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https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-eight/chapter-25a/544f/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422)›Chapter 25A - Uniform Interstate Family Support Act (§§ 541-541b — 548c)›§ 544f - Contest by obligor | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422) › Chapter 25A - Uniform Interstate Family Support Act (§§ 541-541b — 548c) › § 544f - Contest by obligor | (a) An obligor may contest the validity or enforcement of an income-withholding order issued in another state and received directly by an employer in Puerto Rico in the same manner as if the order had been issued by a tribunal of Puerto Rico. Section 545c of this title applies to the contest.
(b) The obligor shall give... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-eight/chapter-25a/544g/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422)›Chapter 25A - Uniform Interstate Family Support Act (§§ 541-541b — 548c)›§ 544g - Administrative enforcement of orders | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422) › Chapter 25A - Uniform Interstate Family Support Act (§§ 541-541b — 548c) › § 544g - Administrative enforcement of orders | (a) A party seeking to enforce a support order or an income-withholding order, or both, issued by a tribunal of another state may send the documents required for registering the order to the Administration for Child Support.
(b) Upon receipt of the documents, the support enforcement agency, without initially seeking to... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-eight/chapter-25a/545/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422)›Chapter 25A - Uniform Interstate Family Support Act (§§ 541-541b — 548c)›§ 545 - Registration of order for enforcement | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422) › Chapter 25A - Uniform Interstate Family Support Act (§§ 541-541b — 548c) › § 545 - Registration of order for enforcement | A support order or an income-withholding order issued by a tribunal of another state may be registered in Puerto Rico for enforcement.
History —Dec. 20, 1997, No. 180, art. 6.601. |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-eight/chapter-25a/545a/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422)›Chapter 25A - Uniform Interstate Family Support Act (§§ 541-541b — 548c)›§ 545a - Procedure to register order for enforcement | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422) › Chapter 25A - Uniform Interstate Family Support Act (§§ 541-541b — 548c) › § 545a - Procedure to register order for enforcement | (a) A support order or income-withholding order of another state may be registered in Puerto Rico by sending the following documents and information to the appropriate tribunal of Puerto Rico:
(1) A letter of transmittal to the tribunal requesting registration and enforcement;
(2) two (2) copies, including one certifie... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-eight/chapter-25a/545b/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422)›Chapter 25A - Uniform Interstate Family Support Act (§§ 541-541b — 548c)›§ 545b - Effect of registration for enforcement | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422) › Chapter 25A - Uniform Interstate Family Support Act (§§ 541-541b — 548c) › § 545b - Effect of registration for enforcement | (a) A support order or income-withholding order issued in another state is registered when the order is filed in the registering tribunal of Puerto Rico.
(b) A registered order issued in another state is enforceable in the same manner and is subject to the same procedures as an order issued by a tribunal of Puerto Rico... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-eight/chapter-25a/545c/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422)›Chapter 25A - Uniform Interstate Family Support Act (§§ 541-541b — 548c)›§ 545c - Choice of law | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422) › Chapter 25A - Uniform Interstate Family Support Act (§§ 541-541b — 548c) › § 545c - Choice of law | (a) The law of the issuing state governs the nature, extent, amount, and duration of current payments and other obligations of support and the payment of arrearages under the order.
(b) In a proceeding for arrearages, the statute of limitation under the laws of Puerto Rico or of the issuing state, whichever is longer, ... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-eight/chapter-25a/546/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422)›Chapter 25A - Uniform Interstate Family Support Act (§§ 541-541b — 548c)›§ 546 - Notice of registration of order | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422) › Chapter 25A - Uniform Interstate Family Support Act (§§ 541-541b — 548c) › § 546 - Notice of registration of order | (a) When a support order or income-withholding order issued in another state is registered, the registering tribunal shall notify the nonregistering party. The notice must be accompanied by a copy of the registered order and the documents and relevant information accompanying the order.
(b) The notice must inform the n... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-eight/chapter-25a/546a/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422)›Chapter 25A - Uniform Interstate Family Support Act (§§ 541-541b — 548c)›§ 546a - Procedure to contest validity or enforcement of registered order | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422) › Chapter 25A - Uniform Interstate Family Support Act (§§ 541-541b — 548c) › § 546a - Procedure to contest validity or enforcement of registered order | (a) A nonregistering party seeking to contest the validity or enforcement of a registered order in Puerto Rico shall request a hearing within twenty (20) days after notice of the registration. The nonregistering party may seek to vacate the registration, to assert any defense to an allegation of noncompliance with the ... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-eight/chapter-25a/546b/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422)›Chapter 25A - Uniform Interstate Family Support Act (§§ 541-541b — 548c)›§ 546b - Contest of registration or enforcement | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422) › Chapter 25A - Uniform Interstate Family Support Act (§§ 541-541b — 548c) › § 546b - Contest of registration or enforcement | (a) A party contesting the validity or enforcement of a registered order or seeking to vacate the registration has the burden of proving one or more of the following defenses:
(1) The issuing tribunal lacked personal jurisdiction over the contesting party;
(2) the order was obtained by fraud;
(3) the order has been vac... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-eight/chapter-25a/546c/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422)›Chapter 25A - Uniform Interstate Family Support Act (§§ 541-541b — 548c)›§ 546c - Confirmed order | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422) › Chapter 25A - Uniform Interstate Family Support Act (§§ 541-541b — 548c) › § 546c - Confirmed order | Confirmation of a registered order, whether by operation of law or after notice and hearing, precludes further contest of the order with respect to any matter that could have been asserted at the time of registration.
History —Dec. 20, 1997, No. 180, art. 6.608. |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-eight/chapter-25a/547/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422)›Chapter 25A - Uniform Interstate Family Support Act (§§ 541-541b — 548c)›§ 547 - Procedure to register child-support order of another state for modification | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422) › Chapter 25A - Uniform Interstate Family Support Act (§§ 541-541b — 548c) › § 547 - Procedure to register child-support order of another state for modification | A party or support enforcement agency seeking to modify, or to modify and enforce, a child-support order issued in another state shall register that order in Puerto Rico in the same manner provided in §§ 542–542a of this title if the order has not been registered. A petition for modification may be filed at the same ti... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-eight/chapter-25a/547a/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422)›Chapter 25A - Uniform Interstate Family Support Act (§§ 541-541b — 548c)›§ 547a - Effect of registration for modification | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422) › Chapter 25A - Uniform Interstate Family Support Act (§§ 541-541b — 548c) › § 547a - Effect of registration for modification | A tribunal of Puerto Rico may enforce a child-support order of another state registered for purposes of modification, in the same manner as if the order had been issued by a tribunal of Puerto Rico, but the registered order may be modified only if the requirements of § 547b of this title have been met.
History —Dec. 20... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-eight/chapter-25a/547b/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422)›Chapter 25A - Uniform Interstate Family Support Act (§§ 541-541b — 548c)›§ 547b - Modification of child-support order of another state | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422) › Chapter 25A - Uniform Interstate Family Support Act (§§ 541-541b — 548c) › § 547b - Modification of child-support order of another state | (a) After a child-support order issued in another state has been registered in Puerto Rico, the responding tribunal of Puerto Rico may modify that order only if § 547e of this title does not apply and after notice and hearing it finds that:
(1) The following requirements are met:
(A) The child, the individual obligee, ... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-eight/chapter-25a/547c/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422)›Chapter 25A - Uniform Interstate Family Support Act (§§ 541-541b — 548c)›§ 547c - Recognition of order modified in another state | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422) › Chapter 25A - Uniform Interstate Family Support Act (§§ 541-541b — 548c) › § 547c - Recognition of order modified in another state | A tribunal of Puerto Rico shall recognize a modification of its earlier child-support order by a tribunal of another state which assumed jurisdiction pursuant to this chapter or a law substantially similar to this chapter and, upon request, except as otherwise provided in this chapter, shall:
(1) Enforce the order that... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-eight/chapter-25a/547d/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422)›Chapter 25A - Uniform Interstate Family Support Act (§§ 541-541b — 548c)›§ 547d - Jurisdiction to modify child-support order of another state when individual parties re... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422) › Chapter 25A - Uniform Interstate Family Support Act (§§ 541-541b — 548c) › § 547d - Jurisdiction to modify child-support order of another state when individual parties reside in Puerto Rico | (a) If all of the parties who are individuals reside in Puerto Rico and the child does not reside in the issuing state, a tribunal of Puerto Rico has jurisdiction to enforce and to modify the issuing state’s child-support order in a proceeding to register that order.
(b) A tribunal of Puerto Rico exercising jurisdictio... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-eight/chapter-25a/547e/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422)›Chapter 25A - Uniform Interstate Family Support Act (§§ 541-541b — 548c)›§ 547e - Notice to issuing tribunal of modification | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422) › Chapter 25A - Uniform Interstate Family Support Act (§§ 541-541b — 548c) › § 547e - Notice to issuing tribunal of modification | Within thirty (30) days after issuance of a modified child-support order, the party obtaining the modification shall file a certified copy of the order with the issuing tribunal that had continuing, exclusive jurisdiction over the earlier order, and in each tribunal in which the party knows the earlier order has been r... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-eight/chapter-25a/548/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422)›Chapter 25A - Uniform Interstate Family Support Act (§§ 541-541b — 548c)›§ 548 - Proceeding to determine parentage | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422) › Chapter 25A - Uniform Interstate Family Support Act (§§ 541-541b — 548c) › § 548 - Proceeding to determine parentage | (a) A tribunal of Puerto Rico may serve as an initiating or responding tribunal in a proceeding brought under this chapter or a law or procedure substantially similar to this chapter, the Uniform Reciprocal Enforcement of Support Act, or the Revised Uniform Reciprocal Enforcement of Support Act to determine that the pe... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-eight/chapter-25a/548a/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422)›Chapter 25A - Uniform Interstate Family Support Act (§§ 541-541b — 548c)›§ 548a - Grounds for rendition | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422) › Chapter 25A - Uniform Interstate Family Support Act (§§ 541-541b — 548c) › § 548a - Grounds for rendition | (a) For purposes of this section, “governor” includes an individual performing the functions of governor or the executive authority of a state covered by this chapter.
(b) The Governor of Puerto Rico may:
(1) Demand that the governor of another state surrender an individual found in the other state who is charged crimi... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-eight/chapter-25a/548b/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422)›Chapter 25A - Uniform Interstate Family Support Act (§§ 541-541b — 548c)›§ 548b - Conditions of rendition | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422) › Chapter 25A - Uniform Interstate Family Support Act (§§ 541-541b — 548c) › § 548b - Conditions of rendition | (a) Before making demand that the governor of another state surrender an individual charged criminally in Puerto Rico with having failed to provide for the support of an obligee, the Governor of Puerto Rico may require a prosecutor of Puerto Rico to demonstrate that at least sixty (60) days previously the obligee had i... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-eight/chapter-25a/548c/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422)›Chapter 25A - Uniform Interstate Family Support Act (§§ 541-541b — 548c)›§ 548c - Appropriate forum | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422) › Chapter 25A - Uniform Interstate Family Support Act (§§ 541-541b — 548c) › § 548c - Appropriate forum | The General Court of Justice will be the appropriate forum for interstate cases filed before July 1, 1995. The Administration for Child Support will be the appropriate forum for cases that commence after said date.
For purposes of this chapter, any case regarding the duty of support filed before July 1, 1995 in which P... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-eight/chapter-26/549/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422)›Chapter 26 - Interstate Compact on Placement of Children (§§ 549 — 549g)›§ 549 - Adoption | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422) › Chapter 26 - Interstate Compact on Placement of Children (§§ 549 — 549g) › § 549 - Adoption | The Government of Puerto Rico is most interested in accepting and adopting, as the present legislation provides, the clauses and conditions established in the Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children, which read[s] as follows:
(1) Purpose and public policy.— The purpose and public policy of the Interstate Compac... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-eight/chapter-26/549a/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422)›Chapter 26 - Interstate Compact on Placement of Children (§§ 549 — 549g)›§ 549a - Designation | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422) › Chapter 26 - Interstate Compact on Placement of Children (§§ 549 — 549g) › § 549a - Designation | The Families and Children Administration of the Department of the Family is hereby designated by this Compact as sending and receiving agency for the placement of children under its custody. Said Administration may also act as intermediary for the placement of children under the custody of other public agencies.
Histor... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-eight/chapter-26/549b/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422)›Chapter 26 - Interstate Compact on Placement of Children (§§ 549 — 549g)›§ 549b - Compact with A.I.C.P.C | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422) › Chapter 26 - Interstate Compact on Placement of Children (§§ 549 — 549g) › § 549b - Compact with A.I.C.P.C | The Families and Children Administration of the Department of the Family is hereby encouraged and authorized to enter into a compact, in representation of the Government of Puerto Rico, with the Administration of Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children (A.I.C.P.C.), headquartered in Washington, D.C., in order t... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-eight/chapter-26/549c/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422)›Chapter 26 - Interstate Compact on Placement of Children (§§ 549 — 549g)›§ 549c - General Coordinator | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422) › Chapter 26 - Interstate Compact on Placement of Children (§§ 549 — 549g) › § 549c - General Coordinator | The Secretary of the Department of the Family shall appoint an official who shall be the General Coordinator of the activities of the Compact in Puerto Rico and who, acting in coordination with other similar officials in other jurisdictions, shall be empowered to recommend the promulgation of rules and regulations, as ... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-eight/chapter-26/549d/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422)›Chapter 26 - Interstate Compact on Placement of Children (§§ 549 — 549g)›§ 549d - Financial liability | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422) › Chapter 26 - Interstate Compact on Placement of Children (§§ 549 — 549g) › § 549d - Financial liability | The Families and Children Administration of the Department of the Family, when acting as sending agency, shall be financially liable for the support and maintenance expenses of the child while the latter remains in the receiving state. When the Families and Children Administration acts as intermediary for the placement... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-eight/chapter-26/549e/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422)›Chapter 26 - Interstate Compact on Placement of Children (§§ 549 — 549g)›§ 549e - Authority of Puerto Rico courts | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422) › Chapter 26 - Interstate Compact on Placement of Children (§§ 549 — 549g) › § 549e - Authority of Puerto Rico courts | In the case of delinquent children, the courts of Puerto Rico shall retain authority to issue orders to appear, orders of detention and apprehension, as well as orders for placement in assistance programs, such as halfway house or rehabilitation programs and custody changes while the child is within the jurisdiction of... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-eight/chapter-26/549f/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422)›Chapter 26 - Interstate Compact on Placement of Children (§§ 549 — 549g)›§ 549f - Funds | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422) › Chapter 26 - Interstate Compact on Placement of Children (§§ 549 — 549g) › § 549f - Funds | The Department of the Family is hereby authorized to request that the Families and Children Administration set aside annually in its budget the funds needed to participate in these Compacts, in harmony with the demands of the receiving states for the payments for the support of the children in foster care or placed for... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-eight/chapter-26/549g/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422)›Chapter 26 - Interstate Compact on Placement of Children (§§ 549 — 549g)›§ 549g - Penalties | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422) › Chapter 26 - Interstate Compact on Placement of Children (§§ 549 — 549g) › § 549g - Penalties | Any natural or juridical person who sends or brings any child or who causes any child to be sent or brought to Puerto Rico to be placed for adoption or in foster care, who fails to comply with the requirements established in this chapter, shall be punished with a fixed term of imprisonment of two (2) years or a fine of... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-eight/chapter-27/551/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422)›Chapter 27 - Juvenile Institutions Administration (§§ 551 — 562)›§ 551 - Definitions | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422) › Chapter 27 - Juvenile Institutions Administration (§§ 551 — 562) › § 551 - Definitions | The following phrases and terms shall have the meaning expressed herein:
(a) Administration.— Means the Juvenile Institutions Administration established by this chapter.
(b) Administrator.— Means the Administrator of the Juvenile Institutions Administration.
(c) Juvenile institutions or institutions.— Means those resid... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-eight/chapter-27/552/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422)›Chapter 27 - Juvenile Institutions Administration (§§ 551 — 562)›§ 552 - Creation | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422) › Chapter 27 - Juvenile Institutions Administration (§§ 551 — 562) › § 552 - Creation | The Juvenile Institutions Administration attached to the Department of Correction and Rehabilitation, with the necessary capacity and administrative flexibility to operate juvenile institutions and programs under its jurisdiction efficiently and provide its clientele and their families those specialized and integrated ... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-eight/chapter-27/553/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422)›Chapter 27 - Juvenile Institutions Administration (§§ 551 — 562)›§ 553 - Administrator | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422) › Chapter 27 - Juvenile Institutions Administration (§§ 551 — 562) › § 553 - Administrator | The Administration shall be directed by an Administrator who shall be appointed by the Governor with the advice and consent of the Senate. The person holding the office of Administrator shall have sufficient experience and knowledge in the field of behavioral sciences and in the area of administration, and shall also h... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-eight/chapter-27/554/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422)›Chapter 27 - Juvenile Institutions Administration (§§ 551 — 562)›§ 554 - General policy | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422) › Chapter 27 - Juvenile Institutions Administration (§§ 551 — 562) › § 554 - General policy | The Secretary shall establish the Administration’s general policy through the adoption of rules that will include those guidelines he deems necessary to adequately comply with the provisions of this chapter and of any other applicable acts.
The Secretary shall establish through administrative orders such norms and guid... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-eight/chapter-27/555/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422)›Chapter 27 - Juvenile Institutions Administration (§§ 551 — 562)›§ 555 - Powers and duties | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422) › Chapter 27 - Juvenile Institutions Administration (§§ 551 — 562) › § 555 - Powers and duties | In order to attain the objectives of this chapter, the Administration shall have the following powers and duties:
(a) Operate and administer existing juvenile institutions as well as those similar facilities or community-based programs that are established in the future pursuant to the public policy of the Commonwealth... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-eight/chapter-27/555a/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422)›Chapter 27 - Juvenile Institutions Administration (§§ 551 — 562)›§ 555a - Bank accounts of the clientele | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422) › Chapter 27 - Juvenile Institutions Administration (§§ 551 — 562) › § 555a - Bank accounts of the clientele | The creation of bank accounts in the name of each of the institutions of the Administration is hereby authorized, for the deposit of:
(a) All the monies and valuables received from the members of the clientele when they are held in a juvenile institution;
(b) all the monies and valuables received for the clientele from... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-eight/chapter-27/556/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422)›Chapter 27 - Juvenile Institutions Administration (§§ 551 — 562)›§ 556 - Powers | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422) › Chapter 27 - Juvenile Institutions Administration (§§ 551 — 562) › § 556 - Powers | The Administration shall have all the necessary and convenient powers to carry out the purposes and provisions of this chapter, including without limitation the following:
(a) Adopt, alter and use an official seal of the Administration of which judicial notice shall be taken.
(b) Establish the Administration’s internal... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-eight/chapter-27/557/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422)›Chapter 27 - Juvenile Institutions Administration (§§ 551 — 562)›§ 557 - Evaluation and Classification Division | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422) › Chapter 27 - Juvenile Institutions Administration (§§ 551 — 562) › § 557 - Evaluation and Classification Division | The Administration shall establish an Evaluation and Classification Division which shall be responsible for evaluating every minor placed in the custody of the Administration, to classify them in order to place them in the corresponding institution. It shall also determine a service plan suggested for each case in harm... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-eight/chapter-27/558/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422)›Chapter 27 - Juvenile Institutions Administration (§§ 551 — 562)›§ 558 - Interagency coordination | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422) › Chapter 27 - Juvenile Institutions Administration (§§ 551 — 562) › § 558 - Interagency coordination | The Administrator shall be responsible for performing the necessary coordinating actions between the Administration and the Departments of Justice, Health, Education, Recreation and Sports, as with the Administration of Mental Health and Addiction Services, to fulfill the public policy and the objectives of this chapte... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-eight/chapter-27/560/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422)›Chapter 27 - Juvenile Institutions Administration (§§ 551 — 562)›§ 560 - Auction Review Board | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422) › Chapter 27 - Juvenile Institutions Administration (§§ 551 — 562) › § 560 - Auction Review Board | The Auction Review Board is hereby created to attend to and resolve the appeals filed by persons affected by the decisions of the Administration’s Auction Board and review the decisions in the field of purchasing and supplies delegated to it by the Administrator or the Secretary. The Review Board shall also have the fa... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-eight/chapter-27/561/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422)›Chapter 27 - Juvenile Institutions Administration (§§ 551 — 562)›§ 561 - Personnel | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422) › Chapter 27 - Juvenile Institutions Administration (§§ 551 — 562) › § 561 - Personnel | The Administration shall be constituted as an Individual Administrator for the purposes of Act No. 5 of October 14, 1975.
Notwithstanding the above and in order to ensure the necessary capacity and operational flexibility, the following faculties are hereby granted to it:
(a) The Administration may request the Office o... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-eight/chapter-27/562/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422)›Chapter 27 - Juvenile Institutions Administration (§§ 551 — 562)›§ 562 - Rules and regulations | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422) › Chapter 27 - Juvenile Institutions Administration (§§ 551 — 562) › § 562 - Rules and regulations | The Administration will establish and put in effect rules and regulations with respect to the custody, use, conservation and disposal of documents, records, papers, files and communications related to services rendered to the clientele that guarantee the confidential nature of the minor’s records. Provided, That in cas... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-eight/chapter-27a/571/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422)›Chapter 27A - Youth Lodging and Integrated Services Program (§§ 571 — 574)›§ 571 - Definitions | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422) › Chapter 27A - Youth Lodging and Integrated Services Program (§§ 571 — 574) › § 571 - Definitions | (a) Youth Lodging and Integrated Services Program.— Shall mean space provided in an infrastructure capable of accommodating offices, lodging centers (dorms), personnel, services recipients and equipment to assist the youths who have complied with their dispositive measures or those who are allowed to serve their dispos... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-eight/chapter-27a/572/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422)›Chapter 27A - Youth Lodging and Integrated Services Program (§§ 571 — 574)›§ 572 - Creation | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422) › Chapter 27A - Youth Lodging and Integrated Services Program (§§ 571 — 574) › § 572 - Creation | The “Youth Lodging and Integrated Services Program”, hereinafter the “Program”, is hereby created, attached to the Juvenile Institutions Administration and the Integrated Services Council, to be constituted by five (5) members appointed by the Administrator of the aforementioned agency, and who shall also have the mini... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-eight/chapter-27a/573/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422)›Chapter 27A - Youth Lodging and Integrated Services Program (§§ 571 — 574)›§ 573 - Duties and responsibilities | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422) › Chapter 27A - Youth Lodging and Integrated Services Program (§§ 571 — 574) › § 573 - Duties and responsibilities | The Integrated Services Council shall collaborate with the Administrator of the Juvenile Institutions Administration or his/her authorized representative, in the coordination, planning, and development of the following services:
(a) To perform a study of the needs of the youths who voluntarily participate in the Progra... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-eight/chapter-27a/574/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422)›Chapter 27A - Youth Lodging and Integrated Services Program (§§ 571 — 574)›§ 574 - Director | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422) › Chapter 27A - Youth Lodging and Integrated Services Program (§§ 571 — 574) › § 574 - Director | The Director of the Program shall be appointed by the Administrator of the Juvenile Institutions Administration and the salary shall be defrayed with the funds appropriated for such purposes.
History —Sept. 29, 2004, No. 495, § 6, eff. July 1, 2005. |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-eight/chapter-27b/581/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422)›Chapter 27B - Juvenile Institutions Administration Functional Family Therapy Pilot Program Act (§§ 581 — 584)›§ 581 - Purpose | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422) › Chapter 27B - Juvenile Institutions Administration Functional Family Therapy Pilot Program Act (§§ 581 — 584) › § 581 - Purpose | This Legislative Assembly recognizes the need for an intervention in the lives of delinquent youths to provide them with the necessary tools and enable them to lead a productive life. It also recognizes the importance of providing family-oriented services, and assistance to the family of a delinquent youth, so that the... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-eight/chapter-27b/582/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422)›Chapter 27B - Juvenile Institutions Administration Functional Family Therapy Pilot Program Act (§§ 581 — 584)›§ 582 - Definitions | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422) › Chapter 27B - Juvenile Institutions Administration Functional Family Therapy Pilot Program Act (§§ 581 — 584) › § 582 - Definitions | (a) Evidence-based practice.— Refers to practices or methods that have been documented and are based on scientific research thus proving their effectiveness in reducing recidivism rates of participants.
(b) Administration.— Refers to the Juvenile Institutions Administration.
History —May 2, 2011, No. 66, § 3, eff. July... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-eight/chapter-27b/583/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422)›Chapter 27B - Juvenile Institutions Administration Functional Family Therapy Pilot Program Act (§§ 581 — 584)›§ 583 - Functional Family Therapy Pilot Program—Creation | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422) › Chapter 27B - Juvenile Institutions Administration Functional Family Therapy Pilot Program Act (§§ 581 — 584) › § 583 - Functional Family Therapy Pilot Program—Creation | (a) The Juvenile Institutions Administration shall establish and maintain a pilot program to provide services based on the functional family therapy intervention model for delinquent youth whose legal custody has been granted to the Juvenile Institutions Administration, and their families. The services provided under t... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-eight/chapter-27b/584/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422)›Chapter 27B - Juvenile Institutions Administration Functional Family Therapy Pilot Program Act (§§ 581 — 584)›§ 584 - Eligibility to participate in the Program | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422) › Chapter 27B - Juvenile Institutions Administration Functional Family Therapy Pilot Program Act (§§ 581 — 584) › § 584 - Eligibility to participate in the Program | Any minor who is eighteen (18) years-old and has committed an offense under §§ 2201 et seq. of Title 34, known as the “Minor’s Act of Puerto Rico”, shall be eligible to participate in the pilot program established hereunder, except those minors who are being prosecuted as adults.
History —May 2, 2011, No. 66, § 4[bis],... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-eight/chapter-29/subchapter-i/601/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422)›Chapter 29 - Domestic Abuse Prevention and Intervention Act (§§ 601 — 664)›Subchapter I - General Provisions (§§ 601 — 602)›§ 601 - Public policy | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422) › Chapter 29 - Domestic Abuse Prevention and Intervention Act (§§ 601 — 664) › Subchapter I - General Provisions (§§ 601 — 602) › § 601 - Public policy | The Government of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico recognizes that domestic violence is one of the most serious and complex problems in our society. Domestic violence lacerates the integrity and dignity of all victims, regardless of the sex, civil status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or immigrant status of the p... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-eight/chapter-29/subchapter-i/602/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422)›Chapter 29 - Domestic Abuse Prevention and Intervention Act (§§ 601 — 664)›Subchapter I - General Provisions (§§ 601 — 602)›§ 602 - Definitions | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422) › Chapter 29 - Domestic Abuse Prevention and Intervention Act (§§ 601 — 664) › Subchapter I - General Provisions (§§ 601 — 602) › § 602 - Definitions | For the purposes of this chapter, the following terms shall have the meaning expressed below:
(a) Law enforcement officer.— Shall mean any member or officer of the Puerto Rico Police Corps or any Municipal Guard duly trained and accredited by the Commonwealth Police Department.
(b) Shelter.— Means any institution whose... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-eight/chapter-29/subchapter-ii/621/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422)›Chapter 29 - Domestic Abuse Prevention and Intervention Act (§§ 601 — 664)›Subchapter II - Protective Orders and Procedural Aspects (§§ 621 — 629)›§ 621 - Protective or... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422) › Chapter 29 - Domestic Abuse Prevention and Intervention Act (§§ 601 — 664) › Subchapter II - Protective Orders and Procedural Aspects (§§ 621 — 629) › § 621 - Protective orders | Any person who has been the victim of domestic abuse or conduct which constitutes said offense as classified in this chapter or in the Penal Code of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico or in any other special law, within the context of an intimate relationship, as defined in § 602(m) of this title, may resort to the court ... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-eight/chapter-29/subchapter-ii/621a/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422)›Chapter 29 - Domestic Abuse Prevention and Intervention Act (§§ 601 — 664)›Subchapter II - Protective Orders and Procedural Aspects (§§ 621 — 629)›§ 621a - Prohibition ... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422) › Chapter 29 - Domestic Abuse Prevention and Intervention Act (§§ 601 — 664) › Subchapter II - Protective Orders and Procedural Aspects (§§ 621 — 629) › § 621a - Prohibition against the [issuance of] mutual restraining ord... | The court shall not issue mutual restraining orders to the parties, unless each of the parties:
(a) Has filed an independent petition requesting a protection order against the other party;
(b) has been notified of the petition filed by the other party;
(c) proves in an evidentiary hearing that the other party incurred ... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-eight/chapter-29/subchapter-ii/622/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422)›Chapter 29 - Domestic Abuse Prevention and Intervention Act (§§ 601 — 664)›Subchapter II - Protective Orders and Procedural Aspects (§§ 621 — 629)›§ 622 - Jurisdiction | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422) › Chapter 29 - Domestic Abuse Prevention and Intervention Act (§§ 601 — 664) › Subchapter II - Protective Orders and Procedural Aspects (§§ 621 — 629) › § 622 - Jurisdiction | Any judge of the Court of First Instance or a municipal judge may issue an order for protection pursuant to this chapter. Every order for protection may be reviewed by any part of a higher court, and in those instances [where] pertinent, in the Family Relations Parts.
History —Aug. 15, 1989, No. 54, p. 199, § 2.2, eff.... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-eight/chapter-29/subchapter-ii/623/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422)›Chapter 29 - Domestic Abuse Prevention and Intervention Act (§§ 601 — 664)›Subchapter II - Protective Orders and Procedural Aspects (§§ 621 — 629)›§ 623 - Procedure | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422) › Chapter 29 - Domestic Abuse Prevention and Intervention Act (§§ 601 — 664) › Subchapter II - Protective Orders and Procedural Aspects (§§ 621 — 629) › § 623 - Procedure | Any person may request the civil remedies established in this chapter for him/herself or on behalf on any other person when said person suffers from a mental or physical disability, in case of an emergency or when the person is unable to request said remedies personally.
An employer may request a protective order in fa... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-eight/chapter-29/subchapter-ii/624/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422)›Chapter 29 - Domestic Abuse Prevention and Intervention Act (§§ 601 — 664)›Subchapter II - Protective Orders and Procedural Aspects (§§ 621 — 629)›§ 624 - Service | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422) › Chapter 29 - Domestic Abuse Prevention and Intervention Act (§§ 601 — 664) › Subchapter II - Protective Orders and Procedural Aspects (§§ 621 — 629) › § 624 - Service | (a) Once a petition for an order for protection has been filed according to the provisions of this chapter, the court will issue a summons to the parties under admonishment of contempt, for an appearance within a term that shall not exceed five (5) days.
(b) The service of the summons and a copy of the petition shall b... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-eight/chapter-29/subchapter-ii/625/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422)›Chapter 29 - Domestic Abuse Prevention and Intervention Act (§§ 601 — 664)›Subchapter II - Protective Orders and Procedural Aspects (§§ 621 — 629)›§ 625 - Ex parte orde... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422) › Chapter 29 - Domestic Abuse Prevention and Intervention Act (§§ 601 — 664) › Subchapter II - Protective Orders and Procedural Aspects (§§ 621 — 629) › § 625 - Ex parte orders | Notwithstanding what is established in other legal provisions, the court may issue an ex parte order for protection if it is determined that:
(a) Diligent attempts have been made to serve the respondent with a copy of the summons issued by the court and of the petition that has been filed before the court, which have b... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-eight/chapter-29/subchapter-ii/626/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422)›Chapter 29 - Domestic Abuse Prevention and Intervention Act (§§ 601 — 664)›Subchapter II - Protective Orders and Procedural Aspects (§§ 621 — 629)›§ 626 - Contents | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422) › Chapter 29 - Domestic Abuse Prevention and Intervention Act (§§ 601 — 664) › Subchapter II - Protective Orders and Procedural Aspects (§§ 621 — 629) › § 626 - Contents | (a) Every restraining order shall specifically state the determinations of the court, the remedies prescribed, and the term of its effectiveness.
(b) Every restraining order shall establish the date and time of issue and specifically notify all the parties that any violation thereof shall constitute contempt of court, ... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-eight/chapter-29/subchapter-ii/627/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422)›Chapter 29 - Domestic Abuse Prevention and Intervention Act (§§ 601 — 664)›Subchapter II - Protective Orders and Procedural Aspects (§§ 621 — 629)›§ 627 - Notification ... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422) › Chapter 29 - Domestic Abuse Prevention and Intervention Act (§§ 601 — 664) › Subchapter II - Protective Orders and Procedural Aspects (§§ 621 — 629) › § 627 - Notification to the parties and law enforcement agencies and ... | (a) A copy of every order for protection 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 person.
(b) Any order issued under this chapter shall be served personally to the respondent, whether throug... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-eight/chapter-29/subchapter-ii/628/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422)›Chapter 29 - Domestic Abuse Prevention and Intervention Act (§§ 601 — 664)›Subchapter II - Protective Orders and Procedural Aspects (§§ 621 — 629)›§ 628 - Noncompliance... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422) › Chapter 29 - Domestic Abuse Prevention and Intervention Act (§§ 601 — 664) › Subchapter II - Protective Orders and Procedural Aspects (§§ 621 — 629) › § 628 - Noncompliance of orders for protection | Any knowingly committed violation of an order for protection issued pursuant to this chapter shall be punished as a felony in the third degree in its lesser half.
Notwithstanding the provisions of Rule 11 of the Rules of Criminal Procedure, App. II of Title 34, even though an order to those effects has not been issued,... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-eight/chapter-29/subchapter-ii/629/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422)›Chapter 29 - Domestic Abuse Prevention and Intervention Act (§§ 601 — 664)›Subchapter II - Protective Orders and Procedural Aspects (§§ 621 — 629)›§ 629 - Social work e... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422) › Chapter 29 - Domestic Abuse Prevention and Intervention Act (§§ 601 — 664) › Subchapter II - Protective Orders and Procedural Aspects (§§ 621 — 629) › § 629 - Social work evaluation | In every case in which a protection order is issued and from the evidence introduced in the hearing arises that any or all the children of the parties have witnessed and/or perceived the act of abuse, the court may refer the case to the Department of the Family in order for the person accused of abuse to be referred to... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-eight/chapter-29/subchapter-iii/631/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422)›Chapter 29 - Domestic Abuse Prevention and Intervention Act (§§ 601 — 664)›Subchapter III - Delinquent Conduct; Penalties, and Other Measures (§§ 631 — 641)›§ 631 - Abu... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422) › Chapter 29 - Domestic Abuse Prevention and Intervention Act (§§ 601 — 664) › Subchapter III - Delinquent Conduct; Penalties, and Other Measures (§§ 631 — 641) › § 631 - Abuse | Any person who employs physical force or psychological abuse, intimidation, or persecution against his/her spouse, former spouse, or the person with whom he/she cohabits or has cohabited, or the person with whom he/she shares a child in common, regardless of the sex, civil status, sexual orientation, gender identity, o... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-eight/chapter-29/subchapter-iii/632/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422)›Chapter 29 - Domestic Abuse Prevention and Intervention Act (§§ 601 — 664)›Subchapter III - Delinquent Conduct; Penalties, and Other Measures (§§ 631 — 641)›§ 632 - Agg... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422) › Chapter 29 - Domestic Abuse Prevention and Intervention Act (§§ 601 — 664) › Subchapter III - Delinquent Conduct; Penalties, and Other Measures (§§ 631 — 641) › § 632 - Aggravated abuse | The penalty corresponding to a third-degree felony in the lower end of the range shall be imposed if abuse, as classified in this chapter, has been committed against the spouse, former spouse, or the person with whom he/she cohabits or has cohabited, or with whom he/she has or has previously had a consensual relationsh... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-eight/chapter-29/subchapter-iii/633/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422)›Chapter 29 - Domestic Abuse Prevention and Intervention Act (§§ 601 — 664)›Subchapter III - Delinquent Conduct; Penalties, and Other Measures (§§ 631 — 641)›§ 633 - Abu... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422) › Chapter 29 - Domestic Abuse Prevention and Intervention Act (§§ 601 — 664) › Subchapter III - Delinquent Conduct; Penalties, and Other Measures (§§ 631 — 641) › § 633 - Abuse by threat | Any person who threatens to cause harm to his/her spouse, former spouse, or the person with whom he/she cohabits or has cohabited, or with whom he/she has or has had a consensual relationship, or with whom he/she shares a child in common, regardless of the sex, civil status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or the ... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-eight/chapter-29/subchapter-iii/634/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422)›Chapter 29 - Domestic Abuse Prevention and Intervention Act (§§ 601 — 664)›Subchapter III - Delinquent Conduct; Penalties, and Other Measures (§§ 631 — 641)›§ 634 - Abu... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422) › Chapter 29 - Domestic Abuse Prevention and Intervention Act (§§ 601 — 664) › Subchapter III - Delinquent Conduct; Penalties, and Other Measures (§§ 631 — 641) › § 634 - Abuse by restriction of liberty | Any person who uses violence or intimidation against his/her spouse, former spouse, or the person with whom he/she cohabits or has cohabited, or with whom he/she has or has had a consensual relationship, or with whom he/she shares a child in common, regardless of the sex, civil status, sexual orientation, gender identi... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-eight/chapter-29/subchapter-iii/635/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422)›Chapter 29 - Domestic Abuse Prevention and Intervention Act (§§ 601 — 664)›Subchapter III - Delinquent Conduct; Penalties, and Other Measures (§§ 631 — 641)›§ 635 - Sex... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422) › Chapter 29 - Domestic Abuse Prevention and Intervention Act (§§ 601 — 664) › Subchapter III - Delinquent Conduct; Penalties, and Other Measures (§§ 631 — 641) › § 635 - Sexual assault in an intimate relationship | As set forth below imprisonment shall be imposed on any person that commits a non-consensual sexual act against a current spouse or former spouse, or the person with whom he/she cohabits or has cohabited, or with whom he/she has or has had a consensual relationship, or with whom he/she shares a child in common, regardl... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-eight/chapter-29/subchapter-iii/636/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422)›Chapter 29 - Domestic Abuse Prevention and Intervention Act (§§ 601 — 664)›Subchapter III - Delinquent Conduct; Penalties, and Other Measures (§§ 631 — 641)›§ 636 - Dev... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422) › Chapter 29 - Domestic Abuse Prevention and Intervention Act (§§ 601 — 664) › Subchapter III - Delinquent Conduct; Penalties, and Other Measures (§§ 631 — 641) › § 636 - Deviation from procedure | After trial and upon conviction, or if the accused pleads guilty to any of the offenses classified in this chapter, the court may, motu proprio or at the request of the prosecutor or the defense, suspend all procedures and release the convict on probation; provided, that he/she enrolls in a diversion program for person... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-eight/chapter-29/subchapter-iii/637/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422)›Chapter 29 - Domestic Abuse Prevention and Intervention Act (§§ 601 — 664)›Subchapter III - Delinquent Conduct; Penalties, and Other Measures (§§ 631 — 641)›§ 637 - Spe... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422) › Chapter 29 - Domestic Abuse Prevention and Intervention Act (§§ 601 — 664) › Subchapter III - Delinquent Conduct; Penalties, and Other Measures (§§ 631 — 641) › § 637 - Special provisions | (a) Bail.— When a person is accused for violating the provisions of this chapter, or when at the time of the alleged violation the person was subject to the terms of an order of protection issued pursuant to this chapter or any other similar one, or who had previously been convicted of or had pleaded guilty for a viola... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-eight/chapter-29/subchapter-iii/638/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422)›Chapter 29 - Domestic Abuse Prevention and Intervention Act (§§ 601 — 664)›Subchapter III - Delinquent Conduct; Penalties, and Other Measures (§§ 631 — 641)›§ 638 - Arr... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422) › Chapter 29 - Domestic Abuse Prevention and Intervention Act (§§ 601 — 664) › Subchapter III - Delinquent Conduct; Penalties, and Other Measures (§§ 631 — 641) › § 638 - Arrest | Notwithstanding the provisions of Rule 11 of the Rules of Criminal Procedure, App. II of Title 34, every law enforcement officer shall make an arrest, even though there is no order to such effect, if he has grounds to believe that the person to be arrested has committed, even though not in his/her presence, or that is ... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-eight/chapter-29/subchapter-iii/639/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422)›Chapter 29 - Domestic Abuse Prevention and Intervention Act (§§ 601 — 664)›Subchapter III - Delinquent Conduct; Penalties, and Other Measures (§§ 631 — 641)›§ 639 - Sig... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422) › Chapter 29 - Domestic Abuse Prevention and Intervention Act (§§ 601 — 664) › Subchapter III - Delinquent Conduct; Penalties, and Other Measures (§§ 631 — 641) › § 639 - Signing and swearing of charges | Notwithstanding the provisions of Rule 5 of the Rules of Criminal Procedure, App. II of Title 34, the prosecuting attorneys and the members of the Puerto Rico Police shall sign and swear all charges for violation to the provisions of this chapter when the acts that constitute the crime are known to them through informa... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-eight/chapter-29/subchapter-iii/640/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422)›Chapter 29 - Domestic Abuse Prevention and Intervention Act (§§ 601 — 664)›Subchapter III - Delinquent Conduct; Penalties, and Other Measures (§§ 631 — 641)›§ 640 - Ass... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422) › Chapter 29 - Domestic Abuse Prevention and Intervention Act (§§ 601 — 664) › Subchapter III - Delinquent Conduct; Penalties, and Other Measures (§§ 631 — 641) › § 640 - Assistance to the victim of abuse | Whenever a law enforcement officer intervenes with a person claiming to be a victim of abuse, regardless of his/her sex, civil status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or immigrant status, such officer shall take every measure he/she deems necessary to protect the victim from further abuse. Law enforcement officers... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-eight/chapter-29/subchapter-iii/641/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422)›Chapter 29 - Domestic Abuse Prevention and Intervention Act (§§ 601 — 664)›Subchapter III - Delinquent Conduct; Penalties, and Other Measures (§§ 631 — 641)›§ 641 - Pre... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422) › Chapter 29 - Domestic Abuse Prevention and Intervention Act (§§ 601 — 664) › Subchapter III - Delinquent Conduct; Penalties, and Other Measures (§§ 631 — 641) › § 641 - Preparation of reports | Whenever a law enforcement officer intervenes in an incident of domestic abuse, a written report on the same shall be prepared. Said report shall contain the allegations of the persons involved and of the witnesses, the type of investigation conducted and how the incident was resolved.
The law enforcement officer shall... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-eight/chapter-29/subchapter-iv/651/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422)›Chapter 29 - Domestic Abuse Prevention and Intervention Act (§§ 601 — 664)›Subchapter IV - Measures to Prevent Domestic Violence (§§ 651 — 653)›§ 651 - Functions of the... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422) › Chapter 29 - Domestic Abuse Prevention and Intervention Act (§§ 601 — 664) › Subchapter IV - Measures to Prevent Domestic Violence (§§ 651 — 653) › § 651 - Functions of the Women’s Advocate Office | The Women’s Advocate Office, created by §§ 311 et seq. of Title 1, and in harmony with the public policy enunciated in this chapter, shall be responsible for:
(a) Promoting and developing educational programs for the prevention of domestic abuse.
(b) Studying, investigating and publishing reports on the domestic abuse ... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-eight/chapter-29/subchapter-iv/652/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422)›Chapter 29 - Domestic Abuse Prevention and Intervention Act (§§ 601 — 664)›Subchapter IV - Measures to Prevent Domestic Violence (§§ 651 — 653)›§ 652 - Confidentiality ... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422) › Chapter 29 - Domestic Abuse Prevention and Intervention Act (§§ 601 — 664) › Subchapter IV - Measures to Prevent Domestic Violence (§§ 651 — 653) › § 652 - Confidentiality of communications | The Women’s Advocate Office shall take steps to guarantee the confidentiality of the communications and information it receives from its clients during the course of rendering services to prevent domestic violence and intervene with its victims. All communications between the persons attended to in the Women’s Advocate... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-eight/chapter-29/subchapter-iv/652a/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422)›Chapter 29 - Domestic Abuse Prevention and Intervention Act (§§ 601 — 664)›Subchapter IV - Measures to Prevent Domestic Violence (§§ 651 — 653)›§ 652a - Substitute Addr... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422) › Chapter 29 - Domestic Abuse Prevention and Intervention Act (§§ 601 — 664) › Subchapter IV - Measures to Prevent Domestic Violence (§§ 651 — 653) › § 652a - Substitute Address Register | The Criminal Justice Information System shall incorporate the creation of a Substitute Address Register for Victims of Domestic Violence for the purpose of establishing strategies and protecting the victims, by enabling government agencies and instrumentalities to respond to requests for public records without disclosi... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-eight/chapter-29/subchapter-iv/653/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422)›Chapter 29 - Domestic Abuse Prevention and Intervention Act (§§ 601 — 664)›Subchapter IV - Measures to Prevent Domestic Violence (§§ 651 — 653)›§ 653 - Collaboration of... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422) › Chapter 29 - Domestic Abuse Prevention and Intervention Act (§§ 601 — 664) › Subchapter IV - Measures to Prevent Domestic Violence (§§ 651 — 653) › § 653 - Collaboration of government agencies | The departments, offices, bureaus, commissions, boards, administrations, councils, public corporations and their subsidiaries, and all other agencies and instrumentalities of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico are hereby authorized to provide to the Criminal Justice Information System, support services and resources as ne... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-eight/chapter-29/subchapter-v/661/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422)›Chapter 29 - Domestic Abuse Prevention and Intervention Act (§§ 601 — 664)›Subchapter V - Supplementary Provisions (§§ 661 — 664)›§ 661 - Independence of civil actions | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422) › Chapter 29 - Domestic Abuse Prevention and Intervention Act (§§ 601 — 664) › Subchapter V - Supplementary Provisions (§§ 661 — 664) › § 661 - Independence of civil actions | It shall not be required nor shall it be necessary for persons protected by this chapter to file criminal charges in order to request that an order for protection be issued.
History —Aug. 15, 1989, No. 54, p. 199, § 5.1, eff. 90 days after Aug. 15, 1989. |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-eight/chapter-29/subchapter-v/662/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422)›Chapter 29 - Domestic Abuse Prevention and Intervention Act (§§ 601 — 664)›Subchapter V - Supplementary Provisions (§§ 661 — 664)›§ 662 - Constitutional safeguard | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422) › Chapter 29 - Domestic Abuse Prevention and Intervention Act (§§ 601 — 664) › Subchapter V - Supplementary Provisions (§§ 661 — 664) › § 662 - Constitutional safeguard | If any of the provisions of this chapter is declared unconstitutional, said declaration of unconstitutionality will not affect the remaining provisions of the chapter.
History —Aug. 15, 1989, No. 54, p. 199, § 5.2, eff. 90 days after Aug. 15, 1989. |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-eight/chapter-29/subchapter-v/663/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422)›Chapter 29 - Domestic Abuse Prevention and Intervention Act (§§ 601 — 664)›Subchapter V - Supplementary Provisions (§§ 661 — 664)›§ 663 - Rules for civil and criminal a... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422) › Chapter 29 - Domestic Abuse Prevention and Intervention Act (§§ 601 — 664) › Subchapter V - Supplementary Provisions (§§ 661 — 664) › § 663 - Rules for civil and criminal actions | Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, the civil provisions established herein shall be governed by the Rules of Civil Procedure of 2009, as amended.
Likewise, penal actions initiated under the provisions of this chapter that typify crimes, shall be governed by the Rules of Criminal Procedure, App. II of Title 3... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-eight/chapter-29/subchapter-v/664/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422)›Chapter 29 - Domestic Abuse Prevention and Intervention Act (§§ 601 — 664)›Subchapter V - Supplementary Provisions (§§ 661 — 664)›§ 664 - Forms | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422) › Chapter 29 - Domestic Abuse Prevention and Intervention Act (§§ 601 — 664) › Subchapter V - Supplementary Provisions (§§ 661 — 664) › § 664 - Forms | The forms that must be provided by the Office of the Clerks of the court of justice to the persons who requested protective orders shall be designed so that the information, circumstances and data contained in the forms identified as I, II, III and IV may be substantially consigned or stated. However, the Office of Cou... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-eight/chapter-29a/665/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422)›Chapter 29A - Interagency Committee for the Study of Domestic Violence (§§ 665 — 667)›§ 665 - Establishment | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422) › Chapter 29A - Interagency Committee for the Study of Domestic Violence (§§ 665 — 667) › § 665 - Establishment | The Interagency Committee for the Study of Domestic Violence in Puerto Rico is hereby established, which shall be composed by thirteen (13) persons. The Committee shall be composed of the following persons: the Executive Director of the Women’s Affairs Commission, the Secretary of the Department of Justice, the Superin... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-eight/chapter-29a/666/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422)›Chapter 29A - Interagency Committee for the Study of Domestic Violence (§§ 665 — 667)›§ 666 - Authority | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422) › Chapter 29A - Interagency Committee for the Study of Domestic Violence (§§ 665 — 667) › § 666 - Authority | The Executive Director of the Interagency Committee for the Study of Domestic Violence in Puerto Rico is conferred whatever additional authority, rights and powers needed necessary to execute the purposes of this chapter, including, without it being understood as a limitation, the following:
(a) Receive by donation fro... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-eight/chapter-29a/667/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422)›Chapter 29A - Interagency Committee for the Study of Domestic Violence (§§ 665 — 667)›§ 667 - Cooperation with other agencies | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422) › Chapter 29A - Interagency Committee for the Study of Domestic Violence (§§ 665 — 667) › § 667 - Cooperation with other agencies | Every administrative agency, political subdivision and public corporations of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico shall cooperate with the Advisory Board on the Prevention of Domestic Violence and shall actively participate in the educational campaigns initiated by said Board.
History —Sept. 2, 2000, No. 329, § 3. |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-eight/chapter-29b/668/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422)›Chapter 29B - Monitoring, Protection and Prevention Program (§§ 668 — 668e)›§ 668 - Public policy | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422) › Chapter 29B - Monitoring, Protection and Prevention Program (§§ 668 — 668e) › § 668 - Public policy | It is hereby set forth as the public policy of the Government of Puerto Rico the creation of the Monitoring, Protection, and Prevention Program to address cases of aggravated domestic violence, recommending the compulsory use of an electronic monitoring device for the alleged offender.
History —Sept. 18, 2009, No. 99, ... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-eight/chapter-29b/668a/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422)›Chapter 29B - Monitoring, Protection and Prevention Program (§§ 668 — 668e)›§ 668a - Electronic monitoring | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422) › Chapter 29B - Monitoring, Protection and Prevention Program (§§ 668 — 668e) › § 668a - Electronic monitoring | (a) In its evaluation reports to the court, the Office of Pretrial Services (OPS) shall recommend the imposition of electronic monitoring as an additional and mandatory condition when granting bails, in cases where a person is charged with a domestic abuse offense, specifically in cases of violations to restraining ord... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-eight/chapter-29b/668b/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422)›Chapter 29B - Monitoring, Protection and Prevention Program (§§ 668 — 668e)›§ 668b - Directions to official | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422) › Chapter 29B - Monitoring, Protection and Prevention Program (§§ 668 — 668e) › § 668b - Directions to official | (a) The Secretary of the Department of Justice shall issue the corresponding directions in order for prosecutors and other officials of said Department to act in accordance with the public policy set forth in this chapter.
(b) The Police Superintendent shall direct the agents under his/her charge to act in accordance w... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-eight/chapter-29b/668c/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422)›Chapter 29B - Monitoring, Protection and Prevention Program (§§ 668 — 668e)›§ 668c - Interagency coordination | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422) › Chapter 29B - Monitoring, Protection and Prevention Program (§§ 668 — 668e) › § 668c - Interagency coordination | In accordance with the public policy set forth in this chapter, the Department of Justice, the Office of Pretrial Services (OPS), the Puerto Rico Police, and the Women’s Advocate Office shall:
(a) Evaluate the code of laws in effect and promote the corresponding amendments in order to strengthen and broaden the criteri... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-eight/chapter-29b/668d/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422)›Chapter 29B - Monitoring, Protection and Prevention Program (§§ 668 — 668e)›§ 668d - Implementation | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422) › Chapter 29B - Monitoring, Protection and Prevention Program (§§ 668 — 668e) › § 668d - Implementation | The Department of Justice, the Office of Pretrial Services (OPS), and the Women’s Advocate Office shall coordinate with the Office of Court Administration the implementation and attainment of the objectives of the public policy set forth in this chapter.
History —Sept. 18, 2009, No. 99, § 7. |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-eight/chapter-29b/668e/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422)›Chapter 29B - Monitoring, Protection and Prevention Program (§§ 668 — 668e)›§ 668e - Work procedure and protocol | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422) › Chapter 29B - Monitoring, Protection and Prevention Program (§§ 668 — 668e) › § 668e - Work procedure and protocol | A ninety (90)-day period is hereby established for the Office of Pretrial Services (OPS), the Puerto Rico Police, and the Women’s Advocate Office, in collaboration with the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation and the Department of Justice, to draft, approve, and adopt a work procedure or operational protocol w... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-eight/chapter-30/671/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422)›Chapter 30 - Restraining Orders Electronic File Act (§§ 671 — 676)›§ 671 - Definitions | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422) › Chapter 30 - Restraining Orders Electronic File Act (§§ 671 — 676) › § 671 - Definitions | For the purposes of this chapter, the following terms shall have the meaning stated hereinafter:
(a) Stalking.— Refers to the behavior typified as a crime by §§ 4013 et seq. of Title 33, known as the “Act Against Stalking in Puerto Rico”.
(b) Law enforcement officer.— Any officer or member of the Puerto Rico Police, or... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-eight/chapter-30/672/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422)›Chapter 30 - Restraining Orders Electronic File Act (§§ 671 — 676)›§ 672 - Intent | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422) › Chapter 30 - Restraining Orders Electronic File Act (§§ 671 — 676) › § 672 - Intent | The electronic file created by this chapter does not pursue a punitive purpose; it is a means to guarantee the safety, protection and general welfare of all citizens against conducts that constitute domestic abuse and stalking, as typified by §§ 601 et seq. of this title and §§ 4013 et seq. of Title 33.
History —Oct. 1... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-eight/chapter-30/673/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422)›Chapter 30 - Restraining Orders Electronic File Act (§§ 671 — 676)›§ 673 - Content of the electronic file | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422) › Chapter 30 - Restraining Orders Electronic File Act (§§ 671 — 676) › § 673 - Content of the electronic file | The electronic file, created by virtue of this chapter, shall contain the following information:
(a) Court and judge who issue the order.
(b) Number of the restraining order.
(c) Name or alias of the respondent.
(d) Gender, age and physical characteristics of the respondent.
(e) Last known address and telephone number ... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-eight/chapter-30/674/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422)›Chapter 30 - Restraining Orders Electronic File Act (§§ 671 — 676)›§ 674 - Inclusion of orders from other states, territories, tribes | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422) › Chapter 30 - Restraining Orders Electronic File Act (§§ 671 — 676) › § 674 - Inclusion of orders from other states, territories, tribes | (a) Any restraining order duly issued by a court of another state, tribe, or territory of the United States, shall have full faith and credit in the courts of Puerto Rico and shall be enforced as if it were issued by a court from this jurisdiction, provided it complies with the requirements of due process of law, at th... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-eight/chapter-30/675/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422)›Chapter 30 - Restraining Orders Electronic File Act (§§ 671 — 676)›§ 675 - Transfer procedure | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422) › Chapter 30 - Restraining Orders Electronic File Act (§§ 671 — 676) › § 675 - Transfer procedure | (a) The clerk of the court that issued the order, or that in which a restraining order issued by any other court of a state, tribe, or territory of the United States has been filed, shall remit copy of the restraining order to the corresponding Puerto Rico Police headquarters within the next twenty-four (24) hours afte... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-eight/chapter-30/676/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422)›Chapter 30 - Restraining Orders Electronic File Act (§§ 671 — 676)›§ 676 - Availability of the electronic file | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422) › Chapter 30 - Restraining Orders Electronic File Act (§§ 671 — 676) › § 676 - Availability of the electronic file | The information of the electronic file shall be available for judges, officials of the Department of Justice, and law enforcement officers to access it twenty-four (24) hours a day, seven (7) days a week, through the terminals of the Criminal Justice Information Systems, which operate in the different judicial and poli... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-eight/chapter-31/701/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422)›Chapter 31 - Advisory Board for the Protection and Strengthening of the Family (§§ 701 — 708)›§ 701 - Creation | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422) › Chapter 31 - Advisory Board for the Protection and Strengthening of the Family (§§ 701 — 708) › § 701 - Creation | There is hereby created the Advisory Board for the Protection and Strengthening of the Family, attached to the Department of the Family, hereinafter denominated “the Board”.
The promotion of the protection, strengthening, and development of Puerto Rican Families is declared as the public policy of the Commonwealth of P... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-eight/chapter-31/702/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422)›Chapter 31 - Advisory Board for the Protection and Strengthening of the Family (§§ 701 — 708)›§ 702 - Members | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422) › Chapter 31 - Advisory Board for the Protection and Strengthening of the Family (§§ 701 — 708) › § 702 - Members | The Board shall be composed of eleven (11) members, of which six (6) shall be exofficio members, to wit: the Secretaries of the Departments of the Family, Health, Education, Housing, or their designated representatives who shall have the capacity, knowledge and decision making power to effectively represent the executi... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-eight/chapter-31/703/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422)›Chapter 31 - Advisory Board for the Protection and Strengthening of the Family (§§ 701 — 708)›§ 703 - Compensation | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422) › Chapter 31 - Advisory Board for the Protection and Strengthening of the Family (§§ 701 — 708) › § 703 - Compensation | The Board members, other than ex-officio members, shall receive as compensation, per diems that shall not exceed fifty dollars ($50) for each meeting they attend or for each day they perform such duties as may be needed to comply with the provisions of this chapter, as assigned by the Board or its President. They shall... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-eight/chapter-31/704/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422)›Chapter 31 - Advisory Board for the Protection and Strengthening of the Family (§§ 701 — 708)›§ 704 - Quorum; meetings; regulations | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422) › Chapter 31 - Advisory Board for the Protection and Strengthening of the Family (§§ 701 — 708) › § 704 - Quorum; meetings; regulations | Nine (9) members shall constitute a quorum for the Board meetings. The agreements shall be adopted by a majority of the members present. The Board shall hold the necessary regular and special meetings which will be properly summoned. The Board shall adopt the norms and regulations needed for its internal operations and... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-eight/chapter-31/705/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422)›Chapter 31 - Advisory Board for the Protection and Strengthening of the Family (§§ 701 — 708)›§ 705 - Duties and powers | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422) › Chapter 31 - Advisory Board for the Protection and Strengthening of the Family (§§ 701 — 708) › § 705 - Duties and powers | The Board shall have the following powers and faculties, without their being construed as a limitation:
(a) Advise the Governor, the Department of the Family and the government agencies which render services to the Puerto Rican family, concerning the public policy for the protection, strengthening and development of th... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-eight/chapter-31/706/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422)›Chapter 31 - Advisory Board for the Protection and Strengthening of the Family (§§ 701 — 708)›§ 706 - Hearings | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422) › Chapter 31 - Advisory Board for the Protection and Strengthening of the Family (§§ 701 — 708) › § 706 - Hearings | The Board may hold public and private hearings when deems it convenient in order to compile the information needed to carry out its functions. The procedure provided by the Board through regulation, will be followed at the hearing.
History —Sept. 12, 1990, No. 85, p. 501, § 6. |
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