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https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-eight/chapter-39/1030/ | 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 39 - Volunteerism (§§ 1025 — 1037)›§ 1030 - Per diems, allowances, and reimbursement of expenses | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422) › Chapter 39 - Volunteerism (§§ 1025 — 1037) › § 1030 - Per diems, allowances, and reimbursement of expenses | Money appropriated for per diems or allowances for volunteers to defray reasonable food, travel and incidental expenses incurred in the exercise of volunteer tasks or duties, or any reimbursement for such purposes, up to a maximum of one thousand five hundred dollars ($1,500.00) per year, shall not be considered to be ... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-eight/chapter-39/1031/ | 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 39 - Volunteerism (§§ 1025 — 1037)›§ 1031 - Extracontractual liability toward third parties | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422) › Chapter 39 - Volunteerism (§§ 1025 — 1037) › § 1031 - Extracontractual liability toward third parties | (a) Any person who works as a volunteer in a public or private organization shall be held harmless as such from any civil liability regarding any legal action based on his/her acts or omissions which cause any damages to a third party, provided it is proven that:
(1) The volunteer was acting within the scope of his/her... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-eight/chapter-39/1032/ | 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 39 - Volunteerism (§§ 1025 — 1037)›§ 1032 - Compensation for accidents while rendering services | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422) › Chapter 39 - Volunteerism (§§ 1025 — 1037) › § 1032 - Compensation for accidents while rendering services | Nonprofit organizations and health facilities included in subsections (a) and (b) of § 1027 of this title may, upon payment of the corresponding premium, avail themselves, regarding volunteers, of the benefits set forth in §§ 1 et seq. of Title 11, known as the Compensation System for Work-Related Accidents Act, which ... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-eight/chapter-39/1033/ | 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 39 - Volunteerism (§§ 1025 — 1037)›§ 1033 - Accreditation of work experience | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422) › Chapter 39 - Volunteerism (§§ 1025 — 1037) › § 1033 - Accreditation of work experience | The hours of service rendered by volunteers pursuant to this chapter shall be credited by the municipalities, agencies, dependencies and instrumentalities of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico in order to comply with the experience requirements for employment in any of the above, pursuant to the regulations to be promulga... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-eight/chapter-39/1034/ | 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 39 - Volunteerism (§§ 1025 — 1037)›§ 1034 - Disclosure and strengthening of volunteerism; measuring indicators | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422) › Chapter 39 - Volunteerism (§§ 1025 — 1037) › § 1034 - Disclosure and strengthening of volunteerism; measuring indicators | (a) The Department of Economic Development of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico shall develop a public voluntarism [sic] promotion program and promote the establishment of orientation, technical assistance and information services mechanisms which shall include its procedures regarding annual reports to be rendered on th... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-eight/chapter-39/1035/ | 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 39 - Volunteerism (§§ 1025 — 1037)›§ 1035 - Reports required by law; inclusion of data | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422) › Chapter 39 - Volunteerism (§§ 1025 — 1037) › § 1035 - Reports required by law; inclusion of data | The public and private organizations listed in § 1027 of this title that employ volunteers shall be bound to include in the annual reports to the Governor, the Legislature or the Chief Judge in the case of the first, or in their reports to the Department of State under the Corporations Law of Puerto Rico, §§ 3501 et se... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-eight/chapter-39/1036/ | 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 39 - Volunteerism (§§ 1025 — 1037)›§ 1036 - General duties of the organizations that employ volunteers | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422) › Chapter 39 - Volunteerism (§§ 1025 — 1037) › § 1036 - General duties of the organizations that employ volunteers | The organizations that employ volunteers have a series of general duties towards the latter by virtue of the volunteer services received, to wit:
(a) To treat them without discrimination, respecting their freedom, dignity and privacy, as well as their beliefs.
(b) To give them due orientation regarding the organization... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-eight/chapter-39/1037/ | 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 39 - Volunteerism (§§ 1025 — 1037)›§ 1037 - Volunteers—Duties | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422) › Chapter 39 - Volunteerism (§§ 1025 — 1037) › § 1037 - Volunteers—Duties | Persons who agree to render volunteer services within a public or private organization have a series of ethical responsibilities or duties regarding the same, which compliance is indispensable in order to enjoy the benefits provided in this chapter. These are, among others, the following:
(a) To respect the statutes of... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-eight/chapter-40/1041/ | 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 40 - Social Welfare Reform (§§ 1041 — 1045)›§ 1041 - Obligations; agencies | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422) › Chapter 40 - Social Welfare Reform (§§ 1041 — 1045) › § 1041 - Obligations; agencies | The government agencies of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico in charge of training and qualifying the persons who benefit from the economic assistance programs of the government of Puerto Rico as well as the private entities contracted by these that have been given the responsibility for qualifying, training and placing ... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-eight/chapter-40/1042/ | 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 40 - Social Welfare Reform (§§ 1041 — 1045)›§ 1042 - Government obligations | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422) › Chapter 40 - Social Welfare Reform (§§ 1041 — 1045) › § 1042 - Government obligations | The Government of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico shall be responsible for:
(a) Propitiate the real and effective participation of all government agencies capable of furthering the full development of the social welfare reform, including the private sector of our society. This entails, among other things, an adequate o... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-eight/chapter-40/1043/ | 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 40 - Social Welfare Reform (§§ 1041 — 1045)›§ 1043 - Implementation | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422) › Chapter 40 - Social Welfare Reform (§§ 1041 — 1045) › § 1043 - Implementation | The Department of the Family, in collaboration with the Department of Labor and Human Resources, shall be responsible for the implementation and follow-up of the provisions of this chapter by the government agencies, which shall be identified by these, in charge of training and qualifying the recipients of the welfare ... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-eight/chapter-40/1044/ | 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 40 - Social Welfare Reform (§§ 1041 — 1045)›§ 1044 - Funds | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422) › Chapter 40 - Social Welfare Reform (§§ 1041 — 1045) › § 1044 - Funds | The funds needed to comply with the purposes of this chapter shall be identified, requested and consigned in the General Expenses Budget of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico for Fiscal Year 2005-2006 and subsequent fiscal years that are appropriated to each of the government agencies charged with training and qualifying ... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-eight/chapter-40/1045/ | 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 40 - Social Welfare Reform (§§ 1041 — 1045)›§ 1045 - Regulations | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422) › Chapter 40 - Social Welfare Reform (§§ 1041 — 1045) › § 1045 - Regulations | The various agencies of the Government of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico are hereby authorized to adopt the regulations needed to comply with the purposes of this chapter pursuant to the provisions of §§ 2101 et seq. of Title 3, known as the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act.
History —Sept. 15, 2004, No. 308, § 6,... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-eight/chapter-41/subchapter-i/1051/ | 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 41 - Comprehensive Adoption Proceedings Reform Act (§§ 1051 — 1072)›Subchapter I - Initial Provisions (§ 1051)›§ 1051 - Definitions | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422) › Chapter 41 - Comprehensive Adoption Proceedings Reform Act (§§ 1051 — 1072) › Subchapter I - Initial Provisions (§ 1051) › § 1051 - Definitions | For purposes of this chapter, the following terms shall have the meaning stated below, unless another meaning is clearly implied by the context:
(a) Adoption agreement.— The solemn legal act whereby the pregnant woman agrees, without there being compensation of any kind, except for pregnancy-related expenses, as provid... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-eight/chapter-41/subchapter-ii/1052/ | 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 41 - Comprehensive Adoption Proceedings Reform Act (§§ 1051 — 1072)›Subchapter II - Voluntary Surrender of Minors (§§ 1052 — 1062)›§ 1052 - Informational briefi... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422) › Chapter 41 - Comprehensive Adoption Proceedings Reform Act (§§ 1051 — 1072) › Subchapter II - Voluntary Surrender of Minors (§§ 1052 — 1062) › § 1052 - Informational briefing on voluntary adoption agreements during pregn... | Whenever pregnant women attend a healthcare services facility with the purpose of terminating their pregnancy, the institution shall notify its social worker on duty or a professional in the fields of healthcare and social welfare, in order to inform such women on the option of voluntary adoption as one of the alternat... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-eight/chapter-41/subchapter-ii/1053/ | 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 41 - Comprehensive Adoption Proceedings Reform Act (§§ 1051 — 1072)›Subchapter II - Voluntary Surrender of Minors (§§ 1052 — 1062)›§ 1053 - Adoption agreement r... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422) › Chapter 41 - Comprehensive Adoption Proceedings Reform Act (§§ 1051 — 1072) › Subchapter II - Voluntary Surrender of Minors (§§ 1052 — 1062) › § 1053 - Adoption agreement requirements during pregnancy | The adoption agreement shall be executed, subject to the following requirements:
(1) The agreement shall establish who shall be responsible for paying any pregnancy-related expenses authorized under this chapter, which shall be understood to be medical, hospital, and nursing expenses; medications; lodging or traveling ... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-eight/chapter-41/subchapter-ii/1054/ | 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 41 - Comprehensive Adoption Proceedings Reform Act (§§ 1051 — 1072)›Subchapter II - Voluntary Surrender of Minors (§§ 1052 — 1062)›§ 1054 - Responsibilities of ... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422) › Chapter 41 - Comprehensive Adoption Proceedings Reform Act (§§ 1051 — 1072) › Subchapter II - Voluntary Surrender of Minors (§§ 1052 — 1062) › § 1054 - Responsibilities of the biological mother | Any biological mother who agrees to execute an adoption agreement shall also be bound by the following obligations:
(1) Undergo medical evaluations and treatments, which shall meet the standards and methods acceptable in the medical practice.
(2) Follow all medical recommendations concerning her prenatal care, as well ... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-eight/chapter-41/subchapter-ii/1055/ | 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 41 - Comprehensive Adoption Proceedings Reform Act (§§ 1051 — 1072)›Subchapter II - Voluntary Surrender of Minors (§§ 1052 — 1062)›§ 1055 - Limitations on the a... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422) › Chapter 41 - Comprehensive Adoption Proceedings Reform Act (§§ 1051 — 1072) › Subchapter II - Voluntary Surrender of Minors (§§ 1052 — 1062) › § 1055 - Limitations on the adoption agreement | Any adoption agreement shall be null if such agreement in any manner:
(1) Authorizes the surrender of the newborn child without the review and approval of the agreement by the Department, except in the case of adoption agencies, which shall notify the Department of any surrender of any child within a period not greater... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-eight/chapter-41/subchapter-ii/1056/ | 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 41 - Comprehensive Adoption Proceedings Reform Act (§§ 1051 — 1072)›Subchapter II - Voluntary Surrender of Minors (§§ 1052 — 1062)›§ 1056 - Solemnity of the ado... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422) › Chapter 41 - Comprehensive Adoption Proceedings Reform Act (§§ 1051 — 1072) › Subchapter II - Voluntary Surrender of Minors (§§ 1052 — 1062) › § 1056 - Solemnity of the adoption agreement | The adoption agreement shall be executed before such official as the Department may designate by regulation. Furthermore, any formal requirements that shall govern the adoption agreement shall be established by regulation. In the event that the agreement is entered into at an adoption agency, the same shall be executed... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-eight/chapter-41/subchapter-ii/1057/ | 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 41 - Comprehensive Adoption Proceedings Reform Act (§§ 1051 — 1072)›Subchapter II - Voluntary Surrender of Minors (§§ 1052 — 1062)›§ 1057 - Supervision | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422) › Chapter 41 - Comprehensive Adoption Proceedings Reform Act (§§ 1051 — 1072) › Subchapter II - Voluntary Surrender of Minors (§§ 1052 — 1062) › § 1057 - Supervision | The entire process, from conversations held to reach an agreement to the time of the adoption, shall be supervised by officials of the Department or by the adoption agencies that [are] duly licensed and supervised by the Department.
History —Dec. 18, 2009, No. 186, § 8, eff. 30 days after Dec. 18, 2009. |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-eight/chapter-41/subchapter-ii/1058/ | 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 41 - Comprehensive Adoption Proceedings Reform Act (§§ 1051 — 1072)›Subchapter II - Voluntary Surrender of Minors (§§ 1052 — 1062)›§ 1058 - Rulemaking authority | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422) › Chapter 41 - Comprehensive Adoption Proceedings Reform Act (§§ 1051 — 1072) › Subchapter II - Voluntary Surrender of Minors (§§ 1052 — 1062) › § 1058 - Rulemaking authority | The Department shall adopt, within a term of thirty (30) days counted from the date of effectiveness of this act, any such regulations as necessary to fulfill the objectives of this chapter. Such regulations shall address, not to be construed as a limitation, the following issues:
(1) The forms to which adoption agreem... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-eight/chapter-41/subchapter-ii/1059/ | 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 41 - Comprehensive Adoption Proceedings Reform Act (§§ 1051 — 1072)›Subchapter II - Voluntary Surrender of Minors (§§ 1052 — 1062)›§ 1059 - Approval of forms | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422) › Chapter 41 - Comprehensive Adoption Proceedings Reform Act (§§ 1051 — 1072) › Subchapter II - Voluntary Surrender of Minors (§§ 1052 — 1062) › § 1059 - Approval of forms | The Department shall adopt, in collaboration with adoption agencies, the necessary forms to transact the adoption agreement and the voluntary surrender of the minor. Likewise, in coordination with representatives from the Department of Health, the Department shall adopt any forms needed to gather information on the per... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-eight/chapter-41/subchapter-ii/1060/ | 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 41 - Comprehensive Adoption Proceedings Reform Act (§§ 1051 — 1072)›Subchapter II - Voluntary Surrender of Minors (§§ 1052 — 1062)›§ 1060 - Interagency support | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422) › Chapter 41 - Comprehensive Adoption Proceedings Reform Act (§§ 1051 — 1072) › Subchapter II - Voluntary Surrender of Minors (§§ 1052 — 1062) › § 1060 - Interagency support | The Secretary of the Department of Health shall designate his/her representatives, who shall be present in the course of the process of preparing the regulation, with the purpose of ensuring that such medical or health issues which could arise during pregnancy, labor or after labor, are addressed.
Likewise, the Departm... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-eight/chapter-41/subchapter-ii/1061/ | 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 41 - Comprehensive Adoption Proceedings Reform Act (§§ 1051 — 1072)›Subchapter II - Voluntary Surrender of Minors (§§ 1052 — 1062)›§ 1061 - Special provision fo... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422) › Chapter 41 - Comprehensive Adoption Proceedings Reform Act (§§ 1051 — 1072) › Subchapter II - Voluntary Surrender of Minors (§§ 1052 — 1062) › § 1061 - Special provision for the biological father | The Department shall be under the obligation to notify the court of the identity of the biological father if known, and in turn, the Department shall notify the alleged biological father of the adoption proceedings.
The Department shall use any Commonwealth’s resources available, to try to locate the biological father,... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-eight/chapter-41/subchapter-ii/1062/ | 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 41 - Comprehensive Adoption Proceedings Reform Act (§§ 1051 — 1072)›Subchapter II - Voluntary Surrender of Minors (§§ 1052 — 1062)›§ 1062 - Safe shelter | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422) › Chapter 41 - Comprehensive Adoption Proceedings Reform Act (§§ 1051 — 1072) › Subchapter II - Voluntary Surrender of Minors (§§ 1052 — 1062) › § 1062 - Safe shelter | It is the public policy of the Government of Puerto Rico to promote the establishment of a system whereby a mother may, before considering the possibility of abandoning her newborn child, surrender her child at a public or private hospital, as defined in § 331a of Title 24, known as the “Health Facilities Act”, or an a... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-eight/chapter-41/subchapter-iii/1063/ | 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 41 - Comprehensive Adoption Proceedings Reform Act (§§ 1051 — 1072)›Subchapter III - Statewide Voluntary Adoption Register (R.E.V.A., Spanish acronym)›§ 1063 - ... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422) › Chapter 41 - Comprehensive Adoption Proceedings Reform Act (§§ 1051 — 1072) › Subchapter III - Statewide Voluntary Adoption Register (R.E.V.A., Spanish acronym) › § 1063 - Creation and contents | The Department shall establish an electronic register, to be called the “Puerto Rico Statewide Voluntary Adoption Register”, which shall also be known by its [Spanish] acronym, R.E.V.A., in which the names of all minors intended for permanent adoption shall be recorded, as well as the names of the adopting parties, tog... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-eight/chapter-41/subchapter-iii/1063a/ | 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 41 - Comprehensive Adoption Proceedings Reform Act (§§ 1051 — 1072)›Subchapter III - Statewide Voluntary Adoption Register (R.E.V.A., Spanish acronym)›§ 1063a -... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422) › Chapter 41 - Comprehensive Adoption Proceedings Reform Act (§§ 1051 — 1072) › Subchapter III - Statewide Voluntary Adoption Register (R.E.V.A., Spanish acronym) › § 1063a - Candidate Selection Panel | A Candidate Selection Panel is hereby created composed of five (5) members appointed by the Secretary of the Department of the Family, which shall have among its members one (1) social worker licensed by the College of Social Work Professionals, one (1) lawyer and three (3) persons with knowledge and experience in the ... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-eight/chapter-41/subchapter-iii/1064/ | 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 41 - Comprehensive Adoption Proceedings Reform Act (§§ 1051 — 1072)›Subchapter III - Statewide Voluntary Adoption Register (R.E.V.A., Spanish acronym)›§ 1064 - ... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422) › Chapter 41 - Comprehensive Adoption Proceedings Reform Act (§§ 1051 — 1072) › Subchapter III - Statewide Voluntary Adoption Register (R.E.V.A., Spanish acronym) › § 1064 - Confidentiality; access | The Puerto Rico Statewide Voluntary Adoption Register shall be confidential in nature and shall only be accessible to those agencies concerned or any person by order from a competent court to such effect.
History —Dec. 18, 2009, No. 186, § 15, eff. 30 days after Dec. 18, 2009. |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-eight/chapter-41/subchapter-iii/1065/ | 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 41 - Comprehensive Adoption Proceedings Reform Act (§§ 1051 — 1072)›Subchapter III - Statewide Voluntary Adoption Register (R.E.V.A., Spanish acronym)›§ 1065 - ... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422) › Chapter 41 - Comprehensive Adoption Proceedings Reform Act (§§ 1051 — 1072) › Subchapter III - Statewide Voluntary Adoption Register (R.E.V.A., Spanish acronym) › § 1065 - Rulemaking authority | The Department shall adopt or amend regulations as necessary or convenient for the Register to operate properly, within thirty (30) days following the date of approval of this act. Such regulations shall meet all applicable Commonwealth and federal legal and regulatory standards.
Regulatory provisions shall include the... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-eight/chapter-41/subchapter-iii/1066/ | 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 41 - Comprehensive Adoption Proceedings Reform Act (§§ 1051 — 1072)›Subchapter III - Statewide Voluntary Adoption Register (R.E.V.A., Spanish acronym)›§ 1066 - ... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422) › Chapter 41 - Comprehensive Adoption Proceedings Reform Act (§§ 1051 — 1072) › Subchapter III - Statewide Voluntary Adoption Register (R.E.V.A., Spanish acronym) › § 1066 - Report | The Department shall render, no later than March 1st of each year, a report to the Legislature and the Governor of Puerto Rico, in which the Department shall record all matters pertaining to the operations of the Register for the previous calendar year, and which report shall include, among other data, detailed informa... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-eight/chapter-41/subchapter-iii/1067/ | 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 41 - Comprehensive Adoption Proceedings Reform Act (§§ 1051 — 1072)›Subchapter III - Statewide Voluntary Adoption Register (R.E.V.A., Spanish acronym)›§ 1067 - ... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422) › Chapter 41 - Comprehensive Adoption Proceedings Reform Act (§§ 1051 — 1072) › Subchapter III - Statewide Voluntary Adoption Register (R.E.V.A., Spanish acronym) › § 1067 - Transfer of existing registers | Any adoption register in existence in the Department of the Family on the date of approval of this act shall become a part of this new Register, but the same shall be implemented pursuant to the provisions hereunder.
History —Dec. 18, 2009, No. 186, § 18, eff. 30 days after Dec. 18, 2009. |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-eight/chapter-41/subchapter-iii/1068/ | 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 41 - Comprehensive Adoption Proceedings Reform Act (§§ 1051 — 1072)›Subchapter III - Statewide Voluntary Adoption Register (R.E.V.A., Spanish acronym)›§ 1068 - ... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422) › Chapter 41 - Comprehensive Adoption Proceedings Reform Act (§§ 1051 — 1072) › Subchapter III - Statewide Voluntary Adoption Register (R.E.V.A., Spanish acronym) › § 1068 - Adoption agencies | The provisions of this chapter pertaining to the Puerto Rico Statewide Voluntary Adoption Register shall not apply to adoption agencies duly certified as such by the Department, which may institute adoption proceedings, subject to their own registers of eligible candidates. The Department shall regulate, oversee, and p... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-eight/chapter-41/subchapter-iv/1069/ | 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 41 - Comprehensive Adoption Proceedings Reform Act (§§ 1051 — 1072)›Subchapter IV - Adoption Proceedings for Minors Released from Parental Rights (§§ 1069 — 107... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422) › Chapter 41 - Comprehensive Adoption Proceedings Reform Act (§§ 1051 — 1072) › Subchapter IV - Adoption Proceedings for Minors Released from Parental Rights (§§ 1069 — 1070) › § 1069 - Voluntary adoption transactions; vol... | The father, mother, or any such person who holds the parental rights over a minor may voluntarily surrender to the Department or the adoption agency the custody of such minor so that he/she may be placed for adoption, after having relinquished his/her parental rights to the minor. Such waiver shall be recorded on a doc... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-eight/chapter-41/subchapter-iv/1070/ | 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 41 - Comprehensive Adoption Proceedings Reform Act (§§ 1051 — 1072)›Subchapter IV - Adoption Proceedings for Minors Released from Parental Rights (§§ 1069 — 107... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422) › Chapter 41 - Comprehensive Adoption Proceedings Reform Act (§§ 1051 — 1072) › Subchapter IV - Adoption Proceedings for Minors Released from Parental Rights (§§ 1069 — 1070) › § 1070 - Adoption proceedings for minors rele... | In cases in which a minor has been released from parental rights, whether through the regular procedure in cases of abuse under Act No. 177 of August 1, 2003, as amended, known as the “Comprehensive Child Well-being and Protection Act”, or any subsequent law, or through the voluntary surrender of custody and parental r... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-eight/chapter-41/subchapter-v/1071/ | 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 41 - Comprehensive Adoption Proceedings Reform Act (§§ 1051 — 1072)›Subchapter V - Placement of Minors with Adopting Parties (§§ 1071 — 1072)›§ 1071 - Placement... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422) › Chapter 41 - Comprehensive Adoption Proceedings Reform Act (§§ 1051 — 1072) › Subchapter V - Placement of Minors with Adopting Parties (§§ 1071 — 1072) › § 1071 - Placement agreement; adoption proceeding | The Department shall diligently promote the termination of the parental rights from biological parents or from the party who holds such custody, in all cases in which the minor is intended for permanent adoption. Once the Department assumes parental rights over the minor, the Department or the adoption agency duly lice... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-eight/chapter-41/subchapter-v/1072/ | 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 41 - Comprehensive Adoption Proceedings Reform Act (§§ 1051 — 1072)›Subchapter V - Placement of Minors with Adopting Parties (§§ 1071 — 1072)›§ 1072 - Injunctio... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422) › Chapter 41 - Comprehensive Adoption Proceedings Reform Act (§§ 1051 — 1072) › Subchapter V - Placement of Minors with Adopting Parties (§§ 1071 — 1072) › § 1072 - Injunctions | No injunctions shall be issued to prevent the application of the determinations of the Adoption Information Center.
The determinations of the Adoption Information Center may only be challenged through judicial action before the Puerto Rico Court of Appeals of the corresponding judicial region, which shall act on the sa... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-eight/chapter-42/subchapter-i/1101/ | 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 42 - Child Safety, Well-being, and Protection Act (§§ 1101 — 1206)›Subchapter I - General Provisions (§ 1101)›§ 1101 - Definitions | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422) › Chapter 42 - Child Safety, Well-being, and Protection Act (§§ 1101 — 1206) › Subchapter I - General Provisions (§ 1101) › § 1101 - Definitions | For the purposes of this chapter, the following terms shall have the meaning expressed herein below:
(a) Abandonment.— Shall mean willful dereliction or being remiss in the responsibilities that a father, mother, or any other person responsible for a minor has, taking into account said minor’s age and need for adult ca... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-eight/chapter-42/subchapter-ii/1111/ | 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 42 - Child Safety, Well-being, and Protection Act (§§ 1101 — 1206)›Subchapter II - Guarantee of Rights and Prevention (§§ 1111 — 1127)›§ 1111 - Duties of the fa... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422) › Chapter 42 - Child Safety, Well-being, and Protection Act (§§ 1101 — 1206) › Subchapter II - Guarantee of Rights and Prevention (§§ 1111 — 1127) › § 1111 - Duties of the family, society, and the State | In addition to the provisions of the Constitution and other legal provisions, all the provisions contemplated under this chapter shall be duties of the family, society, and the State.
History —Dec. 16, 2011, No. 246, § 4, eff. 90 days after Dec. 16, 2011. |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-eight/chapter-42/subchapter-ii/1112/ | 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 42 - Child Safety, Well-being, and Protection Act (§§ 1101 — 1206)›Subchapter II - Guarantee of Rights and Prevention (§§ 1111 — 1127)›§ 1112 - Duties of the fa... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422) › Chapter 42 - Child Safety, Well-being, and Protection Act (§§ 1101 — 1206) › Subchapter II - Guarantee of Rights and Prevention (§§ 1111 — 1127) › § 1112 - Duties of the family | The family shall have the duty to encourage equal rights, affection, solidarity, and mutual respect among all its members. Any type of violence within the family shall be considered destructive to its harmony and unity, and shall be sanctioned. The duties of the family to guarantee the rights of minors shall be:
(1) Pr... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-eight/chapter-42/subchapter-ii/1113/ | 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 42 - Child Safety, Well-being, and Protection Act (§§ 1101 — 1206)›Subchapter II - Guarantee of Rights and Prevention (§§ 1111 — 1127)›§ 1113 - Duties of societ... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422) › Chapter 42 - Child Safety, Well-being, and Protection Act (§§ 1101 — 1206) › Subchapter II - Guarantee of Rights and Prevention (§§ 1111 — 1127) › § 1113 - Duties of society | In compliance with the principles of shared responsibility and solidarity, the organizations, associations, companies, businesses, and other juridical and natural persons, have the duty and responsibility to actively take part in upholding children’s rights and the guarantees thereof. In this sense, they shall:
(1) Kno... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-eight/chapter-42/subchapter-ii/1114/ | 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 42 - Child Safety, Well-being, and Protection Act (§§ 1101 — 1206)›Subchapter II - Guarantee of Rights and Prevention (§§ 1111 — 1127)›§ 1114 - Duties of the St... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422) › Chapter 42 - Child Safety, Well-being, and Protection Act (§§ 1101 — 1206) › Subchapter II - Guarantee of Rights and Prevention (§§ 1111 — 1127) › § 1114 - Duties of the State | The State constitutes the institutional aspect in the comprehensive development of children. To comply with its duty, it shall:
(1) Guarantee the exercise of all the rights of children.
(2) Ensure conditions for the exercise of children’s rights, and prevent such exercise from being threatened or affected through the d... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-eight/chapter-42/subchapter-ii/1115/ | 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 42 - Child Safety, Well-being, and Protection Act (§§ 1101 — 1206)›Subchapter II - Guarantee of Rights and Prevention (§§ 1111 — 1127)›§ 1115 - Commonwealth Cen... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422) › Chapter 42 - Child Safety, Well-being, and Protection Act (§§ 1101 — 1206) › Subchapter II - Guarantee of Rights and Prevention (§§ 1111 — 1127) › § 1115 - Commonwealth Center for the Protection of Minors | The Department shall establish a Commonwealth Center for the Protection of Minors, which shall be attached to the Administration of Families and Children, and shall provide the same with the necessary resources, including integrated communication and information systems and a Central Register of Protection Cases in ord... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-eight/chapter-42/subchapter-ii/1116/ | 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 42 - Child Safety, Well-being, and Protection Act (§§ 1101 — 1206)›Subchapter II - Guarantee of Rights and Prevention (§§ 1111 — 1127)›§ 1116 - Family Support a... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422) › Chapter 42 - Child Safety, Well-being, and Protection Act (§§ 1101 — 1206) › Subchapter II - Guarantee of Rights and Prevention (§§ 1111 — 1127) › § 1116 - Family Support and Education Multi-Sector Community Board | The Family Support and Education Multi-Sector Community Board is hereby created for the purpose of coordinating, supporting, and promoting collaboration efforts between government agencies and nongovernmental organizations to guarantee the most effective and efficient attention to abuse, institutional abuse, neglect, a... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-eight/chapter-42/subchapter-ii/1117/ | 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 42 - Child Safety, Well-being, and Protection Act (§§ 1101 — 1206)›Subchapter II - Guarantee of Rights and Prevention (§§ 1111 — 1127)›§ 1117 - Adoptive homes | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422) › Chapter 42 - Child Safety, Well-being, and Protection Act (§§ 1101 — 1206) › Subchapter II - Guarantee of Rights and Prevention (§§ 1111 — 1127) › § 1117 - Adoptive homes | When reunification of the family or of a qualified family resource, as defined in this chapter, is not possible, the Secretary shall be responsible for promoting placement in adoptive homes to ensure the stability, safety, and well-being of the children in its custody, pursuant to the provisions of §§ 1051 et seq. of t... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-eight/chapter-42/subchapter-ii/1118/ | 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 42 - Child Safety, Well-being, and Protection Act (§§ 1101 — 1206)›Subchapter II - Guarantee of Rights and Prevention (§§ 1111 — 1127)›§ 1118 - Prevention of vi... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422) › Chapter 42 - Child Safety, Well-being, and Protection Act (§§ 1101 — 1206) › Subchapter II - Guarantee of Rights and Prevention (§§ 1111 — 1127) › § 1118 - Prevention of violence | Violence, in any of its manifestations, is an extremely complex phenomenon rooted in the interaction of different social, cultural, economic, and political factors.
The Department shall develop and provide educational programs on peaceful coexistence and child-rearing for individuals of all ages and social groups, to b... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-eight/chapter-42/subchapter-ii/1119/ | 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 42 - Child Safety, Well-being, and Protection Act (§§ 1101 — 1206)›Subchapter II - Guarantee of Rights and Prevention (§§ 1111 — 1127)›§ 1119 - Protective measu... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422) › Chapter 42 - Child Safety, Well-being, and Protection Act (§§ 1101 — 1206) › Subchapter II - Guarantee of Rights and Prevention (§§ 1111 — 1127) › § 1119 - Protective measures | Protective measures for minors shall be construed to be the actions taken by the State to guarantee the minors” safety, well-being, and the reinstatement of their impaired rights, with the purpose of reestablishing their human dignity and integrity.
History —Dec. 16, 2011, No. 246, § 12, eff. 90 days after Dec. 16, 201... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-eight/chapter-42/subchapter-ii/1120/ | 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 42 - Child Safety, Well-being, and Protection Act (§§ 1101 — 1206)›Subchapter II - Guarantee of Rights and Prevention (§§ 1111 — 1127)›§ 1120 - Obligation to en... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422) › Chapter 42 - Child Safety, Well-being, and Protection Act (§§ 1101 — 1206) › Subchapter II - Guarantee of Rights and Prevention (§§ 1111 — 1127) › § 1120 - Obligation to ensure the well-being and safety of minors | Ensuring the well-being and safety of children and youths is the responsibility of the State. Public authorities are required to report any situation of risk or vulnerability in which children or youths are involved to the appropriate authorities. Whenever this happens, the competent authority shall ensure that the Dep... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-eight/chapter-42/subchapter-ii/1121/ | 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 42 - Child Safety, Well-being, and Protection Act (§§ 1101 — 1206)›Subchapter II - Guarantee of Rights and Prevention (§§ 1111 — 1127)›§ 1121 - Verification of ... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422) › Chapter 42 - Child Safety, Well-being, and Protection Act (§§ 1101 — 1206) › Subchapter II - Guarantee of Rights and Prevention (§§ 1111 — 1127) › § 1121 - Verification of safety and well-being | In all cases, the competent authority shall immediately ascertain the safety and well-being of minors, as well as each and every one of their rights. It shall verify:
(1) Their physical and psychological health.
(2) Their nutritional condition and vaccination status.
(3) The location of the family of origin.
(4) The st... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-eight/chapter-42/subchapter-ii/1122/ | 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 42 - Child Safety, Well-being, and Protection Act (§§ 1101 — 1206)›Subchapter II - Guarantee of Rights and Prevention (§§ 1111 — 1127)›§ 1122 - Measures to ensu... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422) › Chapter 42 - Child Safety, Well-being, and Protection Act (§§ 1101 — 1206) › Subchapter II - Guarantee of Rights and Prevention (§§ 1111 — 1127) › § 1122 - Measures to ensure the protection, safety, and well-being of min... | In order to guarantee the minor’s rights as provided in this chapter, the Social Worker of the Department shall make an analysis based on the scientific process of observation and assessment of information, intervention models, and theoretical frameworks and, at his/her discretion, shall take one or more of the followi... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-eight/chapter-42/subchapter-ii/1123/ | 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 42 - Child Safety, Well-being, and Protection Act (§§ 1101 — 1206)›Subchapter II - Guarantee of Rights and Prevention (§§ 1111 — 1127)›§ 1123 - Safety plan | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422) › Chapter 42 - Child Safety, Well-being, and Protection Act (§§ 1101 — 1206) › Subchapter II - Guarantee of Rights and Prevention (§§ 1111 — 1127) › § 1123 - Safety plan | If the Department provides a safety plan and the parents or legal guardian refuse to accept the same, the child or children shall be removed immediately and the social worker shall take the case before a judge within seventy-two (72) hours after the removal of the child or children. Parent-child relations shall be susp... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-eight/chapter-42/subchapter-ii/1124/ | 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 42 - Child Safety, Well-being, and Protection Act (§§ 1101 — 1206)›Subchapter II - Guarantee of Rights and Prevention (§§ 1111 — 1127)›§ 1124 - Placement with a... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422) › Chapter 42 - Child Safety, Well-being, and Protection Act (§§ 1101 — 1206) › Subchapter II - Guarantee of Rights and Prevention (§§ 1111 — 1127) › § 1124 - Placement with a family resource | When a minor is removed, he/she may be placed with a family resource only if that home can guarantee his/her safety and well-being, and insofar as such resource does not have a history of abuse and is not related to the allegations, facts, or situations prompting the protective action of the government. If there is mor... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-eight/chapter-42/subchapter-ii/1125/ | 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 42 - Child Safety, Well-being, and Protection Act (§§ 1101 — 1206)›Subchapter II - Guarantee of Rights and Prevention (§§ 1111 — 1127)›§ 1125 - Placement in a f... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422) › Chapter 42 - Child Safety, Well-being, and Protection Act (§§ 1101 — 1206) › Subchapter II - Guarantee of Rights and Prevention (§§ 1111 — 1127) › § 1125 - Placement in a foster home | Placement in a foster home entails the immediate and temporary placement of a child or youth with families within the foster home network. This measure shall be taken when parents, relatives, or persons responsible for their care are not available, or whenever the social worker determines that the foregoing cannot guar... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-eight/chapter-42/subchapter-ii/1126/ | 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 42 - Child Safety, Well-being, and Protection Act (§§ 1101 — 1206)›Subchapter II - Guarantee of Rights and Prevention (§§ 1111 — 1127)›§ 1126 - Foster home netw... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422) › Chapter 42 - Child Safety, Well-being, and Protection Act (§§ 1101 — 1206) › Subchapter II - Guarantee of Rights and Prevention (§§ 1111 — 1127) › § 1126 - Foster home network | The Foster Home Network is construed to be a group of families registered in the State-funded child protection program, which are willing to receive minors voluntarily and immediately, so as to provide them with the necessary care in a temporary manner.
These homes shall not be entitled to adopt a minor under their car... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-eight/chapter-42/subchapter-ii/1127/ | 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 42 - Child Safety, Well-being, and Protection Act (§§ 1101 — 1206)›Subchapter II - Guarantee of Rights and Prevention (§§ 1111 — 1127)›§ 1127 - Permanency plans | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422) › Chapter 42 - Child Safety, Well-being, and Protection Act (§§ 1101 — 1206) › Subchapter II - Guarantee of Rights and Prevention (§§ 1111 — 1127) › § 1127 - Permanency plans | Permanency plans shall be prepared and established by the social worker and their Family Services Technician assigned to the case, the supervisor of the social worker assigned to the case, and the Associate Director. The main goal of the permanency plan shall be to:
(1) Ensure that every child placed in a physical faci... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-eight/chapter-42/subchapter-iii/1131/ | 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 42 - Child Safety, Well-being, and Protection Act (§§ 1101 — 1206)›Subchapter III - Administrative Procedure (§§ 1131 — 1140)›§ 1131 - Citizens’ obligation to r... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422) › Chapter 42 - Child Safety, Well-being, and Protection Act (§§ 1101 — 1206) › Subchapter III - Administrative Procedure (§§ 1131 — 1140) › § 1131 - Citizens’ obligation to report | All persons shall be required to immediately report cases of actual or suspected child abuse, institutional abuse, neglect, and/or institutional neglect, or if a child is at risk of being a victim thereof.
Any person who, in the performance of his/her professional responsibilities or employment, has knowledge of or wat... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-eight/chapter-42/subchapter-iii/1132/ | 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 42 - Child Safety, Well-being, and Protection Act (§§ 1101 — 1206)›Subchapter III - Administrative Procedure (§§ 1131 — 1140)›§ 1132 - Evidence, photographs, ra... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422) › Chapter 42 - Child Safety, Well-being, and Protection Act (§§ 1101 — 1206) › Subchapter III - Administrative Procedure (§§ 1131 — 1140) › § 1132 - Evidence, photographs, radiological and dental exams, laboratory tests | Any professional and/or official required to provide information on any case of abuse, institutional abuse, neglect, and/or institutional neglect, as well as any protection case worker, may take photographs or have photographs taken of the areas where the child suffered trauma and, if medically indicated, have any nece... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-eight/chapter-42/subchapter-iii/1133/ | 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 42 - Child Safety, Well-being, and Protection Act (§§ 1101 — 1206)›Subchapter III - Administrative Procedure (§§ 1131 — 1140)›§ 1133 - Emergency custody | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422) › Chapter 42 - Child Safety, Well-being, and Protection Act (§§ 1101 — 1206) › Subchapter III - Administrative Procedure (§§ 1131 — 1140) › § 1133 - Emergency custody | Any State or municipal police officer; social worker, or technician especially designated by the Department, school principal, teacher, school social worker, behavioral health professional, physician, official of the Commonwealth Emergency Management Agency, and physical or mental health professional who has a minor un... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-eight/chapter-42/subchapter-iii/1134/ | 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 42 - Child Safety, Well-being, and Protection Act (§§ 1101 — 1206)›Subchapter III - Administrative Procedure (§§ 1131 — 1140)›§ 1134 - Interviewing minors witho... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422) › Chapter 42 - Child Safety, Well-being, and Protection Act (§§ 1101 — 1206) › Subchapter III - Administrative Procedure (§§ 1131 — 1140) › § 1134 - Interviewing minors without prior notice | The Department may interview a minor without the need of a court order and without prior notice to the father, mother, or person responsible for the minor when it has knowledge of or suspects that such minor is a victim of abuse, institutional abuse, neglect, and/or institutional neglect, and that notifying the father,... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-eight/chapter-42/subchapter-iii/1135/ | 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 42 - Child Safety, Well-being, and Protection Act (§§ 1101 — 1206)›Subchapter III - Administrative Procedure (§§ 1131 — 1140)›§ 1135 - Rights of the subject of ... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422) › Chapter 42 - Child Safety, Well-being, and Protection Act (§§ 1101 — 1206) › Subchapter III - Administrative Procedure (§§ 1131 — 1140) › § 1135 - Rights of the subject of the report | The subject of the report shall be entitled to request the Department, in writing, that a copy of the information about his/her case found in the Central Register be provided to him/her. The Secretary, or the person designated by him/her, shall furnish such information insofar as this does not go against the best inter... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-eight/chapter-42/subchapter-iii/1136/ | 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 42 - Child Safety, Well-being, and Protection Act (§§ 1101 — 1206)›Subchapter III - Administrative Procedure (§§ 1131 — 1140)›§ 1136 - Confidentiality of report... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422) › Chapter 42 - Child Safety, Well-being, and Protection Act (§§ 1101 — 1206) › Subchapter III - Administrative Procedure (§§ 1131 — 1140) › § 1136 - Confidentiality of reports and records | All records related to protection cases, including reports from any office or public, private, or privatized entity that are generated while enforcing this chapter shall be confidential and shall not be disclosed, except in those cases or circumstances specifically authorized by this chapter.
History —Dec. 16, 2011, No... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-eight/chapter-42/subchapter-iii/1137/ | 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 42 - Child Safety, Well-being, and Protection Act (§§ 1101 — 1206)›Subchapter III - Administrative Procedure (§§ 1131 — 1140)›§ 1137 - Persons with access to re... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422) › Chapter 42 - Child Safety, Well-being, and Protection Act (§§ 1101 — 1206) › Subchapter III - Administrative Procedure (§§ 1131 — 1140) › § 1137 - Persons with access to records | No person, official, officer, employee, or agency shall have access to records, except to comply with purposes directly related to the administration of this chapter or by virtue of a court order. As an exception, said records, without necessarily entailing the delivery of copies, may be accessed by:
(a) The official o... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-eight/chapter-42/subchapter-iii/1138/ | 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 42 - Child Safety, Well-being, and Protection Act (§§ 1101 — 1206)›Subchapter III - Administrative Procedure (§§ 1131 — 1140)›§ 1138 - Administrative hearing | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422) › Chapter 42 - Child Safety, Well-being, and Protection Act (§§ 1101 — 1206) › Subchapter III - Administrative Procedure (§§ 1131 — 1140) › § 1138 - Administrative hearing | Whenever an administrative hearing is to be held pursuant to this chapter, it shall be chaired by the person to whom the Secretary delegates such function. Proceedings shall be carried out so as to allow the parties to submit all the evidence deemed necessary, introduce witnesses, examine the witnesses of the other par... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-eight/chapter-42/subchapter-iii/1139/ | 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 42 - Child Safety, Well-being, and Protection Act (§§ 1101 — 1206)›Subchapter III - Administrative Procedure (§§ 1131 — 1140)›§ 1139 - Petition for reconsiderat... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422) › Chapter 42 - Child Safety, Well-being, and Protection Act (§§ 1101 — 1206) › Subchapter III - Administrative Procedure (§§ 1131 — 1140) › § 1139 - Petition for reconsideration | A party that is adversely affected by a resolution or a partial or final order may, within a term of twenty (20) days from the date on which the notification of the resolution or order was filed in the record, file a motion for reconsideration of such resolution or order.
History —Dec. 16, 2011, No. 246, § 29, eff. 90 ... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-eight/chapter-42/subchapter-iii/1140/ | 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 42 - Child Safety, Well-being, and Protection Act (§§ 1101 — 1206)›Subchapter III - Administrative Procedure (§§ 1131 — 1140)›§ 1140 - Judicial review | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422) › Chapter 42 - Child Safety, Well-being, and Protection Act (§§ 1101 — 1206) › Subchapter III - Administrative Procedure (§§ 1131 — 1140) › § 1140 - Judicial review | A party that is adversely affected by an order or final resolution of the Department and has exhausted all the remedies provided by the same may file a petition for review with the Court of Appeals within a term of thirty (30) days from the date on which a copy of the notification of the Department’s order or final res... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-eight/chapter-42/subchapter-iv/1141/ | 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 42 - Child Safety, Well-being, and Protection Act (§§ 1101 — 1206)›Subchapter IV - Judicial Proceedings (§§ 1141 — 1164)›§ 1141 - Legal actions | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422) › Chapter 42 - Child Safety, Well-being, and Protection Act (§§ 1101 — 1206) › Subchapter IV - Judicial Proceedings (§§ 1141 — 1164) › § 1141 - Legal actions | When the investigation conducted shows that a situation of abuse, institutional abuse, neglect, and/or institutional neglect exists, the social worker of the Department of the Family may appear before the Court of First Instance, which shall have jurisdiction to issue protection orders; grant temporary, permanent, or e... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-eight/chapter-42/subchapter-iv/1142/ | 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 42 - Child Safety, Well-being, and Protection Act (§§ 1101 — 1206)›Subchapter IV - Judicial Proceedings (§§ 1141 — 1164)›§ 1142 - Legal representation | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422) › Chapter 42 - Child Safety, Well-being, and Protection Act (§§ 1101 — 1206) › Subchapter IV - Judicial Proceedings (§§ 1141 — 1164) › § 1142 - Legal representation | During judicial proceedings in cases of child abuse, institutional abuse, neglect, and/or institutional neglect, the defendant may appear together with his/her attorney. However, legal representation shall not be mandatory. Defendants may waive their right to an attorney at any time, including when waiving custody and ... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-eight/chapter-42/subchapter-iv/1143/ | 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 42 - Child Safety, Well-being, and Protection Act (§§ 1101 — 1206)›Subchapter IV - Judicial Proceedings (§§ 1141 — 1164)›§ 1143 - Public access | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422) › Chapter 42 - Child Safety, Well-being, and Protection Act (§§ 1101 — 1206) › Subchapter IV - Judicial Proceedings (§§ 1141 — 1164) › § 1143 - Public access | The public shall not have access to the courtrooms where proceedings conducted under this chapter are held.
History —Dec. 16, 2011, No. 246, § 33, eff. 90 days after Dec. 16, 2011. |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-eight/chapter-42/subchapter-iv/1144/ | 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 42 - Child Safety, Well-being, and Protection Act (§§ 1101 — 1206)›Subchapter IV - Judicial Proceedings (§§ 1141 — 1164)›§ 1144 - Privileged communications | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422) › Chapter 42 - Child Safety, Well-being, and Protection Act (§§ 1101 — 1206) › Subchapter IV - Judicial Proceedings (§§ 1141 — 1164) › § 1144 - Privileged communications | There shall be no privileged communications in proceedings for child abuse, institutional abuse, neglect, and/or institutional neglect under this chapter, except between attorney and client, as provided in the Rules of Evidence of Puerto Rico. Privileged communications, excluding attorney-client communications, shall n... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-eight/chapter-42/subchapter-iv/1145/ | 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 42 - Child Safety, Well-being, and Protection Act (§§ 1101 — 1206)›Subchapter IV - Judicial Proceedings (§§ 1141 — 1164)›§ 1145 - Summons | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422) › Chapter 42 - Child Safety, Well-being, and Protection Act (§§ 1101 — 1206) › Subchapter IV - Judicial Proceedings (§§ 1141 — 1164) › § 1145 - Summons | Any summons to hearings shall be issued by the Clerk of Court and shall require any person to whom the summons is addressed to appear in court at the specified date, time, and place, under penalty of contempt. The summoned party shall be advised of his/her right to appear with an attorney in cases that so allow it. The... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-eight/chapter-42/subchapter-iv/1146/ | 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 42 - Child Safety, Well-being, and Protection Act (§§ 1101 — 1206)›Subchapter IV - Judicial Proceedings (§§ 1141 — 1164)›§ 1146 - Failure to appear | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422) › Chapter 42 - Child Safety, Well-being, and Protection Act (§§ 1101 — 1206) › Subchapter IV - Judicial Proceedings (§§ 1141 — 1164) › § 1146 - Failure to appear | If the summoned person fails to appear, the court shall order that he/she be held in contempt and may issue the resolution or order that is legally pertinent.
History —Dec. 16, 2011, No. 246, § 36, eff. 90 days after Dec. 16, 2011. |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-eight/chapter-42/subchapter-iv/1147/ | 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 42 - Child Safety, Well-being, and Protection Act (§§ 1101 — 1206)›Subchapter IV - Judicial Proceedings (§§ 1141 — 1164)›§ 1147 - Emergency procedures | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422) › Chapter 42 - Child Safety, Well-being, and Protection Act (§§ 1101 — 1206) › Subchapter IV - Judicial Proceedings (§§ 1141 — 1164) › § 1147 - Emergency procedures | When emergency custody has been obtained pursuant to the provisions of § 1133 of this title, or when the child’s situation poses a risk to his/her safety, health, or physical, mental, or emotional integrity, the Department’s social worker or Family Services Technician may appear and, in a general, brief, and simple man... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-eight/chapter-42/subchapter-iv/1148/ | 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 42 - Child Safety, Well-being, and Protection Act (§§ 1101 — 1206)›Subchapter IV - Judicial Proceedings (§§ 1141 — 1164)›§ 1148 - Notification of the order for ... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422) › Chapter 42 - Child Safety, Well-being, and Protection Act (§§ 1101 — 1206) › Subchapter IV - Judicial Proceedings (§§ 1141 — 1164) › § 1148 - Notification of the order for removal | Any order for removal issued by a judge shall be notified simultaneously to the father, mother, or person responsible for the minor, to the local office of the Department, to the Office of the Advocates for Family Affairs and for Minors” Affairs assigned to the corresponding judicial region, and to the Family or Childr... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-eight/chapter-42/subchapter-iv/1149/ | 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 42 - Child Safety, Well-being, and Protection Act (§§ 1101 — 1206)›Subchapter IV - Judicial Proceedings (§§ 1141 — 1164)›§ 1149 - Custody ratification hearing | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422) › Chapter 42 - Child Safety, Well-being, and Protection Act (§§ 1101 — 1206) › Subchapter IV - Judicial Proceedings (§§ 1141 — 1164) › § 1149 - Custody ratification hearing | Within fifteen (15) days after the Municipal Court grants emergency custody to the Department of the Family, the Family Court of the Court of First Instance shall hold a ratification hearing.
For cases in which the petition for custody has been denied, the ratification hearing shall be held within five (5) days as of t... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-eight/chapter-42/subchapter-iv/1150/ | 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 42 - Child Safety, Well-being, and Protection Act (§§ 1101 — 1206)›Subchapter IV - Judicial Proceedings (§§ 1141 — 1164)›§ 1150 - Medical treatment and other is... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422) › Chapter 42 - Child Safety, Well-being, and Protection Act (§§ 1101 — 1206) › Subchapter IV - Judicial Proceedings (§§ 1141 — 1164) › § 1150 - Medical treatment and other issues | In order to provide any medical treatment to a minor, with the exception of surgery, the authorization of the parents shall not be necessary. When a surgical procedure or surgery is needed, authorization from only one of the parents with parental rights over the minor shall be necessary. In the event that both parents ... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-eight/chapter-42/subchapter-iv/1151/ | 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 42 - Child Safety, Well-being, and Protection Act (§§ 1101 — 1206)›Subchapter IV - Judicial Proceedings (§§ 1141 — 1164)›§ 1151 - Follow-up hearing | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422) › Chapter 42 - Child Safety, Well-being, and Protection Act (§§ 1101 — 1206) › Subchapter IV - Judicial Proceedings (§§ 1141 — 1164) › § 1151 - Follow-up hearing | In every case of termination of custody, the Department shall inform the court whether family reunification is feasible considering the best interests, well-being, and safety of the child. If reunification is feasible, it shall state the reasonable efforts that have been made to keep the family together.
The Department... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-eight/chapter-42/subchapter-iv/1152/ | 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 42 - Child Safety, Well-being, and Protection Act (§§ 1101 — 1206)›Subchapter IV - Judicial Proceedings (§§ 1141 — 1164)›§ 1152 - Final disposition hearing | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422) › Chapter 42 - Child Safety, Well-being, and Protection Act (§§ 1101 — 1206) › Subchapter IV - Judicial Proceedings (§§ 1141 — 1164) › § 1152 - Final disposition hearing | The court shall hold a disposition hearing within a period that shall not exceed six (6) months after having awarded temporary custody of the child. This term may only be extended once, for an additional six (6) months, when causes that justify it exist and is in the best interest and well-being of the child.
Every dec... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-eight/chapter-42/subchapter-iv/1153/ | 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 42 - Child Safety, Well-being, and Protection Act (§§ 1101 — 1206)›Subchapter IV - Judicial Proceedings (§§ 1141 — 1164)›§ 1153 - Right of the minor to be heard | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422) › Chapter 42 - Child Safety, Well-being, and Protection Act (§§ 1101 — 1206) › Subchapter IV - Judicial Proceedings (§§ 1141 — 1164) › § 1153 - Right of the minor to be heard | In any proceedings under this chapter, the minor shall have the right to be heard. The judge may interview him/her in the presence of the Advocate or a social worker of the court. The testimonies given shall be part of the case file. However, they shall not be part of the record and shall remain sealed. The court may a... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-eight/chapter-42/subchapter-iv/1154/ | 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 42 - Child Safety, Well-being, and Protection Act (§§ 1101 — 1206)›Subchapter IV - Judicial Proceedings (§§ 1141 — 1164)›§ 1154 - Rights of grandparents and sib... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422) › Chapter 42 - Child Safety, Well-being, and Protection Act (§§ 1101 — 1206) › Subchapter IV - Judicial Proceedings (§§ 1141 — 1164) › § 1154 - Rights of grandparents and siblings of legal age who are not dependents of the... | The grandparents of a minor may request to be heard in any proceedings for the protection thereof. The court shall grant the right to be heard when it determines that the grandparents maintain a relationship with the minor or have made sufficient efforts to establish one, and that allowing them to be heard is consisten... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-eight/chapter-42/subchapter-iv/1155/ | 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 42 - Child Safety, Well-being, and Protection Act (§§ 1101 — 1206)›Subchapter IV - Judicial Proceedings (§§ 1141 — 1164)›§ 1155 - Rights of foster homes to requ... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422) › Chapter 42 - Child Safety, Well-being, and Protection Act (§§ 1101 — 1206) › Subchapter IV - Judicial Proceedings (§§ 1141 — 1164) › § 1155 - Rights of foster homes to request to be heard in proceedings for the protectio... | Persons in charge of foster homes or who have had a minor in their care for a term exceeding six (6) months may be heard, at the discretion of the court, in any proceedings for the protection of a minor who lives or has lived in their home, so that they may provide evidence of the physical, emotional, mental, or sexual... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-eight/chapter-42/subchapter-iv/1156/ | 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 42 - Child Safety, Well-being, and Protection Act (§§ 1101 — 1206)›Subchapter IV - Judicial Proceedings (§§ 1141 — 1164)›§ 1156 - Rights of pre-adoptive homes | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422) › Chapter 42 - Child Safety, Well-being, and Protection Act (§§ 1101 — 1206) › Subchapter IV - Judicial Proceedings (§§ 1141 — 1164) › § 1156 - Rights of pre-adoptive homes | In the case of pre-adoptive homes that meet the requirements established in §§ 1051 et seq. of this title, known as the “Comprehensive Adoption Proceedings Reform Act of 2009,” they shall have the right to participate in any proceedings for the protection of the minor in their care.
History —Dec. 16, 2011, No. 246, § 4... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-eight/chapter-42/subchapter-iv/1157/ | 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 42 - Child Safety, Well-being, and Protection Act (§§ 1101 — 1206)›Subchapter IV - Judicial Proceedings (§§ 1141 — 1164)›§ 1157 - Medical, physical, and mental ... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422) › Chapter 42 - Child Safety, Well-being, and Protection Act (§§ 1101 — 1206) › Subchapter IV - Judicial Proceedings (§§ 1141 — 1164) › § 1157 - Medical, physical, and mental exam | At any stage of the proceedings, the court may order that a minor, father, mother, or person responsible for the minor who had his/her custody at the time of the alleged abuse, institutional abuse, neglect, and/or institutional neglect, as well as any party to the proceedings or the person who requests custody or care ... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-eight/chapter-42/subchapter-iv/1158/ | 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 42 - Child Safety, Well-being, and Protection Act (§§ 1101 — 1206)›Subchapter IV - Judicial Proceedings (§§ 1141 — 1164)›§ 1158 - Reports | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422) › Chapter 42 - Child Safety, Well-being, and Protection Act (§§ 1101 — 1206) › Subchapter IV - Judicial Proceedings (§§ 1141 — 1164) › § 1158 - Reports | Before ruling on any incident in a protection case, the court shall have a report before it including the minor’s information, his/her relatives, their circumstances, and any other information that shall allow the court to properly rule in the best interests of the minor.
In any judicial proceedings related to protecti... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-eight/chapter-42/subchapter-iv/1159/ | 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 42 - Child Safety, Well-being, and Protection Act (§§ 1101 — 1206)›Subchapter IV - Judicial Proceedings (§§ 1141 — 1164)›§ 1159 - Reasonable efforts | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422) › Chapter 42 - Child Safety, Well-being, and Protection Act (§§ 1101 — 1206) › Subchapter IV - Judicial Proceedings (§§ 1141 — 1164) › § 1159 - Reasonable efforts | After removing a minor from his/her home, the Department shall make reasonable efforts to reunify such minor with the family from which he/she was removed whenever feasible and if the safety, well-being, and best interest of the minor can be guaranteed. Personnel of the Department shall incorporate the support resource... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-eight/chapter-42/subchapter-iv/1160/ | 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 42 - Child Safety, Well-being, and Protection Act (§§ 1101 — 1206)›Subchapter IV - Judicial Proceedings (§§ 1141 — 1164)›§ 1160 - Reasonable efforts in cases of... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422) › Chapter 42 - Child Safety, Well-being, and Protection Act (§§ 1101 — 1206) › Subchapter IV - Judicial Proceedings (§§ 1141 — 1164) › § 1160 - Reasonable efforts in cases of abuse or neglect and domestic violence | In situations of domestic violence in which the victim is not the perpetrator of the child abuse, the provisions of this chapter shall not be construed to entail the removal of minors from their home without first making a reasonable effort for their protection, as well as that of the persons undergoing domestic violen... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-eight/chapter-42/subchapter-iv/1161/ | 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 42 - Child Safety, Well-being, and Protection Act (§§ 1101 — 1206)›Subchapter IV - Judicial Proceedings (§§ 1141 — 1164)›§ 1161 - Termination, restriction, and ... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422) › Chapter 42 - Child Safety, Well-being, and Protection Act (§§ 1101 — 1206) › Subchapter IV - Judicial Proceedings (§§ 1141 — 1164) › § 1161 - Termination, restriction, and suspension of parental rights | In any proceedings initiated to protect a minor who has been the victim of abuse and/or neglect as defined in this chapter, or when the circumstances described in §§ 634b of this title are present, the Department may petition for the termination, restriction, or suspension of the parental rights of the father or mother... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-eight/chapter-42/subchapter-iv/1162/ | 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 42 - Child Safety, Well-being, and Protection Act (§§ 1101 — 1206)›Subchapter IV - Judicial Proceedings (§§ 1141 — 1164)›§ 1162 - Petition for termination of pa... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422) › Chapter 42 - Child Safety, Well-being, and Protection Act (§§ 1101 — 1206) › Subchapter IV - Judicial Proceedings (§§ 1141 — 1164) › § 1162 - Petition for termination of parental rights | The Department may initiate proceedings for the termination, restriction, or suspension of parental rights under any of the following circumstances:
(a) When a minor has remained in a foster home for six (6) months, provided that the Department has rendered the services according to the established permanency plan so t... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-eight/chapter-42/subchapter-iv/1163/ | 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 42 - Child Safety, Well-being, and Protection Act (§§ 1101 — 1206)›Subchapter IV - Judicial Proceedings (§§ 1141 — 1164)›§ 1163 - Contents of the petition | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422) › Chapter 42 - Child Safety, Well-being, and Protection Act (§§ 1101 — 1206) › Subchapter IV - Judicial Proceedings (§§ 1141 — 1164) › § 1163 - Contents of the petition | A petition for termination of parental rights must be made under oath and shall include at least the following:
(a) Name, date, and place of birth, if known, of the minor.
(b) Name and address of the petitioner.
(c) Name and place of residence, if known, of each of the parents of the minor.
(d) Name and address of the ... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-eight/chapter-42/subchapter-iv/1164/ | 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 42 - Child Safety, Well-being, and Protection Act (§§ 1101 — 1206)›Subchapter IV - Judicial Proceedings (§§ 1141 — 1164)›§ 1164 - Appeals | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422) › Chapter 42 - Child Safety, Well-being, and Protection Act (§§ 1101 — 1206) › Subchapter IV - Judicial Proceedings (§§ 1141 — 1164) › § 1164 - Appeals | Any of the parties may file an appeal before the Puerto Rico Court of Appeals in their corresponding judicial region to request a review of the ruling to terminate parental rights issued by the Court of First Instance. The appeal must be filed within thirty (30) days following the decision of the court. However, filing... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-eight/chapter-42/subchapter-v/1171/ | 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 42 - Child Safety, Well-being, and Protection Act (§§ 1101 — 1206)›Subchapter V - Civil and Criminal Provisions (§§ 1171 — 1178)›§ 1171 - Cause of action to cla... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422) › Chapter 42 - Child Safety, Well-being, and Protection Act (§§ 1101 — 1206) › Subchapter V - Civil and Criminal Provisions (§§ 1171 — 1178) › § 1171 - Cause of action to claim damages against any person who affects the em... | Any person who considers that his/her employment conditions or status have been affected for having met with his/her obligation to report pursuant to the provisions of this chapter shall have grounds to claim damages against the party who has caused the damages.
To such effect, any personnel transaction or change that ... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-eight/chapter-42/subchapter-v/1172/ | 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 42 - Child Safety, Well-being, and Protection Act (§§ 1101 — 1206)›Subchapter V - Civil and Criminal Provisions (§§ 1171 — 1178)›§ 1172 - Penalty | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422) › Chapter 42 - Child Safety, Well-being, and Protection Act (§§ 1101 — 1206) › Subchapter V - Civil and Criminal Provisions (§§ 1171 — 1178) › § 1172 - Penalty | Any person, official, or public or private institution under the obligation to furnish information and who voluntarily and knowingly fails to meet that obligation, or who fails to perform any other act required by this chapter, or deliberately prevents another person acting reasonably from doing so, or knowingly furnis... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-eight/chapter-42/subchapter-v/1173/ | 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 42 - Child Safety, Well-being, and Protection Act (§§ 1101 — 1206)›Subchapter V - Civil and Criminal Provisions (§§ 1171 — 1178)›§ 1173 - Unauthorized disclosur... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422) › Chapter 42 - Child Safety, Well-being, and Protection Act (§§ 1101 — 1206) › Subchapter V - Civil and Criminal Provisions (§§ 1171 — 1178) › § 1173 - Unauthorized disclosure of confidential information | Any person who allows, aids, or abets the unauthorized disclosure of confidential information contained in the reports and files prepared as part of any proceedings carried out under this chapter, or provided or obtained in a judicial hearing, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, be punished by a fine... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-eight/chapter-42/subchapter-v/1174/ | 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 42 - Child Safety, Well-being, and Protection Act (§§ 1101 — 1206)›Subchapter V - Civil and Criminal Provisions (§§ 1171 — 1178)›§ 1174 - Abuse | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422) › Chapter 42 - Child Safety, Well-being, and Protection Act (§§ 1101 — 1206) › Subchapter V - Civil and Criminal Provisions (§§ 1171 — 1178) › § 1174 - Abuse | Any father, mother, or person responsible for the well-being of a minor or any other person who, through the intentional commission or omission of an act, causes harm to a minor, or endangers his/her health or physical, mental, or emotional integrity, including, but not limited to engaging in conduct that constitutes s... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-eight/chapter-42/subchapter-v/1175/ | 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 42 - Child Safety, Well-being, and Protection Act (§§ 1101 — 1206)›Subchapter V - Civil and Criminal Provisions (§§ 1171 — 1178)›§ 1175 - Neglect | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422) › Chapter 42 - Child Safety, Well-being, and Protection Act (§§ 1101 — 1206) › Subchapter V - Civil and Criminal Provisions (§§ 1171 — 1178) › § 1175 - Neglect | Any father, mother, or person responsible for the well-being of a minor who, through the commission or omission of an act, causes harm to a minor or endangers his/her health or physical, mental, or emotional integrity shall be punished by imprisonment for a fixed term of two (2) years, or by a fine of at least five tho... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-eight/chapter-42/subchapter-v/1176/ | 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 42 - Child Safety, Well-being, and Protection Act (§§ 1101 — 1206)›Subchapter V - Civil and Criminal Provisions (§§ 1171 — 1178)›§ 1176 - Failure to comply with... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422) › Chapter 42 - Child Safety, Well-being, and Protection Act (§§ 1101 — 1206) › Subchapter V - Civil and Criminal Provisions (§§ 1171 — 1178) › § 1176 - Failure to comply with orders in cases of institutional abuse or insti... | Any deliberate violation of an order issued pursuant to §§ 1191—1193 of this title, shall be punishable as a misdemeanor. The court may impose a fine for each violation that shall not exceed five thousand dollars ($5,000), as well as the penalty of restitution.
History —Dec. 16, 2011, No. 246, § 60, eff. 90 days after ... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-eight/chapter-42/subchapter-v/1177/ | 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 42 - Child Safety, Well-being, and Protection Act (§§ 1101 — 1206)›Subchapter V - Civil and Criminal Provisions (§§ 1171 — 1178)›§ 1177 - Fines | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422) › Chapter 42 - Child Safety, Well-being, and Protection Act (§§ 1101 — 1206) › Subchapter V - Civil and Criminal Provisions (§§ 1171 — 1178) › § 1177 - Fines | The money collected from fines shall be transferred to the Trust for the Prevention of Abuse and the Protection of Minors.
History —Dec. 16, 2011, No. 246, § 61, eff. 90 days after Dec. 16, 2011. |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-eight/chapter-42/subchapter-v/1178/ | 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 42 - Child Safety, Well-being, and Protection Act (§§ 1101 — 1206)›Subchapter V - Civil and Criminal Provisions (§§ 1171 — 1178)›§ 1178 - Prohibitions | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422) › Chapter 42 - Child Safety, Well-being, and Protection Act (§§ 1101 — 1206) › Subchapter V - Civil and Criminal Provisions (§§ 1171 — 1178) › § 1178 - Prohibitions | No conviction under this chapter may be used to initiate eviction proceedings against a family enjoying the benefits of a government housing program until all remedies provided in this chapter related to reasonable efforts have been exhausted.
History —Dec. 16, 2011, No. 246, § 62, eff. 90 days after Dec. 16, 2011. |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-eight/chapter-42/subchapter-vi/1181/ | 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 42 - Child Safety, Well-being, and Protection Act (§§ 1101 — 1206)›Subchapter VI - Protection Orders (§§ 1181 — 1188)›§ 1181 - Persons authorized to request pro... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422) › Chapter 42 - Child Safety, Well-being, and Protection Act (§§ 1101 — 1206) › Subchapter VI - Protection Orders (§§ 1181 — 1188) › § 1181 - Persons authorized to request protection orders for minors | The father or mother, school principal, teacher, law enforcement officer, the Advocate for the Protection of Minors or the Advocate for Family Affairs, any prosecutor or official authorized by the Secretary of the Department of the Family, the school social worker, or any relative or person responsible for the minor ma... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-eight/chapter-42/subchapter-vi/1182/ | 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 42 - Child Safety, Well-being, and Protection Act (§§ 1101 — 1206)›Subchapter VI - Protection Orders (§§ 1181 — 1188)›§ 1182 - Procedure for issuing protection ... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422) › Chapter 42 - Child Safety, Well-being, and Protection Act (§§ 1101 — 1206) › Subchapter VI - Protection Orders (§§ 1181 — 1188) › § 1182 - Procedure for issuing protection orders | The procedure to obtain a protection order may be initiated by filing an oral or written petition, as part of any pending custody or termination of parental rights case, or as part of any proceedings under this chapter.
The order may also be issued at the request of the Advocate for Family Affairs, the Advocate for the... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-eight/chapter-42/subchapter-vi/1183/ | 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 42 - Child Safety, Well-being, and Protection Act (§§ 1101 — 1206)›Subchapter VI - Protection Orders (§§ 1181 — 1188)›§ 1183 - Issuance of protection orders | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422) › Chapter 42 - Child Safety, Well-being, and Protection Act (§§ 1101 — 1206) › Subchapter VI - Protection Orders (§§ 1181 — 1188) › § 1183 - Issuance of protection orders | The court, taking into account the best interests and safety of the minor, may issue a protection order when it determines that there are sufficient grounds to believe that the minor has either been or is at risk of being the victim of abuse or neglect. Without the following being construed as a limitation, the order s... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-eight/chapter-42/subchapter-vi/1184/ | 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 42 - Child Safety, Well-being, and Protection Act (§§ 1101 — 1206)›Subchapter VI - Protection Orders (§§ 1181 — 1188)›§ 1184 - Ex parte orders | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE EIGHT - Public Welfare and Charitable Institutions (§§ 1 — 1422) › Chapter 42 - Child Safety, Well-being, and Protection Act (§§ 1101 — 1206) › Subchapter VI - Protection Orders (§§ 1181 — 1188) › § 1184 - Ex parte orders | The court may issue an ex parte protection order if it determines that:
(a) Diligent efforts have been made to serve the respondent with a copy of the summons issued by the court and the petition filed therewith, and these efforts have not been successful, or
(b) there is a probability that giving prior notice to the r... |
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