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https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-nine/chapter-27/subchapter-v/5170/ | 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 27 - Vehicle and Traffic Law (2000)›Subchapter V - Provisions on Vehicular Traffic (§§ 5151 — 5179)›§ 5170 - Night parking | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE NINE - Highways and Traffic (§§ 1-8 — 5725) › Chapter 27 - Vehicle and Traffic Law (2000) › Subchapter V - Provisions on Vehicular Traffic (§§ 5151 — 5179) › § 5170 - Night parking | No person may park a vehicle at night on a public road lacking public lighting without turning on the parking and rear lights of said vehicle and any other lights required for such a purpose by the Secretary or by virtue of the provisions of this chapter and its regulations.
Any person who violates the provisions of th... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-nine/chapter-27/subchapter-v/5171/ | 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 27 - Vehicle and Traffic Law (2000)›Subchapter V - Provisions on Vehicular Traffic (§§ 5151 — 5179)›§ 5171 - Parallel parking on sidewalk and discharging passengers | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE NINE - Highways and Traffic (§§ 1-8 — 5725) › Chapter 27 - Vehicle and Traffic Law (2000) › Subchapter V - Provisions on Vehicular Traffic (§§ 5151 — 5179) › § 5171 - Parallel parking on sidewalk and discharging passengers | Every motor vehicle must be stopped or parked to its right, parallel to the border and edge of the public road, and the picking up and dropping off of passengers shall always be done by the right-hand side of the vehicle. On one-way public roads all vehicles shall stop or park alongside the curb or border of the roadwa... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-nine/chapter-27/subchapter-v/5172/ | 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 27 - Vehicle and Traffic Law (2000)›Subchapter V - Provisions on Vehicular Traffic (§§ 5151 — 5179)›§ 5172 - Perpendicular parking | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE NINE - Highways and Traffic (§§ 1-8 — 5725) › Chapter 27 - Vehicle and Traffic Law (2000) › Subchapter V - Provisions on Vehicular Traffic (§§ 5151 — 5179) › § 5172 - Perpendicular parking | The provisions of § 5171 of this title shall not apply when another form of parking is authorized by the competent authorities, in which case the vehicle shall be parked as prescribed by law or by the regulations, or signals approved by said authorities in agreement therewith.
Any person who violates the provisions of ... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-nine/chapter-27/subchapter-v/5173/ | 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 27 - Vehicle and Traffic Law (2000)›Subchapter V - Provisions on Vehicular Traffic (§§ 5151 — 5179)›§ 5173 - Parking obstructing traffic | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE NINE - Highways and Traffic (§§ 1-8 — 5725) › Chapter 27 - Vehicle and Traffic Law (2000) › Subchapter V - Provisions on Vehicular Traffic (§§ 5151 — 5179) › § 5173 - Parking obstructing traffic | Notwithstanding the provisions of this chapter and its regulations or the indications of specific signs or signals authorized thereunder or by municipal ordinances, no person shall stop, stand or park a vehicle or leave the same abandoned in a public road so as to hinder or obstruct the flow of traffic or when, due to ... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-nine/chapter-27/subchapter-v/5174/ | 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 27 - Vehicle and Traffic Law (2000)›Subchapter V - Provisions on Vehicular Traffic (§§ 5151 — 5179)›§ 5174 - Using the emergency brake | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE NINE - Highways and Traffic (§§ 1-8 — 5725) › Chapter 27 - Vehicle and Traffic Law (2000) › Subchapter V - Provisions on Vehicular Traffic (§§ 5151 — 5179) › § 5174 - Using the emergency brake | Any vehicle to be parked shall be immobilized by the emergency brake and when parking on a slope, the front wheel nearest to the sidewalk shall face diagonally toward the border of the curb or the edge of the public road. In every case, the motor of the vehicle shall be turned off and the key taken out of the ignition.... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-nine/chapter-27/subchapter-v/5175/ | 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 27 - Vehicle and Traffic Law (2000)›Subchapter V - Provisions on Vehicular Traffic (§§ 5151 — 5179)›§ 5175 - Public service company vehicles | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE NINE - Highways and Traffic (§§ 1-8 — 5725) › Chapter 27 - Vehicle and Traffic Law (2000) › Subchapter V - Provisions on Vehicular Traffic (§§ 5151 — 5179) › § 5175 - Public service company vehicles | All vehicles of public service companies or agencies, except those of the transportation agencies, shall be exempt from the rules on stopping, standing or parking prescribed in this subchapter, whenever used in emergency operations to fix breakdowns, damages or interruptions in the service they render. In such cases, t... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-nine/chapter-27/subchapter-v/5176/ | 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 27 - Vehicle and Traffic Law (2000)›Subchapter V - Provisions on Vehicular Traffic (§§ 5151 — 5179)›§ 5176 - Effectiveness of penalties | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE NINE - Highways and Traffic (§§ 1-8 — 5725) › Chapter 27 - Vehicle and Traffic Law (2000) › Subchapter V - Provisions on Vehicular Traffic (§§ 5151 — 5179) › § 5176 - Effectiveness of penalties | The parking penalties contained in the regulations of the Secretary and in the municipal ordinances and provided in relation to §§ 5169, 5171 and 5172 of this title shall be effective only when the pertinent traffic signs and signals are posted and maintained in the proper places.
History —Jan. 7, 2000, No. 22, § 6.26,... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-nine/chapter-27/subchapter-v/5177/ | 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 27 - Vehicle and Traffic Law (2000)›Subchapter V - Provisions on Vehicular Traffic (§§ 5151 — 5179)›§ 5177 - Officers authorized to remove unlawfully parked vehicles | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE NINE - Highways and Traffic (§§ 1-8 — 5725) › Chapter 27 - Vehicle and Traffic Law (2000) › Subchapter V - Provisions on Vehicular Traffic (§§ 5151 — 5179) › § 5177 - Officers authorized to remove unlawfully parked vehicles | Whenever a law enforcement officer finds a vehicle parked on a public highway under the circumstances covered by § 5169 of this title, said officer is hereby authorized to move said vehicle or require the driver or other person in charge of said vehicle to move it to a place off the pavement or the area of heaviest tra... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-nine/chapter-27/subchapter-v/5178/ | 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 27 - Vehicle and Traffic Law (2000)›Subchapter V - Provisions on Vehicular Traffic (§§ 5151 — 5179)›§ 5178 - Procedure for removing illegally parked vehicles | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE NINE - Highways and Traffic (§§ 1-8 — 5725) › Chapter 27 - Vehicle and Traffic Law (2000) › Subchapter V - Provisions on Vehicular Traffic (§§ 5151 — 5179) › § 5178 - Procedure for removing illegally parked vehicles | Whenever a vehicle is parked in violation of the provisions of this chapter and its regulations the Police or the Municipal Police, as the case may be, shall follow the procedures set forth below for its removal:
(a) Take reasonable steps in the immediate area to locate the driver of the vehicle in question and ensure ... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-nine/chapter-27/subchapter-vi/5201/ | 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 27 - Vehicle and Traffic Law (2000)›Subchapter VI - Driving Motor Vehicles Under the Influence of Alcoholic Beverages, Drugs or Controlled Substances (§§ 5201 — 5210)›§ 5201 - State... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE NINE - Highways and Traffic (§§ 1-8 — 5725) › Chapter 27 - Vehicle and Traffic Law (2000) › Subchapter VI - Driving Motor Vehicles Under the Influence of Alcoholic Beverages, Drugs or Controlled Substances (§§ 5201 — 5210) › § 5201 - Statement of purpose and basic rule | It is the official position and public policy of the Government of Puerto Rico that driving vehicles or motor vehicles on public highways under the influence of alcoholic beverages, drugs or controlled substances constitutes the main threat to public safety and that the resources of the Government shall be directed tow... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-nine/chapter-27/subchapter-vi/5202/ | 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 27 - Vehicle and Traffic Law (2000)›Subchapter VI - Driving Motor Vehicles Under the Influence of Alcoholic Beverages, Drugs or Controlled Substances (§§ 5201 — 5210)›§ 5202 - Drivi... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE NINE - Highways and Traffic (§§ 1-8 — 5725) › Chapter 27 - Vehicle and Traffic Law (2000) › Subchapter VI - Driving Motor Vehicles Under the Influence of Alcoholic Beverages, Drugs or Controlled Substances (§§ 5201 — 5210) › § 5202 - Driving vehicles or motor vehicles under the influenc... | In any criminal procedure for violations of the provisions of § 5201 of this title, the level or concentration of alcohol in the blood of the driver at the time the alleged violation occurred, as such a level or concentration is shown by chemical or physical analysis of his blood, breath, or any other bodily substance,... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-nine/chapter-27/subchapter-vi/5203/ | 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 27 - Vehicle and Traffic Law (2000)›Subchapter VI - Driving Motor Vehicles Under the Influence of Alcoholic Beverages, Drugs or Controlled Substances (§§ 5201 — 5210)›§ 5203 - Drivi... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE NINE - Highways and Traffic (§§ 1-8 — 5725) › Chapter 27 - Vehicle and Traffic Law (2000) › Subchapter VI - Driving Motor Vehicles Under the Influence of Alcoholic Beverages, Drugs or Controlled Substances (§§ 5201 — 5210) › § 5203 - Driving a motor vehicle under the influence of drugs ... | It shall be unlawful for any person under the influence of any narcotic drug, marihuana, stimulant or depressant substance, or of any chemical or controlled substance, to the degree whereby it makes said person unable to drive a vehicle safely, or drive or have physical and real control of a motor vehicle on the public... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-nine/chapter-27/subchapter-vi/5204/ | 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 27 - Vehicle and Traffic Law (2000)›Subchapter VI - Driving Motor Vehicles Under the Influence of Alcoholic Beverages, Drugs or Controlled Substances (§§ 5201 — 5210)›§ 5204 - Penal... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE NINE - Highways and Traffic (§§ 1-8 — 5725) › Chapter 27 - Vehicle and Traffic Law (2000) › Subchapter VI - Driving Motor Vehicles Under the Influence of Alcoholic Beverages, Drugs or Controlled Substances (§§ 5201 — 5210) › § 5204 - Penalties | (a) Any person who violates the provisions of §§ 5201, 5202 and 5203 of this title shall incur a misdemeanor. Any duly authorized law enforcement agent or official who intervenes with any person who violates the provisions listed in this subsection shall issue a summons to a hearing to determine probable cause for arre... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-nine/chapter-27/subchapter-vi/5205/ | 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 27 - Vehicle and Traffic Law (2000)›Subchapter VI - Driving Motor Vehicles Under the Influence of Alcoholic Beverages, Drugs or Controlled Substances (§§ 5201 — 5210)›§ 5205 - Penal... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE NINE - Highways and Traffic (§§ 1-8 — 5725) › Chapter 27 - Vehicle and Traffic Law (2000) › Subchapter VI - Driving Motor Vehicles Under the Influence of Alcoholic Beverages, Drugs or Controlled Substances (§§ 5201 — 5210) › § 5205 - Penalties—In case of bodily harm to another person | If as a consequence of a violation of the provisions of §§ 5201, 5202 and 5203 of this title, a driver should cause bodily harm to another person, he/she shall incur a misdemeanor and if convicted shall be punished with a fine of not less than one thousand dollars ($1,000) nor of more than five thousand dollars ($5,000... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-nine/chapter-27/subchapter-vi/5206/ | 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 27 - Vehicle and Traffic Law (2000)›Subchapter VI - Driving Motor Vehicles Under the Influence of Alcoholic Beverages, Drugs or Controlled Substances (§§ 5201 — 5210)›§ 5206 - Penal... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE NINE - Highways and Traffic (§§ 1-8 — 5725) › Chapter 27 - Vehicle and Traffic Law (2000) › Subchapter VI - Driving Motor Vehicles Under the Influence of Alcoholic Beverages, Drugs or Controlled Substances (§§ 5201 — 5210) › § 5206 - Penalties—In the event of serious bodily injury to a ... | If, as a result of a violation of the provisions in §§ 5201, 5202 and 5203 of this title, a driver should cause “serious bodily injury” to a human being, he/she shall be guilty of a felony and, upon conviction, shall be punished by the fines provided in § 5205 of this title, under identical circumstances; and shall als... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-nine/chapter-27/subchapter-vi/5207/ | 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 27 - Vehicle and Traffic Law (2000)›Subchapter VI - Driving Motor Vehicles Under the Influence of Alcoholic Beverages, Drugs or Controlled Substances (§§ 5201 — 5210)›§ 5207 - Pre-s... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE NINE - Highways and Traffic (§§ 1-8 — 5725) › Chapter 27 - Vehicle and Traffic Law (2000) › Subchapter VI - Driving Motor Vehicles Under the Influence of Alcoholic Beverages, Drugs or Controlled Substances (§§ 5201 — 5210) › § 5207 - Pre-sentencing evaluation and other procedures | Prior to sentencing any person convicted for violating the provisions in §§ 5201, 5202, 5203, 5205 and 5206 of this title, the following procedures shall be conducted:
(a) The court shall direct the Mental Health and Addiction Services Administration to conduct a thorough investigation and render a report thereon withi... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-nine/chapter-27/subchapter-vi/5208/ | 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 27 - Vehicle and Traffic Law (2000)›Subchapter VI - Driving Motor Vehicles Under the Influence of Alcoholic Beverages, Drugs or Controlled Substances (§§ 5201 — 5210)›§ 5208 - Sente... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE NINE - Highways and Traffic (§§ 1-8 — 5725) › Chapter 27 - Vehicle and Traffic Law (2000) › Subchapter VI - Driving Motor Vehicles Under the Influence of Alcoholic Beverages, Drugs or Controlled Substances (§§ 5201 — 5210) › § 5208 - Sentence suspended under certain circumstances | The court may suspend the effects of the imposed prison sentence when it concerns a conviction under §§ 5201—5210 of this title with the exception of § 5206 of this title, or that the person is deemed as a recidivist of this chapter, and the person meets the following requirements:
(a) That the results of the chemical ... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-nine/chapter-27/subchapter-vi/5209/ | 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 27 - Vehicle and Traffic Law (2000)›Subchapter VI - Driving Motor Vehicles Under the Influence of Alcoholic Beverages, Drugs or Controlled Substances (§§ 5201 — 5210)›§ 5209 - Chemi... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE NINE - Highways and Traffic (§§ 1-8 — 5725) › Chapter 27 - Vehicle and Traffic Law (2000) › Subchapter VI - Driving Motor Vehicles Under the Influence of Alcoholic Beverages, Drugs or Controlled Substances (§§ 5201 — 5210) › § 5209 - Chemical or physical analysis | It shall be deemed that every person who drives a vehicle, motor vehicle or heavy motor vehicle on the public highways of Puerto Rico, has consented to submit to a chemical or physical analysis of his/her blood, breath or any bodily fluid, for the purposes stated in this section, as well as to an initial breath test to... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-nine/chapter-27/subchapter-vii/5221/ | 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 27 - Vehicle and Traffic Law (2000)›Subchapter VII - Traffic Lights, Signs and Markings (§§ 5221 — 5228)›§ 5221 - Basic rule | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE NINE - Highways and Traffic (§§ 1-8 — 5725) › Chapter 27 - Vehicle and Traffic Law (2000) › Subchapter VII - Traffic Lights, Signs and Markings (§§ 5221 — 5228) › § 5221 - Basic rule | Every driver who drives a vehicle, motor vehicle or trailer on the public highways of Puerto Rico shall be bound to follow and obey the traffic signs and markings, including traffic lights, placed on the public highways with the purpose of directing traffic, as provided in this subchapter.
History —Jan. 7, 2000, No. 22... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-nine/chapter-27/subchapter-vii/5222/ | 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 27 - Vehicle and Traffic Law (2000)›Subchapter VII - Traffic Lights, Signs and Markings (§§ 5221 — 5228)›§ 5222 - Traffic lights, signs and markings | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE NINE - Highways and Traffic (§§ 1-8 — 5725) › Chapter 27 - Vehicle and Traffic Law (2000) › Subchapter VII - Traffic Lights, Signs and Markings (§§ 5221 — 5228) › § 5222 - Traffic lights, signs and markings | When traffic is controlled by traffic lights of different colors, or colored arrows that light up one at a time, or in combination, only green, red and yellow colors shall be used, with the exception of special signs for pedestrians with written messages, and said lights shall direct and shall apply to drivers of vehic... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-nine/chapter-27/subchapter-vii/5223/ | 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 27 - Vehicle and Traffic Law (2000)›Subchapter VII - Traffic Lights, Signs and Markings (§§ 5221 — 5228)›§ 5223 - Pedestrian crossing signs | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE NINE - Highways and Traffic (§§ 1-8 — 5725) › Chapter 27 - Vehicle and Traffic Law (2000) › Subchapter VII - Traffic Lights, Signs and Markings (§§ 5221 — 5228) › § 5223 - Pedestrian crossing signs | Whenever a special pedestrian crossing sign has been installed bearing the words “Cross” and “Do not Cross”, the words shall have the following meaning:
(a) Cross (fixed). — Pedestrians may cross the road in the direction of the sign. Vehicles shall not be allowed to move across the crosswalk while pedestrians are cros... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-nine/chapter-27/subchapter-vii/5224/ | 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 27 - Vehicle and Traffic Law (2000)›Subchapter VII - Traffic Lights, Signs and Markings (§§ 5221 — 5228)›§ 5224 - Traffic lane control lights | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE NINE - Highways and Traffic (§§ 1-8 — 5725) › Chapter 27 - Vehicle and Traffic Law (2000) › Subchapter VII - Traffic Lights, Signs and Markings (§§ 5221 — 5228) › § 5224 - Traffic lane control lights | When there are special lane-control traffic lights installed on individual lanes of a public highway, in which there are lighted green arrows pointing towards the pavement, or a yellow or red “X”, said arrows or “X’s” shall have the following meaning:
(a) Green arrow (steady). — Any driver facing this signal may drive ... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-nine/chapter-27/subchapter-vii/5225/ | 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 27 - Vehicle and Traffic Law (2000)›Subchapter VII - Traffic Lights, Signs and Markings (§§ 5221 — 5228)›§ 5225 - Traffic signs | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE NINE - Highways and Traffic (§§ 1-8 — 5725) › Chapter 27 - Vehicle and Traffic Law (2000) › Subchapter VII - Traffic Lights, Signs and Markings (§§ 5221 — 5228) › § 5225 - Traffic signs | With regard to traffic signs on the public roads, the following norms shall be followed:
(a) Every driver of a vehicle that approaches an intersection controlled by “Stop” signs, shall stop at the line marked on the pavement, unless a law enforcement officer or the traffic light authorizes him/her to continue; but if t... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-nine/chapter-27/subchapter-vii/5226/ | 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 27 - Vehicle and Traffic Law (2000)›Subchapter VII - Traffic Lights, Signs and Markings (§§ 5221 — 5228)›§ 5226 - Markings on the pavement or curbs | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE NINE - Highways and Traffic (§§ 1-8 — 5725) › Chapter 27 - Vehicle and Traffic Law (2000) › Subchapter VII - Traffic Lights, Signs and Markings (§§ 5221 — 5228) › § 5226 - Markings on the pavement or curbs | Drivers of vehicles shall obey the markings on the pavement and curbs at all times, in order to obey the limitations indicated in subsections (48)—(52) of § 5001 of this title, and shall likewise refrain from parking, stopping or waiting before a curb painted yellow.
Every driver who violates the provisions of this sec... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-nine/chapter-27/subchapter-vii/5227/ | 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 27 - Vehicle and Traffic Law (2000)›Subchapter VII - Traffic Lights, Signs and Markings (§§ 5221 — 5228)›§ 5227 - Unauthorized signals and markings | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE NINE - Highways and Traffic (§§ 1-8 — 5725) › Chapter 27 - Vehicle and Traffic Law (2000) › Subchapter VII - Traffic Lights, Signs and Markings (§§ 5221 — 5228) › § 5227 - Unauthorized signals and markings | No person shall place, maintain or display any light, sign, notice, sign, advertisements of any sort, or devices or artifacts that purport to be or is an imitation, or appears to be any apparatus or device for the official control of traffic, or that has the purpose of directing traffic flow, or that conceals or interf... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-nine/chapter-27/subchapter-vii/5228/ | 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 27 - Vehicle and Traffic Law (2000)›Subchapter VII - Traffic Lights, Signs and Markings (§§ 5221 — 5228)›§ 5228 - Illegal actions and penalties | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE NINE - Highways and Traffic (§§ 1-8 — 5725) › Chapter 27 - Vehicle and Traffic Law (2000) › Subchapter VII - Traffic Lights, Signs and Markings (§§ 5221 — 5228) › § 5228 - Illegal actions and penalties | Any person who with malice aforethought steals, destroys or damages the signals, signs, traffic lights, or markings authorized by this chapter or its regulations, shall incur a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be punished by a fine of not more than five thousand dollars ($5,000), imprisonment for a term of not mor... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-nine/chapter-27/subchapter-viii/5251/ | 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 27 - Vehicle and Traffic Law (2000)›Subchapter VIII - Duties of Pedestrians and of Drivers Towards Them (§§ 5251 — 5254)›§ 5251 - Basic rule | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE NINE - Highways and Traffic (§§ 1-8 — 5725) › Chapter 27 - Vehicle and Traffic Law (2000) › Subchapter VIII - Duties of Pedestrians and of Drivers Towards Them (§§ 5251 — 5254) › § 5251 - Basic rule | Every pedestrian shall obey the indications of the official traffic control devices that apply specifically to them, including the traffic lights to regulate traffic, and the pedestrian crossing signs, as provided in §§ 5222 and 5223 of this title, unless ordered otherwise by a law enforcement officer.
History —Jan. 7,... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-nine/chapter-27/subchapter-viii/5252/ | 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 27 - Vehicle and Traffic Law (2000)›Subchapter VIII - Duties of Pedestrians and of Drivers Towards Them (§§ 5251 — 5254)›§ 5252 - Duties of pedestrians when crossing a public highwa... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE NINE - Highways and Traffic (§§ 1-8 — 5725) › Chapter 27 - Vehicle and Traffic Law (2000) › Subchapter VIII - Duties of Pedestrians and of Drivers Towards Them (§§ 5251 — 5254) › § 5252 - Duties of pedestrians when crossing a public highway | Any pedestrian who crosses a public highway, shall do so subject to the following provisions:
(a) When crossing an intersection or a pedestrian crosswalk, shall yield right of way to every vehicle that is moving on said highway.
(b) When crossing an intersection shall use the pedestrian crosswalk. If the intersection i... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-nine/chapter-27/subchapter-viii/5253/ | 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 27 - Vehicle and Traffic Law (2000)›Subchapter VIII - Duties of Pedestrians and of Drivers Towards Them (§§ 5251 — 5254)›§ 5253 - Duties of drivers towards pedestrians | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE NINE - Highways and Traffic (§§ 1-8 — 5725) › Chapter 27 - Vehicle and Traffic Law (2000) › Subchapter VIII - Duties of Pedestrians and of Drivers Towards Them (§§ 5251 — 5254) › § 5253 - Duties of drivers towards pedestrians | Any person who drives a vehicle on the public roads shall be bound to:
(a) Yield right of way when there are no traffic lights installed or are not working properly, reduce speed, and stop if necessary, for any pedestrian who is crossing the road on a pedestrian crosswalk on a road where said vehicle is being driven, o... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-nine/chapter-27/subchapter-viii/5254/ | 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 27 - Vehicle and Traffic Law (2000)›Subchapter VIII - Duties of Pedestrians and of Drivers Towards Them (§§ 5251 — 5254)›§ 5254 - Additional provisions | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE NINE - Highways and Traffic (§§ 1-8 — 5725) › Chapter 27 - Vehicle and Traffic Law (2000) › Subchapter VIII - Duties of Pedestrians and of Drivers Towards Them (§§ 5251 — 5254) › § 5254 - Additional provisions | No person shall park on the roadway of a public highway for the following purposes:
(a) To solicit free rides or offer to watch over vehicles or motor vehicles, free of charge or for pay.
(b) To make collections of any type.
(c) To distribute propaganda of any type.
(d) To lie down or sit on the roadway of the public h... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-nine/chapter-27/subchapter-ix/5281/ | 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 27 - Vehicle and Traffic Law (2000)›Subchapter IX - Miscellaneous Rules and Provisions (§§ 5281 — 5305)›§ 5281 - Basic rule | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE NINE - Highways and Traffic (§§ 1-8 — 5725) › Chapter 27 - Vehicle and Traffic Law (2000) › Subchapter IX - Miscellaneous Rules and Provisions (§§ 5281 — 5305) › § 5281 - Basic rule | Every driver of a motor vehicle or pedestrian on the public roads of Puerto Rico shall be bound to comply with all other provisions of this chapter, including the following [sections].
History —Jan. 7, 2000, No. 22, § 10.01, eff. 1 year after Jan. 7, 2000. |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-nine/chapter-27/subchapter-ix/5282/ | 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 27 - Vehicle and Traffic Law (2000)›Subchapter IX - Miscellaneous Rules and Provisions (§§ 5281 — 5305)›§ 5282 - Emergency service vehicles | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE NINE - Highways and Traffic (§§ 1-8 — 5725) › Chapter 27 - Vehicle and Traffic Law (2000) › Subchapter IX - Miscellaneous Rules and Provisions (§§ 5281 — 5305) › § 5282 - Emergency service vehicles | As long as an emergency exists related to the use given the vehicle, and until it has ended, the authorized drivers of emergency vehicles, as defined in this chapter, shall carry out the following acts with due consideration of the safety of the persons and property, and provided they use warning devices:
(a) Park or s... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-nine/chapter-27/subchapter-ix/5283/ | 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 27 - Vehicle and Traffic Law (2000)›Subchapter IX - Miscellaneous Rules and Provisions (§§ 5281 — 5305)›§ 5283 - Funerals and sports, recreational, cultural and social events and mi... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE NINE - Highways and Traffic (§§ 1-8 — 5725) › Chapter 27 - Vehicle and Traffic Law (2000) › Subchapter IX - Miscellaneous Rules and Provisions (§§ 5281 — 5305) › § 5283 - Funerals and sports, recreational, cultural and social events and military convoys | The following rules shall be observed in the course of funerals and processions, the passing of a military convoy, or sports, recreational, cultural demonstrations and social events:
(a) In the urban zone, and provided that the motor vehicles that participate in them keep a distance of not more than ten (10) feet betwe... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-nine/chapter-27/subchapter-ix/5284/ | 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 27 - Vehicle and Traffic Law (2000)›Subchapter IX - Miscellaneous Rules and Provisions (§§ 5281 — 5305)›§ 5284 - Obstruction of drivers’ visibility | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE NINE - Highways and Traffic (§§ 1-8 — 5725) › Chapter 27 - Vehicle and Traffic Law (2000) › Subchapter IX - Miscellaneous Rules and Provisions (§§ 5281 — 5305) › § 5284 - Obstruction of drivers’ visibility | No motor vehicle traveling on the public roads may carry on the front or lateral windshield, or side or rear windows, objects such as advertisements, cards, posters, stickers, cut outs or any other material that is not transparent, unless they can be placed on such windshield within an area not greater than seven inche... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-nine/chapter-27/subchapter-ix/5285/ | 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 27 - Vehicle and Traffic Law (2000)›Subchapter IX - Miscellaneous Rules and Provisions (§§ 5281 — 5305)›§ 5285 - Use of one-way glass and tinted glass windshields and windows | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE NINE - Highways and Traffic (§§ 1-8 — 5725) › Chapter 27 - Vehicle and Traffic Law (2000) › Subchapter IX - Miscellaneous Rules and Provisions (§§ 5281 — 5305) › § 5285 - Use of one-way glass and tinted glass windshields and windows | The use of one-way glass for the windshield and glass windows of vehicles or motor vehicles, as well as any other tint that prevents vision through the windshield of vehicles or motor vehicles, is hereby prohibited. The altering thereof by applying tints and any other material or product used as a solar filter on the w... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-nine/chapter-27/subchapter-ix/5286/ | 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 27 - Vehicle and Traffic Law (2000)›Subchapter IX - Miscellaneous Rules and Provisions (§§ 5281 — 5305)›§ 5286 - Passing over fire hoses | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE NINE - Highways and Traffic (§§ 1-8 — 5725) › Chapter 27 - Vehicle and Traffic Law (2000) › Subchapter IX - Miscellaneous Rules and Provisions (§§ 5281 — 5305) › § 5286 - Passing over fire hoses | Every driver who, when driving on the public roads passes his/her vehicle over the hoses of the Firefighters Corps when the same is being used during a fire, alarm or drill or other emergency, except when said hose is duly protected or when a member of the Firefighters Corps or law enforcement officer authorizes said p... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-nine/chapter-27/subchapter-ix/5287/ | 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 27 - Vehicle and Traffic Law (2000)›Subchapter IX - Miscellaneous Rules and Provisions (§§ 5281 — 5305)›§ 5287 - Due protection to blind person | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE NINE - Highways and Traffic (§§ 1-8 — 5725) › Chapter 27 - Vehicle and Traffic Law (2000) › Subchapter IX - Miscellaneous Rules and Provisions (§§ 5281 — 5305) › § 5287 - Due protection to blind person | It shall be the duty of every driver to stop his/her vehicle when traveling through the public roads to yield the right of way to a blind person duly identified as such by a cane or eye-seeing dog.
Every driver who violates this provision shall incur in an administrative fault and shall be sanctioned with a fine of one... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-nine/chapter-27/subchapter-ix/5288/ | 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 27 - Vehicle and Traffic Law (2000)›Subchapter IX - Miscellaneous Rules and Provisions (§§ 5281 — 5305)›§ 5288 - Obstruction of driver’s visibility | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE NINE - Highways and Traffic (§§ 1-8 — 5725) › Chapter 27 - Vehicle and Traffic Law (2000) › Subchapter IX - Miscellaneous Rules and Provisions (§§ 5281 — 5305) › § 5288 - Obstruction of driver’s visibility | No person shall drive a motor vehicle on the public roads with persons, animals or objects obstructing the visibility of the driver towards the front or the sides of the vehicle or that interfere with the control of the driving mechanism of the vehicle.
Every driver who violates this provision shall incur in an adminis... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-nine/chapter-27/subchapter-ix/5289/ | 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 27 - Vehicle and Traffic Law (2000)›Subchapter IX - Miscellaneous Rules and Provisions (§§ 5281 — 5305)›§ 5289 - Precautions when approaching and overtaking a school bus or transpor... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE NINE - Highways and Traffic (§§ 1-8 — 5725) › Chapter 27 - Vehicle and Traffic Law (2000) › Subchapter IX - Miscellaneous Rules and Provisions (§§ 5281 — 5305) › § 5289 - Precautions when approaching and overtaking a school bus or transportation | Every driver shall obey the following precautions when approaching or overtaking a school bus or transportation:
(a) It shall be the obligation of every driver to stop when approaching or overtaking a school bus or transportation that has stopped on the side of the roadway to pick up or drop off students, even if it ha... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-nine/chapter-27/subchapter-ix/5290/ | 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 27 - Vehicle and Traffic Law (2000)›Subchapter IX - Miscellaneous Rules and Provisions (§§ 5281 — 5305)›§ 5290 - Distance to be maintained between vehicles | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE NINE - Highways and Traffic (§§ 1-8 — 5725) › Chapter 27 - Vehicle and Traffic Law (2000) › Subchapter IX - Miscellaneous Rules and Provisions (§§ 5281 — 5305) › § 5290 - Distance to be maintained between vehicles | Every driver shall keep a prudent distance from the moving vehicle immediately before it, with due regard to its speed and the condition of the public road and other circumstances concerning safety. In every case, when the authorized speed limit in the zone is more than twenty-five (25) miles an hour, sufficient space ... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-nine/chapter-27/subchapter-ix/5291/ | 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 27 - Vehicle and Traffic Law (2000)›Subchapter IX - Miscellaneous Rules and Provisions (§§ 5281 — 5305)›§ 5291 - Obligation in intersections of public roads | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE NINE - Highways and Traffic (§§ 1-8 — 5725) › Chapter 27 - Vehicle and Traffic Law (2000) › Subchapter IX - Miscellaneous Rules and Provisions (§§ 5281 — 5305) › § 5291 - Obligation in intersections of public roads | When crossing an intersection, every driver shall make sure before continuing on his/her way with the vehicle that in the public road through which he/she is traveling there is enough free space so as to cross the intersection and pass the same without interruption, even when there is a green light in his favor, so tha... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-nine/chapter-27/subchapter-ix/5292/ | 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 27 - Vehicle and Traffic Law (2000)›Subchapter IX - Miscellaneous Rules and Provisions (§§ 5281 — 5305)›§ 5292 - Precautions with animals | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE NINE - Highways and Traffic (§§ 1-8 — 5725) › Chapter 27 - Vehicle and Traffic Law (2000) › Subchapter IX - Miscellaneous Rules and Provisions (§§ 5281 — 5305) › § 5292 - Precautions with animals | Any person who drives a vehicle or motor vehicle on a public highway must take reasonable care when approaching another vehicle drawn by any animal or animals, and if necessary, shall slow down or stop the vehicle and yield the right of way.
The owners or persons in charge of animals shall not allow them to run loose o... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-nine/chapter-27/subchapter-ix/5293/ | 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 27 - Vehicle and Traffic Law (2000)›Subchapter IX - Miscellaneous Rules and Provisions (§§ 5281 — 5305)›§ 5293 - Warning by sounding horn | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE NINE - Highways and Traffic (§§ 1-8 — 5725) › Chapter 27 - Vehicle and Traffic Law (2000) › Subchapter IX - Miscellaneous Rules and Provisions (§§ 5281 — 5305) › § 5293 - Warning by sounding horn | In all places outside of the urban zone where there is poor visibility or when the nature of the public roads or traffic flow make it necessary for security reasons, it shall be the obligation of the driver of every vehicle to give an audible warning with the horn and drive the vehicle as close as possible to the right... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-nine/chapter-27/subchapter-ix/5293a/ | 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 27 - Vehicle and Traffic Law (2000)›Subchapter IX - Miscellaneous Rules and Provisions (§§ 5281 — 5305)›§ 5293a - Coasting on neutral on slopes or inclines | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE NINE - Highways and Traffic (§§ 1-8 — 5725) › Chapter 27 - Vehicle and Traffic Law (2000) › Subchapter IX - Miscellaneous Rules and Provisions (§§ 5281 — 5305) › § 5293a - Coasting on neutral on slopes or inclines | A driver who operates a motor vehicle on public highways and drives down an incline or slope shall not set the transmission of his/her vehicle in neutral.
History —Jan. 7, 2000, No. 22, added as § 10.13-A on June 3, 2004, No. 132, § 10, eff. 8 months after June 3, 2004. |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-nine/chapter-27/subchapter-ix/5294/ | 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 27 - Vehicle and Traffic Law (2000)›Subchapter IX - Miscellaneous Rules and Provisions (§§ 5281 — 5305)›§ 5294 - Sports on public roads | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE NINE - Highways and Traffic (§§ 1-8 — 5725) › Chapter 27 - Vehicle and Traffic Law (2000) › Subchapter IX - Miscellaneous Rules and Provisions (§§ 5281 — 5305) › § 5294 - Sports on public roads | No sports whatsoever shall be practiced or sponsored along the public roads, except when the Secretary or the municipal authorities, as the case may be, authorize them in writing and pursuant to the regulations approved to such effect.
History —Jan. 7, 2000, No. 22, § 10.14, eff. 1 year after Jan. 7, 2000. |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-nine/chapter-27/subchapter-ix/5295/ | 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 27 - Vehicle and Traffic Law (2000)›Subchapter IX - Miscellaneous Rules and Provisions (§§ 5281 — 5305)›§ 5295 - Vehicles and persons that obstruct emergency work | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE NINE - Highways and Traffic (§§ 1-8 — 5725) › Chapter 27 - Vehicle and Traffic Law (2000) › Subchapter IX - Miscellaneous Rules and Provisions (§§ 5281 — 5305) › § 5295 - Vehicles and persons that obstruct emergency work | The flow of traffic and parking of vehicles on public roads and places within the immediate radius of fifty (50) meters from a fire, automobile accident, disaster or catastrophe of any nature is hereby prohibited when members of the Police, Municipal Police, or Fire-fighting Corps deem it convenient to isolate the area... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-nine/chapter-27/subchapter-ix/5296/ | 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 27 - Vehicle and Traffic Law (2000)›Subchapter IX - Miscellaneous Rules and Provisions (§§ 5281 — 5305)›§ 5296 - Use of any vehicle, carriage, all-terrain vehicle, or motorcycle | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE NINE - Highways and Traffic (§§ 1-8 — 5725) › Chapter 27 - Vehicle and Traffic Law (2000) › Subchapter IX - Miscellaneous Rules and Provisions (§§ 5281 — 5305) › § 5296 - Use of any vehicle, carriage, all-terrain vehicle, or motorcycle | Any person who drives a vehicle, carriage or motorcycle on the public thoroughfares shall do so subject to the following rules:
(a) Shall only drive such vehicle sitting in the usual seat, and shall not transport any person other than the driver, nor shall any other person travel in said vehicle, carriage or motorcycle... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-nine/chapter-27/subchapter-ix/5297/ | 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 27 - Vehicle and Traffic Law (2000)›Subchapter IX - Miscellaneous Rules and Provisions (§§ 5281 — 5305)›§ 5297 - Conduct of drivers or passengers | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE NINE - Highways and Traffic (§§ 1-8 — 5725) › Chapter 27 - Vehicle and Traffic Law (2000) › Subchapter IX - Miscellaneous Rules and Provisions (§§ 5281 — 5305) › § 5297 - Conduct of drivers or passengers | Drivers or passengers of motor vehicles shall obey the following rules:
(a) It shall be the obligation of every driver of a motor vehicle from which any object, which may be a hazard or obstacle to traffic, is detached or falls off, to immediately stop and pick it up, or remove it from the pavement, provided this does ... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-nine/chapter-27/subchapter-ix/5298/ | 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 27 - Vehicle and Traffic Law (2000)›Subchapter IX - Miscellaneous Rules and Provisions (§§ 5281 — 5305)›§ 5298 - Driving and handling vehicles without the consent of the owner | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE NINE - Highways and Traffic (§§ 1-8 — 5725) › Chapter 27 - Vehicle and Traffic Law (2000) › Subchapter IX - Miscellaneous Rules and Provisions (§§ 5281 — 5305) › § 5298 - Driving and handling vehicles without the consent of the owner | No person, with the exception of the Police of Puerto Rico, the Municipal Police, or the Traffic Control Corps of the Department, shall drive, remove, or handle a vehicle without the prior authorization of the owner or person in charge of the vehicle.
The Police may remove any vehicle found on the public road after hav... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-nine/chapter-27/subchapter-ix/5299/ | 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 27 - Vehicle and Traffic Law (2000)›Subchapter IX - Miscellaneous Rules and Provisions (§§ 5281 — 5305)›§ 5299 - Abandoned, dismantled or useless vehicles | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE NINE - Highways and Traffic (§§ 1-8 — 5725) › Chapter 27 - Vehicle and Traffic Law (2000) › Subchapter IX - Miscellaneous Rules and Provisions (§§ 5281 — 5305) › § 5299 - Abandoned, dismantled or useless vehicles | No person shall abandon a vehicle on a public road or any abutting public or private area.
Any vehicle that has been abandoned by its owner on a public road or an abutting public or private area, which has not been removed by said owner as required to do so by the Police, within a term of twenty-four (24) hours, may be... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-nine/chapter-27/subchapter-ix/5300/ | 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 27 - Vehicle and Traffic Law (2000)›Subchapter IX - Miscellaneous Rules and Provisions (§§ 5281 — 5305)›§ 5300 - Conservation of public roads and shoulders | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE NINE - Highways and Traffic (§§ 1-8 — 5725) › Chapter 27 - Vehicle and Traffic Law (2000) › Subchapter IX - Miscellaneous Rules and Provisions (§§ 5281 — 5305) › § 5300 - Conservation of public roads and shoulders | The agents of the Commonwealth Police, the Municipal Police, the Traffic Control Corps of the Department, and the Ranger Corps of the Department of Natural and Environmental Resources, are hereby authorized to issue administrative faults tickets to any person who without being duly authorized by the legally empowered o... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-nine/chapter-27/subchapter-ix/5301/ | 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 27 - Vehicle and Traffic Law (2000)›Subchapter IX - Miscellaneous Rules and Provisions (§§ 5281 — 5305)›§ 5301 - Remaining on a public highway when intoxicated or under the effect o... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE NINE - Highways and Traffic (§§ 1-8 — 5725) › Chapter 27 - Vehicle and Traffic Law (2000) › Subchapter IX - Miscellaneous Rules and Provisions (§§ 5281 — 5305) › § 5301 - Remaining on a public highway when intoxicated or under the effect of drugs or controlled substances | The procedures or tests described in §§ 5201—5209 of this title may be applied to any person on foot, on horseback, or in a vehicle or motor vehicle, or on any other means of transportation, on any public thoroughfare of Puerto Rico, or who travels thereon while in a drunken condition or under the influence of drugs or... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-nine/chapter-27/subchapter-ix/5302/ | 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 27 - Vehicle and Traffic Law (2000)›Subchapter IX - Miscellaneous Rules and Provisions (§§ 5281 — 5305)›§ 5302 - Police authority | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE NINE - Highways and Traffic (§§ 1-8 — 5725) › Chapter 27 - Vehicle and Traffic Law (2000) › Subchapter IX - Miscellaneous Rules and Provisions (§§ 5281 — 5305) › § 5302 - Police authority | Every driver of a vehicle shall immediately stop when required to do so by a law enforcement officer, to wit: the Puerto Rico Police, Municipal Police, a Ports Authority Officer within ports facilities, or the Ranger Corps of the Natural and Environmental Resources Department, and after being informed of the reason for... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-nine/chapter-27/subchapter-ix/5303/ | 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 27 - Vehicle and Traffic Law (2000)›Subchapter IX - Miscellaneous Rules and Provisions (§§ 5281 — 5305)›§ 5303 - Vehicles used in the construction or repair of public roads and publ... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE NINE - Highways and Traffic (§§ 1-8 — 5725) › Chapter 27 - Vehicle and Traffic Law (2000) › Subchapter IX - Miscellaneous Rules and Provisions (§§ 5281 — 5305) › § 5303 - Vehicles used in the construction or repair of public roads and public service facilities | Subject to public safety requirements, the provisions of this chapter and its regulations regarding traffic, shall not apply to those motor vehicle drivers whose vehicles are used in the construction or repair of sections of the public road or in work related to public service facilities located on or near public roads... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-nine/chapter-27/subchapter-ix/5304/ | 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 27 - Vehicle and Traffic Law (2000)›Subchapter IX - Miscellaneous Rules and Provisions (§§ 5281 — 5305)›§ 5304 - Driving on the sidewalk | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE NINE - Highways and Traffic (§§ 1-8 — 5725) › Chapter 27 - Vehicle and Traffic Law (2000) › Subchapter IX - Miscellaneous Rules and Provisions (§§ 5281 — 5305) › § 5304 - Driving on the sidewalk | No person shall drive a vehicle or motor vehicle on a sidewalk except on a duly authorized permanent or temporary entrance for vehicles.
Any driver who violates the provisions of this section shall be guilty of an administrative fault and punished by a fine in the amount of two hundred fifty dollars ($250).
History —Ja... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-nine/chapter-27/subchapter-ix/5305/ | 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 27 - Vehicle and Traffic Law (2000)›Subchapter IX - Miscellaneous Rules and Provisions (§§ 5281 — 5305)›§ 5305 - Using a mobile or wireless telephone while operating a motor vehicle | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE NINE - Highways and Traffic (§§ 1-8 — 5725) › Chapter 27 - Vehicle and Traffic Law (2000) › Subchapter IX - Miscellaneous Rules and Provisions (§§ 5281 — 5305) › § 5305 - Using a mobile or wireless telephone while operating a motor vehicle | No person shall operate a motor vehicle while using a mobile or wireless telephone, unless the user receives or makes a call using a hands-free device or system. This provision shall not apply:
(a) When the vehicle is not in motion or blocking traffic;
(b) When making calls to or communicating with law enforcement agen... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-nine/chapter-27/subchapter-x/5321/ | 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 27 - Vehicle and Traffic Law (2000)›Subchapter X - Provisions Regarding the Use of Bicycles (§§ 5321 — 5324)›§ 5321 - Basic rule | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE NINE - Highways and Traffic (§§ 1-8 — 5725) › Chapter 27 - Vehicle and Traffic Law (2000) › Subchapter X - Provisions Regarding the Use of Bicycles (§§ 5321 — 5324) › § 5321 - Basic rule | The provisions of this chapter regarding the traffic of motor vehicles and the drivers thereof shall cover and be applicable to bicycles and their riders, except those provisions which by their nature do not apply to them. Bicycles riders shall have the obligation of riding with due care and precaution on the public ro... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-nine/chapter-27/subchapter-x/5321a/ | 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 27 - Vehicle and Traffic Law (2000)›Subchapter X - Provisions Regarding the Use of Bicycles (§§ 5321 — 5324)›§ 5321a - Public policy | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE NINE - Highways and Traffic (§§ 1-8 — 5725) › Chapter 27 - Vehicle and Traffic Law (2000) › Subchapter X - Provisions Regarding the Use of Bicycles (§§ 5321 — 5324) › § 5321a - Public policy | It is hereby declared as the public policy of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico to provide conditions that will allow and promote the use and enjoyment of bicycles as a means of transportation or recreation. As part of the implementation of this public policy, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico shall have the following resp... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-nine/chapter-27/subchapter-x/5322/ | 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 27 - Vehicle and Traffic Law (2000)›Subchapter X - Provisions Regarding the Use of Bicycles (§§ 5321 — 5324)›§ 5322 - Use of bicycles on the public highway | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE NINE - Highways and Traffic (§§ 1-8 — 5725) › Chapter 27 - Vehicle and Traffic Law (2000) › Subchapter X - Provisions Regarding the Use of Bicycles (§§ 5321 — 5324) › § 5322 - Use of bicycles on the public highway | The following acts shall be illegal with regard to the use and handling of bicycles on public highways:
(a) Carry on a bicycle more passengers than it can seat.
(b) Carry packages or objects that project beyond the ends of the handlebars on the front or back ends thereof, that prevent the rider from keeping at least on... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-nine/chapter-27/subchapter-x/5322a/ | 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 27 - Vehicle and Traffic Law (2000)›Subchapter X - Provisions Regarding the Use of Bicycles (§§ 5321 — 5324)›§ 5322a - Bill of rights of the cyclist and obligations of the driver | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE NINE - Highways and Traffic (§§ 1-8 — 5725) › Chapter 27 - Vehicle and Traffic Law (2000) › Subchapter X - Provisions Regarding the Use of Bicycles (§§ 5321 — 5324) › § 5322a - Bill of rights of the cyclist and obligations of the driver | Those persons who practice the cycling sport have the following rights and obligations. Drivers, on their part, must comply with the obligations listed in this section. This part shall be known as the Bill of Rights of the Cyclist and Obligations of the Driver.
(a) Rights of the cyclist.—
(1) Every cyclist has the righ... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-nine/chapter-27/subchapter-x/5323/ | 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 27 - Vehicle and Traffic Law (2000)›Subchapter X - Provisions Regarding the Use of Bicycles (§§ 5321 — 5324)›§ 5323 - Responsibility of parents or guardians | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE NINE - Highways and Traffic (§§ 1-8 — 5725) › Chapter 27 - Vehicle and Traffic Law (2000) › Subchapter X - Provisions Regarding the Use of Bicycles (§§ 5321 — 5324) › § 5323 - Responsibility of parents or guardians | A parent of a child or the guardian of any ward shall not authorize or knowingly allow said child or ward to violate any of the provisions of this subchapter.
History —Jan. 7, 2000, No. 22, § 11.03, renumbered as § 11.05 on June 3, 2004, No. 132, § 11, eff. 8 months after June 3, 2004. |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-nine/chapter-27/subchapter-x/5324/ | 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 27 - Vehicle and Traffic Law (2000)›Subchapter X - Provisions Regarding the Use of Bicycles (§§ 5321 — 5324)›§ 5324 - Educational campaign | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE NINE - Highways and Traffic (§§ 1-8 — 5725) › Chapter 27 - Vehicle and Traffic Law (2000) › Subchapter X - Provisions Regarding the Use of Bicycles (§§ 5321 — 5324) › § 5324 - Educational campaign | The Traffic Safety Commission, the Department of Transportation and Public Works, the Puerto Rico Police, and the Highways and Transportation Authority shall develop an educational campaign through the communications media to inform the people on the provisions of this subchapter.
Said educational campaign shall includ... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-nine/chapter-27/subchapter-xi/5351/ | 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 27 - Vehicle and Traffic Law (2000)›Subchapter XI - Inspection of Vehicles (§§ 5351 — 5359)›§ 5351 - Basic rule | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE NINE - Highways and Traffic (§§ 1-8 — 5725) › Chapter 27 - Vehicle and Traffic Law (2000) › Subchapter XI - Inspection of Vehicles (§§ 5351 — 5359) › § 5351 - Basic rule | Any motor vehicle that travels on the public highways shall have the equipment required by this subchapter, in good working condition and adjustment, and said vehicle must be in such mechanical condition that it will not be a threat to the public safety. To such ends, every motor vehicle that travels on the public high... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-nine/chapter-27/subchapter-xi/5352/ | 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 27 - Vehicle and Traffic Law (2000)›Subchapter XI - Inspection of Vehicles (§§ 5351 — 5359)›§ 5352 - Periodic inspection | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE NINE - Highways and Traffic (§§ 1-8 — 5725) › Chapter 27 - Vehicle and Traffic Law (2000) › Subchapter XI - Inspection of Vehicles (§§ 5351 — 5359) › § 5352 - Periodic inspection | Every motor vehicle that travels on the public highways shall be submitted to periodic mechanical inspections when, and as provided by the Secretary by regulations. The following rules shall be followed with regard to said inspections:
(a) Inspections shall be performed with a frequency that shall not exceed once every... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-nine/chapter-27/subchapter-xi/5353/ | 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 27 - Vehicle and Traffic Law (2000)›Subchapter XI - Inspection of Vehicles (§§ 5351 — 5359)›§ 5353 - Defective vehicles or those not submitted to inspection | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE NINE - Highways and Traffic (§§ 1-8 — 5725) › Chapter 27 - Vehicle and Traffic Law (2000) › Subchapter XI - Inspection of Vehicles (§§ 5351 — 5359) › § 5353 - Defective vehicles or those not submitted to inspection | No vehicle that has been found to have mechanical defects in its essential parts, in its emission control systems or that lacks equipment as promulgated by the Secretary through regulations shall continue to travel on the public roads, except during the grace period that may be granted to correct such defects. Neither ... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-nine/chapter-27/subchapter-xi/5354/ | 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 27 - Vehicle and Traffic Law (2000)›Subchapter XI - Inspection of Vehicles (§§ 5351 — 5359)›§ 5354 - Establishment of inspection stations | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE NINE - Highways and Traffic (§§ 1-8 — 5725) › Chapter 27 - Vehicle and Traffic Law (2000) › Subchapter XI - Inspection of Vehicles (§§ 5351 — 5359) › § 5354 - Establishment of inspection stations | The Secretary may establish stations that shall be operated by the Department to conduct the inspections and issue the certificates of inspection and approval, or the certificates granting a grace period to correct the defects. The public shall be informed of the location of these stations through publications to such ... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-nine/chapter-27/subchapter-xi/5355/ | 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 27 - Vehicle and Traffic Law (2000)›Subchapter XI - Inspection of Vehicles (§§ 5351 — 5359)›§ 5355 - Designation of official inspection stations | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE NINE - Highways and Traffic (§§ 1-8 — 5725) › Chapter 27 - Vehicle and Traffic Law (2000) › Subchapter XI - Inspection of Vehicles (§§ 5351 — 5359) › § 5355 - Designation of official inspection stations | With regard to the designation of official inspection stations, the following rules shall apply:
(a) The Secretary may authorize private entities or persons to operate official motor vehicle inspection stations as provided in this chapter, and to issue any of the official certificates provided in this chapter, upon sai... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-nine/chapter-27/subchapter-xi/5356/ | 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 27 - Vehicle and Traffic Law (2000)›Subchapter XI - Inspection of Vehicles (§§ 5351 — 5359)›§ 5356 - Operation of inspection stations | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE NINE - Highways and Traffic (§§ 1-8 — 5725) › Chapter 27 - Vehicle and Traffic Law (2000) › Subchapter XI - Inspection of Vehicles (§§ 5351 — 5359) › § 5356 - Operation of inspection stations | The operation of official inspection stations shall be carried out pursuant to the following procedures:
(a) Once a motor vehicle has been inspected and the mechanical conditions and emission pollution control systems are found to be adequate pursuant to the provisions of this chapter and the regulations promulgated by... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-nine/chapter-27/subchapter-xi/5357/ | 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 27 - Vehicle and Traffic Law (2000)›Subchapter XI - Inspection of Vehicles (§§ 5351 — 5359)›§ 5357 - Illegal acts and penalties | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE NINE - Highways and Traffic (§§ 1-8 — 5725) › Chapter 27 - Vehicle and Traffic Law (2000) › Subchapter XI - Inspection of Vehicles (§§ 5351 — 5359) › § 5357 - Illegal acts and penalties | (a) Any person who simulates being authorized to operate a motor vehicle inspection station and certifies having inspected a motor vehicle without being duly authorized by the Secretary shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by a fine of not more than five thousand dollars ($5,0... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-nine/chapter-27/subchapter-xi/5358/ | 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 27 - Vehicle and Traffic Law (2000)›Subchapter XI - Inspection of Vehicles (§§ 5351 — 5359)›§ 5358 - Posting of a sign advising the public on prohibitions and penalties | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE NINE - Highways and Traffic (§§ 1-8 — 5725) › Chapter 27 - Vehicle and Traffic Law (2000) › Subchapter XI - Inspection of Vehicles (§§ 5351 — 5359) › § 5358 - Posting of a sign advising the public on prohibitions and penalties | Every owner of a garage or official inspection station shall install and post a sign approved by the Secretary, in a place visible to the public, stating the prohibitions and penalties that would bring about removing, eliminating, altering or modifying the catalytic converter and related parts without making the corres... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-nine/chapter-27/subchapter-xi/5359/ | 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 27 - Vehicle and Traffic Law (2000)›Subchapter XI - Inspection of Vehicles (§§ 5351 — 5359)›§ 5359 - Equipment exempted from payment of municipal fees | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE NINE - Highways and Traffic (§§ 1-8 — 5725) › Chapter 27 - Vehicle and Traffic Law (2000) › Subchapter XI - Inspection of Vehicles (§§ 5351 — 5359) › § 5359 - Equipment exempted from payment of municipal fees | Owners or concessionaires of official inspection stations who meet the requirements established in this chapter and the regulations adopted by virtue thereof, shall acquire the technical equipment or instruments that the Secretary determines should be used for the inspection of the motor vehicles, free from the payment... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-nine/chapter-27/subchapter-xii/5381/ | 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 27 - Vehicle and Traffic Law (2000)›Subchapter XII - Safety Belts (§§ 5381 — 5384)›§ 5381 - Basic rule | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE NINE - Highways and Traffic (§§ 1-8 — 5725) › Chapter 27 - Vehicle and Traffic Law (2000) › Subchapter XII - Safety Belts (§§ 5381 — 5384) › § 5381 - Basic rule | No motor vehicle may travel on the public highways of Puerto Rico if, it does not meet the following rules regarding seat belts:
(a) Every 1965 model automobile, or later, shall be equipped with at least two (2) safety seat belts of the type that adjust over the lap, to be used on the front seat.
(b) Every 1968 model a... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-nine/chapter-27/subchapter-xii/5382/ | 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 27 - Vehicle and Traffic Law (2000)›Subchapter XII - Safety Belts (§§ 5381 — 5384)›§ 5382 - Use | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE NINE - Highways and Traffic (§§ 1-8 — 5725) › Chapter 27 - Vehicle and Traffic Law (2000) › Subchapter XII - Safety Belts (§§ 5381 — 5384) › § 5382 - Use | The use of safety seat belts and child protection seats, shall be done according to the following rules:
(a) Any person who drives or is a passenger on the public highways in a motor vehicle which must be equipped with safety seat belts according to § 5381 of this title, seat belts that are available and in usable cond... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-nine/chapter-27/subchapter-xii/5383/ | 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 27 - Vehicle and Traffic Law (2000)›Subchapter XII - Safety Belts (§§ 5381 — 5384)›§ 5383 - Use of child safety seats | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE NINE - Highways and Traffic (§§ 1-8 — 5725) › Chapter 27 - Vehicle and Traffic Law (2000) › Subchapter XII - Safety Belts (§§ 5381 — 5384) › § 5383 - Use of child safety seats | It shall be mandatory for every person driving a motor vehicle on public highways in which a child younger than four (4) years of age is transported to ensure that said child is using a child safety seat.
Furthermore, it shall be mandatory for any person driving a motor vehicle on public highways and traveling with a c... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-nine/chapter-27/subchapter-xii/5384/ | 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 27 - Vehicle and Traffic Law (2000)›Subchapter XII - Safety Belts (§§ 5381 — 5384)›§ 5384 - Rulemaking authority | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE NINE - Highways and Traffic (§§ 1-8 — 5725) › Chapter 27 - Vehicle and Traffic Law (2000) › Subchapter XII - Safety Belts (§§ 5381 — 5384) › § 5384 - Rulemaking authority | The Secretary is hereby authorized to prescribe by regulations to such effects, any other necessary provisions with regard to the installation and use of safety seat belts and child safety seats. In addition, the Secretary shall adopt regulations to establish the eligibility requirements for persons who request a child... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-nine/chapter-27/subchapter-xiii/5401/ | 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 27 - Vehicle and Traffic Law (2000)›Subchapter XIII - Provisions on Motor Vehicle Equipment (§§ 5401 — 5425)›§ 5401 - Basic rule | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE NINE - Highways and Traffic (§§ 1-8 — 5725) › Chapter 27 - Vehicle and Traffic Law (2000) › Subchapter XIII - Provisions on Motor Vehicle Equipment (§§ 5401 — 5425) › § 5401 - Basic rule | Every motor vehicle shall be bound to have all the equipment provided in this subchapter under the conditions specified herein, in order to travel on the public roads of Puerto Rico. The Secretary shall promulgate the regulations needed to enforce this provision.
History —Jan. 7, 2000, No. 22, § 14.01, eff. 1 year afte... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-nine/chapter-27/subchapter-xiii/5402/ | 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 27 - Vehicle and Traffic Law (2000)›Subchapter XIII - Provisions on Motor Vehicle Equipment (§§ 5401 — 5425)›§ 5402 - Brakes | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE NINE - Highways and Traffic (§§ 1-8 — 5725) › Chapter 27 - Vehicle and Traffic Law (2000) › Subchapter XIII - Provisions on Motor Vehicle Equipment (§§ 5401 — 5425) › § 5402 - Brakes | Every motor vehicle that travels on the public thoroughfares shall be equipped with a [brake] system as stated below:
(a) At least two (2) independent braking systems, each of which shall be sufficient by itself to stop the motion of the vehicle within an adequate distance, and one of which shall be designed to operate... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-nine/chapter-27/subchapter-xiii/5403/ | 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 27 - Vehicle and Traffic Law (2000)›Subchapter XIII - Provisions on Motor Vehicle Equipment (§§ 5401 — 5425)›§ 5403 - Effectiveness of brakes | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE NINE - Highways and Traffic (§§ 1-8 — 5725) › Chapter 27 - Vehicle and Traffic Law (2000) › Subchapter XIII - Provisions on Motor Vehicle Equipment (§§ 5401 — 5425) › § 5403 - Effectiveness of brakes | (a) Every motor vehicle or combination of vehicles shall, at all times and under any load, have the brake system in such conditions that at a speed of twenty (20) miles an hour it will allow the vehicle to be stopped with the foot brake within the following distances:
(1) Ten (10) or less passenger automobiles, twenty-... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-nine/chapter-27/subchapter-xiii/5404/ | 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 27 - Vehicle and Traffic Law (2000)›Subchapter XIII - Provisions on Motor Vehicle Equipment (§§ 5401 — 5425)›§ 5404 - Required lighting of vehicles | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE NINE - Highways and Traffic (§§ 1-8 — 5725) › Chapter 27 - Vehicle and Traffic Law (2000) › Subchapter XIII - Provisions on Motor Vehicle Equipment (§§ 5401 — 5425) › § 5404 - Required lighting of vehicles | Any driver of a vehicle or a motor vehicle that travels on the public highways during the period comprised between sunset and sunrise, as well as at any other time that visibility is not adequate, shall be bound to turn on the headlights, tail-lights, the license-plate light, and any other lights and lighted signals th... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-nine/chapter-27/subchapter-xiii/5405/ | 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 27 - Vehicle and Traffic Law (2000)›Subchapter XIII - Provisions on Motor Vehicle Equipment (§§ 5401 — 5425)›§ 5405 - Headlights | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE NINE - Highways and Traffic (§§ 1-8 — 5725) › Chapter 27 - Vehicle and Traffic Law (2000) › Subchapter XIII - Provisions on Motor Vehicle Equipment (§§ 5401 — 5425) › § 5405 - Headlights | With regard to headlights, the following rules shall be obeyed:
(a) Every motor vehicle shall have at least two (2) colorless headlights in front, one at each side, capable of lighting the road ahead for a distance of five hundred (500) feet that will also produce a less intense light to be used in overtaking and passi... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-nine/chapter-27/subchapter-xiii/5406/ | 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 27 - Vehicle and Traffic Law (2000)›Subchapter XIII - Provisions on Motor Vehicle Equipment (§§ 5401 — 5425)›§ 5406 - Rear lights | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE NINE - Highways and Traffic (§§ 1-8 — 5725) › Chapter 27 - Vehicle and Traffic Law (2000) › Subchapter XIII - Provisions on Motor Vehicle Equipment (§§ 5401 — 5425) › § 5406 - Rear lights | The following rules shall apply with regard to the rear lights:
(a) Every motor vehicle shall be equipped on its left rear side with a red taillight visible from a distance of five hundred (500) feet, except for every motor vehicle manufactured after the year 1960 which shall be bound to display two (2) red taillights ... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-nine/chapter-27/subchapter-xiii/5407/ | 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 27 - Vehicle and Traffic Law (2000)›Subchapter XIII - Provisions on Motor Vehicle Equipment (§§ 5401 — 5425)›§ 5407 - Signal lights | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE NINE - Highways and Traffic (§§ 1-8 — 5725) › Chapter 27 - Vehicle and Traffic Law (2000) › Subchapter XIII - Provisions on Motor Vehicle Equipment (§§ 5401 — 5425) › § 5407 - Signal lights | The following rules shall apply with regard to the signal lights:
(a) Every motor vehicle or trailer manufactured after the year 1960, shall be equipped with signal lights for the driver to indicate his/her intent to turn in the direction shown by the lighted signal.
(b) Front signal lights shall be white or amber in c... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-nine/chapter-27/subchapter-xiii/5408/ | 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 27 - Vehicle and Traffic Law (2000)›Subchapter XIII - Provisions on Motor Vehicle Equipment (§§ 5401 — 5425)›§ 5408 - Additional lights required on certain vehicles | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE NINE - Highways and Traffic (§§ 1-8 — 5725) › Chapter 27 - Vehicle and Traffic Law (2000) › Subchapter XIII - Provisions on Motor Vehicle Equipment (§§ 5401 — 5425) › § 5408 - Additional lights required on certain vehicles | The following rules shall apply with regard to additional lights required for certain vehicles:
(a) Every bus, trailer, school bus or heavy motor vehicle whose total width is eighty inches (80′′) or more shall be equipped with two (2) additional lights in front and two (2) in the rear. Tractors shall be required to car... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-nine/chapter-27/subchapter-xiii/5409/ | 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 27 - Vehicle and Traffic Law (2000)›Subchapter XIII - Provisions on Motor Vehicle Equipment (§§ 5401 — 5425)›§ 5409 - Stoplights | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE NINE - Highways and Traffic (§§ 1-8 — 5725) › Chapter 27 - Vehicle and Traffic Law (2000) › Subchapter XIII - Provisions on Motor Vehicle Equipment (§§ 5401 — 5425) › § 5409 - Stoplights | Every vehicle shall be equipped with at least one (1) rear red or amber light that shall be lit when the foot brake is applied. Vehicles manufactured after the year 1960 shall be equipped with two (2) stoplights as indicated in this section, one of which shall be mounted on the left side and another on the right side o... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-nine/chapter-27/subchapter-xiii/5410/ | 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 27 - Vehicle and Traffic Law (2000)›Subchapter XIII - Provisions on Motor Vehicle Equipment (§§ 5401 — 5425)›§ 5410 - Reflectors | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE NINE - Highways and Traffic (§§ 1-8 — 5725) › Chapter 27 - Vehicle and Traffic Law (2000) › Subchapter XIII - Provisions on Motor Vehicle Equipment (§§ 5401 — 5425) › § 5410 - Reflectors | The following rules shall apply with regard to reflectors in vehicles, motor vehicles or trailers:
(a) Every motor vehicle and trailer shall be equipped with two (2) red reflectors in its rear, one (1) on each side and mounted as far apart as possible so as to indicate the width of the vehicle. These reflectors may be ... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-nine/chapter-27/subchapter-xiii/5411/ | 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 27 - Vehicle and Traffic Law (2000)›Subchapter XIII - Provisions on Motor Vehicle Equipment (§§ 5401 — 5425)›§ 5411 - Lights on other vehicles | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE NINE - Highways and Traffic (§§ 1-8 — 5725) › Chapter 27 - Vehicle and Traffic Law (2000) › Subchapter XIII - Provisions on Motor Vehicle Equipment (§§ 5401 — 5425) › § 5411 - Lights on other vehicles | Those other vehicles not deemed to be motor vehicles as defined in this chapter, except bicycles, shall be bound to comply with the provisions of §§ 5405 and 5406 of this title.
History —Jan. 7, 2000, No. 22, § 14.11, eff. 1 year after Jan. 7, 2000. |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-nine/chapter-27/subchapter-xiii/5412/ | 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 27 - Vehicle and Traffic Law (2000)›Subchapter XIII - Provisions on Motor Vehicle Equipment (§§ 5401 — 5425)›§ 5412 - Intermittent or colored lights | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE NINE - Highways and Traffic (§§ 1-8 — 5725) › Chapter 27 - Vehicle and Traffic Law (2000) › Subchapter XIII - Provisions on Motor Vehicle Equipment (§§ 5401 — 5425) › § 5412 - Intermittent or colored lights | No person shall drive a vehicle on a public highway equipped with any device, lamp or dome or light that issue or reflects a steady or flashing light of any color that is visible from any angle. The following rules shall apply as an exception with regard to said devices, lamps or dome or lights:
(a) The use of a blue l... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-nine/chapter-27/subchapter-xiii/5413/ | 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 27 - Vehicle and Traffic Law (2000)›Subchapter XIII - Provisions on Motor Vehicle Equipment (§§ 5401 — 5425)›§ 5413 - Spot lamps | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE NINE - Highways and Traffic (§§ 1-8 — 5725) › Chapter 27 - Vehicle and Traffic Law (2000) › Subchapter XIII - Provisions on Motor Vehicle Equipment (§§ 5401 — 5425) › § 5413 - Spot lamps | It shall be illegal to equip a vehicle with more than two (2) spot lamps or to use these as substitutes for the lights mentioned in subsection (a) of § 5405 of this title, or to aim them directly at vehicles approaching from the opposite direction.
History —Jan. 7, 2000, No. 22, § 14.13, eff. 1 year after Jan. 7, 2000. |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-nine/chapter-27/subchapter-xiii/5414/ | 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 27 - Vehicle and Traffic Law (2000)›Subchapter XIII - Provisions on Motor Vehicle Equipment (§§ 5401 — 5425)›§ 5414 - Rubber tires | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE NINE - Highways and Traffic (§§ 1-8 — 5725) › Chapter 27 - Vehicle and Traffic Law (2000) › Subchapter XIII - Provisions on Motor Vehicle Equipment (§§ 5401 — 5425) › § 5414 - Rubber tires | Every motor vehicle traveling on the public roads, except as otherwise provided by the Secretary through regulations, shall be equipped with air filled rubber tires.
History —Jan. 7, 2000, No. 22, § 14.14, eff. 1 year after Jan. 7, 2000. |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-nine/chapter-27/subchapter-xiii/5415/ | 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 27 - Vehicle and Traffic Law (2000)›Subchapter XIII - Provisions on Motor Vehicle Equipment (§§ 5401 — 5425)›§ 5415 - Sound and motor acceleration muffling systems | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE NINE - Highways and Traffic (§§ 1-8 — 5725) › Chapter 27 - Vehicle and Traffic Law (2000) › Subchapter XIII - Provisions on Motor Vehicle Equipment (§§ 5401 — 5425) › § 5415 - Sound and motor acceleration muffling systems | The following rules shall apply with regard to sound and motor acceleration muffling systems:
(a) Every motor vehicle traveling on a public road shall be equipped with a muffler that must be in good working condition. It shall be illegal to use exhaust valves or any other device or gadget on the muffler for the purpose... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-nine/chapter-27/subchapter-xiii/5416/ | 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 27 - Vehicle and Traffic Law (2000)›Subchapter XIII - Provisions on Motor Vehicle Equipment (§§ 5401 — 5425)›§ 5416 - Windshield and windshield wipers | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE NINE - Highways and Traffic (§§ 1-8 — 5725) › Chapter 27 - Vehicle and Traffic Law (2000) › Subchapter XIII - Provisions on Motor Vehicle Equipment (§§ 5401 — 5425) › § 5416 - Windshield and windshield wipers | Every motor vehicle traveling on a public road shall be provided with a glass windshield equipped with windshield wipers in good working order and installed in front of the seat occupied by the driver.
History —Jan. 7, 2000, No. 22, § 14.16, eff. 1 year after Jan. 7, 2000. |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-nine/chapter-27/subchapter-xiii/5417/ | 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 27 - Vehicle and Traffic Law (2000)›Subchapter XIII - Provisions on Motor Vehicle Equipment (§§ 5401 — 5425)›§ 5417 - Rearview mirror | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE NINE - Highways and Traffic (§§ 1-8 — 5725) › Chapter 27 - Vehicle and Traffic Law (2000) › Subchapter XIII - Provisions on Motor Vehicle Equipment (§§ 5401 — 5425) › § 5417 - Rearview mirror | Every motor vehicle traveling on a public highway shall be provided with at least one (1) rearview mirror located in such a way that the driver can have a view of the public highway of at least two hundred (200) feet to the rear of the vehicle.
Every bus, truck or trailer truck shall be equipped with two (2) rearview m... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-nine/chapter-27/subchapter-xiii/5418/ | 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 27 - Vehicle and Traffic Law (2000)›Subchapter XIII - Provisions on Motor Vehicle Equipment (§§ 5401 — 5425)›§ 5418 - Additional towing equipment | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE NINE - Highways and Traffic (§§ 1-8 — 5725) › Chapter 27 - Vehicle and Traffic Law (2000) › Subchapter XIII - Provisions on Motor Vehicle Equipment (§§ 5401 — 5425) › § 5418 - Additional towing equipment | It shall be the duty of every driver of a tow truck used to tow vehicles to have it provided of the following additional equipment:
(a) One (1) or more brooms to be used when necessary to remove glass and other objects found at the site of an accident in which the vehicle to be towed is involved.
(b) A shovel to be use... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-nine/chapter-27/subchapter-xiii/5419/ | 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 27 - Vehicle and Traffic Law (2000)›Subchapter XIII - Provisions on Motor Vehicle Equipment (§§ 5401 — 5425)›§ 5419 - Emergency equipment | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE NINE - Highways and Traffic (§§ 1-8 — 5725) › Chapter 27 - Vehicle and Traffic Law (2000) › Subchapter XIII - Provisions on Motor Vehicle Equipment (§§ 5401 — 5425) › § 5419 - Emergency equipment | Every bus and vehicle used to haul freight, as a tow truck and every bus shall be equipped with three (3) orange reflecting triangles; one to be located at a distance of one hundred (100) feet from the front of the motor vehicle, another to be placed at the side of the vehicle in question, and another to be placed one ... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-nine/chapter-27/subchapter-xiii/5420/ | 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 27 - Vehicle and Traffic Law (2000)›Subchapter XIII - Provisions on Motor Vehicle Equipment (§§ 5401 — 5425)›§ 5420 - Fenders | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE NINE - Highways and Traffic (§§ 1-8 — 5725) › Chapter 27 - Vehicle and Traffic Law (2000) › Subchapter XIII - Provisions on Motor Vehicle Equipment (§§ 5401 — 5425) › § 5420 - Fenders | No motor vehicle or trailer shall travel on the public roads without being equipped with a fender over each of its wheels and every vehicle used to haul freight whose structure is devoid of rear fenders shall be equipped with covers or devices, including metal or other accessories for the effective protection against s... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-nine/chapter-27/subchapter-xiii/5421/ | 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 27 - Vehicle and Traffic Law (2000)›Subchapter XIII - Provisions on Motor Vehicle Equipment (§§ 5401 — 5425)›§ 5421 - Use of sirens and bells | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE NINE - Highways and Traffic (§§ 1-8 — 5725) › Chapter 27 - Vehicle and Traffic Law (2000) › Subchapter XIII - Provisions on Motor Vehicle Equipment (§§ 5401 — 5425) › § 5421 - Use of sirens and bells | The use and installation of whistles, sirens and bells of any type on private motor vehicles is illegal. This provision shall not apply to vehicles authorized to handle emergencies of the federal government, the Firefighter Corps, the Puerto Rico and Municipal Police, the Ranger Corps of the Department of Natural and E... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-nine/chapter-27/subchapter-xiii/5422/ | 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 27 - Vehicle and Traffic Law (2000)›Subchapter XIII - Provisions on Motor Vehicle Equipment (§§ 5401 — 5425)›§ 5422 - Horn | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE NINE - Highways and Traffic (§§ 1-8 — 5725) › Chapter 27 - Vehicle and Traffic Law (2000) › Subchapter XIII - Provisions on Motor Vehicle Equipment (§§ 5401 — 5425) › § 5422 - Horn | Every motor vehicle traveling on the public roads shall have a horn installed for its use as provided in § 5293 of this title.
History —Jan. 7, 2000, No. 22, § 14.22, eff. 1 year after Jan. 7, 2000. |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-nine/chapter-27/subchapter-xiii/5423/ | 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 27 - Vehicle and Traffic Law (2000)›Subchapter XIII - Provisions on Motor Vehicle Equipment (§§ 5401 — 5425)›§ 5423 - Regulations | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE NINE - Highways and Traffic (§§ 1-8 — 5725) › Chapter 27 - Vehicle and Traffic Law (2000) › Subchapter XIII - Provisions on Motor Vehicle Equipment (§§ 5401 — 5425) › § 5423 - Regulations | The Secretary is hereby empowered to establish regulations concerning the additional equipment allowed or required for any type of vehicle.
History —Jan. 7, 2000, No. 22, § 14.23, eff. 1 year after Jan. 7, 2000. |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-nine/chapter-27/subchapter-xiii/5424/ | 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 27 - Vehicle and Traffic Law (2000)›Subchapter XIII - Provisions on Motor Vehicle Equipment (§§ 5401 — 5425)›§ 5424 - Seizure of equipment | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE NINE - Highways and Traffic (§§ 1-8 — 5725) › Chapter 27 - Vehicle and Traffic Law (2000) › Subchapter XIII - Provisions on Motor Vehicle Equipment (§§ 5401 — 5425) › § 5424 - Seizure of equipment | The Police Force is hereby empowered to seize all equipment installed in any vehicle in violation of the provisions of this subchapter.
History —Jan. 7, 2000, No. 22, § 14.24, eff. 1 year after Jan. 7, 2000. |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-nine/chapter-27/subchapter-xiii/5425/ | 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 27 - Vehicle and Traffic Law (2000)›Subchapter XIII - Provisions on Motor Vehicle Equipment (§§ 5401 — 5425)›§ 5425 - Illegal acts and penalties | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE NINE - Highways and Traffic (§§ 1-8 — 5725) › Chapter 27 - Vehicle and Traffic Law (2000) › Subchapter XIII - Provisions on Motor Vehicle Equipment (§§ 5401 — 5425) › § 5425 - Illegal acts and penalties | Any person who violates any of the provisions of this subchapter or the regulations approved by the Secretary according thereto, with the exception of §§ 5412 and 5415 of this title, shall incur an administrative fault and shall be punished with a fine of fifty dollars ($50).
When the violation consists of an unsevicea... |
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