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https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirty-three/subtitle-1/part-xi/chapter-149/1855/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-THREE - Penal Code (§§ 1 — 4939)›Subtitle 1 - Penal Code of 1937 and Miscellaneous Laws (§§ 1 — 2204)›PART XI - Crimes Against Property (§§ 1561 — 2171)›Chapter 149 - Issuance of Checks Without Sufficient Funds (§§ 1851 — 1856... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-THREE - Penal Code (§§ 1 — 4939) › Subtitle 1 - Penal Code of 1937 and Miscellaneous Laws (§§ 1 — 2204) › PART XI - Crimes Against Property (§§ 1561 — 2171) › Chapter 149 - Issuance of Checks Without Sufficient Funds (§§ 1851 — 1856) › § 1855 - Failure to pay after notice as evid... | The failure of the person who drew, signed, endorsed, or delivered said check, draft, letter of credit, or order, to make payment after said notice, shall be prima facie evidence of the intent to defraud.
History —Apr. 25, 1934, No. 26, p. 278, § 5, eff. 90 days after Apr. 25, 1934. |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirty-three/subtitle-1/part-xi/chapter-149/1856/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-THREE - Penal Code (§§ 1 — 4939)›Subtitle 1 - Penal Code of 1937 and Miscellaneous Laws (§§ 1 — 2204)›PART XI - Crimes Against Property (§§ 1561 — 2171)›Chapter 149 - Issuance of Checks Without Sufficient Funds (§§ 1851 — 1856... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-THREE - Penal Code (§§ 1 — 4939) › Subtitle 1 - Penal Code of 1937 and Miscellaneous Laws (§§ 1 — 2204) › PART XI - Crimes Against Property (§§ 1561 — 2171) › Chapter 149 - Issuance of Checks Without Sufficient Funds (§§ 1851 — 1856) › § 1856 - Payment relieves of criminal liabil... | The payment of the check, letter of credit, draft, or order within the terms specified shall relieve of criminal liability the person who issued or endorsed said draft, letter of credit, check, or order.
History —Apr. 25, 1934, No. 26, p. 278, § 6, eff. 90 days after Apr. 25, 1934. |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirty-three/subtitle-1/part-xi/chapter-151/1881/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-THREE - Penal Code (§§ 1 — 4939)›Subtitle 1 - Penal Code of 1937 and Miscellaneous Laws (§§ 1 — 2204)›PART XI - Crimes Against Property (§§ 1561 — 2171)›Chapter 151 - Violation of Lease (§ 1881)›§ 1881 - Violation of provision... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-THREE - Penal Code (§§ 1 — 4939) › Subtitle 1 - Penal Code of 1937 and Miscellaneous Laws (§§ 1 — 2204) › PART XI - Crimes Against Property (§§ 1561 — 2171) › Chapter 151 - Violation of Lease (§ 1881) › § 1881 - Violation of provision of lease for services or facilities | Any lessor, agent, manager, administrator, superintendent, person in charge, or concierge of a building or part thereof, that in the lease or rental agreement whereof, by its expressed or implied terms requires the furnishing of hot or cold water, electric power, elevator services, telephone services or other service o... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirty-three/subtitle-1/part-xi/chapter-164/2091/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-THREE - Penal Code (§§ 1 — 4939)›Subtitle 1 - Penal Code of 1937 and Miscellaneous Laws (§§ 1 — 2204)›PART XI - Crimes Against Property (§§ 1561 — 2171)›Chapter 164 - Entering or Remaining in Buildings or Lands of Schools and ... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-THREE - Penal Code (§§ 1 — 4939) › Subtitle 1 - Penal Code of 1937 and Miscellaneous Laws (§§ 1 — 2204) › PART XI - Crimes Against Property (§§ 1561 — 2171) › Chapter 164 - Entering or Remaining in Buildings or Lands of Schools and Colleges Without Permission (§ 2091) › § 2091 - ... | (a) Any person who enters the building or grounds of a maternal infant care, pre-school, or extended care center for school-age children, Head Start center, an elementary, junior, or senior high school, a private or public school in Puerto Rico, without the permission of the director or person in charge thereof, his/he... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirty-three/subtitle-1/part-xi/chapter-167/2158/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-THREE - Penal Code (§§ 1 — 4939)›Subtitle 1 - Penal Code of 1937 and Miscellaneous Laws (§§ 1 — 2204)›PART XI - Crimes Against Property (§§ 1561 — 2171)›Chapter 167 - Offenses Against the Telegraph and Telephone Service (§§ 21... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-THREE - Penal Code (§§ 1 — 4939) › Subtitle 1 - Penal Code of 1937 and Miscellaneous Laws (§§ 1 — 2204) › PART XI - Crimes Against Property (§§ 1561 — 2171) › Chapter 167 - Offenses Against the Telegraph and Telephone Service (§§ 2151 — 2167) › § 2158 - Interception of telephone ... | No person shall intercept or attempt to intercept in any manner whatsoever any telephone communication transmitted or received between any points within the jurisdiction of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, for the purpose of learning its contents or of permitting any other person to learn such contents.
History —June 1... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirty-three/subtitle-1/part-xi/chapter-167/2159/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-THREE - Penal Code (§§ 1 — 4939)›Subtitle 1 - Penal Code of 1937 and Miscellaneous Laws (§§ 1 — 2204)›PART XI - Crimes Against Property (§§ 1561 — 2171)›Chapter 167 - Offenses Against the Telegraph and Telephone Service (§§ 21... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-THREE - Penal Code (§§ 1 — 4939) › Subtitle 1 - Penal Code of 1937 and Miscellaneous Laws (§§ 1 — 2204) › PART XI - Crimes Against Property (§§ 1561 — 2171) › Chapter 167 - Offenses Against the Telegraph and Telephone Service (§§ 2151 — 2167) › § 2159 - Interception of telephone ... | No person who has in any manner received an intercepted telephone communication, or who has learned the contents, substance, purpose, effect or scope of such communication or any part thereof, knowing that such information was thus obtained, shall divulge or publish the existence, contents, substance, purpose, effect o... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirty-three/subtitle-1/part-xi/chapter-167/2160/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-THREE - Penal Code (§§ 1 — 4939)›Subtitle 1 - Penal Code of 1937 and Miscellaneous Laws (§§ 1 — 2204)›PART XI - Crimes Against Property (§§ 1561 — 2171)›Chapter 167 - Offenses Against the Telegraph and Telephone Service (§§ 21... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-THREE - Penal Code (§§ 1 — 4939) › Subtitle 1 - Penal Code of 1937 and Miscellaneous Laws (§§ 1 — 2204) › PART XI - Crimes Against Property (§§ 1561 — 2171) › Chapter 167 - Offenses Against the Telegraph and Telephone Service (§§ 2151 — 2167) › § 2160 - Interception of telephone ... | No party to a telephone communication, nor any other person foreign thereto, shall record any telephone communication by means of any mechanical procedure or device, or permit any other person to listen in on such communication by means of an extension phone or otherwise without the express consent of all parties to su... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirty-three/subtitle-1/part-xi/chapter-167/2161/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-THREE - Penal Code (§§ 1 — 4939)›Subtitle 1 - Penal Code of 1937 and Miscellaneous Laws (§§ 1 — 2204)›PART XI - Crimes Against Property (§§ 1561 — 2171)›Chapter 167 - Offenses Against the Telegraph and Telephone Service (§§ 21... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-THREE - Penal Code (§§ 1 — 4939) › Subtitle 1 - Penal Code of 1937 and Miscellaneous Laws (§§ 1 — 2204) › PART XI - Crimes Against Property (§§ 1561 — 2171) › Chapter 167 - Offenses Against the Telegraph and Telephone Service (§§ 2151 — 2167) › § 2161 - Interception of telephone ... | The courts shall not admit any evidence obtained in violation of §§ 2158, 2159 and 2160 of this title.
History —June 10, 1953, No. 66, p. 220, § 4. |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirty-three/subtitle-1/part-xi/chapter-167/2162/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-THREE - Penal Code (§§ 1 — 4939)›Subtitle 1 - Penal Code of 1937 and Miscellaneous Laws (§§ 1 — 2204)›PART XI - Crimes Against Property (§§ 1561 — 2171)›Chapter 167 - Offenses Against the Telegraph and Telephone Service (§§ 21... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-THREE - Penal Code (§§ 1 — 4939) › Subtitle 1 - Penal Code of 1937 and Miscellaneous Laws (§§ 1 — 2204) › PART XI - Crimes Against Property (§§ 1561 — 2171) › Chapter 167 - Offenses Against the Telegraph and Telephone Service (§§ 2151 — 2167) › § 2162 - Interception of telephone ... | Any person violating the provisions of any of §§ 2158, 2159 and 2160 of this title shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction punished by a fine not exceeding five thousand dollars ($5,000), and, in addition to such fine, he may be punished by imprisonment for a term not exceeding five (5) years.
History —Jun... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirty-three/subtitle-1/part-xi/chapter-167/2163/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-THREE - Penal Code (§§ 1 — 4939)›Subtitle 1 - Penal Code of 1937 and Miscellaneous Laws (§§ 1 — 2204)›PART XI - Crimes Against Property (§§ 1561 — 2171)›Chapter 167 - Offenses Against the Telegraph and Telephone Service (§§ 21... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-THREE - Penal Code (§§ 1 — 4939) › Subtitle 1 - Penal Code of 1937 and Miscellaneous Laws (§§ 1 — 2204) › PART XI - Crimes Against Property (§§ 1561 — 2171) › Chapter 167 - Offenses Against the Telegraph and Telephone Service (§§ 2151 — 2167) › § 2163 - Unlawful use of telecommun... | Any natural or juridical person who attempts to defraud or who is an accomplice of another person to defraud any natural or juridical person of any lawful charge, in whole or in part, for any telecommunications service, including the Internet, or who prevents or attempts to prevent or who instigates or assists another ... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirty-three/subtitle-1/part-xi/chapter-167/2164/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-THREE - Penal Code (§§ 1 — 4939)›Subtitle 1 - Penal Code of 1937 and Miscellaneous Laws (§§ 1 — 2204)›PART XI - Crimes Against Property (§§ 1561 — 2171)›Chapter 167 - Offenses Against the Telegraph and Telephone Service (§§ 21... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-THREE - Penal Code (§§ 1 — 4939) › Subtitle 1 - Penal Code of 1937 and Miscellaneous Laws (§§ 1 — 2204) › PART XI - Crimes Against Property (§§ 1561 — 2171) › Chapter 167 - Offenses Against the Telegraph and Telephone Service (§§ 2151 — 2167) › § 2164 - Unlawful use of telecommun... | Any natural or [juridical] person shall be guilty of a misdemeanor who:
(a) Manufactures or owns any instrument, apparatus, equipment or device designed, adapted or that may be used to:
(1) Fraudulently avoid a lawful charge for any telecommunication service in violation of § 2163 of this title, or
(2) conceal, or to a... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirty-three/subtitle-1/part-xi/chapter-167/2165/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-THREE - Penal Code (§§ 1 — 4939)›Subtitle 1 - Penal Code of 1937 and Miscellaneous Laws (§§ 1 — 2204)›PART XI - Crimes Against Property (§§ 1561 — 2171)›Chapter 167 - Offenses Against the Telegraph and Telephone Service (§§ 21... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-THREE - Penal Code (§§ 1 — 4939) › Subtitle 1 - Penal Code of 1937 and Miscellaneous Laws (§§ 1 — 2204) › PART XI - Crimes Against Property (§§ 1561 — 2171) › Chapter 167 - Offenses Against the Telegraph and Telephone Service (§§ 2151 — 2167) › § 2165 - Unlawful use of telecommun... | Nothing herein provided shall be applicable to emergency and public service communications carried out by amateur radio-operator holders of licenses issued by the Federal Communications Commission without payment of charges by said licensees; Provided[, That] nothing herein contained shall exempt any person from the pa... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirty-three/subtitle-1/part-xi/chapter-167/2166/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-THREE - Penal Code (§§ 1 — 4939)›Subtitle 1 - Penal Code of 1937 and Miscellaneous Laws (§§ 1 — 2204)›PART XI - Crimes Against Property (§§ 1561 — 2171)›Chapter 167 - Offenses Against the Telegraph and Telephone Service (§§ 21... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-THREE - Penal Code (§§ 1 — 4939) › Subtitle 1 - Penal Code of 1937 and Miscellaneous Laws (§§ 1 — 2204) › PART XI - Crimes Against Property (§§ 1561 — 2171) › Chapter 167 - Offenses Against the Telegraph and Telephone Service (§§ 2151 — 2167) › § 2166 - Communications of an obsce... | There shall be guilty of public offense in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico any person who, by means of a telephone communication:
(a) Makes any remark, solicitation, insinuation, or obscene, lascivious or indecent proposition; or
(b) makes a telephone call, whether the conversation be established or not, without reveal... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirty-three/subtitle-1/part-xi/chapter-167/2167/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-THREE - Penal Code (§§ 1 — 4939)›Subtitle 1 - Penal Code of 1937 and Miscellaneous Laws (§§ 1 — 2204)›PART XI - Crimes Against Property (§§ 1561 — 2171)›Chapter 167 - Offenses Against the Telegraph and Telephone Service (§§ 21... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-THREE - Penal Code (§§ 1 — 4939) › Subtitle 1 - Penal Code of 1937 and Miscellaneous Laws (§§ 1 — 2204) › PART XI - Crimes Against Property (§§ 1561 — 2171) › Chapter 167 - Offenses Against the Telegraph and Telephone Service (§§ 2151 — 2167) › § 2167 - Warning in telephone books | All telephone books hereinafter published and distributed to the general public shall contain a notice explaining §§ 2166 and 2167 of this title, which shall appear in printed type not to be smaller than any other type on the same page, preceded by the word “Warning.” The provisions of this section shall not be applica... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirty-three/subtitle-1/part-xi/chapter-167a/2168/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-THREE - Penal Code (§§ 1 — 4939)›Subtitle 1 - Penal Code of 1937 and Miscellaneous Laws (§§ 1 — 2204)›PART XI - Crimes Against Property (§§ 1561 — 2171)›Chapter 167A - Sound and Live Performance Recordings (§§ 2168 — 2171)›§ 2... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-THREE - Penal Code (§§ 1 — 4939) › Subtitle 1 - Penal Code of 1937 and Miscellaneous Laws (§§ 1 — 2204) › PART XI - Crimes Against Property (§§ 1561 — 2171) › Chapter 167A - Sound and Live Performance Recordings (§§ 2168 — 2171) › § 2168 - Prohibition of reproduction, transfer, c... | The reproduction, transfer, copying, pressing, labeling, advertising and sale of sound recordings made before February 15, 1972, without the authorization of the owner, and of live performance recordings and recordings not labeled with the true name and address of the manufacturer with the purpose of distributing them ... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirty-three/subtitle-1/part-xi/chapter-167a/2169/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-THREE - Penal Code (§§ 1 — 4939)›Subtitle 1 - Penal Code of 1937 and Miscellaneous Laws (§§ 1 — 2204)›PART XI - Crimes Against Property (§§ 1561 — 2171)›Chapter 167A - Sound and Live Performance Recordings (§§ 2168 — 2171)›§ 2... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-THREE - Penal Code (§§ 1 — 4939) › Subtitle 1 - Penal Code of 1937 and Miscellaneous Laws (§§ 1 — 2204) › PART XI - Crimes Against Property (§§ 1561 — 2171) › Chapter 167A - Sound and Live Performance Recordings (§§ 2168 — 2171) › § 2169 - Definitions | For the purposes of this chapter, the words and phrases stated below shall have the following meaning, except when the context clearly indicates otherwise:
(a) Pressing. — Means incorporating material in a recording or other tangible medium of expression by its author or with his/her authorization, so that the material... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirty-three/subtitle-1/part-xi/chapter-167a/2170/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-THREE - Penal Code (§§ 1 — 4939)›Subtitle 1 - Penal Code of 1937 and Miscellaneous Laws (§§ 1 — 2204)›PART XI - Crimes Against Property (§§ 1561 — 2171)›Chapter 167A - Sound and Live Performance Recordings (§§ 2168 — 2171)›§ 2... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-THREE - Penal Code (§§ 1 — 4939) › Subtitle 1 - Penal Code of 1937 and Miscellaneous Laws (§§ 1 — 2204) › PART XI - Crimes Against Property (§§ 1561 — 2171) › Chapter 167A - Sound and Live Performance Recordings (§§ 2168 — 2171) › § 2170 - Reproduction, live performances and labe... | The penalty of imprisonment and a fine, as provided below, shall be imposed on any person who violates the provisions of §§ 2169—2171 of this title in any of the following modalities:
(a) Regarding recordings pressed for the first time prior to February 15, 1972, any person who knowingly, maliciously and fraudulently:
... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirty-three/subtitle-1/part-xi/chapter-167a/2171/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-THREE - Penal Code (§§ 1 — 4939)›Subtitle 1 - Penal Code of 1937 and Miscellaneous Laws (§§ 1 — 2204)›PART XI - Crimes Against Property (§§ 1561 — 2171)›Chapter 167A - Sound and Live Performance Recordings (§§ 2168 — 2171)›§ 2... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-THREE - Penal Code (§§ 1 — 4939) › Subtitle 1 - Penal Code of 1937 and Miscellaneous Laws (§§ 1 — 2204) › PART XI - Crimes Against Property (§§ 1561 — 2171) › Chapter 167A - Sound and Live Performance Recordings (§§ 2168 — 2171) › § 2171 - Presumption that the performer in a live... | In case of live performances it is presumed that the performer is the owner in the absence of a written contract; contraband recordings [sic].
All recordings that have been pressed, transferred or possessed without the consent of the owner, and any recordings which do not include the true name and address of the manufa... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirty-three/subtitle-3/chapter-251/4013/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-THREE - Penal Code (§§ 1 — 4939)›Subtitle 3 - Penal Code of 1974—Special Part (§§ 4001-4012 — 4621-4628)›Chapter 251 - Crimes Against the Person (§§ 4001-4012 — 4026)›§ 4013 - Definitions | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-THREE - Penal Code (§§ 1 — 4939) › Subtitle 3 - Penal Code of 1974—Special Part (§§ 4001-4012 — 4621-4628) › Chapter 251 - Crimes Against the Person (§§ 4001-4012 — 4026) › § 4013 - Definitions | For the purposes of §§ 4013—4026 of this title, the following terms shall have the meaning stated below:
(a) Stalking. — Means a pattern of behavior of vigilance, over a person; unwanted verbal or written communications are sent repeatedly to a specific person; written, verbal or implicit threats are made against a spe... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirty-three/subtitle-3/chapter-251/4014/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-THREE - Penal Code (§§ 1 — 4939)›Subtitle 3 - Penal Code of 1974—Special Part (§§ 4001-4012 — 4621-4628)›Chapter 251 - Crimes Against the Person (§§ 4001-4012 — 4026)›§ 4014 - Delinquent conduct; penalties | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-THREE - Penal Code (§§ 1 — 4939) › Subtitle 3 - Penal Code of 1974—Special Part (§§ 4001-4012 — 4621-4628) › Chapter 251 - Crimes Against the Person (§§ 4001-4012 — 4026) › § 4014 - Delinquent conduct; penalties | (a) Any person who intentionally exhibits a constant or repetitive pattern of stalking directed at intimidating a specific person to the effect that said person or any member of his/her family could suffer personal or property damage; or that maintains said type of conduct knowing that a certain person could reasonably... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirty-three/subtitle-3/chapter-251/4015/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-THREE - Penal Code (§§ 1 — 4939)›Subtitle 3 - Penal Code of 1974—Special Part (§§ 4001-4012 — 4621-4628)›Chapter 251 - Crimes Against the Person (§§ 4001-4012 — 4026)›§ 4015 - [Issuance] of restraining orders | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-THREE - Penal Code (§§ 1 — 4939) › Subtitle 3 - Penal Code of 1974—Special Part (§§ 4001-4012 — 4621-4628) › Chapter 251 - Crimes Against the Person (§§ 4001-4012 — 4026) › § 4015 - [Issuance] of restraining orders | (a) Any person who has been a victim of stalking, or conduct that constitutes the crime, as typified in §§ 4013—4026 of this title, part of the Penal Code of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or in any other special act, may file a petition per se, through his/her legal counsel or by a police agent to the court requesti... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirty-three/subtitle-3/chapter-251/4016/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-THREE - Penal Code (§§ 1 — 4939)›Subtitle 3 - Penal Code of 1974—Special Part (§§ 4001-4012 — 4621-4628)›Chapter 251 - Crimes Against the Person (§§ 4001-4012 — 4026)›§ 4016 - Procedure for the [issuance] of restraining orders | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-THREE - Penal Code (§§ 1 — 4939) › Subtitle 3 - Penal Code of 1974—Special Part (§§ 4001-4012 — 4621-4628) › Chapter 251 - Crimes Against the Person (§§ 4001-4012 — 4026) › § 4016 - Procedure for the [issuance] of restraining orders | (a) The procedure [for obtaining] a restraining order may commence through the filing of a verbal or written petition; or in any case that is pending between the parties; or by request of the District Attorney in a criminal procedure, or as a condition to enjoy a suspended sentence or parole.
(b) To expedite the proced... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirty-three/subtitle-3/chapter-251/4017/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-THREE - Penal Code (§§ 1 — 4939)›Subtitle 3 - Penal Code of 1974—Special Part (§§ 4001-4012 — 4621-4628)›Chapter 251 - Crimes Against the Person (§§ 4001-4012 — 4026)›§ 4017 - Ex parte orders | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-THREE - Penal Code (§§ 1 — 4939) › Subtitle 3 - Penal Code of 1974—Special Part (§§ 4001-4012 — 4621-4628) › Chapter 251 - Crimes Against the Person (§§ 4001-4012 — 4026) › § 4017 - Ex parte orders | The court may issue an ex parte restraining order, if it determines that:
(a) Diligent efforts have been made to serve the respondent party with a copy of the summons issued by the court, and of the petition that was filed before the court and has not been successful; or
(b) there is a probability that giving prior not... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirty-three/subtitle-3/chapter-251/4018/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-THREE - Penal Code (§§ 1 — 4939)›Subtitle 3 - Penal Code of 1974—Special Part (§§ 4001-4012 — 4621-4628)›Chapter 251 - Crimes Against the Person (§§ 4001-4012 — 4026)›§ 4018 - Contents of the restraining order | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-THREE - Penal Code (§§ 1 — 4939) › Subtitle 3 - Penal Code of 1974—Special Part (§§ 4001-4012 — 4621-4628) › Chapter 251 - Crimes Against the Person (§§ 4001-4012 — 4026) › § 4018 - Contents of the restraining order | (a) Every restraining order shall specifically establish the orders issued by the court, the remedies ordered and the effective term thereof.
(b) Every restraining order shall establish the date and hour that it was issued and specifically notify the parties that any violation thereof shall constitute contempt of the c... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirty-three/subtitle-3/chapter-251/4019/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-THREE - Penal Code (§§ 1 — 4939)›Subtitle 3 - Penal Code of 1974—Special Part (§§ 4001-4012 — 4621-4628)›Chapter 251 - Crimes Against the Person (§§ 4001-4012 — 4026)›§ 4019 - Notice to the parties and law enforcement officers | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-THREE - Penal Code (§§ 1 — 4939) › Subtitle 3 - Penal Code of 1974—Special Part (§§ 4001-4012 — 4621-4628) › Chapter 251 - Crimes Against the Person (§§ 4001-4012 — 4026) › § 4019 - Notice to the parties and law enforcement officers | (a) A copy of every restraining order shall be filed in the Office of the Clerk of the Court that issues it. The clerk of the court shall provide a copy thereof, by petition of the parties or of any interested party.
(b) Any order issued under §§ 4013—4026 of this title must be served personally to the respondent party... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirty-three/subtitle-3/chapter-251/4020/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-THREE - Penal Code (§§ 1 — 4939)›Subtitle 3 - Penal Code of 1974—Special Part (§§ 4001-4012 — 4621-4628)›Chapter 251 - Crimes Against the Person (§§ 4001-4012 — 4026)›§ 4020 - Failure to comply with restraining orders | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-THREE - Penal Code (§§ 1 — 4939) › Subtitle 3 - Penal Code of 1974—Special Part (§§ 4001-4012 — 4621-4628) › Chapter 251 - Crimes Against the Person (§§ 4001-4012 — 4026) › § 4020 - Failure to comply with restraining orders | Any intentional violation of a restraining order issued pursuant to §§ 4013—4026 of this title, shall be punished as a misdemeanor, which will not impair his/her criminal liability under § 4014(b)(1) of this title or any other penal statute, and shall constitute contempt of court, which could result in a penalty of imp... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirty-three/subtitle-3/chapter-251/4021/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-THREE - Penal Code (§§ 1 — 4939)›Subtitle 3 - Penal Code of 1974—Special Part (§§ 4001-4012 — 4621-4628)›Chapter 251 - Crimes Against the Person (§§ 4001-4012 — 4026)›§ 4021 - Duty to make an arrest upon filing restraining ord... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-THREE - Penal Code (§§ 1 — 4939) › Subtitle 3 - Penal Code of 1974—Special Part (§§ 4001-4012 — 4621-4628) › Chapter 251 - Crimes Against the Person (§§ 4001-4012 — 4026) › § 4021 - Duty to make an arrest upon filing restraining order | Every law enforcement officer shall make an arrest, if he is presented a restraining order issued under §§ 4013—4026 of this title, or a similar act against the person to be arrested, or if he/she determines that said order exists by communicating with the pertinent authorities, and has grounds to believe that the prov... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirty-three/subtitle-3/chapter-251/4022/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-THREE - Penal Code (§§ 1 — 4939)›Subtitle 3 - Penal Code of 1974—Special Part (§§ 4001-4012 — 4621-4628)›Chapter 251 - Crimes Against the Person (§§ 4001-4012 — 4026)›§ 4022 - Drafting of reports | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-THREE - Penal Code (§§ 1 — 4939) › Subtitle 3 - Penal Code of 1974—Special Part (§§ 4001-4012 — 4621-4628) › Chapter 251 - Crimes Against the Person (§§ 4001-4012 — 4026) › § 4022 - Drafting of reports | Whenever a law enforcement officer intervenes in an incident that can be classified as stalking, he/she shall prepare a written report thereof. Said report shall include the allegations of the persons involved and the witnesses, the type of investigation performed, and the manner in which the incident was dealt with.
T... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirty-three/subtitle-3/chapter-251/4023/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-THREE - Penal Code (§§ 1 — 4939)›Subtitle 3 - Penal Code of 1974—Special Part (§§ 4001-4012 — 4621-4628)›Chapter 251 - Crimes Against the Person (§§ 4001-4012 — 4026)›§ 4023 - Independence of civil actions | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-THREE - Penal Code (§§ 1 — 4939) › Subtitle 3 - Penal Code of 1974—Special Part (§§ 4001-4012 — 4621-4628) › Chapter 251 - Crimes Against the Person (§§ 4001-4012 — 4026) › § 4023 - Independence of civil actions | It shall not be required, nor shall it be necessary for persons protected by §§ 4013—4026 of this title, to file criminal charges to request and be issued restraining orders.
History —Aug. 21, 1999, No. 284, § 13, eff. 90 days after Aug. 21, 1999. |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirty-three/subtitle-3/chapter-251/4024/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-THREE - Penal Code (§§ 1 — 4939)›Subtitle 3 - Penal Code of 1974—Special Part (§§ 4001-4012 — 4621-4628)›Chapter 251 - Crimes Against the Person (§§ 4001-4012 — 4026)›§ 4024 - Rules for civil and penal actions | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-THREE - Penal Code (§§ 1 — 4939) › Subtitle 3 - Penal Code of 1974—Special Part (§§ 4001-4012 — 4621-4628) › Chapter 251 - Crimes Against the Person (§§ 4001-4012 — 4026) › § 4024 - Rules for civil and penal actions | Unless otherwise provided in §§ 4013—4026 of this title, all civil actions filed under the provisions of §§ 4013—4026 of this title, shall be governed by the Puerto Rico Rules of Civil Procedure of 2009, as amended, App. V of Title 32. Likewise, penal actions filed under the provisions of §§ 4013—4026 of this title, sh... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirty-three/subtitle-3/chapter-251/4025/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-THREE - Penal Code (§§ 1 — 4939)›Subtitle 3 - Penal Code of 1974—Special Part (§§ 4001-4012 — 4621-4628)›Chapter 251 - Crimes Against the Person (§§ 4001-4012 — 4026)›§ 4025 - Provisions on bail, parole, permits for prisoners ... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-THREE - Penal Code (§§ 1 — 4939) › Subtitle 3 - Penal Code of 1974—Special Part (§§ 4001-4012 — 4621-4628) › Chapter 251 - Crimes Against the Person (§§ 4001-4012 — 4026) › § 4025 - Provisions on bail, parole, permits for prisoners to leave institutions, and others | (a) Bail. — When a person is accused for violating the provisions of §§ 4013—4026 of this title, or when at the time of the alleged violation, was subject to the terms of a restraining order issued pursuant to §§ 4013—4026 of this title, or any other similar act, or has previously been convicted of, or has pleaded guil... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirty-three/subtitle-3/chapter-251/4026/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-THREE - Penal Code (§§ 1 — 4939)›Subtitle 3 - Penal Code of 1974—Special Part (§§ 4001-4012 — 4621-4628)›Chapter 251 - Crimes Against the Person (§§ 4001-4012 — 4026)›§ 4026 - Forms | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-THREE - Penal Code (§§ 1 — 4939) › Subtitle 3 - Penal Code of 1974—Special Part (§§ 4001-4012 — 4621-4628) › Chapter 251 - Crimes Against the Person (§§ 4001-4012 — 4026) › § 4026 - Forms | The forms provided by the clerks of the courts of justice to the persons that request a restraining order, shall be designed in such a way that the information, circumstances, and data contained in the models included herein, may be consigned or declared. Said forms shall be available in Spanish and English to comply w... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirty-three/subtitle-4/part-i/chapter-288/subchapter-i/4629/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-THREE - Penal Code (§§ 1 — 4939)›Subtitle 4 - Penal Code of 2004—General Provisions (§§ 4629 — 4732)›PART I - Basic Provisions of Penal Law (§§ 4629 — 4642)›Chapter 288 - Principles for the Application of Penal Law (§§ 4629 — ... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-THREE - Penal Code (§§ 1 — 4939) › Subtitle 4 - Penal Code of 2004—General Provisions (§§ 4629 — 4732) › PART I - Basic Provisions of Penal Law (§§ 4629 — 4642) › Chapter 288 - Principles for the Application of Penal Law (§§ 4629 — 4642) › Subchapter I - Title and Guarantees (§§ ... | This act shall be known as the Penal Code of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.
History —June 18, 2004, No. 149, § 1, eff. May 1, 2005. |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirty-three/subtitle-4/part-i/chapter-288/subchapter-i/4630/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-THREE - Penal Code (§§ 1 — 4939)›Subtitle 4 - Penal Code of 2004—General Provisions (§§ 4629 — 4732)›PART I - Basic Provisions of Penal Law (§§ 4629 — 4642)›Chapter 288 - Principles for the Application of Penal Law (§§ 4629 — ... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-THREE - Penal Code (§§ 1 — 4939) › Subtitle 4 - Penal Code of 2004—General Provisions (§§ 4629 — 4732) › PART I - Basic Provisions of Penal Law (§§ 4629 — 4642) › Chapter 288 - Principles for the Application of Penal Law (§§ 4629 — 4642) › Subchapter I - Title and Guarantees (§§ ... | No criminal action shall be filed against any person for the commission of any act that is not expressly defined as a crime under this Code or special law, nor shall any punishment or security measure be imposed other than that established by the law prior to the commission of the act.
History —June 18, 2004, No. 149, ... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirty-three/subtitle-4/part-i/chapter-288/subchapter-i/4631/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-THREE - Penal Code (§§ 1 — 4939)›Subtitle 4 - Penal Code of 2004—General Provisions (§§ 4629 — 4732)›PART I - Basic Provisions of Penal Law (§§ 4629 — 4642)›Chapter 288 - Principles for the Application of Penal Law (§§ 4629 — ... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-THREE - Penal Code (§§ 1 — 4939) › Subtitle 4 - Penal Code of 2004—General Provisions (§§ 4629 — 4732) › PART I - Basic Provisions of Penal Law (§§ 4629 — 4642) › Chapter 288 - Principles for the Application of Penal Law (§§ 4629 — 4642) › Subchapter I - Title and Guarantees (§§ ... | No crimes, punishment or security measures shall be created or imposed by analogy.
History —June 18, 2004, No. 149, § 3, eff. May 1, 2005. |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirty-three/subtitle-4/part-i/chapter-288/subchapter-i/4632/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-THREE - Penal Code (§§ 1 — 4939)›Subtitle 4 - Penal Code of 2004—General Provisions (§§ 4629 — 4732)›PART I - Basic Provisions of Penal Law (§§ 4629 — 4642)›Chapter 288 - Principles for the Application of Penal Law (§§ 4629 — ... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-THREE - Penal Code (§§ 1 — 4939) › Subtitle 4 - Penal Code of 2004—General Provisions (§§ 4629 — 4732) › PART I - Basic Provisions of Penal Law (§§ 4629 — 4642) › Chapter 288 - Principles for the Application of Penal Law (§§ 4629 — 4642) › Subchapter I - Title and Guarantees (§§ ... | The punishment or security measure imposed shall be: in proportion to the seriousness of the crime, necessary and adequate to achieve the purposes contained in this Code and shall not attempt against human dignity.
History —June 18, 2004, No. 149, § 4, eff. May 1, 2005. |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirty-three/subtitle-4/part-i/chapter-288/subchapter-i/4633/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-THREE - Penal Code (§§ 1 — 4939)›Subtitle 4 - Penal Code of 2004—General Provisions (§§ 4629 — 4732)›PART I - Basic Provisions of Penal Law (§§ 4629 — 4642)›Chapter 288 - Principles for the Application of Penal Law (§§ 4629 — ... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-THREE - Penal Code (§§ 1 — 4939) › Subtitle 4 - Penal Code of 2004—General Provisions (§§ 4629 — 4732) › PART I - Basic Provisions of Penal Law (§§ 4629 — 4642) › Chapter 288 - Principles for the Application of Penal Law (§§ 4629 — 4642) › Subchapter I - Title and Guarantees (§§ ... | Any punishment or security measure shall be imposed exclusively by means of a court sentence.
History —June 18, 2004, No. 149, § 5, eff. May 1, 2005. |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirty-three/subtitle-4/part-i/chapter-288/subchapter-ii/4634/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-THREE - Penal Code (§§ 1 — 4939)›Subtitle 4 - Penal Code of 2004—General Provisions (§§ 4629 — 4732)›PART I - Basic Provisions of Penal Law (§§ 4629 — 4642)›Chapter 288 - Principles for the Application of Penal Law (§§ 4629 — ... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-THREE - Penal Code (§§ 1 — 4939) › Subtitle 4 - Penal Code of 2004—General Provisions (§§ 4629 — 4732) › PART I - Basic Provisions of Penal Law (§§ 4629 — 4642) › Chapter 288 - Principles for the Application of Penal Law (§§ 4629 — 4642) › Subchapter II - Scope of Application (§§... | The criminal laws of Puerto Rico shall apply to any committed or attempted crime within the territorial extension of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.
It shall be understood as territorial extension the land, sea and air space subject to the jurisdiction of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.
History —June 18, 2004, No. 14... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirty-three/subtitle-4/part-i/chapter-288/subchapter-ii/4635/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-THREE - Penal Code (§§ 1 — 4939)›Subtitle 4 - Penal Code of 2004—General Provisions (§§ 4629 — 4732)›PART I - Basic Provisions of Penal Law (§§ 4629 — 4642)›Chapter 288 - Principles for the Application of Penal Law (§§ 4629 — ... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-THREE - Penal Code (§§ 1 — 4939) › Subtitle 4 - Penal Code of 2004—General Provisions (§§ 4629 — 4732) › PART I - Basic Provisions of Penal Law (§§ 4629 — 4642) › Chapter 288 - Principles for the Application of Penal Law (§§ 4629 — 4642) › Subchapter II - Scope of Application (§§... | The criminal laws of Puerto Rico shall apply to any committed or attempted crime outside the territorial extension of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico under any of the following circumstances:
(a) When a part of the criminal behavior is carried out within the territorial extension of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.
(b)... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirty-three/subtitle-4/part-i/chapter-288/subchapter-ii/4636/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-THREE - Penal Code (§§ 1 — 4939)›Subtitle 4 - Penal Code of 2004—General Provisions (§§ 4629 — 4732)›PART I - Basic Provisions of Penal Law (§§ 4629 — 4642)›Chapter 288 - Principles for the Application of Penal Law (§§ 4629 — ... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-THREE - Penal Code (§§ 1 — 4939) › Subtitle 4 - Penal Code of 2004—General Provisions (§§ 4629 — 4732) › PART I - Basic Provisions of Penal Law (§§ 4629 — 4642) › Chapter 288 - Principles for the Application of Penal Law (§§ 4629 — 4642) › Subchapter II - Scope of Application (§§... | The criminal law applies to acts committed during its effectiveness.
History —June 18, 2004, No. 149, § 8, eff. May 1, 2005. |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirty-three/subtitle-4/part-i/chapter-288/subchapter-ii/4637/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-THREE - Penal Code (§§ 1 — 4939)›Subtitle 4 - Penal Code of 2004—General Provisions (§§ 4629 — 4732)›PART I - Basic Provisions of Penal Law (§§ 4629 — 4642)›Chapter 288 - Principles for the Application of Penal Law (§§ 4629 — ... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-THREE - Penal Code (§§ 1 — 4939) › Subtitle 4 - Penal Code of 2004—General Provisions (§§ 4629 — 4732) › PART I - Basic Provisions of Penal Law (§§ 4629 — 4642) › Chapter 288 - Principles for the Application of Penal Law (§§ 4629 — 4642) › Subchapter II - Scope of Application (§§... | The criminal law has a retroactive effect in whatsoever favors the accused of a crime. Consequently, the following rules apply:
(a) If the law in effect at the time of the commission of the crime is different from that in effect when processing the accused or when imposing the sentence, the most lenient law shall alway... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirty-three/subtitle-4/part-i/chapter-288/subchapter-ii/4638/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-THREE - Penal Code (§§ 1 — 4939)›Subtitle 4 - Penal Code of 2004—General Provisions (§§ 4629 — 4732)›PART I - Basic Provisions of Penal Law (§§ 4629 — 4642)›Chapter 288 - Principles for the Application of Penal Law (§§ 4629 — ... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-THREE - Penal Code (§§ 1 — 4939) › Subtitle 4 - Penal Code of 2004—General Provisions (§§ 4629 — 4732) › PART I - Basic Provisions of Penal Law (§§ 4629 — 4642) › Chapter 288 - Principles for the Application of Penal Law (§§ 4629 — 4642) › Subchapter II - Scope of Application (§§... | The criminal law of provisional effectiveness shall apply to those acts committed during its effectiveness, even if the law has lost its effectiveness afterwards, unless otherwise ruled by law.
History —June 18, 2004, No. 149, § 10, eff. May 1, 2005. |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirty-three/subtitle-4/part-i/chapter-288/subchapter-ii/4639/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-THREE - Penal Code (§§ 1 — 4939)›Subtitle 4 - Penal Code of 2004—General Provisions (§§ 4629 — 4732)›PART I - Basic Provisions of Penal Law (§§ 4629 — 4642)›Chapter 288 - Principles for the Application of Penal Law (§§ 4629 — ... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-THREE - Penal Code (§§ 1 — 4939) › Subtitle 4 - Penal Code of 2004—General Provisions (§§ 4629 — 4732) › PART I - Basic Provisions of Penal Law (§§ 4629 — 4642) › Chapter 288 - Principles for the Application of Penal Law (§§ 4629 — 4642) › Subchapter II - Scope of Application (§§... | The principles contained in this subtitle apply to the conduct regulated by other criminal laws, unless said laws provide otherwise.
History —June 18, 2004, No. 149, § 11, eff. May 1, 2005. |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirty-three/subtitle-4/part-i/chapter-288/subchapter-iii/4640/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-THREE - Penal Code (§§ 1 — 4939)›Subtitle 4 - Penal Code of 2004—General Provisions (§§ 4629 — 4732)›PART I - Basic Provisions of Penal Law (§§ 4629 — 4642)›Chapter 288 - Principles for the Application of Penal Law (§§ 4629 — ... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-THREE - Penal Code (§§ 1 — 4939) › Subtitle 4 - Penal Code of 2004—General Provisions (§§ 4629 — 4732) › PART I - Basic Provisions of Penal Law (§§ 4629 — 4642) › Chapter 288 - Principles for the Application of Penal Law (§§ 4629 — 4642) › Subchapter III - Construction (§§ 4640 —... | When the same act is regulated by several criminal provisions:
(a) The special provisions shall prevail over the general provisions.
(b) The provisions of broader scope in the protection of the legal good shall absorb the provisions of a narrower scope and the former shall apply.
(c) The subsidiary provisions shall onl... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirty-three/subtitle-4/part-i/chapter-288/subchapter-iii/4641/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-THREE - Penal Code (§§ 1 — 4939)›Subtitle 4 - Penal Code of 2004—General Provisions (§§ 4629 — 4732)›PART I - Basic Provisions of Penal Law (§§ 4629 — 4642)›Chapter 288 - Principles for the Application of Penal Law (§§ 4629 — ... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-THREE - Penal Code (§§ 1 — 4939) › Subtitle 4 - Penal Code of 2004—General Provisions (§§ 4629 — 4732) › PART I - Basic Provisions of Penal Law (§§ 4629 — 4642) › Chapter 288 - Principles for the Application of Penal Law (§§ 4629 — 4642) › Subchapter III - Construction (§§ 4640 —... | The words and phrases shall be construed according to context and the meaning sanctioned by common and current usage.
The words used in this Code in the present tense also include the future; those used in the masculine gender include the feminine and the [gender neutral], except in cases in which such construction wou... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirty-three/subtitle-4/part-i/chapter-288/subchapter-iii/4642/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-THREE - Penal Code (§§ 1 — 4939)›Subtitle 4 - Penal Code of 2004—General Provisions (§§ 4629 — 4732)›PART I - Basic Provisions of Penal Law (§§ 4629 — 4642)›Chapter 288 - Principles for the Application of Penal Law (§§ 4629 — ... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-THREE - Penal Code (§§ 1 — 4939) › Subtitle 4 - Penal Code of 2004—General Provisions (§§ 4629 — 4732) › PART I - Basic Provisions of Penal Law (§§ 4629 — 4642) › Chapter 288 - Principles for the Application of Penal Law (§§ 4629 — 4642) › Subchapter III - Construction (§§ 4640 —... | Except as otherwise construed by the context, the following words and phrases contained in this Code shall have the meaning expressed below:
(a) Knowingly.— Implies personal knowledge. It does not require knowledge of the illegality of the act or omission.
(b) Year and calendar year.— Three hundred sixty-five (365) day... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirty-three/subtitle-4/part-ii/chapter-289/4643/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-THREE - Penal Code (§§ 1 — 4939)›Subtitle 4 - Penal Code of 2004—General Provisions (§§ 4629 — 4732)›PART II - On the Elements of Crime and on Criminal Behavior (§§ 4643 — 4674)›Chapter 289 - Crime—Definition and Classificatio... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-THREE - Penal Code (§§ 1 — 4939) › Subtitle 4 - Penal Code of 2004—General Provisions (§§ 4629 — 4732) › PART II - On the Elements of Crime and on Criminal Behavior (§§ 4643 — 4674) › Chapter 289 - Crime—Definition and Classification (§§ 4643 — 4645) › § 4643 - Definition | A crime is an act committed or omitted in violation of a law forbidding or commanding it, which entails, upon conviction, a punishment or security measure.
History —June 18, 2004, No. 149, § 15, eff. May 1, 2005. |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirty-three/subtitle-4/part-ii/chapter-289/4644/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-THREE - Penal Code (§§ 1 — 4939)›Subtitle 4 - Penal Code of 2004—General Provisions (§§ 4629 — 4732)›PART II - On the Elements of Crime and on Criminal Behavior (§§ 4643 — 4674)›Chapter 289 - Crime—Definition and Classificatio... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-THREE - Penal Code (§§ 1 — 4939) › Subtitle 4 - Penal Code of 2004—General Provisions (§§ 4629 — 4732) › PART II - On the Elements of Crime and on Criminal Behavior (§§ 4643 — 4674) › Chapter 289 - Crime—Definition and Classification (§§ 4643 — 4645) › § 4644 - Classification | Crimes are classified as misdemeanors and felonies.
A misdemeanor entails an individual fine of up to five thousand dollars ($5,000) or imprisonment for up to ninety (90) days. A felony, in all its classifications which are specified below, comprises all other crimes.
A felony entails imprisonment for more than six (6)... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirty-three/subtitle-4/part-ii/chapter-289/4645/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-THREE - Penal Code (§§ 1 — 4939)›Subtitle 4 - Penal Code of 2004—General Provisions (§§ 4629 — 4732)›PART II - On the Elements of Crime and on Criminal Behavior (§§ 4643 — 4674)›Chapter 289 - Crime—Definition and Classificatio... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-THREE - Penal Code (§§ 1 — 4939) › Subtitle 4 - Penal Code of 2004—General Provisions (§§ 4629 — 4732) › PART II - On the Elements of Crime and on Criminal Behavior (§§ 4643 — 4674) › Chapter 289 - Crime—Definition and Classification (§§ 4643 — 4645) › § 4645 - Crimes without an ... | If any act or omission were declared to be a crime and no proper punishment were established, such act or omission shall be punishable as a misdemeanor.
If any act or omission is declared to be a felony and no proper punishment is established, the sentence to be imposed shall be that of a fourth degree felony.
History ... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirty-three/subtitle-4/part-ii/chapter-290/subchapter-i/4646/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-THREE - Penal Code (§§ 1 — 4939)›Subtitle 4 - Penal Code of 2004—General Provisions (§§ 4629 — 4732)›PART II - On the Elements of Crime and on Criminal Behavior (§§ 4643 — 4674)›Chapter 290 - Criminal Behavior (§§ 4646 — 4665)... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-THREE - Penal Code (§§ 1 — 4939) › Subtitle 4 - Penal Code of 2004—General Provisions (§§ 4629 — 4732) › PART II - On the Elements of Crime and on Criminal Behavior (§§ 4643 — 4674) › Chapter 290 - Criminal Behavior (§§ 4646 — 4665) › Subchapter I - Objective Part (§§ 4646 — 4649... | Crimes can only be perpetrated by commission or omission.
History —June 18, 2004, No. 149, § 18, eff. May 1, 2005. |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirty-three/subtitle-4/part-ii/chapter-290/subchapter-i/4647/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-THREE - Penal Code (§§ 1 — 4939)›Subtitle 4 - Penal Code of 2004—General Provisions (§§ 4629 — 4732)›PART II - On the Elements of Crime and on Criminal Behavior (§§ 4643 — 4674)›Chapter 290 - Criminal Behavior (§§ 4646 — 4665)... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-THREE - Penal Code (§§ 1 — 4939) › Subtitle 4 - Penal Code of 2004—General Provisions (§§ 4629 — 4732) › PART II - On the Elements of Crime and on Criminal Behavior (§§ 4643 — 4674) › Chapter 290 - Criminal Behavior (§§ 4646 — 4665) › Subchapter I - Objective Part (§§ 4646 — 4649... | The crimes that classify the production of a result may only be committed by omission when the failure to prevent the same would be equal to the actual occurrence.
To determine the equivalence of the omission to its commission, the existence of a specific duty to prevent the result shall be taken into account, and if a... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirty-three/subtitle-4/part-ii/chapter-290/subchapter-i/4648/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-THREE - Penal Code (§§ 1 — 4939)›Subtitle 4 - Penal Code of 2004—General Provisions (§§ 4629 — 4732)›PART II - On the Elements of Crime and on Criminal Behavior (§§ 4643 — 4674)›Chapter 290 - Criminal Behavior (§§ 4646 — 4665)... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-THREE - Penal Code (§§ 1 — 4939) › Subtitle 4 - Penal Code of 2004—General Provisions (§§ 4629 — 4732) › PART II - On the Elements of Crime and on Criminal Behavior (§§ 4643 — 4674) › Chapter 290 - Criminal Behavior (§§ 4646 — 4665) › Subchapter I - Objective Part (§§ 4646 — 4649... | The crime is considered committed:
(a) Where the act has been perpetrated or where the omitted act should have been perpetrated, or
(b) where the result has been produced or should have been produced in a location in Puerto Rico, in those cases in which the act has been perpetrated or the omission incurred outside of t... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirty-three/subtitle-4/part-ii/chapter-290/subchapter-i/4649/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-THREE - Penal Code (§§ 1 — 4939)›Subtitle 4 - Penal Code of 2004—General Provisions (§§ 4629 — 4732)›PART II - On the Elements of Crime and on Criminal Behavior (§§ 4643 — 4674)›Chapter 290 - Criminal Behavior (§§ 4646 — 4665)... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-THREE - Penal Code (§§ 1 — 4939) › Subtitle 4 - Penal Code of 2004—General Provisions (§§ 4629 — 4732) › PART II - On the Elements of Crime and on Criminal Behavior (§§ 4643 — 4674) › Chapter 290 - Criminal Behavior (§§ 4646 — 4665) › Subchapter I - Objective Part (§§ 4646 — 4649... | The crime is considered to be committed:
(a) At the time the act has been perpetrated or the omitted act should have been perpetrated, or
(b) at the time in which the result of the criminal offense has been produced.
History —June 18, 2004, No. 149, § 21, eff. May 1, 2005. |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirty-three/subtitle-4/part-ii/chapter-290/subchapter-ii/4650/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-THREE - Penal Code (§§ 1 — 4939)›Subtitle 4 - Penal Code of 2004—General Provisions (§§ 4629 — 4732)›PART II - On the Elements of Crime and on Criminal Behavior (§§ 4643 — 4674)›Chapter 290 - Criminal Behavior (§§ 4646 — 4665)... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-THREE - Penal Code (§§ 1 — 4939) › Subtitle 4 - Penal Code of 2004—General Provisions (§§ 4629 — 4732) › PART II - On the Elements of Crime and on Criminal Behavior (§§ 4643 — 4674) › Chapter 290 - Criminal Behavior (§§ 4646 — 4665) › Subchapter II - Subjective Part (§§ 4650 — 46... | No person may be punished for an act foreseen in a criminal law unless the same is committed with intent or negligence.
The intent or negligence is shown by the circumstances connected with the act, the mental capacity and the expressions and conduct of the person.
The acts sanctioned in this Code require intent, unles... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirty-three/subtitle-4/part-ii/chapter-290/subchapter-ii/4651/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-THREE - Penal Code (§§ 1 — 4939)›Subtitle 4 - Penal Code of 2004—General Provisions (§§ 4629 — 4732)›PART II - On the Elements of Crime and on Criminal Behavior (§§ 4643 — 4674)›Chapter 290 - Criminal Behavior (§§ 4646 — 4665)... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-THREE - Penal Code (§§ 1 — 4939) › Subtitle 4 - Penal Code of 2004—General Provisions (§§ 4629 — 4732) › PART II - On the Elements of Crime and on Criminal Behavior (§§ 4643 — 4674) › Chapter 290 - Criminal Behavior (§§ 4646 — 4665) › Subchapter II - Subjective Part (§§ 4650 — 46... | The crime is committed with intent:
(a) When the corresponding act has been performed with a conduct voluntarily geared toward accomplishing it;
(b) the corresponding act is a natural consequence of the voluntary conduct of the author, or
(c) when the subject has wanted his/her conduct conscious of the fact that it imp... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirty-three/subtitle-4/part-ii/chapter-290/subchapter-ii/4652/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-THREE - Penal Code (§§ 1 — 4939)›Subtitle 4 - Penal Code of 2004—General Provisions (§§ 4629 — 4732)›PART II - On the Elements of Crime and on Criminal Behavior (§§ 4643 — 4674)›Chapter 290 - Criminal Behavior (§§ 4646 — 4665)... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-THREE - Penal Code (§§ 1 — 4939) › Subtitle 4 - Penal Code of 2004—General Provisions (§§ 4629 — 4732) › PART II - On the Elements of Crime and on Criminal Behavior (§§ 4643 — 4674) › Chapter 290 - Criminal Behavior (§§ 4646 — 4665) › Subchapter II - Subjective Part (§§ 4650 — 46... | A crime is deemed to be committed negligently when it is performed without intent, but imprudently, when not observing the standard care that a reasonably prudent person would have observed in the same situation as the author in order to prevent the result.
History —June 18, 2004, No. 149, § 24, eff. May 1, 2005. |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirty-three/subtitle-4/part-ii/chapter-290/subchapter-iii/4653/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-THREE - Penal Code (§§ 1 — 4939)›Subtitle 4 - Penal Code of 2004—General Provisions (§§ 4629 — 4732)›PART II - On the Elements of Crime and on Criminal Behavior (§§ 4643 — 4674)›Chapter 290 - Criminal Behavior (§§ 4646 — 4665)... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-THREE - Penal Code (§§ 1 — 4939) › Subtitle 4 - Penal Code of 2004—General Provisions (§§ 4629 — 4732) › PART II - On the Elements of Crime and on Criminal Behavior (§§ 4643 — 4674) › Chapter 290 - Criminal Behavior (§§ 4646 — 4665) › Subchapter III - Causes for Exclusion from Cr... | A person does not incur liability when he/she has caused a result classified as a crime, if said result does not constitute the production of sufficient and unlawful risk originated by his/her conduct.
History —June 18, 2004, No. 149, § 25, eff. May 1, 2005. |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirty-three/subtitle-4/part-ii/chapter-290/subchapter-iii/4654/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-THREE - Penal Code (§§ 1 — 4939)›Subtitle 4 - Penal Code of 2004—General Provisions (§§ 4629 — 4732)›PART II - On the Elements of Crime and on Criminal Behavior (§§ 4643 — 4674)›Chapter 290 - Criminal Behavior (§§ 4646 — 4665)... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-THREE - Penal Code (§§ 1 — 4939) › Subtitle 4 - Penal Code of 2004—General Provisions (§§ 4629 — 4732) › PART II - On the Elements of Crime and on Criminal Behavior (§§ 4643 — 4674) › Chapter 290 - Criminal Behavior (§§ 4646 — 4665) › Subchapter III - Causes for Exclusion from Cr... | Any person who defends his/her person, dwelling, property or rights, or the person, dwelling, property or rights of others under such circumstances as to reasonably believe that there is peril of imminent danger, shall not be held liable, provided there is the rational need for the means employed to avoid or repel the ... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirty-three/subtitle-4/part-ii/chapter-290/subchapter-iii/4655/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-THREE - Penal Code (§§ 1 — 4939)›Subtitle 4 - Penal Code of 2004—General Provisions (§§ 4629 — 4732)›PART II - On the Elements of Crime and on Criminal Behavior (§§ 4643 — 4674)›Chapter 290 - Criminal Behavior (§§ 4646 — 4665)... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-THREE - Penal Code (§§ 1 — 4939) › Subtitle 4 - Penal Code of 2004—General Provisions (§§ 4629 — 4732) › PART II - On the Elements of Crime and on Criminal Behavior (§§ 4643 — 4674) › Chapter 290 - Criminal Behavior (§§ 4646 — 4665) › Subchapter III - Causes for Exclusion from Cr... | Any person who, in order to protect his/her own or another’s right from an imminent danger, not provoked by him/her and otherwise inevitable, infringes a duty or causes damage to another’s legally protected interest, shall not be liable, provided that the damage caused is lesser than the damage sought to be prevented a... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirty-three/subtitle-4/part-ii/chapter-290/subchapter-iii/4656/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-THREE - Penal Code (§§ 1 — 4939)›Subtitle 4 - Penal Code of 2004—General Provisions (§§ 4629 — 4732)›PART II - On the Elements of Crime and on Criminal Behavior (§§ 4643 — 4674)›Chapter 290 - Criminal Behavior (§§ 4646 — 4665)... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-THREE - Penal Code (§§ 1 — 4939) › Subtitle 4 - Penal Code of 2004—General Provisions (§§ 4629 — 4732) › PART II - On the Elements of Crime and on Criminal Behavior (§§ 4643 — 4674) › Chapter 290 - Criminal Behavior (§§ 4646 — 4665) › Subchapter III - Causes for Exclusion from Cr... | Any person who acts in the performance of a legal duty or in the lawful exercise of a right, authority or office shall not be held liable.
History —June 18, 2004, No. 149, § 28, eff. May 1, 2005. |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirty-three/subtitle-4/part-ii/chapter-290/subchapter-iii/4657/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-THREE - Penal Code (§§ 1 — 4939)›Subtitle 4 - Penal Code of 2004—General Provisions (§§ 4629 — 4732)›PART II - On the Elements of Crime and on Criminal Behavior (§§ 4643 — 4674)›Chapter 290 - Criminal Behavior (§§ 4646 — 4665)... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-THREE - Penal Code (§§ 1 — 4939) › Subtitle 4 - Penal Code of 2004—General Provisions (§§ 4629 — 4732) › PART II - On the Elements of Crime and on Criminal Behavior (§§ 4643 — 4674) › Chapter 290 - Criminal Behavior (§§ 4646 — 4665) › Subchapter III - Causes for Exclusion from Cr... | Any person who acts by reason of hierarchical obedience in the discharge of public office shall not be held liable, provided that the order lies within the authority of a superior with respect to the subordinate, does not seem unlawful, and the subordinate is compelled to obey it.
History —June 18, 2004, No. 149, § 29,... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirty-three/subtitle-4/part-ii/chapter-290/subchapter-iii/4658/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-THREE - Penal Code (§§ 1 — 4939)›Subtitle 4 - Penal Code of 2004—General Provisions (§§ 4629 — 4732)›PART II - On the Elements of Crime and on Criminal Behavior (§§ 4643 — 4674)›Chapter 290 - Criminal Behavior (§§ 4646 — 4665)... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-THREE - Penal Code (§§ 1 — 4939) › Subtitle 4 - Penal Code of 2004—General Provisions (§§ 4629 — 4732) › PART II - On the Elements of Crime and on Criminal Behavior (§§ 4643 — 4674) › Chapter 290 - Criminal Behavior (§§ 4646 — 4665) › Subchapter III - Causes for Exclusion from Cr... | Any person who commits an act in response to an essential error that excludes intent and negligence shall not be held liable.
If the error is due to imprudence and it is expressly punished by law, said person shall be liable due to negligence.
If the error falls under aggravating circumstances or a circumstance that wa... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirty-three/subtitle-4/part-ii/chapter-290/subchapter-iii/4659/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-THREE - Penal Code (§§ 1 — 4939)›Subtitle 4 - Penal Code of 2004—General Provisions (§§ 4629 — 4732)›PART II - On the Elements of Crime and on Criminal Behavior (§§ 4643 — 4674)›Chapter 290 - Criminal Behavior (§§ 4646 — 4665)... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-THREE - Penal Code (§§ 1 — 4939) › Subtitle 4 - Penal Code of 2004—General Provisions (§§ 4629 — 4732) › PART II - On the Elements of Crime and on Criminal Behavior (§§ 4643 — 4674) › Chapter 290 - Criminal Behavior (§§ 4646 — 4665) › Subchapter III - Causes for Exclusion from Cr... | Any person who commits an criminal act, the intent of which is induced into his/her mind by scheme, persuasion or fraud by a public officer or a private person acting in collaboration with the public officer, shall not be held liable.
This liability exception cause shall not benefit the coauthor unaware of the deceitfu... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirty-three/subtitle-4/part-ii/chapter-290/subchapter-iii/4660/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-THREE - Penal Code (§§ 1 — 4939)›Subtitle 4 - Penal Code of 2004—General Provisions (§§ 4629 — 4732)›PART II - On the Elements of Crime and on Criminal Behavior (§§ 4643 — 4674)›Chapter 290 - Criminal Behavior (§§ 4646 — 4665)... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-THREE - Penal Code (§§ 1 — 4939) › Subtitle 4 - Penal Code of 2004—General Provisions (§§ 4629 — 4732) › PART II - On the Elements of Crime and on Criminal Behavior (§§ 4643 — 4674) › Chapter 290 - Criminal Behavior (§§ 4646 — 4665) › Subchapter III - Causes for Exclusion from Cr... | Any person who, at the time of the commission of the act constituting the crime, did so compelled by intimidation or violence shall not be held liable:
(a) Under threat of serious and imminent danger, provided that there is rational proportionality between the damage caused and the actual threat;
(b) under an overpower... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirty-three/subtitle-4/part-ii/chapter-290/subchapter-iii/4661/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-THREE - Penal Code (§§ 1 — 4939)›Subtitle 4 - Penal Code of 2004—General Provisions (§§ 4629 — 4732)›PART II - On the Elements of Crime and on Criminal Behavior (§§ 4643 — 4674)›Chapter 290 - Criminal Behavior (§§ 4646 — 4665)... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-THREE - Penal Code (§§ 1 — 4939) › Subtitle 4 - Penal Code of 2004—General Provisions (§§ 4629 — 4732) › PART II - On the Elements of Crime and on Criminal Behavior (§§ 4643 — 4674) › Chapter 290 - Criminal Behavior (§§ 4646 — 4665) › Subchapter III - Causes for Exclusion from Cr... | Any person who commits an act so insignificant as to warrant neither prosecution nor conviction shall not be held liable.
History —June 18, 2004, No. 149, § 33, eff. May 1, 2005. |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirty-three/subtitle-4/part-ii/chapter-290/subchapter-iii/4662/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-THREE - Penal Code (§§ 1 — 4939)›Subtitle 4 - Penal Code of 2004—General Provisions (§§ 4629 — 4732)›PART II - On the Elements of Crime and on Criminal Behavior (§§ 4643 — 4674)›Chapter 290 - Criminal Behavior (§§ 4646 — 4665)... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-THREE - Penal Code (§§ 1 — 4939) › Subtitle 4 - Penal Code of 2004—General Provisions (§§ 4629 — 4732) › PART II - On the Elements of Crime and on Criminal Behavior (§§ 4643 — 4674) › Chapter 290 - Criminal Behavior (§§ 4646 — 4665) › Subchapter III - Causes for Exclusion from Cr... | The causes for exclusion from criminal liability shall be examined with subjective criteria, taking into consideration the particular circumstances of the person invoking the defense.
If the person acted negligently, said person shall be liable for negligence if said negligence is expressly sanctioned by the law.
In ca... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirty-three/subtitle-4/part-ii/chapter-290/subchapter-iv/4663/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-THREE - Penal Code (§§ 1 — 4939)›Subtitle 4 - Penal Code of 2004—General Provisions (§§ 4629 — 4732)›PART II - On the Elements of Crime and on Criminal Behavior (§§ 4643 — 4674)›Chapter 290 - Criminal Behavior (§§ 4646 — 4665)... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-THREE - Penal Code (§§ 1 — 4939) › Subtitle 4 - Penal Code of 2004—General Provisions (§§ 4629 — 4732) › PART II - On the Elements of Crime and on Criminal Behavior (§§ 4643 — 4674) › Chapter 290 - Criminal Behavior (§§ 4646 — 4665) › Subchapter IV - Attempt (§§ 4663 — 4665) › § ... | Attempt exists when a person acts or incurs in omissions unequivocally and instantaneously directed toward initiating the commission of a crime that is not consummated due to circumstances beyond the control of the person.
History —June 18, 2004, No. 149, § 35, eff. May 1, 2005. |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirty-three/subtitle-4/part-ii/chapter-290/subchapter-iv/4664/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-THREE - Penal Code (§§ 1 — 4939)›Subtitle 4 - Penal Code of 2004—General Provisions (§§ 4629 — 4732)›PART II - On the Elements of Crime and on Criminal Behavior (§§ 4643 — 4674)›Chapter 290 - Criminal Behavior (§§ 4646 — 4665)... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-THREE - Penal Code (§§ 1 — 4939) › Subtitle 4 - Penal Code of 2004—General Provisions (§§ 4629 — 4732) › PART II - On the Elements of Crime and on Criminal Behavior (§§ 4643 — 4674) › Chapter 290 - Criminal Behavior (§§ 4646 — 4665) › Subchapter IV - Attempt (§§ 4663 — 4665) › § ... | Any attempt to commit a felony entails punishment equal to half of the fixed punishment for the consummated crime, not to exceed ten (10) years for the maximum punishment for such attempt. Said punishment shall be selected reducing by half the term of the punishment established by law for the consummated crime. In dete... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirty-three/subtitle-4/part-ii/chapter-290/subchapter-iv/4665/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-THREE - Penal Code (§§ 1 — 4939)›Subtitle 4 - Penal Code of 2004—General Provisions (§§ 4629 — 4732)›PART II - On the Elements of Crime and on Criminal Behavior (§§ 4643 — 4674)›Chapter 290 - Criminal Behavior (§§ 4646 — 4665)... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-THREE - Penal Code (§§ 1 — 4939) › Subtitle 4 - Penal Code of 2004—General Provisions (§§ 4629 — 4732) › PART II - On the Elements of Crime and on Criminal Behavior (§§ 4643 — 4674) › Chapter 290 - Criminal Behavior (§§ 4646 — 4665) › Subchapter IV - Attempt (§§ 4663 — 4665) › § ... | If a person voluntarily desists from consummating a crime or, after having begun the perpetrating thereof, avoids its results, said person shall not be subject to punishment, except for the conduct previously executed that by itself constitutes a crime.
History —June 18, 2004, No. 149, § 37, eff. May 1, 2005. |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirty-three/subtitle-4/part-ii/chapter-291/subchapter-i/4666/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-THREE - Penal Code (§§ 1 — 4939)›Subtitle 4 - Penal Code of 2004—General Provisions (§§ 4629 — 4732)›PART II - On the Elements of Crime and on Criminal Behavior (§§ 4643 — 4674)›Chapter 291 - Subject of the Sanction (§§ 4666 —... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-THREE - Penal Code (§§ 1 — 4939) › Subtitle 4 - Penal Code of 2004—General Provisions (§§ 4629 — 4732) › PART II - On the Elements of Crime and on Criminal Behavior (§§ 4643 — 4674) › Chapter 291 - Subject of the Sanction (§§ 4666 — 4674) › Subchapter I - Grounds for Criminal Non... | A person shall not be prosecuted or convicted for an act perpetrated while said person has not yet attained the age of eighteen (18), except in those cases set forth under the special legislation for minors.
History —June 18, 2004, No. 149, § 38, eff. May 1, 2005. |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirty-three/subtitle-4/part-ii/chapter-291/subchapter-i/4667/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-THREE - Penal Code (§§ 1 — 4939)›Subtitle 4 - Penal Code of 2004—General Provisions (§§ 4629 — 4732)›PART II - On the Elements of Crime and on Criminal Behavior (§§ 4643 — 4674)›Chapter 291 - Subject of the Sanction (§§ 4666 —... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-THREE - Penal Code (§§ 1 — 4939) › Subtitle 4 - Penal Code of 2004—General Provisions (§§ 4629 — 4732) › PART II - On the Elements of Crime and on Criminal Behavior (§§ 4643 — 4674) › Chapter 291 - Subject of the Sanction (§§ 4666 — 4674) › Subchapter I - Grounds for Criminal Non... | A person shall not be prosecuted if, at the time of the commission of the act, he/she, as a result of mental disease or defect, was unable to understand the criminality of the act or to conduct him/herself pursuant to the mandate of law.
The term “mental disease” or “defect” does not include an abnormality manifested o... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirty-three/subtitle-4/part-ii/chapter-291/subchapter-i/4668/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-THREE - Penal Code (§§ 1 — 4939)›Subtitle 4 - Penal Code of 2004—General Provisions (§§ 4629 — 4732)›PART II - On the Elements of Crime and on Criminal Behavior (§§ 4643 — 4674)›Chapter 291 - Subject of the Sanction (§§ 4666 —... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-THREE - Penal Code (§§ 1 — 4939) › Subtitle 4 - Penal Code of 2004—General Provisions (§§ 4629 — 4732) › PART II - On the Elements of Crime and on Criminal Behavior (§§ 4643 — 4674) › Chapter 291 - Subject of the Sanction (§§ 4666 — 4674) › Subchapter I - Grounds for Criminal Non... | A person shall not be held accountable if at the time of the commission of the act, as a result of the state of temporary mental disorder, was unable to understand the criminality of the act or to conduct him/herself pursuant to the mandate of law.
Temporary mental disorder does not exempt from accountability when prov... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirty-three/subtitle-4/part-ii/chapter-291/subchapter-i/4669/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-THREE - Penal Code (§§ 1 — 4939)›Subtitle 4 - Penal Code of 2004—General Provisions (§§ 4629 — 4732)›PART II - On the Elements of Crime and on Criminal Behavior (§§ 4643 — 4674)›Chapter 291 - Subject of the Sanction (§§ 4666 —... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-THREE - Penal Code (§§ 1 — 4939) › Subtitle 4 - Penal Code of 2004—General Provisions (§§ 4629 — 4732) › PART II - On the Elements of Crime and on Criminal Behavior (§§ 4643 — 4674) › Chapter 291 - Subject of the Sanction (§§ 4666 — 4674) › Subchapter I - Grounds for Criminal Non... | Voluntary drunkenness or voluntary intoxication with drugs or narcotic, stimulant or depressant substances, or any similar substances shall not be grounds for criminal nonliability; however, whenever the actual existence of any particular purpose, motive or intent is an essential element to constitute a particular spec... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirty-three/subtitle-4/part-ii/chapter-291/subchapter-ii/4670/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-THREE - Penal Code (§§ 1 — 4939)›Subtitle 4 - Penal Code of 2004—General Provisions (§§ 4629 — 4732)›PART II - On the Elements of Crime and on Criminal Behavior (§§ 4643 — 4674)›Chapter 291 - Subject of the Sanction (§§ 4666 —... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-THREE - Penal Code (§§ 1 — 4939) › Subtitle 4 - Penal Code of 2004—General Provisions (§§ 4629 — 4732) › PART II - On the Elements of Crime and on Criminal Behavior (§§ 4643 — 4674) › Chapter 291 - Subject of the Sanction (§§ 4666 — 4674) › Subchapter II - Participation (§§ 4670 ... | The persons to be held accountable for the commission of a crime are the principals and those who cooperate with them, whether natural or juridical persons.
History —June 18, 2004, No. 149, § 42, eff. May 1, 2005. |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirty-three/subtitle-4/part-ii/chapter-291/subchapter-ii/4671/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-THREE - Penal Code (§§ 1 — 4939)›Subtitle 4 - Penal Code of 2004—General Provisions (§§ 4629 — 4732)›PART II - On the Elements of Crime and on Criminal Behavior (§§ 4643 — 4674)›Chapter 291 - Subject of the Sanction (§§ 4666 —... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-THREE - Penal Code (§§ 1 — 4939) › Subtitle 4 - Penal Code of 2004—General Provisions (§§ 4629 — 4732) › PART II - On the Elements of Crime and on Criminal Behavior (§§ 4643 — 4674) › Chapter 291 - Subject of the Sanction (§§ 4666 — 4674) › Subchapter II - Participation (§§ 4670 ... | Considered to be principals are:
(a) Whoever participates directly in the commission of a crime.
(b) Whoever forces, provokes, abets or induces another person to commit a crime.
(c) Whoever takes advantage of a legally non-imputable person to commit a crime.
(d) Whoever cooperates before, simultaneously or after the co... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirty-three/subtitle-4/part-ii/chapter-291/subchapter-ii/4672/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-THREE - Penal Code (§§ 1 — 4939)›Subtitle 4 - Penal Code of 2004—General Provisions (§§ 4629 — 4732)›PART II - On the Elements of Crime and on Criminal Behavior (§§ 4643 — 4674)›Chapter 291 - Subject of the Sanction (§§ 4666 —... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-THREE - Penal Code (§§ 1 — 4939) › Subtitle 4 - Penal Code of 2004—General Provisions (§§ 4629 — 4732) › PART II - On the Elements of Crime and on Criminal Behavior (§§ 4643 — 4674) › Chapter 291 - Subject of the Sanction (§§ 4666 — 4674) › Subchapter II - Participation (§§ 4670 ... | Those who without being principals otherwise knowingly cooperate in the commission of a crime.
History —June 18, 2004, No. 149, § 44, eff. May 1, 2005. |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirty-three/subtitle-4/part-ii/chapter-291/subchapter-ii/4673/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-THREE - Penal Code (§§ 1 — 4939)›Subtitle 4 - Penal Code of 2004—General Provisions (§§ 4629 — 4732)›PART II - On the Elements of Crime and on Criminal Behavior (§§ 4643 — 4674)›Chapter 291 - Subject of the Sanction (§§ 4666 —... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-THREE - Penal Code (§§ 1 — 4939) › Subtitle 4 - Penal Code of 2004—General Provisions (§§ 4629 — 4732) › PART II - On the Elements of Crime and on Criminal Behavior (§§ 4643 — 4674) › Chapter 291 - Subject of the Sanction (§§ 4666 — 4674) › Subchapter II - Participation (§§ 4670 ... | Each principal and each accessory shall be accountable to the extent of degree of participation in the criminal act according to the personal circumstances that characterize their participation therein.
The accessory in the consummation or attempt of a crime shall receive a punishment equal to half of the penalty presc... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirty-three/subtitle-4/part-ii/chapter-291/subchapter-ii/4674/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-THREE - Penal Code (§§ 1 — 4939)›Subtitle 4 - Penal Code of 2004—General Provisions (§§ 4629 — 4732)›PART II - On the Elements of Crime and on Criminal Behavior (§§ 4643 — 4674)›Chapter 291 - Subject of the Sanction (§§ 4666 —... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-THREE - Penal Code (§§ 1 — 4939) › Subtitle 4 - Penal Code of 2004—General Provisions (§§ 4629 — 4732) › PART II - On the Elements of Crime and on Criminal Behavior (§§ 4643 — 4674) › Chapter 291 - Subject of the Sanction (§§ 4666 — 4674) › Subchapter II - Participation (§§ 4670 ... | Juridical persons organized under the laws of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico or authorized to act within its jurisdiction and any unincorporated partnership or association shall be held criminally accountable when the authorized persons, agents or representatives commit criminal acts while executing their agreements o... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirty-three/subtitle-4/part-iii/chapter-292/4675/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-THREE - Penal Code (§§ 1 — 4939)›Subtitle 4 - Penal Code of 2004—General Provisions (§§ 4629 — 4732)›PART III - Consequences of the Crime (§§ 4675 — 4732)›Chapter 292 - Purposes of the Penalty (§§ 4675 — 4676)›§ 4675 - Purpose... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-THREE - Penal Code (§§ 1 — 4939) › Subtitle 4 - Penal Code of 2004—General Provisions (§§ 4629 — 4732) › PART III - Consequences of the Crime (§§ 4675 — 4732) › Chapter 292 - Purposes of the Penalty (§§ 4675 — 4676) › § 4675 - Purposes of the imposition | The general purposes that determine the imposition of the penalty are the following:
(a) The prevention of crimes and the protection of society.
(b) The fair punishment of the principal in proportion with the seriousness of the crime and the accountability of the principal.
(c) The moral and social rehabilitation of th... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirty-three/subtitle-4/part-iii/chapter-292/4676/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-THREE - Penal Code (§§ 1 — 4939)›Subtitle 4 - Penal Code of 2004—General Provisions (§§ 4629 — 4732)›PART III - Consequences of the Crime (§§ 4675 — 4732)›Chapter 292 - Purposes of the Penalty (§§ 4675 — 4676)›§ 4676 - Civil l... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-THREE - Penal Code (§§ 1 — 4939) › Subtitle 4 - Penal Code of 2004—General Provisions (§§ 4629 — 4732) › PART III - Consequences of the Crime (§§ 4675 — 4732) › Chapter 292 - Purposes of the Penalty (§§ 4675 — 4676) › § 4676 - Civil liability | The punishment established in this Code does not in any way affect or alter the civil liability of the persons convicted of a crime.
History —June 18, 2004, No. 149, § 48, eff. May 1, 2005. |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirty-three/subtitle-4/part-iii/chapter-293/subchapter-i/4677/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-THREE - Penal Code (§§ 1 — 4939)›Subtitle 4 - Penal Code of 2004—General Provisions (§§ 4629 — 4732)›PART III - Consequences of the Crime (§§ 4675 — 4732)›Chapter 293 - Punishment for Natural Persons (§§ 4677 — 4710)›Subchapte... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-THREE - Penal Code (§§ 1 — 4939) › Subtitle 4 - Penal Code of 2004—General Provisions (§§ 4629 — 4732) › PART III - Consequences of the Crime (§§ 4675 — 4732) › Chapter 293 - Punishment for Natural Persons (§§ 4677 — 4710) › Subchapter I - Types of Punishment (§§ 4677 — 4692) › §... | The following punishments are hereby established for natural persons:
(a) Imprisonment.
(b) Therapeutic confinement.
(c) House arrest.
(d) Probation.
(e) Day fines.
(f) Community services.
(g) Restitution.
(h) Suspension or revocation of license, permit or authorization.
(i) Special penalty for the crime victims’ speci... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirty-three/subtitle-4/part-iii/chapter-293/subchapter-i/4678/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-THREE - Penal Code (§§ 1 — 4939)›Subtitle 4 - Penal Code of 2004—General Provisions (§§ 4629 — 4732)›PART III - Consequences of the Crime (§§ 4675 — 4732)›Chapter 293 - Punishment for Natural Persons (§§ 4677 — 4710)›Subchapte... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-THREE - Penal Code (§§ 1 — 4939) › Subtitle 4 - Penal Code of 2004—General Provisions (§§ 4629 — 4732) › PART III - Consequences of the Crime (§§ 4675 — 4732) › Chapter 293 - Punishment for Natural Persons (§§ 4677 — 4710) › Subchapter I - Types of Punishment (§§ 4677 — 4692) › §... | The punishment of imprisonment consists of the deprivation of freedom within a penal institution for the time established in the sentence.
The punishment of imprisonment shall be served in such a manner so as to promote adequate treatment for the social rehabilitation of the convict and shall be as non-restrictive of l... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirty-three/subtitle-4/part-iii/chapter-293/subchapter-i/4679/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-THREE - Penal Code (§§ 1 — 4939)›Subtitle 4 - Penal Code of 2004—General Provisions (§§ 4629 — 4732)›PART III - Consequences of the Crime (§§ 4675 — 4732)›Chapter 293 - Punishment for Natural Persons (§§ 4677 — 4710)›Subchapte... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-THREE - Penal Code (§§ 1 — 4939) › Subtitle 4 - Penal Code of 2004—General Provisions (§§ 4629 — 4732) › PART III - Consequences of the Crime (§§ 4675 — 4732) › Chapter 293 - Punishment for Natural Persons (§§ 4677 — 4710) › Subchapter I - Types of Punishment (§§ 4677 — 4692) › §... | The punishment of therapeutic confinement consists of the restriction of freedom for the term and in the location established in the sentence for the convict to submit to a confinement and treatment regime so as to obtain therapeutic intervention, rehabilitative treatment and supervision necessary to comply therewith.
... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirty-three/subtitle-4/part-iii/chapter-293/subchapter-i/4680/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-THREE - Penal Code (§§ 1 — 4939)›Subtitle 4 - Penal Code of 2004—General Provisions (§§ 4629 — 4732)›PART III - Consequences of the Crime (§§ 4675 — 4732)›Chapter 293 - Punishment for Natural Persons (§§ 4677 — 4710)›Subchapte... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-THREE - Penal Code (§§ 1 — 4939) › Subtitle 4 - Penal Code of 2004—General Provisions (§§ 4629 — 4732) › PART III - Consequences of the Crime (§§ 4675 — 4732) › Chapter 293 - Punishment for Natural Persons (§§ 4677 — 4710) › Subchapter I - Types of Punishment (§§ 4677 — 4692) › §... | The punishment of house arrest consists of the restriction of freedom for the term of the sentence, to be served in the domicile of the person or another dwelling as ordered by the court under conditions that promote the social rehabilitation of the convict and which do not pose a risk to the safety of the community.
T... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirty-three/subtitle-4/part-iii/chapter-293/subchapter-i/4681/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-THREE - Penal Code (§§ 1 — 4939)›Subtitle 4 - Penal Code of 2004—General Provisions (§§ 4629 — 4732)›PART III - Consequences of the Crime (§§ 4675 — 4732)›Chapter 293 - Punishment for Natural Persons (§§ 4677 — 4710)›Subchapte... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-THREE - Penal Code (§§ 1 — 4939) › Subtitle 4 - Penal Code of 2004—General Provisions (§§ 4629 — 4732) › PART III - Consequences of the Crime (§§ 4675 — 4732) › Chapter 293 - Punishment for Natural Persons (§§ 4677 — 4710) › Subchapter I - Types of Punishment (§§ 4677 — 4692) › §... | Probation consists of the suspension of the effects of the imprisonment punishment for the convict to submit to the supervision regime ordered in the Suspended Sentences Act, §§ 1026—1029 of Title 34.
History —June 18, 2004, No. 149, § 53, eff. May 1, 2005. |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirty-three/subtitle-4/part-iii/chapter-293/subchapter-i/4682/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-THREE - Penal Code (§§ 1 — 4939)›Subtitle 4 - Penal Code of 2004—General Provisions (§§ 4629 — 4732)›PART III - Consequences of the Crime (§§ 4675 — 4732)›Chapter 293 - Punishment for Natural Persons (§§ 4677 — 4710)›Subchapte... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-THREE - Penal Code (§§ 1 — 4939) › Subtitle 4 - Penal Code of 2004—General Provisions (§§ 4629 — 4732) › PART III - Consequences of the Crime (§§ 4675 — 4732) › Chapter 293 - Punishment for Natural Persons (§§ 4677 — 4710) › Subchapter I - Types of Punishment (§§ 4677 — 4692) › §... | The punishment of community services consists of the rendering of community services for the term and in the location ordered by the court, according to the crime for which the person was convicted. Each day imposed by the court equals eight (8) hours of services.
The court may provide that the services be rendered in ... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirty-three/subtitle-4/part-iii/chapter-293/subchapter-i/4683/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-THREE - Penal Code (§§ 1 — 4939)›Subtitle 4 - Penal Code of 2004—General Provisions (§§ 4629 — 4732)›PART III - Consequences of the Crime (§§ 4675 — 4732)›Chapter 293 - Punishment for Natural Persons (§§ 4677 — 4710)›Subchapte... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-THREE - Penal Code (§§ 1 — 4939) › Subtitle 4 - Penal Code of 2004—General Provisions (§§ 4629 — 4732) › PART III - Consequences of the Crime (§§ 4675 — 4732) › Chapter 293 - Punishment for Natural Persons (§§ 4677 — 4710) › Subchapter I - Types of Punishment (§§ 4677 — 4692) › §... | The punishment of day fines consists of a monetary fine that the court shall impose in day-fine units taking into consideration the greater or lesser degree of the crime. The minimum punishment shall be one day-fine and the maximum shall be a ninety (90) day-fine.
Once the unit of day-fines that the convicted person mu... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirty-three/subtitle-4/part-iii/chapter-293/subchapter-i/4684/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-THREE - Penal Code (§§ 1 — 4939)›Subtitle 4 - Penal Code of 2004—General Provisions (§§ 4629 — 4732)›PART III - Consequences of the Crime (§§ 4675 — 4732)›Chapter 293 - Punishment for Natural Persons (§§ 4677 — 4710)›Subchapte... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-THREE - Penal Code (§§ 1 — 4939) › Subtitle 4 - Penal Code of 2004—General Provisions (§§ 4629 — 4732) › PART III - Consequences of the Crime (§§ 4675 — 4732) › Chapter 293 - Punishment for Natural Persons (§§ 4677 — 4710) › Subchapter I - Types of Punishment (§§ 4677 — 4692) › §... | The penalty of fines set forth in the special criminal laws consists of the obligation to pay to the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico a sum of money fixed by the sentence that the court imposes upon the convicted person.
In addition to the criteria established in the special laws, the sum of the fines shall be determined by... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirty-three/subtitle-4/part-iii/chapter-293/subchapter-i/4685/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-THREE - Penal Code (§§ 1 — 4939)›Subtitle 4 - Penal Code of 2004—General Provisions (§§ 4629 — 4732)›PART III - Consequences of the Crime (§§ 4675 — 4732)›Chapter 293 - Punishment for Natural Persons (§§ 4677 — 4710)›Subchapte... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-THREE - Penal Code (§§ 1 — 4939) › Subtitle 4 - Penal Code of 2004—General Provisions (§§ 4629 — 4732) › PART III - Consequences of the Crime (§§ 4675 — 4732) › Chapter 293 - Punishment for Natural Persons (§§ 4677 — 4710) › Subchapter I - Types of Punishment (§§ 4677 — 4692) › §... | The sum of the fines or the day-fines shall be paid immediately. However, at the request of the convicted person, and at the discretion of the court, said fines may be paid in full or in installments within a reasonable term after the date on which the sentence becomes effective.
The court may uphold the benefit of ins... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirty-three/subtitle-4/part-iii/chapter-293/subchapter-i/4686/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-THREE - Penal Code (§§ 1 — 4939)›Subtitle 4 - Penal Code of 2004—General Provisions (§§ 4629 — 4732)›PART III - Consequences of the Crime (§§ 4675 — 4732)›Chapter 293 - Punishment for Natural Persons (§§ 4677 — 4710)›Subchapte... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-THREE - Penal Code (§§ 1 — 4939) › Subtitle 4 - Penal Code of 2004—General Provisions (§§ 4629 — 4732) › PART III - Consequences of the Crime (§§ 4675 — 4732) › Chapter 293 - Punishment for Natural Persons (§§ 4677 — 4710) › Subchapter I - Types of Punishment (§§ 4677 — 4692) › §... | The court, in the exercise of its discretion or at the request of the sentenced person, upon showing his/her ability to pay, may authorize the payment or amortization of the unpaid portion of the fines or day-fines through the rendering of community services.
In the case of an individualized means based fines punishmen... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirty-three/subtitle-4/part-iii/chapter-293/subchapter-i/4687/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-THREE - Penal Code (§§ 1 — 4939)›Subtitle 4 - Penal Code of 2004—General Provisions (§§ 4629 — 4732)›PART III - Consequences of the Crime (§§ 4675 — 4732)›Chapter 293 - Punishment for Natural Persons (§§ 4677 — 4710)›Subchapte... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-THREE - Penal Code (§§ 1 — 4939) › Subtitle 4 - Penal Code of 2004—General Provisions (§§ 4629 — 4732) › PART III - Consequences of the Crime (§§ 4675 — 4732) › Chapter 293 - Punishment for Natural Persons (§§ 4677 — 4710) › Subchapter I - Types of Punishment (§§ 4677 — 4692) › §... | If the day-fines or the days of community services otherwise imposed are not satisfied, they shall be converted into punishment of imprisonment by imposing one day of imprisonment for each unpaid day-fine or for every eight (8) hour work day of unfulfilled community services.
The convicted person may regain his freedom... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirty-three/subtitle-4/part-iii/chapter-293/subchapter-i/4688/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-THREE - Penal Code (§§ 1 — 4939)›Subtitle 4 - Penal Code of 2004—General Provisions (§§ 4629 — 4732)›PART III - Consequences of the Crime (§§ 4675 — 4732)›Chapter 293 - Punishment for Natural Persons (§§ 4677 — 4710)›Subchapte... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-THREE - Penal Code (§§ 1 — 4939) › Subtitle 4 - Penal Code of 2004—General Provisions (§§ 4629 — 4732) › PART III - Consequences of the Crime (§§ 4675 — 4732) › Chapter 293 - Punishment for Natural Persons (§§ 4677 — 4710) › Subchapter I - Types of Punishment (§§ 4677 — 4692) › §... | In the case of a conviction pursuant to a special law in which the penalty of fines or the rendering of community services is imposed, if said fines or services are not satisfied, they shall be converted into imprisonment, at a rate of fifty dollars ($50) for each day of imprisonment.
The convicted person may regain hi... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirty-three/subtitle-4/part-iii/chapter-293/subchapter-i/4689/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-THREE - Penal Code (§§ 1 — 4939)›Subtitle 4 - Penal Code of 2004—General Provisions (§§ 4629 — 4732)›PART III - Consequences of the Crime (§§ 4675 — 4732)›Chapter 293 - Punishment for Natural Persons (§§ 4677 — 4710)›Subchapte... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-THREE - Penal Code (§§ 1 — 4939) › Subtitle 4 - Penal Code of 2004—General Provisions (§§ 4629 — 4732) › PART III - Consequences of the Crime (§§ 4675 — 4732) › Chapter 293 - Punishment for Natural Persons (§§ 4677 — 4710) › Subchapter I - Types of Punishment (§§ 4677 — 4692) › §... | The penalty of restitution consists of the court imposed obligation to compensate the victim for the damages and losses caused to his/her person or property as a consequence of the crime. The penalty of restitution does not include suffering and mental anguish.
The court may order that the penalty of restitution be com... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirty-three/subtitle-4/part-iii/chapter-293/subchapter-i/4690/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-THREE - Penal Code (§§ 1 — 4939)›Subtitle 4 - Penal Code of 2004—General Provisions (§§ 4629 — 4732)›PART III - Consequences of the Crime (§§ 4675 — 4732)›Chapter 293 - Punishment for Natural Persons (§§ 4677 — 4710)›Subchapte... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-THREE - Penal Code (§§ 1 — 4939) › Subtitle 4 - Penal Code of 2004—General Provisions (§§ 4629 — 4732) › PART III - Consequences of the Crime (§§ 4675 — 4732) › Chapter 293 - Punishment for Natural Persons (§§ 4677 — 4710) › Subchapter I - Types of Punishment (§§ 4677 — 4692) › §... | When a person is convicted for the crime of negligent homicide while operating a motor vehicle, in addition to imposing the punishment that fits the crime, the court shall revoke the driver’s license.
Upon revoking the license, the following shall be observed:
(a) The term that the convict serves in prison shall be cre... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirty-three/subtitle-4/part-iii/chapter-293/subchapter-i/4691/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-THREE - Penal Code (§§ 1 — 4939)›Subtitle 4 - Penal Code of 2004—General Provisions (§§ 4629 — 4732)›PART III - Consequences of the Crime (§§ 4675 — 4732)›Chapter 293 - Punishment for Natural Persons (§§ 4677 — 4710)›Subchapte... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-THREE - Penal Code (§§ 1 — 4939) › Subtitle 4 - Penal Code of 2004—General Provisions (§§ 4629 — 4732) › PART III - Consequences of the Crime (§§ 4675 — 4732) › Chapter 293 - Punishment for Natural Persons (§§ 4677 — 4710) › Subchapter I - Types of Punishment (§§ 4677 — 4692) › §... | When in the commission of a crime the requirements provided by law for the issuance of a license, permit or authorization are violated, or when the criminal act justifies the suspension of the privilege to practice a profession, occupation or regulated activity, in addition to the punishment imposed upon the convict fo... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirty-three/subtitle-4/part-iii/chapter-293/subchapter-i/4692/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-THREE - Penal Code (§§ 1 — 4939)›Subtitle 4 - Penal Code of 2004—General Provisions (§§ 4629 — 4732)›PART III - Consequences of the Crime (§§ 4675 — 4732)›Chapter 293 - Punishment for Natural Persons (§§ 4677 — 4710)›Subchapte... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-THREE - Penal Code (§§ 1 — 4939) › Subtitle 4 - Penal Code of 2004—General Provisions (§§ 4629 — 4732) › PART III - Consequences of the Crime (§§ 4675 — 4732) › Chapter 293 - Punishment for Natural Persons (§§ 4677 — 4710) › Subchapter I - Types of Punishment (§§ 4677 — 4692) › §... | No conviction for any crime entails the loss or forfeiture of property, except for cases in which said penalty is expressly imposed by the law, or the property was used to commit the crime, or is the product thereof and their owner is unknown.
History —June 18, 2004, No. 149, § 64, eff. May 1, 2005. |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirty-three/subtitle-4/part-iii/chapter-293/subchapter-ii/4693/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-THREE - Penal Code (§§ 1 — 4939)›Subtitle 4 - Penal Code of 2004—General Provisions (§§ 4629 — 4732)›PART III - Consequences of the Crime (§§ 4675 — 4732)›Chapter 293 - Punishment for Natural Persons (§§ 4677 — 4710)›Subchapte... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-THREE - Penal Code (§§ 1 — 4939) › Subtitle 4 - Penal Code of 2004—General Provisions (§§ 4629 — 4732) › PART III - Consequences of the Crime (§§ 4675 — 4732) › Chapter 293 - Punishment for Natural Persons (§§ 4677 — 4710) › Subchapter II - Applicable Punshiments (§§ 4693 — 4696)... | The punishment for a crime is that which corresponds to the classification indicated by the type of crime as adjusted according to the mitigating or aggravating circumstances provided in this Code.
History —June 18, 2004, No. 149, § 65, eff. May 1, 2005. |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirty-three/subtitle-4/part-iii/chapter-293/subchapter-ii/4694/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-THREE - Penal Code (§§ 1 — 4939)›Subtitle 4 - Penal Code of 2004—General Provisions (§§ 4629 — 4732)›PART III - Consequences of the Crime (§§ 4675 — 4732)›Chapter 293 - Punishment for Natural Persons (§§ 4677 — 4710)›Subchapte... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-THREE - Penal Code (§§ 1 — 4939) › Subtitle 4 - Penal Code of 2004—General Provisions (§§ 4629 — 4732) › PART III - Consequences of the Crime (§§ 4675 — 4732) › Chapter 293 - Punishment for Natural Persons (§§ 4677 — 4710) › Subchapter II - Applicable Punshiments (§§ 4693 — 4696)... | The penalties established for natural persons by this Code are established according to the classification of the degree of the offense for which the person was convicted, as follows:
(a) First degree felony. — Entails a punishment of imprisonment in natural years of ninety-nine (99) years. In such case, the person may... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirty-three/subtitle-4/part-iii/chapter-293/subchapter-ii/4695/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-THREE - Penal Code (§§ 1 — 4939)›Subtitle 4 - Penal Code of 2004—General Provisions (§§ 4629 — 4732)›PART III - Consequences of the Crime (§§ 4675 — 4732)›Chapter 293 - Punishment for Natural Persons (§§ 4677 — 4710)›Subchapte... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-THREE - Penal Code (§§ 1 — 4939) › Subtitle 4 - Penal Code of 2004—General Provisions (§§ 4629 — 4732) › PART III - Consequences of the Crime (§§ 4675 — 4732) › Chapter 293 - Punishment for Natural Persons (§§ 4677 — 4710) › Subchapter II - Applicable Punshiments (§§ 4693 — 4696)... | In addition to the punishment imposed for the commission of a criminal act, the court shall impose a special punishment of one hundred dollars ($100) for each misdemeanor and three hundred dollars ($300) for each felony upon all persons convicted thereof. The punishment set forth herein shall be paid by means of the co... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirty-three/subtitle-4/part-iii/chapter-293/subchapter-ii/4696/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-THREE - Penal Code (§§ 1 — 4939)›Subtitle 4 - Penal Code of 2004—General Provisions (§§ 4629 — 4732)›PART III - Consequences of the Crime (§§ 4675 — 4732)›Chapter 293 - Punishment for Natural Persons (§§ 4677 — 4710)›Subchapte... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-THREE - Penal Code (§§ 1 — 4939) › Subtitle 4 - Penal Code of 2004—General Provisions (§§ 4629 — 4732) › PART III - Consequences of the Crime (§§ 4675 — 4732) › Chapter 293 - Punishment for Natural Persons (§§ 4677 — 4710) › Subchapter II - Applicable Punshiments (§§ 4693 — 4696)... | As an alternative to the punishment of imprisonment, the court may impose one or any combination of the following punishments for third and fourth degree felonies and the attempt thereof, and for attempted second degree felonies: therapeutic confinement, house arrest, probation or community services. Likewise, alternat... |
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