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https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-nine/chapter-1/16/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE NINE - Highways and Traffic (§§ 1-8 — 5725)›Chapter 1 - Construction and Maintenance of Roads (§§ 1-8 — 42)›§ 16 - Maintenance of Commonwealth roads running through urban roads—Time to assume maintenance | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE NINE - Highways and Traffic (§§ 1-8 — 5725) › Chapter 1 - Construction and Maintenance of Roads (§§ 1-8 — 42) › § 16 - Maintenance of Commonwealth roads running through urban roads—Time to assume maintenance | The Secretary of Transportation and Public Works shall take charge of the maintenance of the aforesaid sections or roads on any date subsequent to the expiration of ninety (90) days from the date on which §§ 12—18 of this title take effect and prior to six (6) months counting from said date of approval.
History —Dec. 1... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-nine/chapter-1/17/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE NINE - Highways and Traffic (§§ 1-8 — 5725)›Chapter 1 - Construction and Maintenance of Roads (§§ 1-8 — 42)›§ 17 - Maintenance of Commonwealth roads running through urban roads—Assignment to municipality | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE NINE - Highways and Traffic (§§ 1-8 — 5725) › Chapter 1 - Construction and Maintenance of Roads (§§ 1-8 — 42) › § 17 - Maintenance of Commonwealth roads running through urban roads—Assignment to municipality | In case that any municipality comprised within the benefits of §§ 12—18 of this title decides to pave the said sections of roads or to provide a macadam of better quality than that which may be constructed by the Department of Transportation and Public Works, the Secretary may turn over to the municipality the said sec... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-nine/chapter-1/18/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE NINE - Highways and Traffic (§§ 1-8 — 5725)›Chapter 1 - Construction and Maintenance of Roads (§§ 1-8 — 42)›§ 18 - Maintenance of Commonwealth roads running through urban roads—Municipalities to mark crossing... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE NINE - Highways and Traffic (§§ 1-8 — 5725) › Chapter 1 - Construction and Maintenance of Roads (§§ 1-8 — 42) › § 18 - Maintenance of Commonwealth roads running through urban roads—Municipalities to mark crossing of Commonwealth roads | For the purposes of §§ 12—18 of this title, all municipalities crossed by Commonwealth roads shall mark the points where said sections begin and end, in accordance with the Department of Transportation and Public Works.
History —Dec. 1, 1917, No. 49, p. 356, § 7. |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-nine/chapter-1/28/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE NINE - Highways and Traffic (§§ 1-8 — 5725)›Chapter 1 - Construction and Maintenance of Roads (§§ 1-8 — 42)›§ 28 - Planting of fruit trees along the roads of Puerto Rico | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE NINE - Highways and Traffic (§§ 1-8 — 5725) › Chapter 1 - Construction and Maintenance of Roads (§§ 1-8 — 42) › § 28 - Planting of fruit trees along the roads of Puerto Rico | As soon as possible, the Secretary of Agriculture shall direct the technical personnel of his Department to make a study of a practical plan to promote the planting of all species of fruit trees, either native or exotic, that are adaptable to the conditions of the Commonwealth, from the ornamental point of view as well... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-nine/chapter-1/29/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE NINE - Highways and Traffic (§§ 1-8 — 5725)›Chapter 1 - Construction and Maintenance of Roads (§§ 1-8 — 42)›§ 29 - Planting of fruit trees along the roads of Puerto Rico—Establishment of nurseries | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE NINE - Highways and Traffic (§§ 1-8 — 5725) › Chapter 1 - Construction and Maintenance of Roads (§§ 1-8 — 42) › § 29 - Planting of fruit trees along the roads of Puerto Rico—Establishment of nurseries | The Secretary of Agriculture shall be empowered to establish nurseries for the above-mentioned species, for the purpose of promoting the planting of fruit trees on the highways of the Commonwealth as herein stated, and to make experiments in regard to all other species of fruit trees, which, on account of their adaptab... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-nine/chapter-1/30/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE NINE - Highways and Traffic (§§ 1-8 — 5725)›Chapter 1 - Construction and Maintenance of Roads (§§ 1-8 — 42)›§ 30 - Planting of fruit trees along the roads of Puerto Rico—Cooperation of Secretaries of Transpor... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE NINE - Highways and Traffic (§§ 1-8 — 5725) › Chapter 1 - Construction and Maintenance of Roads (§§ 1-8 — 42) › § 30 - Planting of fruit trees along the roads of Puerto Rico—Cooperation of Secretaries of Transportation and Public Works and Agriculture | The Secretary of Transportation and Public Works shall cooperate with the Secretary of Agriculture in order to obtain the greatest success in the planting of the above-mentioned trees on the highways of Puerto Rico, and for that purpose, he shall adopt the measures necessary for the distribution of the fruit trees supp... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-nine/chapter-1/38a/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE NINE - Highways and Traffic (§§ 1-8 — 5725)›Chapter 1 - Construction and Maintenance of Roads (§§ 1-8 — 42)›§ 38a - Advertisements or signs not in conformity with law—Public nuisance | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE NINE - Highways and Traffic (§§ 1-8 — 5725) › Chapter 1 - Construction and Maintenance of Roads (§§ 1-8 — 42) › § 38a - Advertisements or signs not in conformity with law—Public nuisance | All such billboards, advertisements or signs as have not been erased, eliminated, or removed within the terms granted by Section 4 of Act No. 427 of May 13, 1951, and by the Zoning Regulations authorized by §§ 62—63j of Title 23, are hereby declared a public nuisance. Likewise, any billboard, advertisement or sign inst... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-nine/chapter-1/38b/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE NINE - Highways and Traffic (§§ 1-8 — 5725)›Chapter 1 - Construction and Maintenance of Roads (§§ 1-8 — 42)›§ 38b - Advertisements or signs not in conformity with law—Request for removal | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE NINE - Highways and Traffic (§§ 1-8 — 5725) › Chapter 1 - Construction and Maintenance of Roads (§§ 1-8 — 42) › § 38b - Advertisements or signs not in conformity with law—Request for removal | The Permit Management Office shall periodically certify to the Department of Transportation and Public Works such advertisements or signs as do not meet the requirements of Act. No. 427 of May 13, 1951 and of the Zoning Regulation. Subject to such certifications and to such suppletory information as he may obtain from ... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-nine/chapter-1/38c/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE NINE - Highways and Traffic (§§ 1-8 — 5725)›Chapter 1 - Construction and Maintenance of Roads (§§ 1-8 — 42)›§ 38c - Advertisements or signs not in conformity with law—Removal; collection of costs | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE NINE - Highways and Traffic (§§ 1-8 — 5725) › Chapter 1 - Construction and Maintenance of Roads (§§ 1-8 — 42) › § 38c - Advertisements or signs not in conformity with law—Removal; collection of costs | The Secretary of Transportation and Public Works, or any government official or employee whom he may delegate, is hereby authorized to order, after the ten (10) days referred to in § 38b of this title shall have elapsed, that the advertisement or sign concerned be eliminated, erased, removed or destroyed. Any natural o... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-nine/chapter-1/38d/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE NINE - Highways and Traffic (§§ 1-8 — 5725)›Chapter 1 - Construction and Maintenance of Roads (§§ 1-8 — 42)›§ 38d - Advertisements or signs not in conformity with law—Installed on private property | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE NINE - Highways and Traffic (§§ 1-8 — 5725) › Chapter 1 - Construction and Maintenance of Roads (§§ 1-8 — 42) › § 38d - Advertisements or signs not in conformity with law—Installed on private property | Where it becomes necessary to enter a private property in order to enforce any of the provisions of §§ 38a—38e of this title, the Secretary of Transportation and Public Works, or any official or employee whom he may delegate, is hereby authorized to do so, subject to the following procedure:
(a) The Secretary of Transp... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-nine/chapter-1/38e/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE NINE - Highways and Traffic (§§ 1-8 — 5725)›Chapter 1 - Construction and Maintenance of Roads (§§ 1-8 — 42)›§ 38e - Advertisements or signs not in conformity with law—Damages due to removal | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE NINE - Highways and Traffic (§§ 1-8 — 5725) › Chapter 1 - Construction and Maintenance of Roads (§§ 1-8 — 42) › § 38e - Advertisements or signs not in conformity with law—Damages due to removal | (a) Any person who may have sustained undue damages through the acts of any public official or employee in complying with the provisions of § 38c of this title is hereby authorized to sue the Commonwealth without subjection to subsections (a) and (b) of § 3081 of Title 32. For all other purposes, the complaint shall be... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-nine/chapter-1/39/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE NINE - Highways and Traffic (§§ 1-8 — 5725)›Chapter 1 - Construction and Maintenance of Roads (§§ 1-8 — 42)›§ 39 - Contests and prizes for road-maintenance personnel | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE NINE - Highways and Traffic (§§ 1-8 — 5725) › Chapter 1 - Construction and Maintenance of Roads (§§ 1-8 — 42) › § 39 - Contests and prizes for road-maintenance personnel | The Secretary of Transportation and Public Works is authorized to hold competitive contests among the road-maintenance personnel and to grant cash prizes to those who keep the macadam, walks, culverts, and trees of the sections under their charge, in the best condition.
History —May 15, 1938, No. 310, p. 551, § 1, eff.... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-nine/chapter-1/40/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE NINE - Highways and Traffic (§§ 1-8 — 5725)›Chapter 1 - Construction and Maintenance of Roads (§§ 1-8 — 42)›§ 40 - Contests and prizes for road-maintenance personnel—Form of competition | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE NINE - Highways and Traffic (§§ 1-8 — 5725) › Chapter 1 - Construction and Maintenance of Roads (§§ 1-8 — 42) › § 40 - Contests and prizes for road-maintenance personnel—Form of competition | The Secretary of Transportation and Public Works shall prepare the bases of the competitions, and shall fix, prescribe, and award the corresponding prizes.
History —May 15, 1938, No. 310, p. 551, § 2, eff. 90 days after May 15, 1938. |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-nine/chapter-1/41/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE NINE - Highways and Traffic (§§ 1-8 — 5725)›Chapter 1 - Construction and Maintenance of Roads (§§ 1-8 — 42)›§ 41 - Contests and prizes for road-maintenance personnel—Prizes | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE NINE - Highways and Traffic (§§ 1-8 — 5725) › Chapter 1 - Construction and Maintenance of Roads (§§ 1-8 — 42) › § 41 - Contests and prizes for road-maintenance personnel—Prizes | The prizes that he shall award shall consist of honorary diplomas for the superior technical personnel and of diplomas and cash for watchmen and roadmen; Provided, That one of the prizes shall be called “Prize of the Legislature of Puerto Rico”.
History —May 15, 1938, No. 310, p. 551, § 3, eff. 90 days after May 15, 19... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-nine/chapter-1/42/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE NINE - Highways and Traffic (§§ 1-8 — 5725)›Chapter 1 - Construction and Maintenance of Roads (§§ 1-8 — 42)›§ 42 - Contests and prizes for road-maintenance personnel—Appropriation | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE NINE - Highways and Traffic (§§ 1-8 — 5725) › Chapter 1 - Construction and Maintenance of Roads (§§ 1-8 — 42) › § 42 - Contests and prizes for road-maintenance personnel—Appropriation | The sum of one thousand dollars ($1,000), or such part thereof as may be necessary, is hereby appropriated out of the funds set aside for the maintenance of roads for the year in which the contest is held, to meet the expenses for the printing of diplomas, to use for the cash prizes, and to pay all other expenses arisi... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-nine/chapter-2/subchapter-i/51/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE NINE - Highways and Traffic (§§ 1-8 — 5725)›Chapter 2 - Uniform Signs and Advertisment Act of Puerto Rico of 1999 (§§ 51 — 56g)›Subchapter I - General Provisions (§§ 51 — 51l)›§ 51 - Definitions | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE NINE - Highways and Traffic (§§ 1-8 — 5725) › Chapter 2 - Uniform Signs and Advertisment Act of Puerto Rico of 1999 (§§ 51 — 56g) › Subchapter I - General Provisions (§§ 51 — 51l) › § 51 - Definitions | For the purposes of this chapter, the following terms shall have the meaning stated below, except when it is otherwise construed from its text:
(a) Advertisement. — Shall mean any sign, electronic board, writing, printed matter, painting, symbol, drawing, picture or any other type of graphic communication whose purpose... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-nine/chapter-2/subchapter-i/51a/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE NINE - Highways and Traffic (§§ 1-8 — 5725)›Chapter 2 - Uniform Signs and Advertisment Act of Puerto Rico of 1999 (§§ 51 — 56g)›Subchapter I - General Provisions (§§ 51 — 51l)›§ 51a - Registry—Creation | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE NINE - Highways and Traffic (§§ 1-8 — 5725) › Chapter 2 - Uniform Signs and Advertisment Act of Puerto Rico of 1999 (§§ 51 — 56g) › Subchapter I - General Provisions (§§ 51 — 51l) › § 51a - Registry—Creation | (a) Creation of the Registry of Signs and Advertisements. — The Puerto Rico Registry of Signs and Advertisements is hereby created to be established by the Regulations and Permits Administration. The registration of signs and advertisements shall be compulsory. For the purposes of complying with the provisions of this ... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-nine/chapter-2/subchapter-i/51b/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE NINE - Highways and Traffic (§§ 1-8 — 5725)›Chapter 2 - Uniform Signs and Advertisment Act of Puerto Rico of 1999 (§§ 51 — 56g)›Subchapter I - General Provisions (§§ 51 — 51l)›§ 51b - Registry—Generally | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE NINE - Highways and Traffic (§§ 1-8 — 5725) › Chapter 2 - Uniform Signs and Advertisment Act of Puerto Rico of 1999 (§§ 51 — 56g) › Subchapter I - General Provisions (§§ 51 — 51l) › § 51b - Registry—Generally | The Puerto Rico Registry of Sign Operators is hereby created, which shall be established by the Regulations and Permits Administration.
(a) Within a term of one hundred and twenty (120) days after the effective date of this act, any person engaged in the business of manufacturing, installing, maintaining and removing s... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-nine/chapter-2/subchapter-i/51c/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE NINE - Highways and Traffic (§§ 1-8 — 5725)›Chapter 2 - Uniform Signs and Advertisment Act of Puerto Rico of 1999 (§§ 51 — 56g)›Subchapter I - General Provisions (§§ 51 — 51l)›§ 51c - Permits | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE NINE - Highways and Traffic (§§ 1-8 — 5725) › Chapter 2 - Uniform Signs and Advertisment Act of Puerto Rico of 1999 (§§ 51 — 56g) › Subchapter I - General Provisions (§§ 51 — 51l) › § 51c - Permits | After the effective date of this act, any person who wishes to install a sign or advertisement shall obtain a permit from ARPE for such purposes, pursuant to the provisions of this chapter.
History —Dec. 22, 1999, No. 355, § 7, eff. 60 days after Dec. 22, 1999. |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-nine/chapter-2/subchapter-i/51d/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE NINE - Highways and Traffic (§§ 1-8 — 5725)›Chapter 2 - Uniform Signs and Advertisment Act of Puerto Rico of 1999 (§§ 51 — 56g)›Subchapter I - General Provisions (§§ 51 — 51l)›§ 51d - Exclusions | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE NINE - Highways and Traffic (§§ 1-8 — 5725) › Chapter 2 - Uniform Signs and Advertisment Act of Puerto Rico of 1999 (§§ 51 — 56g) › Subchapter I - General Provisions (§§ 51 — 51l) › § 51d - Exclusions | The provisions of this chapter shall not apply to the following signs or advertisements:
(a) Flags, emblems or insignias representing a nation, government or political subdivision.
(b) Commemorative inscriptions installed by entities or agencies in renowned historic sites.
(c) Signs identifying public roads, addresses ... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-nine/chapter-2/subchapter-i/51e/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE NINE - Highways and Traffic (§§ 1-8 — 5725)›Chapter 2 - Uniform Signs and Advertisment Act of Puerto Rico of 1999 (§§ 51 — 56g)›Subchapter I - General Provisions (§§ 51 — 51l)›§ 51e - Prohibited signs or advertisements | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE NINE - Highways and Traffic (§§ 1-8 — 5725) › Chapter 2 - Uniform Signs and Advertisment Act of Puerto Rico of 1999 (§§ 51 — 56g) › Subchapter I - General Provisions (§§ 51 — 51l) › § 51e - Prohibited signs or advertisements | (a) The following types of signs or advertisements shall be prohibited on any zoning district or non-zoning area:
(1) Abandoned signs or advertisements, as so determined by ARPE.
(2) Signs or advertisements with a rotating or moving structure, except on marketing centers or high-traffic shopping centers; [Provided], Th... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-nine/chapter-2/subchapter-i/51f/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE NINE - Highways and Traffic (§§ 1-8 — 5725)›Chapter 2 - Uniform Signs and Advertisment Act of Puerto Rico of 1999 (§§ 51 — 56g)›Subchapter I - General Provisions (§§ 51 — 51l)›§ 51f - Signs and advertisements that do not require perm... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE NINE - Highways and Traffic (§§ 1-8 — 5725) › Chapter 2 - Uniform Signs and Advertisment Act of Puerto Rico of 1999 (§§ 51 — 56g) › Subchapter I - General Provisions (§§ 51 — 51l) › § 51f - Signs and advertisements that do not require permits | The following types of signs and advertisements may be installed on any zoning district or non-zoning area without requiring a permit subject to the compliance of the norms established in this chapter and those of this section:
(a) Signs indicating danger. — Shall be erected and maintained for the time the danger exits... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-nine/chapter-2/subchapter-i/51g/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE NINE - Highways and Traffic (§§ 1-8 — 5725)›Chapter 2 - Uniform Signs and Advertisment Act of Puerto Rico of 1999 (§§ 51 — 56g)›Subchapter I - General Provisions (§§ 51 — 51l)›§ 51g - Size | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE NINE - Highways and Traffic (§§ 1-8 — 5725) › Chapter 2 - Uniform Signs and Advertisment Act of Puerto Rico of 1999 (§§ 51 — 56g) › Subchapter I - General Provisions (§§ 51 — 51l) › § 51g - Size | (a) The permitted area for a sign or advertisement to be installed on a building frontage shall be the percentage indicated hereinafter in this chapter, and corresponds to the total area within the surface of the building or lot frontage where it shall be installed.
(b) The size of the sign or advertisement installed o... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-nine/chapter-2/subchapter-i/51h/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE NINE - Highways and Traffic (§§ 1-8 — 5725)›Chapter 2 - Uniform Signs and Advertisment Act of Puerto Rico of 1999 (§§ 51 — 56g)›Subchapter I - General Provisions (§§ 51 — 51l)›§ 51h - Placement and location | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE NINE - Highways and Traffic (§§ 1-8 — 5725) › Chapter 2 - Uniform Signs and Advertisment Act of Puerto Rico of 1999 (§§ 51 — 56g) › Subchapter I - General Provisions (§§ 51 — 51l) › § 51h - Placement and location | (a) No sign or advertisement shall be installed obstructing a required exit, or interfering with the required ventilation or illumination of the building.
(b) No sign or advertisement shall be totally or partially extended over the margins of the frontage surface on which it is to be located. Only signs or advertisemen... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-nine/chapter-2/subchapter-i/51i/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE NINE - Highways and Traffic (§§ 1-8 — 5725)›Chapter 2 - Uniform Signs and Advertisment Act of Puerto Rico of 1999 (§§ 51 — 56g)›Subchapter I - General Provisions (§§ 51 — 51l)›§ 51i - Designs | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE NINE - Highways and Traffic (§§ 1-8 — 5725) › Chapter 2 - Uniform Signs and Advertisment Act of Puerto Rico of 1999 (§§ 51 — 56g) › Subchapter I - General Provisions (§§ 51 — 51l) › § 51i - Designs | (a) Every sign or advertisement shall be designed according to the best engineering practices, as provided in the Puerto Rico Building Code in full force and the Uniform Building Code (UBC) of 1997, as they may be amended from time to time. Every application for the installation of a sign or advertisement, in which the... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-nine/chapter-2/subchapter-i/51j/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE NINE - Highways and Traffic (§§ 1-8 — 5725)›Chapter 2 - Uniform Signs and Advertisment Act of Puerto Rico of 1999 (§§ 51 — 56g)›Subchapter I - General Provisions (§§ 51 — 51l)›§ 51j - Structural safety and maintenance | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE NINE - Highways and Traffic (§§ 1-8 — 5725) › Chapter 2 - Uniform Signs and Advertisment Act of Puerto Rico of 1999 (§§ 51 — 56g) › Subchapter I - General Provisions (§§ 51 — 51l) › § 51j - Structural safety and maintenance | Every sign or advertisement, as well as its accessories, shall receive the appropriate maintenance. It shall be the owner’s responsibility to maintain the structural safety of the sign or advertisement, and give maintenance to its immediate surrounding areas regarding sanitary conditions and ornate. The indiscriminate ... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-nine/chapter-2/subchapter-i/51k/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE NINE - Highways and Traffic (§§ 1-8 — 5725)›Chapter 2 - Uniform Signs and Advertisment Act of Puerto Rico of 1999 (§§ 51 — 56g)›Subchapter I - General Provisions (§§ 51 — 51l)›§ 51k - Historic sites or zones | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE NINE - Highways and Traffic (§§ 1-8 — 5725) › Chapter 2 - Uniform Signs and Advertisment Act of Puerto Rico of 1999 (§§ 51 — 56g) › Subchapter I - General Provisions (§§ 51 — 51l) › § 51k - Historic sites or zones | Signs installed in historic sites and zones shall comply with the regulatory provisions of the Regulations for Historic Sites and Zones of the Puerto Rico Planning Board (Planning Regulation No. 5), and any other municipal regulations regarding antique and historic zones, and with this chapter.
History —Dec. 22, 1999, ... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-nine/chapter-2/subchapter-i/51l/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE NINE - Highways and Traffic (§§ 1-8 — 5725)›Chapter 2 - Uniform Signs and Advertisment Act of Puerto Rico of 1999 (§§ 51 — 56g)›Subchapter I - General Provisions (§§ 51 — 51l)›§ 51l - Nonconforming signs and advertisements; under the... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE NINE - Highways and Traffic (§§ 1-8 — 5725) › Chapter 2 - Uniform Signs and Advertisment Act of Puerto Rico of 1999 (§§ 51 — 56g) › Subchapter I - General Provisions (§§ 51 — 51l) › § 51l - Nonconforming signs and advertisements; under the previous regulations | (a) Only a sign or advertisement with a permit shall be considered to be under the previous regulations when installed complying with the regulation in force at the time of installation, for which a permit has been requested or issued, and it does not comply with the provisions of this chapter.
(b) Any sign or advertis... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-nine/chapter-2/subchapter-ii/52/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE NINE - Highways and Traffic (§§ 1-8 — 5725)›Chapter 2 - Uniform Signs and Advertisment Act of Puerto Rico of 1999 (§§ 51 — 56g)›Subchapter II - Specific Provisions (§§ 52 — 52d)›§ 52 - Residential districts | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE NINE - Highways and Traffic (§§ 1-8 — 5725) › Chapter 2 - Uniform Signs and Advertisment Act of Puerto Rico of 1999 (§§ 51 — 56g) › Subchapter II - Specific Provisions (§§ 52 — 52d) › § 52 - Residential districts | (a) Any sign permitted in this section shall be subject to the compliance with the rules established in §§ 51—51 l of this title, and those in this section.
(b) No sign shall be installed in this district, except in those cases where a commercial, industrial, tourism, institutional, services or public permit has been g... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-nine/chapter-2/subchapter-ii/52a/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE NINE - Highways and Traffic (§§ 1-8 — 5725)›Chapter 2 - Uniform Signs and Advertisment Act of Puerto Rico of 1999 (§§ 51 — 56g)›Subchapter II - Specific Provisions (§§ 52 — 52d)›§ 52a - Commercial districts, non-zoning areas with an ... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE NINE - Highways and Traffic (§§ 1-8 — 5725) › Chapter 2 - Uniform Signs and Advertisment Act of Puerto Rico of 1999 (§§ 51 — 56g) › Subchapter II - Specific Provisions (§§ 52 — 52d) › § 52a - Commercial districts, non-zoning areas with an authorized commercial use | (a) The installation of signs shall be permitted in commercial districts or in non-zoning areas with an authorized commercial use, provided that they comply with the provisions established in §§ 51—51 l of this title and those in this section.
(b) The installation of one (1) or more signs shall be permitted, in the des... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-nine/chapter-2/subchapter-ii/52b/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE NINE - Highways and Traffic (§§ 1-8 — 5725)›Chapter 2 - Uniform Signs and Advertisment Act of Puerto Rico of 1999 (§§ 51 — 56g)›Subchapter II - Specific Provisions (§§ 52 — 52d)›§ 52b - Industrial districts, non-zoning areas with an ... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE NINE - Highways and Traffic (§§ 1-8 — 5725) › Chapter 2 - Uniform Signs and Advertisment Act of Puerto Rico of 1999 (§§ 51 — 56g) › Subchapter II - Specific Provisions (§§ 52 — 52d) › § 52b - Industrial districts, non-zoning areas with an authorized industrial use | (a) In industrial districts or non-zoning areas with an authorized industrial use, the installation of the following signs shall be permitted, provided that they comply with the provisions established in §§ 51—51 l of this title and those in this section.
(b) The installation of one (1) or more signs shall be permitted... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-nine/chapter-2/subchapter-ii/52c/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE NINE - Highways and Traffic (§§ 1-8 — 5725)›Chapter 2 - Uniform Signs and Advertisment Act of Puerto Rico of 1999 (§§ 51 — 56g)›Subchapter II - Specific Provisions (§§ 52 — 52d)›§ 52c - Public property, non-zoning areas with an autho... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE NINE - Highways and Traffic (§§ 1-8 — 5725) › Chapter 2 - Uniform Signs and Advertisment Act of Puerto Rico of 1999 (§§ 51 — 56g) › Subchapter II - Specific Provisions (§§ 52 — 52d) › § 52c - Public property, non-zoning areas with an authorized public use, properties owned by the Govern... | (a) Any sign permitted pursuant to this section, [shall] comply with the provisions established in §§ 51—51 l this title and those in this section.
(b) Signs installed on the front wall of a building, pursuant to the following: —
(1) Size. — The sum of the sizes of the signs to identify the building institution, servic... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-nine/chapter-2/subchapter-ii/52d/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE NINE - Highways and Traffic (§§ 1-8 — 5725)›Chapter 2 - Uniform Signs and Advertisment Act of Puerto Rico of 1999 (§§ 51 — 56g)›Subchapter II - Specific Provisions (§§ 52 — 52d)›§ 52d - Specific provisions | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE NINE - Highways and Traffic (§§ 1-8 — 5725) › Chapter 2 - Uniform Signs and Advertisment Act of Puerto Rico of 1999 (§§ 51 — 56g) › Subchapter II - Specific Provisions (§§ 52 — 52d) › § 52d - Specific provisions | (a) Signs permitted in districts established by the Zoning Regulation for the Puerto Rico Coastal Zone and Beach Accesses, Zoning Regulation for Urban Non-Zoning Areas of Municipalities Surrounding the Caribbean National Forest (El Yunque), and the Regulation of the Hydrographic Basin of Tortuguero Lagoon, shall comply... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-nine/chapter-2/subchapter-iii/53/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE NINE - Highways and Traffic (§§ 1-8 — 5725)›Chapter 2 - Uniform Signs and Advertisment Act of Puerto Rico of 1999 (§§ 51 — 56g)›Subchapter III - Specific Provisions for Advertisements (§ 53)›§ 53 - Specific provisions for advertiseme... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE NINE - Highways and Traffic (§§ 1-8 — 5725) › Chapter 2 - Uniform Signs and Advertisment Act of Puerto Rico of 1999 (§§ 51 — 56g) › Subchapter III - Specific Provisions for Advertisements (§ 53) › § 53 - Specific provisions for advertisements | (a) The signs permitted in this section shall be subject to the compliance with the norms established in §§ 51—51 l of this title.
(b) Zones in which the installation of signs shall be permitted. —
(1) Commercials districts.
(2) Industrial districts.
(3) Public districts.
(4) On any lot or building in any zoning distri... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-nine/chapter-2/subchapter-iv/54/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE NINE - Highways and Traffic (§§ 1-8 — 5725)›Chapter 2 - Uniform Signs and Advertisment Act of Puerto Rico of 1999 (§§ 51 — 56g)›Subchapter IV - Permits for Signs and Advertisements (§§ 54 — 54b)›§ 54 - Requisites | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE NINE - Highways and Traffic (§§ 1-8 — 5725) › Chapter 2 - Uniform Signs and Advertisment Act of Puerto Rico of 1999 (§§ 51 — 56g) › Subchapter IV - Permits for Signs and Advertisements (§§ 54 — 54b) › § 54 - Requisites | (a) After the effective date of this act, no sign or advertisement shall be installed without having the corresponding permit issued by ARPE.
(b) ARPE shall collect a non-refundable fee of twenty-five dollars ($25) for each permit requested for the installation of a sign, and fifty dollars ($50) for the installation of... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-nine/chapter-2/subchapter-iv/54a/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE NINE - Highways and Traffic (§§ 1-8 — 5725)›Chapter 2 - Uniform Signs and Advertisment Act of Puerto Rico of 1999 (§§ 51 — 56g)›Subchapter IV - Permits for Signs and Advertisements (§§ 54 — 54b)›§ 54a - Proceeding | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE NINE - Highways and Traffic (§§ 1-8 — 5725) › Chapter 2 - Uniform Signs and Advertisment Act of Puerto Rico of 1999 (§§ 51 — 56g) › Subchapter IV - Permits for Signs and Advertisements (§§ 54 — 54b) › § 54a - Proceeding | The procedures to apply for the approval of a draft (in case there is a variation in the permit application), for a construction permit and an installation permit for a sign or advertisement, shall be carried out in one unified and uniform proceeding, provided that the rights for each procedure are paid on the filing d... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-nine/chapter-2/subchapter-iv/54b/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE NINE - Highways and Traffic (§§ 1-8 — 5725)›Chapter 2 - Uniform Signs and Advertisment Act of Puerto Rico of 1999 (§§ 51 — 56g)›Subchapter IV - Permits for Signs and Advertisements (§§ 54 — 54b)›§ 54b - Documents required | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE NINE - Highways and Traffic (§§ 1-8 — 5725) › Chapter 2 - Uniform Signs and Advertisment Act of Puerto Rico of 1999 (§§ 51 — 56g) › Subchapter IV - Permits for Signs and Advertisements (§§ 54 — 54b) › § 54b - Documents required | (a) A written authorization by the owner, tenant or possessor of the property where the sign or advertisement shall be installed.
(b) A use permit or a receipt of the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority, or the Puerto Rico Aqueduct and Sewer Authority of the property where the sign or advertisement is located.
(c) Two... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-nine/chapter-2/subchapter-v/55/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE NINE - Highways and Traffic (§§ 1-8 — 5725)›Chapter 2 - Uniform Signs and Advertisment Act of Puerto Rico of 1999 (§§ 51 — 56g)›Subchapter V - Advisory Committee for the Sign and Advertisement Industry (§ 55)›§ 55 - Creation | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE NINE - Highways and Traffic (§§ 1-8 — 5725) › Chapter 2 - Uniform Signs and Advertisment Act of Puerto Rico of 1999 (§§ 51 — 56g) › Subchapter V - Advisory Committee for the Sign and Advertisement Industry (§ 55) › § 55 - Creation | The Advisory Committee on the Signs and Advertisements Industry is hereby created, attached to the Regulations and Permits Administration (ARPE), which shall be composed of seven (7) members. Three (3) members shall be appointed respectively, by the President of the Puerto Rico Retailers Association, the President of t... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-nine/chapter-2/subchapter-vi/56/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE NINE - Highways and Traffic (§§ 1-8 — 5725)›Chapter 2 - Uniform Signs and Advertisment Act of Puerto Rico of 1999 (§§ 51 — 56g)›Subchapter VI - Supplementary Provisions (§§ 56 — 56g)›§ 56 - Public service | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE NINE - Highways and Traffic (§§ 1-8 — 5725) › Chapter 2 - Uniform Signs and Advertisment Act of Puerto Rico of 1999 (§§ 51 — 56g) › Subchapter VI - Supplementary Provisions (§§ 56 — 56g) › § 56 - Public service | Any person engaged in the advertisement installation business shall set aside a free space on the advertisement to be used for any public service announcement. Any person who has from one (1) to thirty (30) spaces to install advertisements shall leave one (1) space available for a public service announcement. Any perso... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-nine/chapter-2/subchapter-vi/56a/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE NINE - Highways and Traffic (§§ 1-8 — 5725)›Chapter 2 - Uniform Signs and Advertisment Act of Puerto Rico of 1999 (§§ 51 — 56g)›Subchapter VI - Supplementary Provisions (§§ 56 — 56g)›§ 56a - Transfer of permits | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE NINE - Highways and Traffic (§§ 1-8 — 5725) › Chapter 2 - Uniform Signs and Advertisment Act of Puerto Rico of 1999 (§§ 51 — 56g) › Subchapter VI - Supplementary Provisions (§§ 56 — 56g) › § 56a - Transfer of permits | It is hereby provided that the transfer of ownership of a sign or advertisement, to which ARPE has issued a permit, shall not [invalidate] the sign or advertisement’s permit. It is Provided, That it shall be the responsibility of the person who buys a sign or advertisement to notify ARPE of any change of owner and prov... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-nine/chapter-2/subchapter-vi/56b/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE NINE - Highways and Traffic (§§ 1-8 — 5725)›Chapter 2 - Uniform Signs and Advertisment Act of Puerto Rico of 1999 (§§ 51 — 56g)›Subchapter VI - Supplementary Provisions (§§ 56 — 56g)›§ 56b - Penalties and legal actions | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE NINE - Highways and Traffic (§§ 1-8 — 5725) › Chapter 2 - Uniform Signs and Advertisment Act of Puerto Rico of 1999 (§§ 51 — 56g) › Subchapter VI - Supplementary Provisions (§§ 56 — 56g) › § 56b - Penalties and legal actions | ARPE may impose fines to any person who violates the provisions of this chapter, pursuant to ARPE Regulations for Administrative Fines. It may also initiate the adequate legal action to implement and oversee the provisions of this chapter.
ARPE shall notify the owner of the illegal sign or advertisement, as well as the... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-nine/chapter-2/subchapter-vi/56c/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE NINE - Highways and Traffic (§§ 1-8 — 5725)›Chapter 2 - Uniform Signs and Advertisment Act of Puerto Rico of 1999 (§§ 51 — 56g)›Subchapter VI - Supplementary Provisions (§§ 56 — 56g)›§ 56c - Confiscation of illegal signs and advertis... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE NINE - Highways and Traffic (§§ 1-8 — 5725) › Chapter 2 - Uniform Signs and Advertisment Act of Puerto Rico of 1999 (§§ 51 — 56g) › Subchapter VI - Supplementary Provisions (§§ 56 — 56g) › § 56c - Confiscation of illegal signs and advertisements | The Regulations and Permits Administration is hereby empowered, pursuant to the provisions of this section, to confiscate or order the removal of any sign or advertisement installed in an illegal way.
The procedure to confiscate a sign or advertisement illegally installed shall be the following:
(a) ARPE shall notify t... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-nine/chapter-2/subchapter-vi/56d/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE NINE - Highways and Traffic (§§ 1-8 — 5725)›Chapter 2 - Uniform Signs and Advertisment Act of Puerto Rico of 1999 (§§ 51 — 56g)›Subchapter VI - Supplementary Provisions (§§ 56 — 56g)›§ 56d - Implementation of this chapter | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE NINE - Highways and Traffic (§§ 1-8 — 5725) › Chapter 2 - Uniform Signs and Advertisment Act of Puerto Rico of 1999 (§§ 51 — 56g) › Subchapter VI - Supplementary Provisions (§§ 56 — 56g) › § 56d - Implementation of this chapter | The Regulations and Permits Administration shall be responsible of enforcing the provisions of this chapter, and of supervising the compliance of its provisions. To that effect, the Administrator of ARPE shall have all the powers and duties, including without limitation, those powers and duties conferred by Act No. 76 ... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-nine/chapter-2/subchapter-vi/56e/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE NINE - Highways and Traffic (§§ 1-8 — 5725)›Chapter 2 - Uniform Signs and Advertisment Act of Puerto Rico of 1999 (§§ 51 — 56g)›Subchapter VI - Supplementary Provisions (§§ 56 — 56g)›§ 56e - Permit applications filed prior to the eff... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE NINE - Highways and Traffic (§§ 1-8 — 5725) › Chapter 2 - Uniform Signs and Advertisment Act of Puerto Rico of 1999 (§§ 51 — 56g) › Subchapter VI - Supplementary Provisions (§§ 56 — 56g) › § 56e - Permit applications filed prior to the effective date of this act | Permit applications for the installation of signs and advertisements, duly filed before ARPE prior to the effective date of this act, shall be considered to be filed pursuant to the applicable provisions of law at the time said applications were filed. Nevertheless, in case a permit so applied for may be granted under ... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-nine/chapter-2/subchapter-vi/56f/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE NINE - Highways and Traffic (§§ 1-8 — 5725)›Chapter 2 - Uniform Signs and Advertisment Act of Puerto Rico of 1999 (§§ 51 — 56g)›Subchapter VI - Supplementary Provisions (§§ 56 — 56g)›§ 56f - Use of the revenues generated | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE NINE - Highways and Traffic (§§ 1-8 — 5725) › Chapter 2 - Uniform Signs and Advertisment Act of Puerto Rico of 1999 (§§ 51 — 56g) › Subchapter VI - Supplementary Provisions (§§ 56 — 56g) › § 56f - Use of the revenues generated | The funds obtained through the collection of fees and the imposition of fines, pursuant to the provisions of this chapter, shall be covered into the Regulations and Permits Administration Special Fund created pursuant to Section 13 of Act No. 76 of June 24, 1975, as amended, for the benefit of ARPE, except as provided ... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-nine/chapter-2/subchapter-vi/56g/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE NINE - Highways and Traffic (§§ 1-8 — 5725)›Chapter 2 - Uniform Signs and Advertisment Act of Puerto Rico of 1999 (§§ 51 — 56g)›Subchapter VI - Supplementary Provisions (§§ 56 — 56g)›§ 56g - Orientation campaign | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE NINE - Highways and Traffic (§§ 1-8 — 5725) › Chapter 2 - Uniform Signs and Advertisment Act of Puerto Rico of 1999 (§§ 51 — 56g) › Subchapter VI - Supplementary Provisions (§§ 56 — 56g) › § 56g - Orientation campaign | Immediately after the approval of this act, ARPE shall implement a thirty (30) -day orientation campaign to the general public, regarding their obligation to register the signs and advertisements, the obligation to obtain a permit prior to the installation of a sign or advertisement, and the obligation to be registered... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-nine/chapter-3/71/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE NINE - Highways and Traffic (§§ 1-8 — 5725)›Chapter 3 - Acceptance of Benefits Under Federal Highway Acts (§§ 71 — 75)›§ 71 - Acceptance of benefits | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE NINE - Highways and Traffic (§§ 1-8 — 5725) › Chapter 3 - Acceptance of Benefits Under Federal Highway Acts (§§ 71 — 75) › § 71 - Acceptance of benefits | The acceptance of the benefits of federal aid, and specifically those of the Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1944 (Public Law 521-78th Congress), is hereby confirmed.
To this end the Secretary of Transportation and Public Works is hereby authorized to enter into and sign all necessary agreements with the Federal Works Agenc... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-nine/chapter-3/72/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE NINE - Highways and Traffic (§§ 1-8 — 5725)›Chapter 3 - Acceptance of Benefits Under Federal Highway Acts (§§ 71 — 75)›§ 72 - Program of works | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE NINE - Highways and Traffic (§§ 1-8 — 5725) › Chapter 3 - Acceptance of Benefits Under Federal Highway Acts (§§ 71 — 75) › § 72 - Program of works | The Secretary of Transportation and Public Works is hereby further authorized to prepare, and he is hereby directed to prepare, the program of works to be carried out with combined federal and Commonwealth funds, and he is further authorized and empowered to negotiate and execute the necessary agreements with the prope... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-nine/chapter-3/73/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE NINE - Highways and Traffic (§§ 1-8 — 5725)›Chapter 3 - Acceptance of Benefits Under Federal Highway Acts (§§ 71 — 75)›§ 73 - Compensation to third parties sustaining damages | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE NINE - Highways and Traffic (§§ 1-8 — 5725) › Chapter 3 - Acceptance of Benefits Under Federal Highway Acts (§§ 71 — 75) › § 73 - Compensation to third parties sustaining damages | Third parties sustaining damages caused by the negligence of employees in the works and services paid for with the appropriations made in § 74 of this title and which may be carried out by force account shall be compensated.
History —May 14, 1949, No. 370, p. 1124, § 4, eff. July 1, 1949. |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-nine/chapter-3/74/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE NINE - Highways and Traffic (§§ 1-8 — 5725)›Chapter 3 - Acceptance of Benefits Under Federal Highway Acts (§§ 71 — 75)›§ 74 - Condemnation of property | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE NINE - Highways and Traffic (§§ 1-8 — 5725) › Chapter 3 - Acceptance of Benefits Under Federal Highway Acts (§§ 71 — 75) › § 74 - Condemnation of property | The Secretary of Transportation and Public Works is hereby authorized to file and prosecute in the name and in behalf of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, all proceedings relative to the condemnation of lands and the accessories thereof, quarries, properties, and any other rights, for the construction, reconstruction an... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-nine/chapter-6/146/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE NINE - Highways and Traffic (§§ 1-8 — 5725)›Chapter 6 - Complete Streets (§§ 146 — 151)›§ 146 - Definitions | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE NINE - Highways and Traffic (§§ 1-8 — 5725) › Chapter 6 - Complete Streets (§§ 146 — 151) › § 146 - Definitions | For purposes of this chapter, the following terms or phrases shall have the meaning stated hereinbelow, except where clearly stated otherwise, and terms in the singular form shall include the plural form and vice versa:
(a) Complete Streets.— Road design characteristics that facilitate the safety and mobility of public... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-nine/chapter-6/147/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE NINE - Highways and Traffic (§§ 1-8 — 5725)›Chapter 6 - Complete Streets (§§ 146 — 151)›§ 147 - Declaration of public policy | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE NINE - Highways and Traffic (§§ 1-8 — 5725) › Chapter 6 - Complete Streets (§§ 146 — 151) › § 147 - Declaration of public policy | (1) The adoption of the concept of Complete Streets is hereby established as the public policy of the Government of Puerto Rico.
(a) The Department of Transportation and Public Works, the Highway and Transportation Authority, and the municipal transportation and highway departments or divisions shall adopt, as part of ... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-nine/chapter-6/148/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE NINE - Highways and Traffic (§§ 1-8 — 5725)›Chapter 6 - Complete Streets (§§ 146 — 151)›§ 148 - Evaluation Commission for the Adoption of the Complete Streets Concept | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE NINE - Highways and Traffic (§§ 1-8 — 5725) › Chapter 6 - Complete Streets (§§ 146 — 151) › § 148 - Evaluation Commission for the Adoption of the Complete Streets Concept | A temporary Commission shall be established, to be chaired by the Secretary of the Department of Transportation and Public Works or his/her representative, which shall have the following name: “Evaluation Commission for the Adoption of the Complete Streets Concept”. The Commission shall have the following purposes:
(a)... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-nine/chapter-6/149/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE NINE - Highways and Traffic (§§ 1-8 — 5725)›Chapter 6 - Complete Streets (§§ 146 — 151)›§ 149 - Evaluation Commission for the Adoption of the Complete Streets Concept—Composition | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE NINE - Highways and Traffic (§§ 1-8 — 5725) › Chapter 6 - Complete Streets (§§ 146 — 151) › § 149 - Evaluation Commission for the Adoption of the Complete Streets Concept—Composition | The Governor shall designate the Commission not later than thirty (30) days after the approval of this act, and the same shall be composed of members representing the following agencies and organizations:
(a) The Department of Transportation and Public Works.
(b) The Planning Board.
(c) The Permit Management Office.
(d... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-nine/chapter-6/150/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE NINE - Highways and Traffic (§§ 1-8 — 5725)›Chapter 6 - Complete Streets (§§ 146 — 151)›§ 150 - Evaluation Commission for the Adoption of the Complete Streets Concept—Duties and dissolutio... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE NINE - Highways and Traffic (§§ 1-8 — 5725) › Chapter 6 - Complete Streets (§§ 146 — 151) › § 150 - Evaluation Commission for the Adoption of the Complete Streets Concept—Duties and dissolution | Once the members of the Commission are designated, the Secretary of the Department of Transportation and Public Works, or his/her representative, shall call and hold the first meeting:
(a) Once convened and gathered, the Commission or any person designated by it shall establish the rules of operation.
(b) The Commissio... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-nine/chapter-6/151/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE NINE - Highways and Traffic (§§ 1-8 — 5725)›Chapter 6 - Complete Streets (§§ 146 — 151)›§ 151 - Exceptions | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE NINE - Highways and Traffic (§§ 1-8 — 5725) › Chapter 6 - Complete Streets (§§ 146 — 151) › § 151 - Exceptions | For purposes of practicality, usage, reasonability, and proportion between the investment and use of such public thoroughfare by the people, if necessary, the public policy established by this chapter shall be subject to the following conditions:
(a) That the use of a particular public thoroughfare by cyclists or pedes... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-nine/chapter-7/180/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE NINE - Highways and Traffic (§§ 1-8 — 5725)›Chapter 7 - Regulation of Motor Vehicles and Traffic (§§ 171-178 — 200)›§ 180 - Public service automobile insurance | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE NINE - Highways and Traffic (§§ 1-8 — 5725) › Chapter 7 - Regulation of Motor Vehicles and Traffic (§§ 171-178 — 200) › § 180 - Public service automobile insurance | (a) [Repealed. Act June 26, 1968, No. 138, p. 335, § 16, eff. Jan. 1, 1970.]
(b) [Repealed. Act June 26, 1968, No. 138, p. 335, § 16, eff. Jan. 1, 1970.]
(c) [Repealed. Act June 21, 1977, No. 89, p. 200, § 6, eff. June 21, 1977.]
(d) [Repealed. Act June 21, 1977, No. 89, p. 200, § 6, eff. June 21, 1977.]
(e) [Repealed.... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-nine/chapter-7/194/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE NINE - Highways and Traffic (§§ 1-8 — 5725)›Chapter 7 - Regulation of Motor Vehicles and Traffic (§§ 171-178 — 200)›§ 194 - Use of sirens | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE NINE - Highways and Traffic (§§ 1-8 — 5725) › Chapter 7 - Regulation of Motor Vehicles and Traffic (§§ 171-178 — 200) › § 194 - Use of sirens | It is hereby prohibited to use sirens on any motor vehicle, whether public or private, of the Commonwealth or Municipal Government or of the Government of the Capital, and on pedal bicycles, excepting those vehicles which are used as ambulances or fire-engines, and those belonging to the Police of Puerto Rico.
History ... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-nine/chapter-7/195/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE NINE - Highways and Traffic (§§ 1-8 — 5725)›Chapter 7 - Regulation of Motor Vehicles and Traffic (§§ 171-178 — 200)›§ 195 - Use of sirens—Penalties | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE NINE - Highways and Traffic (§§ 1-8 — 5725) › Chapter 7 - Regulation of Motor Vehicles and Traffic (§§ 171-178 — 200) › § 195 - Use of sirens—Penalties | Every chauffeur, motor-vehicle driver, or cyclist, who violates the provisions of § 194 of this title, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
History —Apr. 24, 1945, No. 33, p. 114, § 2, eff. 90 days after Apr. 24, 1945. |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-nine/chapter-7/196/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE NINE - Highways and Traffic (§§ 1-8 — 5725)›Chapter 7 - Regulation of Motor Vehicles and Traffic (§§ 171-178 — 200)›§ 196 - Cancellation of license for collisions causing death | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE NINE - Highways and Traffic (§§ 1-8 — 5725) › Chapter 7 - Regulation of Motor Vehicles and Traffic (§§ 171-178 — 200) › § 196 - Cancellation of license for collisions causing death | The court taking cognizance of the case may decree the permanent or temporary cancellation of the license to drive motor vehicles of any person who is convicted of violating § 328 of the Penal Code of Puerto Rico, or of involuntary homicide, when the death charged to the defendant in such cases has been caused by a mot... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-nine/chapter-7/197/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE NINE - Highways and Traffic (§§ 1-8 — 5725)›Chapter 7 - Regulation of Motor Vehicles and Traffic (§§ 171-178 — 200)›§ 197 - Transportation of passengers in motor vehicles not designed therefor | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE NINE - Highways and Traffic (§§ 1-8 — 5725) › Chapter 7 - Regulation of Motor Vehicles and Traffic (§§ 171-178 — 200) › § 197 - Transportation of passengers in motor vehicles not designed therefor | There is hereby prohibited the conveyance or transportation of passengers, either for pay or gratuitously, in motor vehicles which by their structure have not been expressly designed for such conveyance or transportation, including specifically those defined in Act No. 279 of April 5, 1946, as heavy motor vehicles, com... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-nine/chapter-7/198/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE NINE - Highways and Traffic (§§ 1-8 — 5725)›Chapter 7 - Regulation of Motor Vehicles and Traffic (§§ 171-178 — 200)›§ 198 - Transportation of passengers in motor vehicles not designated therefor—Permits; regulations;... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE NINE - Highways and Traffic (§§ 1-8 — 5725) › Chapter 7 - Regulation of Motor Vehicles and Traffic (§§ 171-178 — 200) › § 198 - Transportation of passengers in motor vehicles not designated therefor—Permits; regulations; insurance | The Public Service Commission is hereby authorized to grant special permits and to set up, subject to the approval of the Governor, the pertinent regulations for the conveyance or transportation of persons in commercial or heavy vehicles for agricultural, industrial, or commercial purposes, or any other purposes which ... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-nine/chapter-7/199/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE NINE - Highways and Traffic (§§ 1-8 — 5725)›Chapter 7 - Regulation of Motor Vehicles and Traffic (§§ 171-178 — 200)›§ 199 - Transportation of passengers in motor vehicles not designated therefor—Application to Common... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE NINE - Highways and Traffic (§§ 1-8 — 5725) › Chapter 7 - Regulation of Motor Vehicles and Traffic (§§ 171-178 — 200) › § 199 - Transportation of passengers in motor vehicles not designated therefor—Application to Commonwealth and municipalities | The provisions of §§ 197—200 of this title shall be applicable to the Commonwealth, to the agencies and instrumentalities thereof, to the municipal governments, and to the Government of the Capital.
History —June 17, 1955, No. 78, p. 284, § 3, eff. 30 days after June 17, 1955. |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-nine/chapter-7/200/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE NINE - Highways and Traffic (§§ 1-8 — 5725)›Chapter 7 - Regulation of Motor Vehicles and Traffic (§§ 171-178 — 200)›§ 200 - Transportation of passengers in motor vehicles not designated therefor—Penalties | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE NINE - Highways and Traffic (§§ 1-8 — 5725) › Chapter 7 - Regulation of Motor Vehicles and Traffic (§§ 171-178 — 200) › § 200 - Transportation of passengers in motor vehicles not designated therefor—Penalties | Any natural or artificial person violating any of the provisions of §§ 197—200 of this title or any regulation promulgated hereunder, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
History —June 17, 1955, No. 78, p. 284, § 4, eff. 30 days after June 17, 1955. |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-nine/chapter-11/251/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE NINE - Highways and Traffic (§§ 1-8 — 5725)›Chapter 11 - Traffic Bureau (§§ 251 — 260)›§ 251 - Definitions | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE NINE - Highways and Traffic (§§ 1-8 — 5725) › Chapter 11 - Traffic Bureau (§§ 251 — 260) › § 251 - Definitions | Wherever used in this chapter, the following terms shall, except as otherwise clearly indicated in the context, have the following meanings:
(a) Bureau. — The Traffic Bureau of the Department of Transportation and Public Works.
(b) Director. — The Director of the Traffic Bureau.
(c) Commonwealth. — The Commonwealth of ... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-nine/chapter-11/252/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE NINE - Highways and Traffic (§§ 1-8 — 5725)›Chapter 11 - Traffic Bureau (§§ 251 — 260)›§ 252 - Traffic Bureau established; Director | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE NINE - Highways and Traffic (§§ 1-8 — 5725) › Chapter 11 - Traffic Bureau (§§ 251 — 260) › § 252 - Traffic Bureau established; Director | In line with present requirements, and with a view to solving the traffic problem, the Secretary of Transportation and Public Works is hereby directed and authorized to establish a Traffic Bureau in the Department of Transportation and Public Works during the fiscal year 1954—55. The Bureau shall be under the direction... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-nine/chapter-11/254/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE NINE - Highways and Traffic (§§ 1-8 — 5725)›Chapter 11 - Traffic Bureau (§§ 251 — 260)›§ 254 - Director of Traffic Bureau—Equipment, personnel | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE NINE - Highways and Traffic (§§ 1-8 — 5725) › Chapter 11 - Traffic Bureau (§§ 251 — 260) › § 254 - Director of Traffic Bureau—Equipment, personnel | The Secretary of Transportation and Public Works shall appoint the Director, who shall be the administrative head of the office and shall develop, outline and perform the functions and duties herein prescribed. The Director must be qualified by training and experience for the task of directing traffic matters. The Dire... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-nine/chapter-11/255/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE NINE - Highways and Traffic (§§ 1-8 — 5725)›Chapter 11 - Traffic Bureau (§§ 251 — 260)›§ 255 - Director of Traffic Bureau—Duties and prerogatives | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE NINE - Highways and Traffic (§§ 1-8 — 5725) › Chapter 11 - Traffic Bureau (§§ 251 — 260) › § 255 - Director of Traffic Bureau—Duties and prerogatives | For the carrying out of the purposes of this chapter, the Director shall have the following duties and prerogatives:
(a) To outline, develop and carry out programs, campaigns and activities for the purpose of preventing and reducing traffic accidents, and facilitating traffic control on the streets and roads of the Com... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-nine/chapter-11/256/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE NINE - Highways and Traffic (§§ 1-8 — 5725)›Chapter 11 - Traffic Bureau (§§ 251 — 260)›§ 256 - Director of Traffic Bureau—Powers | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE NINE - Highways and Traffic (§§ 1-8 — 5725) › Chapter 11 - Traffic Bureau (§§ 251 — 260) › § 256 - Director of Traffic Bureau—Powers | The Director is hereby conferred all reasonable and necessary powers for the carrying out of the purposes of this chapter. The Director is hereby further authorized to recommend, study and examine traffic-control and accident-prevention measures, heretofore or hereafter established by government agencies. He may, likew... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-nine/chapter-11/257/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE NINE - Highways and Traffic (§§ 1-8 — 5725)›Chapter 11 - Traffic Bureau (§§ 251 — 260)›§ 257 - Cooperation of government departments and agencies | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE NINE - Highways and Traffic (§§ 1-8 — 5725) › Chapter 11 - Traffic Bureau (§§ 251 — 260) › § 257 - Cooperation of government departments and agencies | The heads of all government departments, divisions and agencies shall cooperate with the Director and furnish him complete information regarding activities and programs of their various dependencies which are directly or indirectly related with traffic-control and accident-prevention problems. At the request of the Sec... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-nine/chapter-11/258/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE NINE - Highways and Traffic (§§ 1-8 — 5725)›Chapter 11 - Traffic Bureau (§§ 251 — 260)›§ 258 - Acceptance of gifts | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE NINE - Highways and Traffic (§§ 1-8 — 5725) › Chapter 11 - Traffic Bureau (§§ 251 — 260) › § 258 - Acceptance of gifts | The Secretary of Transportation and Public Works may, with the previous approval of the Governor, accept, in behalf of the Commonwealth, gifts of property and money to help carry out the purposes specified in this chapter. Funds so received shall be kept under the custody of the Secretary of the Treasury, to be expende... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-nine/chapter-11/259/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE NINE - Highways and Traffic (§§ 1-8 — 5725)›Chapter 11 - Traffic Bureau (§§ 251 — 260)›§ 259 - Appropriations | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE NINE - Highways and Traffic (§§ 1-8 — 5725) › Chapter 11 - Traffic Bureau (§§ 251 — 260) › § 259 - Appropriations | To meet the operating expenses of the Traffic Bureau there shall be annually included in the General Appropriations Act the sum deemed necessary for the carrying out of the purposes of this chapter. The sum of one hundred seventy-five thousand dollars ($175,000) is hereby appropriated for the Fiscal Yyear 1954-55, whic... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-nine/chapter-11/260/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE NINE - Highways and Traffic (§§ 1-8 — 5725)›Chapter 11 - Traffic Bureau (§§ 251 — 260)›§ 260 - Transfer of functions, personnel, etc | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE NINE - Highways and Traffic (§§ 1-8 — 5725) › Chapter 11 - Traffic Bureau (§§ 251 — 260) › § 260 - Transfer of functions, personnel, etc | The Secretary of Transportation and Public Works is hereby authorized to transfer to and integrate in the Traffic Bureau such functions and activities, personnel, records and properties of his Department as may be necessary for carrying out the purposes of this chapter.
History —June 29, 1954, No. 92, p. 974, § 10. |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-nine/chapter-15/2001/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE NINE - Highways and Traffic (§§ 1-8 — 5725)›Chapter 15 - Highway and Transportation Authority (§§ 2001 — 2035)›§ 2001 - Short title | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE NINE - Highways and Traffic (§§ 1-8 — 5725) › Chapter 15 - Highway and Transportation Authority (§§ 2001 — 2035) › § 2001 - Short title | This chapter shall be known as the “Puerto Rico Highway and Transportation Authority Act”.
History —June 23, 1965, No. 74, p. 158, § 1; Mar. 6, 1991, No. 1, p. 1, § 1. |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-nine/chapter-15/2002/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE NINE - Highways and Traffic (§§ 1-8 — 5725)›Chapter 15 - Highway and Transportation Authority (§§ 2001 — 2035)›§ 2002 - Authority Created | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE NINE - Highways and Traffic (§§ 1-8 — 5725) › Chapter 15 - Highway and Transportation Authority (§§ 2001 — 2035) › § 2002 - Authority Created | With the purpose of continuing the government’s work to provide the people with the best roads and means of transportation, to expedite the movement of vehicles and individuals, to relieve in every possible way the hazards and inconveniences caused by congestion on the roads of the Commonwealth, to face the increasing ... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-nine/chapter-15/2003/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE NINE - Highways and Traffic (§§ 1-8 — 5725)›Chapter 15 - Highway and Transportation Authority (§§ 2001 — 2035)›§ 2003 - Definitions | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE NINE - Highways and Traffic (§§ 1-8 — 5725) › Chapter 15 - Highway and Transportation Authority (§§ 2001 — 2035) › § 2003 - Definitions | The following words or terms as used or referred to in this section shall have the meaning expressed below, except when the context clearly indicates otherwise:
(a) Authority.— Shall mean Puerto Rico Highways and Transportation Authority, created by § 2002 of this title, or, should said Authority be abolished, the agen... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-nine/chapter-15/2004/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE NINE - Highways and Traffic (§§ 1-8 — 5725)›Chapter 15 - Highway and Transportation Authority (§§ 2001 — 2035)›§ 2004 - Powers | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE NINE - Highways and Traffic (§§ 1-8 — 5725) › Chapter 15 - Highway and Transportation Authority (§§ 2001 — 2035) › § 2004 - Powers | Subject to the provisions of § 2005 of this title, the Authority is hereby empowered to:
(a) To have perpetual existence as a corporation.
(b) To adopt, alter, and use a corporate seal, which shall be judicially noticed.
(c) To adopt, amend and repeal bylaws for the regulation of its affairs and the conduct of its busi... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-nine/chapter-15/2004a/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE NINE - Highways and Traffic (§§ 1-8 — 5725)›Chapter 15 - Highway and Transportation Authority (§§ 2001 — 2035)›§ 2004a - Contracts for construction, operation and maintenance, transit and transportation faciliti... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE NINE - Highways and Traffic (§§ 1-8 — 5725) › Chapter 15 - Highway and Transportation Authority (§§ 2001 — 2035) › § 2004a - Contracts for construction, operation and maintenance, transit and transportation facilities, bridges, highways, avenues and expressways with private entities, as... | (1) The Authority or the Department of Transportation and Public Works may contract with private entities, and through the use of private funds, the final design, construction, operation and maintenance of new transit and transportation facilities, highways, bridges, avenues, expressways and ancillary transit facilitie... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-nine/chapter-15/2004b/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE NINE - Highways and Traffic (§§ 1-8 — 5725)›Chapter 15 - Highway and Transportation Authority (§§ 2001 — 2035)›§ 2004b - Toll, charge, or tax | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE NINE - Highways and Traffic (§§ 1-8 — 5725) › Chapter 15 - Highway and Transportation Authority (§§ 2001 — 2035) › § 2004b - Toll, charge, or tax | The private entity hired for the final design, construction, operation, and maintenance of the transit and transportation facility, public highway and/or its ancillary transit facilities shall be empowered to charge the public for the use thereof the amount of the toll, charge, or tax set forth in the contract entered ... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-nine/chapter-15/2004c/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE NINE - Highways and Traffic (§§ 1-8 — 5725)›Chapter 15 - Highway and Transportation Authority (§§ 2001 — 2035)›§ 2004c - Requirements and conditions applicable to the private entity | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE NINE - Highways and Traffic (§§ 1-8 — 5725) › Chapter 15 - Highway and Transportation Authority (§§ 2001 — 2035) › § 2004c - Requirements and conditions applicable to the private entity | The private entity that wishes to be hired for the construction, operation, and maintenance of the transit and transportation facility, public highway, and/or its ancillary transit and transportation facilities must meet the following requirements and conditions:
(a) Be a corporation, limited liability company, or part... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-nine/chapter-15/2004d/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE NINE - Highways and Traffic (§§ 1-8 — 5725)›Chapter 15 - Highway and Transportation Authority (§§ 2001 — 2035)›§ 2004d - Representative of the public interest | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE NINE - Highways and Traffic (§§ 1-8 — 5725) › Chapter 15 - Highway and Transportation Authority (§§ 2001 — 2035) › § 2004d - Representative of the public interest | The Secretary of Transportation and Public Works, or the official designated by him, shall be the representative of the public interest. In said capacity he shall have the following faculties and duties:
(a) To ensure that the private entity that has been contracted fulfills its contractual obligations.
(b) To ensure c... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-nine/chapter-15/2004e/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE NINE - Highways and Traffic (§§ 1-8 — 5725)›Chapter 15 - Highway and Transportation Authority (§§ 2001 — 2035)›§ 2004e - Operation and administration by private entities of existing public highways | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE NINE - Highways and Traffic (§§ 1-8 — 5725) › Chapter 15 - Highway and Transportation Authority (§§ 2001 — 2035) › § 2004e - Operation and administration by private entities of existing public highways | Whenever the Highways Authority and/or the Secretary of Transportation and Public Works determine that the public interest requires that an existing highway or a stretch thereof, bridge, avenue or expressway, with its ancillary transit facilities, be converted to a toll road operated and maintained by a private entity,... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-nine/chapter-15/2004f/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE NINE - Highways and Traffic (§§ 1-8 — 5725)›Chapter 15 - Highway and Transportation Authority (§§ 2001 — 2035)›§ 2004f - Adjudications Board | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE NINE - Highways and Traffic (§§ 1-8 — 5725) › Chapter 15 - Highway and Transportation Authority (§§ 2001 — 2035) › § 2004f - Adjudications Board | An Adjudications Board is hereby created to award contracts for the final design, construction, operation, and maintenance of highways, constituted by the President of the Government Development Bank for Puerto Rico, who shall be its chairperson, the Secretary of Consumer Affairs, and the Secretary of the Treasury.
Thi... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-nine/chapter-15/2004g/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE NINE - Highways and Traffic (§§ 1-8 — 5725)›Chapter 15 - Highway and Transportation Authority (§§ 2001 — 2035)›§ 2004g - Negotiated competitive bids | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE NINE - Highways and Traffic (§§ 1-8 — 5725) › Chapter 15 - Highway and Transportation Authority (§§ 2001 — 2035) › § 2004g - Negotiated competitive bids | The contracts referred to in §§ 2004a and 2004e of this title shall be awarded by means of negotiated competitive bids.
The Secretary of Transportation and Public Works, the Executive Director of the Authority, or any other agency or department of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or any political subdivision thereof to... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-nine/chapter-15/2005/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE NINE - Highways and Traffic (§§ 1-8 — 5725)›Chapter 15 - Highway and Transportation Authority (§§ 2001 — 2035)›§ 2005 - Public Works—Coordination | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE NINE - Highways and Traffic (§§ 1-8 — 5725) › Chapter 15 - Highway and Transportation Authority (§§ 2001 — 2035) › § 2005 - Public Works—Coordination | (a) The Planning Board or the municipalities declared autonomous pursuant to §§ 4001 et seq. of Title 21, with jurisdiction over the area in question, shall establish in coordination with the Authority Special Development Districts in areas surrounding the train stations. Said districts shall comprise a geographical ar... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-nine/chapter-15/2006/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE NINE - Highways and Traffic (§§ 1-8 — 5725)›Chapter 15 - Highway and Transportation Authority (§§ 2001 — 2035)›§ 2006 - Public works—Agreements | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE NINE - Highways and Traffic (§§ 1-8 — 5725) › Chapter 15 - Highway and Transportation Authority (§§ 2001 — 2035) › § 2006 - Public works—Agreements | The Secretary of Transportation and Public Works is hereby authorized to enter into agreements with the Authority for the study, design, construction, repair, maintenance, acquisition of properties and easements, and any other matter necessary to carry out the purposes of this chapter. The Authority may also enter into... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-nine/chapter-15/2006a/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE NINE - Highways and Traffic (§§ 1-8 — 5725)›Chapter 15 - Highway and Transportation Authority (§§ 2001 — 2035)›§ 2006a - Public works—Requirements for the construction of bridges | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE NINE - Highways and Traffic (§§ 1-8 — 5725) › Chapter 15 - Highway and Transportation Authority (§§ 2001 — 2035) › § 2006a - Public works—Requirements for the construction of bridges | Any pedestrian bridge that is built over a public thoroughfare and whose design stage begins as of June 1, 2012, shall include in its structure a safety fence that shall cover it. In all existing overpasses for both pedestrian and vehicular traffic whose structural conditions allow for said fence to be included in the ... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-nine/chapter-15/2007/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE NINE - Highways and Traffic (§§ 1-8 — 5725)›Chapter 15 - Highway and Transportation Authority (§§ 2001 — 2035)›§ 2007 - Officers and employees | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE NINE - Highways and Traffic (§§ 1-8 — 5725) › Chapter 15 - Highway and Transportation Authority (§§ 2001 — 2035) › § 2007 - Officers and employees | (a) Appointments, removals, promotions, transfers, discontinuances, reinstatements, suspensions, leaves of absence and changes in grade, compensation or title of the officers and employees of the Authority shall be made and permitted as provided in rules and regulations to be prescribed by the Authority in consultation... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-nine/chapter-15/2008/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE NINE - Highways and Traffic (§§ 1-8 — 5725)›Chapter 15 - Highway and Transportation Authority (§§ 2001 — 2035)›§ 2008 - Funds and accounts | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE NINE - Highways and Traffic (§§ 1-8 — 5725) › Chapter 15 - Highway and Transportation Authority (§§ 2001 — 2035) › § 2008 - Funds and accounts | All moneys of the Authority shall be deposited in qualified depositaries for funds of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, but they shall be kept in a separate account or accounts in the name of the Authority. The disbursements shall be made by it pursuant to regulations and budgets approved by the Authority.
The Authority... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-nine/chapter-15/2009/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE NINE - Highways and Traffic (§§ 1-8 — 5725)›Chapter 15 - Highway and Transportation Authority (§§ 2001 — 2035)›§ 2009 - Acquisition of property by Commonwealth for the Authority | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE NINE - Highways and Traffic (§§ 1-8 — 5725) › Chapter 15 - Highway and Transportation Authority (§§ 2001 — 2035) › § 2009 - Acquisition of property by Commonwealth for the Authority | Upon application of the Authority the Governor of Puerto Rico or the Secretary of Transportation and Public Works shall have power to acquire, by purchase or expropriation, or by any other lawful means, on behalf and in the name of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and for the use and benefit of the Authority, in the ma... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-nine/chapter-15/2010/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE NINE - Highways and Traffic (§§ 1-8 — 5725)›Chapter 15 - Highway and Transportation Authority (§§ 2001 — 2035)›§ 2010 - Transfers of funds and property | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE NINE - Highways and Traffic (§§ 1-8 — 5725) › Chapter 15 - Highway and Transportation Authority (§§ 2001 — 2035) › § 2010 - Transfers of funds and property | Notwithstanding any legal provision to the contrary, all municipalities and political subdivisions of Puerto Rico are hereby empowered to cede or transfer any property or interest thereon (including assets already dedicated to public use) to the Authority, upon its request and under reasonable terms and conditions, tha... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-nine/chapter-15/2011/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE NINE - Highways and Traffic (§§ 1-8 — 5725)›Chapter 15 - Highway and Transportation Authority (§§ 2001 — 2035)›§ 2011 - Construction, operation and purchase contracts | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE NINE - Highways and Traffic (§§ 1-8 — 5725) › Chapter 15 - Highway and Transportation Authority (§§ 2001 — 2035) › § 2011 - Construction, operation and purchase contracts | All work or service contracts, except for personal services, and all purchases made by the Authority, including the awarding of contracts for the construction and/or operation of traffic or transportation facilities, shall be made through bidding after a call for bids has been posted sufficiently in advance of opening ... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-nine/chapter-15/2012/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE NINE - Highways and Traffic (§§ 1-8 — 5725)›Chapter 15 - Highway and Transportation Authority (§§ 2001 — 2035)›§ 2012 - Bonds | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE NINE - Highways and Traffic (§§ 1-8 — 5725) › Chapter 15 - Highway and Transportation Authority (§§ 2001 — 2035) › § 2012 - Bonds | (a) By authority of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, granted hereby, the Authority may from time to time issue and sell its own bonds and have them outstanding for any of its corporate purposes.
(b) The bonds may be authorized by resolution or resolutions of the Authority and may be of such series, may bear such date o... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-nine/chapter-15/2012a/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE NINE - Highways and Traffic (§§ 1-8 — 5725)›Chapter 15 - Highway and Transportation Authority (§§ 2001 — 2035)›§ 2012a - Definitions and liens and pledges on pledged revenues | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE NINE - Highways and Traffic (§§ 1-8 — 5725) › Chapter 15 - Highway and Transportation Authority (§§ 2001 — 2035) › § 2012a - Definitions and liens and pledges on pledged revenues | (a) The following terms as used in this section shall have the meaning stated below:
(1) Excise tax on crude oil allocated to the Authority.— Shall have the meaning provided in subsection (b)(2)(A) of this section.
(2) BANs of the Authority.— Means the Bond Anticipation Notes 2013A of the Authority issued on August 29,... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-nine/chapter-15/2013/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE NINE - Highways and Traffic (§§ 1-8 — 5725)›Chapter 15 - Highway and Transportation Authority (§§ 2001 — 2035)›§ 2013 - Remedies of bondholders | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE NINE - Highways and Traffic (§§ 1-8 — 5725) › Chapter 15 - Highway and Transportation Authority (§§ 2001 — 2035) › § 2013 - Remedies of bondholders | (a) Subject to any contractual limitations binding upon the holders of any issue of bonds, or trustees therefor, including but not limited to the restriction of the exercise of any remedy to a specified proportion or percentage of such holders, any holder of bonds, or trustee therefor, shall have the right and power, f... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-nine/chapter-15/2014/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE NINE - Highways and Traffic (§§ 1-8 — 5725)›Chapter 15 - Highway and Transportation Authority (§§ 2001 — 2035)›§ 2014 - Reports | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE NINE - Highways and Traffic (§§ 1-8 — 5725) › Chapter 15 - Highway and Transportation Authority (§§ 2001 — 2035) › § 2014 - Reports | The Authority shall submit to the Legislature, annually, a master development plan, containing the program to be executed during the following fiscal year, at the beginning of each regular session. The Authority shall also submit (1) a financial statement and complete report of the business of the Authority for the pre... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-nine/chapter-15/2015/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE NINE - Highways and Traffic (§§ 1-8 — 5725)›Chapter 15 - Highway and Transportation Authority (§§ 2001 — 2035)›§ 2015 - Commonwealth and political subdivisions not liable on bonds | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE NINE - Highways and Traffic (§§ 1-8 — 5725) › Chapter 15 - Highway and Transportation Authority (§§ 2001 — 2035) › § 2015 - Commonwealth and political subdivisions not liable on bonds | Except as to any bonds of the Authority the payment of which is guaranteed by the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the bonds issued by the Authority shall not be a debt of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico or any of its political subdivisions, and neither the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico nor any such political subdivision sha... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-nine/chapter-15/2016/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE NINE - Highways and Traffic (§§ 1-8 — 5725)›Chapter 15 - Highway and Transportation Authority (§§ 2001 — 2035)›§ 2016 - Bonds legal investments and security for deposits | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE NINE - Highways and Traffic (§§ 1-8 — 5725) › Chapter 15 - Highway and Transportation Authority (§§ 2001 — 2035) › § 2016 - Bonds legal investments and security for deposits | The bonds of the Authority shall be lawful investment, and may be accepted as security, for all fiduciary, trust, and public funds, the investment or deposit of which shall be under the authority or control of the Government of Puerto Rico or any officer or officers thereof.
History —June 23, 1965, No. 74, p. 158, § 16... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-nine/chapter-15/2017/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE NINE - Highways and Traffic (§§ 1-8 — 5725)›Chapter 15 - Highway and Transportation Authority (§§ 2001 — 2035)›§ 2017 - Tax exemption | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE NINE - Highways and Traffic (§§ 1-8 — 5725) › Chapter 15 - Highway and Transportation Authority (§§ 2001 — 2035) › § 2017 - Tax exemption | (a) It is hereby found and declared that the purposes for which the Authority is created and shall exercise its powers are: the promotion of the general welfare, and the increase of commerce and prosperity, and all these are public purposes for the benefit of the people of Puerto Rico in every sense, and therefore, the... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-nine/chapter-15/2018/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE NINE - Highways and Traffic (§§ 1-8 — 5725)›Chapter 15 - Highway and Transportation Authority (§§ 2001 — 2035)›§ 2018 - Declaration of public utility | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE NINE - Highways and Traffic (§§ 1-8 — 5725) › Chapter 15 - Highway and Transportation Authority (§§ 2001 — 2035) › § 2018 - Declaration of public utility | For the purposes of § 2004(i), and 2009 of this title, all traffic or transportation facilities and all other property that the Authority deems necessary and convenient to use in carrying out the purposes of this chapter, are hereby declared of public utility.
History —June 23, 1965, No. 74, p. 158, § 18; Mar. 6, 1991,... |
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