such additional evidence as the referee may deem necessary to understand and determine the questions object of the dispute.
The referees shall decide upon the relevance of the evidence submitted by the parties and the acceptance thereof, without having... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirty-two/subtitle-4/part-v/chapter-259/3218/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-TWO - Code of Civil Procedure (§§ 1 — 3576)›Subtitle 4 - Special Legal Proceedings Law (§§ 2241 — 3355a)›PART V - Other Actions (§§ 2951 — 3355a)›Chapter 259 - Arbitration (§§ 3201 — 3229)›§ 3218 - Testimony | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-TWO - Code of Civil Procedure (§§ 1 — 3576) › Subtitle 4 - Special Legal Proceedings Law (§§ 2241 — 3355a) › PART V - Other Actions (§§ 2951 — 3355a) › Chapter 259 - Arbitration (§§ 3201 — 3229) › § 3218 - Testimony | Sworn testimony may be taken in the same manner and on the same grounds as are provided by law and by the Rules of Civil Procedure.
History —May 8, 1951, No. 376, p. 896, § 18, eff. 90 days after May 8, 1951. |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirty-two/subtitle-4/part-v/chapter-259/3219/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-TWO - Code of Civil Procedure (§§ 1 — 3576)›Subtitle 4 - Special Legal Proceedings Law (§§ 2241 — 3355a)›PART V - Other Actions (§§ 2951 — 3355a)›Chapter 259 - Arbitration (§§ 3201 — 3229)›§ 3219 - Award—Orders for property ma... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-TWO - Code of Civil Procedure (§§ 1 — 3576) › Subtitle 4 - Special Legal Proceedings Law (§§ 2241 — 3355a) › PART V - Other Actions (§§ 2951 — 3355a) › Chapter 259 - Arbitration (§§ 3201 — 3229) › § 3219 - Award—Orders for property maintenance or to insure fulfillment | At any time before the final determination of the arbitration the court may, on request of any of the parties, issue such orders as it may deem necessary for the maintenance of the property or to insure the fulfillment of the award to be made.
History —May 8, 1951, No. 376, p. 896, § 19, eff. 90 days after May 8, 1951. |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirty-two/subtitle-4/part-v/chapter-259/3220/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-TWO - Code of Civil Procedure (§§ 1 — 3576)›Subtitle 4 - Special Legal Proceedings Law (§§ 2241 — 3355a)›PART V - Other Actions (§§ 2951 — 3355a)›Chapter 259 - Arbitration (§§ 3201 — 3229)›§ 3220 - Award—Form | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-TWO - Code of Civil Procedure (§§ 1 — 3576) › Subtitle 4 - Special Legal Proceedings Law (§§ 2241 — 3355a) › PART V - Other Actions (§§ 2951 — 3355a) › Chapter 259 - Arbitration (§§ 3201 — 3229) › § 3220 - Award—Form | The award shall be made in writing and shall be signed by the referees or a majority of them. The referees shall deliver a copy thereof to each of the parties or their counsel.
History —May 8, 1951, No. 376, p. 896, § 20, eff. 90 days after May 8, 1951. |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirty-two/subtitle-4/part-v/chapter-259/3221/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-TWO - Code of Civil Procedure (§§ 1 — 3576)›Subtitle 4 - Special Legal Proceedings Law (§§ 2241 — 3355a)›PART V - Other Actions (§§ 2951 — 3355a)›Chapter 259 - Arbitration (§§ 3201 — 3229)›§ 3221 - Award—Confirmation | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-TWO - Code of Civil Procedure (§§ 1 — 3576) › Subtitle 4 - Special Legal Proceedings Law (§§ 2241 — 3355a) › PART V - Other Actions (§§ 2951 — 3355a) › Chapter 259 - Arbitration (§§ 3201 — 3229) › § 3221 - Award—Confirmation | At any time within the year following the award, unless the parties by mutual consent postpone the term in writing, any of the parties may request from the court an order confirming the award, and the court shall issue same unless the award is reversed, modified, or corrected, as provided in §§ 3223 and 3224 of this ti... |
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