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https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirty-four-appendix/ii/chapter-ii/rule-13/	PR	Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-FOUR Appendix - Rules of Court (§§ 10.5 — 173)›II - Rules of Criminal Procedure (§ 173)›Chapter II - PRELIMINARY PROCEEDINGS›Rule 13 - ARREST; INFORMATION TO PERSON ARRESTED	2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-FOUR Appendix - Rules of Court (§§ 10.5 — 173) › II - Rules of Criminal Procedure (§ 173) › Chapter II - PRELIMINARY PROCEEDINGS › Rule 13 - ARREST; INFORMATION TO PERSON ARRESTED	The person making an arrest shall inform the defendant of the intention to arrest him, of the cause for the arrest and of the authority to make it, except when the person making the arrest has reasonable cause for believing that the defendant is committing or attempting to commit an offense, or when the defendant is pursued immediately after the commission of the offense or after an escape, or when the defendant resists before the officer is able to inform him, or when there is a danger that if the information is given, the arrest may not be made.
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirty-four-appendix/ii/chapter-ii/rule-14/	PR	Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-FOUR Appendix - Rules of Court (§§ 10.5 — 173)›II - Rules of Criminal Procedure (§ 173)›Chapter II - PRELIMINARY PROCEEDINGS›Rule 14 - ARREST; ORAL ORDER	2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-FOUR Appendix - Rules of Court (§§ 10.5 — 173) › II - Rules of Criminal Procedure (§ 173) › Chapter II - PRELIMINARY PROCEEDINGS › Rule 14 - ARREST; ORAL ORDER	A magistrate may orally order a peace officer or a private person to arrest anyone committing or attempting to commit an offense in the presence of such magistrate.
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirty-four-appendix/ii/chapter-ii/rule-15/	PR	Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-FOUR Appendix - Rules of Court (§§ 10.5 — 173)›II - Rules of Criminal Procedure (§ 173)›Chapter II - PRELIMINARY PROCEEDINGS›Rule 15 - ARREST; SUMMONING OF AID	2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-FOUR Appendix - Rules of Court (§§ 10.5 — 173) › II - Rules of Criminal Procedure (§ 173) › Chapter II - PRELIMINARY PROCEEDINGS › Rule 15 - ARREST; SUMMONING OF AID	Any person making an arrest may orally summon as many persons as he deems necessary to aid him therein.
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirty-four-appendix/ii/chapter-ii/rule-16/	PR	Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-FOUR Appendix - Rules of Court (§§ 10.5 — 173)›II - Rules of Criminal Procedure (§ 173)›Chapter II - PRELIMINARY PROCEEDINGS›Rule 16 - ARREST; LAWFUL MEANS TO MAKE IT	2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-FOUR Appendix - Rules of Court (§§ 10.5 — 173) › II - Rules of Criminal Procedure (§ 173) › Chapter II - PRELIMINARY PROCEEDINGS › Rule 16 - ARREST; LAWFUL MEANS TO MAKE IT	When the arrest is made by an officer under the authority of a warrant, or without a warrant, for a felony committed in his presence, if after informing the person to be arrested of the intention to make the arrest, said person flees or forcibly resists, the officer may use all the means necessary to effect the arrest. To make an arrest under any other circumstances, any officer or private person may use all necessary means, except that he shall not inflict grave bodily injury.
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirty-four-appendix/ii/chapter-ii/rule-17/	PR	Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-FOUR Appendix - Rules of Court (§§ 10.5 — 173)›II - Rules of Criminal Procedure (§ 173)›Chapter II - PRELIMINARY PROCEEDINGS›Rule 17 - ARREST; RIGHT TO FORCIBLE ENTRANCE	2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-FOUR Appendix - Rules of Court (§§ 10.5 — 173) › II - Rules of Criminal Procedure (§ 173) › Chapter II - PRELIMINARY PROCEEDINGS › Rule 17 - ARREST; RIGHT TO FORCIBLE ENTRANCE	To make an arrest, a private person if the offense is a felony, and a public officer in all cases, may break open any door or window of the house in which the person to be arrested is, or in which they have reasonable ground for believing him to be, after having demanded admittance and explained the purpose for which admittance is desired.
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirty-four-appendix/ii/chapter-ii/rule-18/	PR	Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-FOUR Appendix - Rules of Court (§§ 10.5 — 173)›II - Rules of Criminal Procedure (§ 173)›Chapter II - PRELIMINARY PROCEEDINGS›Rule 18 - ARREST; FORCE WHEN DETAINED	2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-FOUR Appendix - Rules of Court (§§ 10.5 — 173) › II - Rules of Criminal Procedure (§ 173) › Chapter II - PRELIMINARY PROCEEDINGS › Rule 18 - ARREST; FORCE WHEN DETAINED	Any person who has lawfully entered a house for the purpose of making an arrest therein, may break open any door or window if he has been detained therein, when necessary for the purpose of liberating himself, and a peace officer may do the same to free a person who has lawfully entered a building with the purpose of making an arrest and has been detained therein.
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirty-four-appendix/ii/chapter-ii/rule-19/	PR	Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-FOUR Appendix - Rules of Court (§§ 10.5 — 173)›II - Rules of Criminal Procedure (§ 173)›Chapter II - PRELIMINARY PROCEEDINGS›Rule 19 - ARREST; DISARMING PERSON ARRESTED; DISPOSAL OF WEAPONS	2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-FOUR Appendix - Rules of Court (§§ 10.5 — 173) › II - Rules of Criminal Procedure (§ 173) › Chapter II - PRELIMINARY PROCEEDINGS › Rule 19 - ARREST; DISARMING PERSON ARRESTED; DISPOSAL OF WEAPONS	Any person making an arrest may take from the person arrested all the weapons which he may have about his person, and must deliver them to the magistrate before whom the defendant is taken. In the case where the arrest is made by a private person who delivers the person arrested to a peace officer as provided by Rule 22(a), said person shall deliver to the officer the weapons he may have seized, and the latter shall deliver them to the magistrate before whom the defendant is taken.
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirty-four-appendix/ii/chapter-ii/rule-20/	PR	Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-FOUR Appendix - Rules of Court (§§ 10.5 — 173)›II - Rules of Criminal Procedure (§ 173)›Chapter II - PRELIMINARY PROCEEDINGS›Rule 20 - ARREST; TRANSMISSION OF WARRANTS	2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-FOUR Appendix - Rules of Court (§§ 10.5 — 173) › II - Rules of Criminal Procedure (§ 173) › Chapter II - PRELIMINARY PROCEEDINGS › Rule 20 - ARREST; TRANSMISSION OF WARRANTS	By means of a handwritten endorsement on an arrest warrant, any magistrate may authorize the transmission of said warrant by telephone, teletype, radio-telephone, facsimile or any other electronic means of communication, and as of that moment, a copy of the arrest warrant shall have to be remitted to every law enforcement officer to whom said warrant was transmitted. Said copies shall be fully valid, and the officers that receive them shall proceed with them in the same way as if they had an original arrest warrant. The magistrate who issues copies of an arrest warrant for the transmittal thereof, shall certify to its exactness with the original, and shall send a copy of the arrest warrant and the endorsement placed thereon to the office from which said copies are to be transmitted, stating on the original the action taken by him/her. History —Jan. 10, 1999, No. 31, § 1.
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirty-four-appendix/ii/chapter-ii/rule-21/	PR	Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-FOUR Appendix - Rules of Court (§§ 10.5 — 173)›II - Rules of Criminal Procedure (§ 173)›Chapter II - PRELIMINARY PROCEEDINGS›Rule 21 - ARREST AFTER ESCAPE	2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-FOUR Appendix - Rules of Court (§§ 10.5 — 173) › II - Rules of Criminal Procedure (§ 173) › Chapter II - PRELIMINARY PROCEEDINGS › Rule 21 - ARREST AFTER ESCAPE	If an individual under arrest or under custody escapes or is rescued, the person in charge of his custody shall pursue him diligently and take him at any time and in any place, and to do so he may use the same means authorized to make an arrest.
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirty-four-appendix/ii/chapter-ii/rule-22/	PR	Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-FOUR Appendix - Rules of Court (§§ 10.5 — 173)›II - Rules of Criminal Procedure (§ 173)›Chapter II - PRELIMINARY PROCEEDINGS›Rule 22 - PROCEEDINGS BEFORE THE MAGISTRATE	2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-FOUR Appendix - Rules of Court (§§ 10.5 — 173) › II - Rules of Criminal Procedure (§ 173) › Chapter II - PRELIMINARY PROCEEDINGS › Rule 22 - PROCEEDINGS BEFORE THE MAGISTRATE	(a) Appearance before the magistrate.— A peace officer making an arrest under a warrant shall take the person arrested before the nearest available magistrate without unnecessary delay. Any person making and arrest without a warrant shall take the person arrested before the nearest available magistrate without unnecessary delay, and if the person making the arrest without a warrant is a private person, he may deliver the person arrested to any peace officer who shall, in turn, take the person arrested without unnecessary delay before a magistrate as provided in this rule. When an arrest is made without a warrant and is brought before a magistrate, the procedures provided in Rules 6 and 7 of this appendix shall be followed, as it may correspond. (b) Duties of the magistrate; notices.— The magistrate shall inform the person arrested or who has appeared in response to a summons, of the contents of the complaint or charges filed against him/her, of his/her right to communicate with his/her closest relative or with counsel, and to obtain his/her services, and of his/her right to a preliminary hearing if the offense charged against him/her is a felony. The magistrate shall also inform the person that he/she is not bound to make any statement and that any statement made by him/her may be used against him/her. The magistrate shall impose conditions or admit bail, with or without conditions, as provided in these rules, or shall make the corresponding determinations in those cases where the persons charged with an offense have submitted voluntarily to the supervision of the Office of Pretrial Services for its evaluation, report and recommendations on their cases. In the event the person arrested fails to comply with the conditions imposed, or does not post bail, the magistrate shall order his/her imprisonment. In the case of an accused person who remains free under deferred bail, under his/her own recognizance, in custody of a third party or conditional release, and fails to comply with the conditions imposed, the magistrate shall revoke the determination of deferred bail and shall order the posting of bail, with or without conditions; and, in the event the accused person fails to post bail, the magistrate shall order his/her imprisonment. (c) Statements in the warrant of arrest or summons; remittance.— The magistrate shall set forth on the warrant of arrest or summons the appearance of the defendant and the warnings made to him/her, and in the case of a felony, if such is the case, the fact that said person cannot obtain counsel to assist him/her at the trial or at the preliminary hearing. In such cases, the magistrate shall determine cause for the arrest for a felony, summon the defendant without legal representation to a conference before the preliminary hearing within two weeks of the arrest. To said conference, if the defendant is imprisoned, the Corrections Administration shall transport him/her to the court in order to make the arrangements for legal representation. The Courts Administration shall provide its facilities so that officials of the legal aid programs may interview him/her and certify his/her indigence before assuming his/her defense. If he/she cannot be represented by any of the programs and the court certifies that said inmate does not have the resources to retain counsel, the court shall then appoint one. The magistrate shall remit the complaint, the decree in those cases in which the same was drawn up and the warrant of arrest or summons to the corresponding section and part of the Court of First Instance where further proceedings shall be held as provided by these rules. History —Feb. 8, 1966; June 22, 1966, No. 100, p. 322, § 1; June 5, 1986, No. 39, p. 103, § 2; June 19, 1987, No. 29, p. 91, § 5; Dec. 8, 1990, No. 26, p. 1516, § 2; Dec. 24, 1995, No. 245, § 2; Sept. 2, 2000, No. 376, § 1, eff. 30 days after Sept. 2, 2000.
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirty-four-appendix/ii/chapter-ii/rule-23/	PR	Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-FOUR Appendix - Rules of Court (§§ 10.5 — 173)›II - Rules of Criminal Procedure (§ 173)›Chapter II - PRELIMINARY PROCEEDINGS›Rule 23 - PRELIMINARY HEARING	2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-FOUR Appendix - Rules of Court (§§ 10.5 — 173) › II - Rules of Criminal Procedure (§ 173) › Chapter II - PRELIMINARY PROCEEDINGS › Rule 23 - PRELIMINARY HEARING	(a) When it shall be held.— A preliminary hearing shall be held in all cases in which a person is charged with the commission of a felony. In those cases he shall be summoned for that hearing at least five (5) days before it is held. In the cases in which it appears according to Rule 22(c) of this appendix that the person cannot obtain assistance of counsel, the corresponding magistrate shall assign counsel to defend him, and his name shall be set forth in the summons for the preliminary hearing. The magistrate shall communicate said appointment to counsel. (b) Waiver.— After a person has been summoned, he may waive his right to a preliminary hearing by a written statement signed by him and submitted to the magistrate before the commencement of the hearing or personally at any moment during the celebration thereof. If the person waives [a] preliminary hearing or does not appear thereat after having been duly summoned, the magistrate shall forthwith hold him to answer for the commission of an offense before the appropriate part of the Court of First Instance. (c) Procedure during the hearing.— The hearing shall begin with the presentation of evidence by the Prosecuting Attorney. The latter shall make available to the defendant the sworn statements of any witnesses who have testified at the hearing. The defendant may cross-examine witnesses and introduce evidence on his/her own behalf. When determining probable cause, the court shall consider if the evidence introduced by the Prosecuting Attorney is admissible in court based on the elements of the offense and the connection of the defendant with the offense. In no case shall it be obligatory to submit forensic expert reports. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if said reports, certificates, or sworn statements of forensic experts or law enforcement officers were to be submitted, the testimony of forensic experts or law enforcement officers shall not be required at the hearing, and this shall not preclude the defendant from confronting them during the trial, in the event of a finding of probable cause. If, in the opinion of the magistrate, the evidence shows that there is a probable cause to believe that an offense has been committed and that the defendant has committed it, the magistrate shall forthwith order that the defendant be detained to be prosecuted for the commission of the offense in the appropriate Part and Division of the Court of First Instance; otherwise, it shall be determined that there is no probable cause and the defendant shall be released. The magistrate may order the defendant to continue to be released on bail or deferred bail, personal recognizance, in custody of a third party, or on a condition or combination of conditions that were imposed by a magistrate when the arrest was made, or may modify them or make a determination in accordance with Rule 218(c) to order the release of the defendant on bail, deferred bail, personal recognizance, in custody of a third party or on a condition or combination of conditions, if not previously ordered and if, in the opinion of the magistrate, it is so warranted. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the magistrate shall not modify the bail set or the determination of release on deferred bail, personal recognizance, in custody of a third party, or a condition or combination of conditions imposed by a magistrate of a higher rank, unless in the preliminary hearing probable cause is found for a lesser offense than the offense with which the defendant was originally charged. After the proceeding before him/her concludes, the magistrate shall forthwith deliver to the clerk of the appropriate Part and Division of the Court of First Instance the file related to the proceeding, including any bail posted. The file shall include the time and place of the preliminary hearing, the persons appearing, and the magistrate’s finding. Preliminary hearings shall be held publicly, unless the magistrate determines, upon the defendant’s request, that a public hearing involves a substantial probability of impairing his/her constitutional right to a fair and impartial trial, and there are no other less encompassing and reasonable options available than to hold a private hearing, in order to dissipate such probability. In such cases, the decision of the magistrate shall be based on precise and detailed grounds. Access to a preliminary hearing shall also be limited when the magistrate determines, upon a request to such effects, that such limitation is needed to protect any other pressing interest and there are no other less encompassing and reasonable options. The decision of the magistrate shall be based on precise and detailed grounds. It is hereby provided that the magistrate shall limit access to a preliminary hearing, upon the prosecution’s request, in those cases in which he/she wishes to present the testimony of an undercover agent or an informant who is still rendering such services or when the victim of a case of rape, or lascivious or indecent acts is testifying. History —Jan. 24, 1967; June 5, 1986, No. 39, p. 103, § 3; June 19, 1987, No. 29, p. 91, § 6; Dec. 8, 1990, No. 26, p. 1516, § 3; Aug. 12, 1995, No. 197, § 1; Dec. 24, 1995, No. 245, § 3, eff. 60 days after Dec. 24, 1995; Dec. 27, 2011, No. 281, § 3.
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirty-four-appendix/ii/chapter-ii/rule-24/	PR	Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-FOUR Appendix - Rules of Court (§§ 10.5 — 173)›II - Rules of Criminal Procedure (§ 173)›Chapter II - PRELIMINARY PROCEEDINGS›Rule 24 - FURTHER PROCEEDINGS	2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-FOUR Appendix - Rules of Court (§§ 10.5 — 173) › II - Rules of Criminal Procedure (§ 173) › Chapter II - PRELIMINARY PROCEEDINGS › Rule 24 - FURTHER PROCEEDINGS	(a) In the District Court.— When pursuant to the provisions of Rule 22(c) the record of a case is received by the clerk of any part of the District Court of First Instance, the trial of the case shall be held in the said part, and the complaint transmitted by the magistrate shall be the basis for the same. (b) In the Court of First Instance.— When the record is sent to the clerk of any part of the Court of First Instance Section of the Court of First Instance, the secretary shall forthwith remit it to the prosecuting attorney of said part, who shall file the appropriate accusation if it is a case where the corresponding accusation has not been filed pursuant to the provisions of Rule 6(a). If for a justifiable cause, the prosecuting attorney considers that the information should not be presented, he shall file the record with the clerk of the appropriate part with an endorsement to that effect. The clerk, subject to the approval of the court, shall file it and enter said cause in the “Registry of Cases Dismissed” which he shall keep in his office, and shall forthwith issue an order releasing the defendant, if he is under custody. If he has been admitted to bail, the bond shall be cancelled from the time the case was dismissed and, if money instead of bail had been deposited, the same shall be refunded to him once the dismissal of the information has been established. If in the opinion of the prosecuting attorney the trial for the offense charged against the defendant should be held in any of the parts of the District Court of First Instance, the prosecuting attorney shall send the record to said part within ten (10) days after he received it, so that this part may continue the proceeding as provided in subsection (a) of this rule. (c) Effects of the determination that there is no probable cause.— If after the preliminary hearing in the cases where it is in order the magistrate decides that there is no probable cause, the prosecuting attorney shall not present any information whatever. In this case, or when it is determined that there is probable cause of an offense inferior to the one charged, the prosecuting attorney may submit the case again on the same or on different evidence to a magistrate of higher rank in the Court of First Instance. (d) Effect of waiver of jurisdiction determination in procedures concerning minors.— When the record is transferred to the secretary of the Superior Section of the Court of First Instance pursuant to court order of waiver of jurisdiction over a minor, the secretary shall refer said record immediately to the district attorney. The district attorney shall file the corresponding complaint within fifteen (15) days following receipt of notice of the waiver. Neither a hearing to determine probable cause for arrest pursuant to Rule 22, nor the preliminary hearing pursuant to Rule 23 shall be necessary, where a previous determination by a magistrate pursuant to Rules 2.9 and 2.10 of Procedure in Matters Concerning Minors, App. I-A of this title, does exist. History —July 9, 1986, No. 80, p. 259, § 2; June 19, 1987, No. 29, p. 91, § 7; Aug. 22, 1990, No. 55, p. 221, § 1, eff. 30 days after Aug. 22, 1990.
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirty-four-appendix/ii/chapter-iii/rule-25/	PR	Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-FOUR Appendix - Rules of Court (§§ 10.5 — 173)›II - Rules of Criminal Procedure (§ 173)›Chapter III - VENUE›Rule 25 - DISTRICT; DEFINITION	2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-FOUR Appendix - Rules of Court (§§ 10.5 — 173) › II - Rules of Criminal Procedure (§ 173) › Chapter III - VENUE › Rule 25 - DISTRICT; DEFINITION	The word “district” as used in Rules 25 to 33 shall mean one of the territorial units into which Puerto Rico is divided for judicial purposes and it shall include the units corresponding to the parts of the District Court and to the parts of the Court of First Instance.
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirty-four-appendix/ii/chapter-iii/rule-26/	PR	Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-FOUR Appendix - Rules of Court (§§ 10.5 — 173)›II - Rules of Criminal Procedure (§ 173)›Chapter III - VENUE›Rule 26 - OFFENSES TRIABLE IN PUERTO RICO	2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-FOUR Appendix - Rules of Court (§§ 10.5 — 173) › II - Rules of Criminal Procedure (§ 173) › Chapter III - VENUE › Rule 26 - OFFENSES TRIABLE IN PUERTO RICO	Any person who commits or attempts to commit an offense within the territorial extension subject to the jurisdiction of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico shall be prosecuted in Puerto Rico. Any person who commits or attempts to commit an offense outside of the territorial extension of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, under the circumstances established in § 4635 of Title 33 shall also be prosecuted in Puerto Rico. History —Sept. 15, 2004, No. 317, § 4.
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirty-four-appendix/ii/chapter-iii/rule-27/	PR	Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-FOUR Appendix - Rules of Court (§§ 10.5 — 173)›II - Rules of Criminal Procedure (§ 173)›Chapter III - VENUE›Rule 27 - VENUE; IN GENERAL	2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-FOUR Appendix - Rules of Court (§§ 10.5 — 173) › II - Rules of Criminal Procedure (§ 173) › Chapter III - VENUE › Rule 27 - VENUE; IN GENERAL	In all criminal proceedings the trial shall be held in the part corresponding to the district where the offense was committed, except as otherwise provided in these rules. The offenses committed outside the territorial extension of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico shall be prosecuted in the district of San Juan. History —Sept. 15, 2004, No. 317, § 5.
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirty-four-appendix/ii/chapter-iii/rule-28/	PR	Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-FOUR Appendix - Rules of Court (§§ 10.5 — 173)›II - Rules of Criminal Procedure (§ 173)›Chapter III - VENUE›Rule 28 - VENUE; ACCOMPLICES IN DIFFERENT DISTRICTS	2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-FOUR Appendix - Rules of Court (§§ 10.5 — 173) › II - Rules of Criminal Procedure (§ 173) › Chapter III - VENUE › Rule 28 - VENUE; ACCOMPLICES IN DIFFERENT DISTRICTS	When a person in a district aids, induces or procures the commission of an offense in another district, he may be prosecuted for said offense in any of the two districts.
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirty-four-appendix/ii/chapter-iii/rule-29/	PR	Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-FOUR Appendix - Rules of Court (§§ 10.5 — 173)›II - Rules of Criminal Procedure (§ 173)›Chapter III - VENUE›Rule 29 - VENUE; ACTS COMMITTED IN MORE THAN ONE DISTRICT	2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-FOUR Appendix - Rules of Court (§§ 10.5 — 173) › II - Rules of Criminal Procedure (§ 173) › Chapter III - VENUE › Rule 29 - VENUE; ACTS COMMITTED IN MORE THAN ONE DISTRICT	When several acts are necessary to commit an offense, the trial may be held in any of the districts where any of the said acts was committed.
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirty-four-appendix/ii/chapter-iii/rule-30/	PR	Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-FOUR Appendix - Rules of Court (§§ 10.5 — 173)›II - Rules of Criminal Procedure (§ 173)›Chapter III - VENUE›Rule 30 - VENUE; OFFENSES COMMITTED IN A DISTRICT BY A PERSON FROM ANOTHER DISTRICT	2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-FOUR Appendix - Rules of Court (§§ 10.5 — 173) › II - Rules of Criminal Procedure (§ 173) › Chapter III - VENUE › Rule 30 - VENUE; OFFENSES COMMITTED IN A DISTRICT BY A PERSON FROM ANOTHER DISTRICT	When a person in a district commits an offense in another district, the trial may be held in either of the two (2) districts.
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirty-four-appendix/ii/chapter-iii/rule-31/	PR	Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-FOUR Appendix - Rules of Court (§§ 10.5 — 173)›II - Rules of Criminal Procedure (§ 173)›Chapter III - VENUE›Rule 31 - VENUE; OFFENSES COMMITTED WHILE IN TRANSIT	2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-FOUR Appendix - Rules of Court (§§ 10.5 — 173) › II - Rules of Criminal Procedure (§ 173) › Chapter III - VENUE › Rule 31 - VENUE; OFFENSES COMMITTED WHILE IN TRANSIT	When an offense is committed in any public or private vehicle while in the course of its trip, and the place where the offense was committed cannot be ascertained, the prosecution may be had in any district through which the vehicle went during said trip.
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirty-four-appendix/ii/chapter-iii/rule-32/	PR	Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-FOUR Appendix - Rules of Court (§§ 10.5 — 173)›II - Rules of Criminal Procedure (§ 173)›Chapter III - VENUE›Rule 32 - VENUE; OFFENSES IN OR AGAINST AIRCRAFT	2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-FOUR Appendix - Rules of Court (§§ 10.5 — 173) › II - Rules of Criminal Procedure (§ 173) › Chapter III - VENUE › Rule 32 - VENUE; OFFENSES IN OR AGAINST AIRCRAFT	A person who commits an offense in or against any aircraft while it is flying over the territory of Puerto Rico, may be prosecuted in the Commonwealth courts and in any district.
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirty-four-appendix/ii/chapter-iii/rule-33/	PR	Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-FOUR Appendix - Rules of Court (§§ 10.5 — 173)›II - Rules of Criminal Procedure (§ 173)›Chapter III - VENUE›Rule 33 - VENUE; PROPERTY TAKEN FROM ONE DISTRICT TO ANOTHER	2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-FOUR Appendix - Rules of Court (§§ 10.5 — 173) › II - Rules of Criminal Procedure (§ 173) › Chapter III - VENUE › Rule 33 - VENUE; PROPERTY TAKEN FROM ONE DISTRICT TO ANOTHER	When a person acquires goods through the commission of an offense in a district and transports said goods to another district, he may be prosecuted in either of the two (2) districts.
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirty-four-appendix/ii/chapter-iv/rule-34/	PR	Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-FOUR Appendix - Rules of Court (§§ 10.5 — 173)›II - Rules of Criminal Procedure (§ 173)›Chapter IV - THE INFORMATION AND THE COMPLAINT›Rule 34 - DEFINITIONS	2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-FOUR Appendix - Rules of Court (§§ 10.5 — 173) › II - Rules of Criminal Procedure (§ 173) › Chapter IV - THE INFORMATION AND THE COMPLAINT › Rule 34 - DEFINITIONS	(a) The information.— The information is an allegation in writing made to the Court of First Instance by the prosecuting attorney charging a person with a public offense. The first allegation on the part of The People in a prosecution filed in the Court of First Instance shall be the information. The information shall be signed and sworn to by the prosecuting attorney and shall be filed with the clerk of the corresponding Court of First Instance. In all cases, the oath shall be sufficient if it sets forth that the information is based on probable cause determined pursuant to the provisions of these rules, or pursuant to the provisions of Rule 2.10 of Procedure in Minors’ Matters App. I-A of this title, in cases of waiver of court jurisdiction over a minor. (b) The complaint.— The first allegation in a prosecution brought in the District Court shall be the complaint, as defined in Rule 5, and in the manner provided for in Rule 24(a). History —May 27, 1980, No. 67, p. 164; June 19, 1987, No. 29, p. 91 § 8; Aug. 22, 1990, No. 55, p. 220, § 2, eff. 30 days after Aug. 22, 1990.
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirty-four-appendix/ii/chapter-iv/rule-35/	PR	Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-FOUR Appendix - Rules of Court (§§ 10.5 — 173)›II - Rules of Criminal Procedure (§ 173)›Chapter IV - THE INFORMATION AND THE COMPLAINT›Rule 35 - CONTENTS OF THE INDICTMENT AND THE COMPLAINT	2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-FOUR Appendix - Rules of Court (§§ 10.5 — 173) › II - Rules of Criminal Procedure (§ 173) › Chapter IV - THE INFORMATION AND THE COMPLAINT › Rule 35 - CONTENTS OF THE INDICTMENT AND THE COMPLAINT	The indictment and the complaint shall contain: (a) The title of the action, specifying the division and the part of the Court of First Instance to which the same is presented. In a complaint, the judge shall order the appropriate amendment in the title thereof, specifying his/her court in place of the magistrate before whom the complaint was brought. (b) The identification of the defendant by his/her real name or by the name by which he/she is generally known. If his/her name is unknown, it shall be so stated and he/she shall be designated by a fictitious name. If the name of the crime suspect is unknown (because he/she refuses to provide it or there is no way to verify it), an indictment may be issued against him/her with the description of the genetic or deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) profile. In no case shall it be necessary to prove that the prosecuting attorney or the complainant does not know the defendant’s real name. To identify any person other than the defendant, it shall suffice to identify him/her in the manner provided for a defendant in this rule. If the defendant is a corporation or partnership it shall suffice to state its corporate or trade name, or any other name or denomination by which the defendant is or may be known or identified, without the need of alleging that it is a corporation or partnership nor how it was organized or incorporated. To identify any corporation or partnership other than the defendant, it shall suffice to identify it in the manner provided in this rule for a defendant corporation or partnership. To make reference to any group or association of persons other than a corporation or partnership, it shall suffice to state the name of said group or association or the name by which it has been or is known, or to state the names of all the persons belonging to said group or association, or the name of only one or several of said persons, and to refer to the rest as “and others”. When reference is made to any person or entity other than the defendant, in no case shall it be necessary to allege or prove that the prosecuting attorney or the accuser do not know the real name of the person or entity. (c) A statement of the essential facts constituting the offense charged, in ordinary, plain and concise language, and in such manner as to enable a reasonable person to know what is intended. The words used in said statement shall be construed in their usual acceptance in common language, except for such words and phrases that are defined by law or jurisprudence, which shall be construed according to their legal meaning. Words used in said statement need not cite the strict letter of the law but may use other words that convey the same meaning. In no case shall it be necessary to set forth in the indictment or complaint any presumptions of law or matters of judicial notice. (d) The official citation of the statute, rule, or regulation that the defendant is alleged to have violated, but an error in the citation or its omission shall be construed as a defect of form. (e) The signature and oath of prosecuting attorney or the accuser as provided by Rules 5 and 34, respectively. History —amended Dec. 30, 2010, No. 252, § 2.
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirty-four-appendix/ii/chapter-iv/rule-36/	PR	Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-FOUR Appendix - Rules of Court (§§ 10.5 — 173)›II - Rules of Criminal Procedure (§ 173)›Chapter IV - THE INFORMATION AND THE COMPLAINT›Rule 36 - DEFECTS OF FORM	2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-FOUR Appendix - Rules of Court (§§ 10.5 — 173) › II - Rules of Criminal Procedure (§ 173) › Chapter IV - THE INFORMATION AND THE COMPLAINT › Rule 36 - DEFECTS OF FORM	An information or complaint shall not be insufficient, now shall the trial, judgment or any other prosecution based on the said information or complaint be affected by reason of any defect, imperfection or omission of form which does not tend to prejudice the substantial rights of the defendant.
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirty-four-appendix/ii/chapter-iv/rule-37/	PR	Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-FOUR Appendix - Rules of Court (§§ 10.5 — 173)›II - Rules of Criminal Procedure (§ 173)›Chapter IV - THE INFORMATION AND THE COMPLAINT›Rule 37 - JOINDER OF OFFENSES AND OF DEFENDANTS	2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-FOUR Appendix - Rules of Court (§§ 10.5 — 173) › II - Rules of Criminal Procedure (§ 173) › Chapter IV - THE INFORMATION AND THE COMPLAINT › Rule 37 - JOINDER OF OFFENSES AND OF DEFENDANTS	(a) Joinder of offenses.— Two or more offenses may be charged in the same information or complaint in a separate count for each offense if the offenses charged are of the same or similar character or are based on the same act or transaction or on two or more acts or transactions connected together or constituting parts of a common scheme or plan. Allegations made in one count may be incorporated by reference in another count. (b) Joinder of defendants.— Two or more defendants may be charged in the same information or complaint if they are alleged to have participated in the same act or transaction or in the same series of acts or transactions constituting the offense or offenses charged. Such defendants may be charged in one or more counts together or separately and all the defendants need not be charged in each count.
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirty-four-appendix/ii/chapter-iv/rule-38/	PR	Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-FOUR Appendix - Rules of Court (§§ 10.5 — 173)›II - Rules of Criminal Procedure (§ 173)›Chapter IV - THE INFORMATION AND THE COMPLAINT›Rule 38 - AMENDMENTS TO THE INDICTMENT, COMPLAINT OR BILL OF PARTICULARS	2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-FOUR Appendix - Rules of Court (§§ 10.5 — 173) › II - Rules of Criminal Procedure (§ 173) › Chapter IV - THE INFORMATION AND THE COMPLAINT › Rule 38 - AMENDMENTS TO THE INDICTMENT, COMPLAINT OR BILL OF PARTICULARS	(a) Removal of defects of form.— If the indictment, complaint, or bill of particulars has any defect, error, or omission of form as mentioned in Rule 36, the court may allow the amendments needed to cure it. If no amendments are made, once the verdict of the jury is returned or the judgment entered, said defect, error, or omission shall be deemed cured. (b) Removal of defect of substance.— If the indictment or complaint has a substantial defect or omission, the court wherein the proceeding was originated may allow the necessary amendments to cure said defect or omission at any time before the conviction or the acquittal of the defendant. If the defect is in the indictment, the defendant shall have a right to a new arraignment. If the defect is in the complaint, the defendant shall be entitled to have the trial held five (5) days after the amendment is made. (c) Addition of counts or of defendants.— Before the start of the trial, the District Court may allow amendments to be made to the complaint to add new counts or new defendants against whom the preliminary proceedings provided in Rules 6, 7, and 22 have been held. In such cases, the defendants shall be entitled to have the trial held five (5) days after the amendment is made. (d) Variance between pleadings and the evidence.— The court may allow amendments to be made to the indictment, complaint, or bill of particulars at any time before the conviction or acquittal of the defendant, in case there is a variance between these pleadings and the evidence. Variance between the pleadings and the evidence shall not constitute grounds for the acquittal of the defendant; however, the court shall, provided that the defendant does not oppose it, postpone the trial if the substantial rights of the defendant have been impaired, to hold it before another jury or before the same court if the trial is not by jury, and as determined by the court. If the nature of the discrepancy or variance is such that the evidence establishes an offense that is different from the one charged against the defendant and not included therein, or if it establishes an offense beyond the jurisdiction of the court, the jury shall be discharged and the case shall be dismissed. (e) Identification by fictitious name and by means of DNA profiling.— The court shall allow amendments to an indictment issued with a fictitious name in order to identify a person who has been previously identified by means of DNA profiling and a fictitious name by his/her true name or alias, as provided in Rule 5. History —amended Dec. 30, 2010, No. 252, § 3.
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirty-four-appendix/ii/chapter-iv/rule-39/	PR	Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-FOUR Appendix - Rules of Court (§§ 10.5 — 173)›II - Rules of Criminal Procedure (§ 173)›Chapter IV - THE INFORMATION AND THE COMPLAINT›Rule 39 - FAILURE TO ALLEGE THE DATE	2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-FOUR Appendix - Rules of Court (§§ 10.5 — 173) › II - Rules of Criminal Procedure (§ 173) › Chapter IV - THE INFORMATION AND THE COMPLAINT › Rule 39 - FAILURE TO ALLEGE THE DATE	The information or complaint shall be sufficient even though the date or the time in which the offense is alleged to have been committed is not stated, unless an allegation to that effect is necessary to charge the commission of an offense. An allegation in an information or complaint to the effect that the defendant committed the offense shall be considered as an allegation that the offense was committed after the law created it, before the filing of the information and within the term prescribed by law. All the allegations in an information, complaint or bill of particulars shall be construed in the sense that they refer to the same date or time, unless something to the contrary is stated.
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirty-four-appendix/ii/chapter-iv/rule-40/	PR	Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-FOUR Appendix - Rules of Court (§§ 10.5 — 173)›II - Rules of Criminal Procedure (§ 173)›Chapter IV - THE INFORMATION AND THE COMPLAINT›Rule 40 - FAILURE TO ALLEGE THE PLACE	2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-FOUR Appendix - Rules of Court (§§ 10.5 — 173) › II - Rules of Criminal Procedure (§ 173) › Chapter IV - THE INFORMATION AND THE COMPLAINT › Rule 40 - FAILURE TO ALLEGE THE PLACE	The information or the complaint shall be sufficient even though they do not state the exact place where it is alleged that the offense was committed, the allegation that it was committed in a place within the jurisdiction of the court being sufficient, unless an allegation of the specific place is necessary to charge the commission of the offense. All the allegations in the information, complaint or bill of particulars shall be construed in the sense that they refer to the same place, unless something to the contrary is stated.
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirty-four-appendix/ii/chapter-iv/rule-41/	PR	Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-FOUR Appendix - Rules of Court (§§ 10.5 — 173)›II - Rules of Criminal Procedure (§ 173)›Chapter IV - THE INFORMATION AND THE COMPLAINT›Rule 41 - ALLEGATION OF JUDGMENT OR PROCEEDING	2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-FOUR Appendix - Rules of Court (§§ 10.5 — 173) › II - Rules of Criminal Procedure (§ 173) › Chapter IV - THE INFORMATION AND THE COMPLAINT › Rule 41 - ALLEGATION OF JUDGMENT OR PROCEEDING	Where an information or complaint refers to a judgment or to a proceeding before any court or officer, whether civil or military, it shall not be necessary to allege the facts which conferred jurisdiction to said court or officer, but it shall be sufficient to allege in general terms that judgment was rendered or the proceeding was held, so as to identify the same.
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirty-four-appendix/ii/chapter-iv/rule-42/	PR	Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-FOUR Appendix - Rules of Court (§§ 10.5 — 173)›II - Rules of Criminal Procedure (§ 173)›Chapter IV - THE INFORMATION AND THE COMPLAINT›Rule 42 - ERRONEOUS ALLEGATION AS TO PERSON INJURED	2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-FOUR Appendix - Rules of Court (§§ 10.5 — 173) › II - Rules of Criminal Procedure (§ 173) › Chapter IV - THE INFORMATION AND THE COMPLAINT › Rule 42 - ERRONEOUS ALLEGATION AS TO PERSON INJURED	When an offense involves the commission of, or an attempt to commit, a private injury, and it is described with sufficient certainty in other respects to identify the act, any erroneous allegation as to the person injured or intended to be injured shall be considered as a defect of form.
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirty-four-appendix/ii/chapter-iv/rule-43/	PR	Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-FOUR Appendix - Rules of Court (§§ 10.5 — 173)›II - Rules of Criminal Procedure (§ 173)›Chapter IV - THE INFORMATION AND THE COMPLAINT›Rule 43 - ALLEGATIONS AS TO ACCESSORIES	2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-FOUR Appendix - Rules of Court (§§ 10.5 — 173) › II - Rules of Criminal Procedure (§ 173) › Chapter IV - THE INFORMATION AND THE COMPLAINT › Rule 43 - ALLEGATIONS AS TO ACCESSORIES	When a person is charged as an accomplice or accessory in the commission of an offense for having aided, forced, induced, provoked or abetted its commission, it shall not be necessary to make any more allegations about said person than those required to be made against the principal or personal author of the offense. History —May 27, 1980, No. 64, p. 160; Sept. 15, 2004, No. 317, § 6.
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirty-four-appendix/ii/chapter-iv/rule-44/	PR	Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-FOUR Appendix - Rules of Court (§§ 10.5 — 173)›II - Rules of Criminal Procedure (§ 173)›Chapter IV - THE INFORMATION AND THE COMPLAINT›Rule 44 - PROCEDURES AGAINST CO-AUTHORS	2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-FOUR Appendix - Rules of Court (§§ 10.5 — 173) › II - Rules of Criminal Procedure (§ 173) › Chapter IV - THE INFORMATION AND THE COMPLAINT › Rule 44 - PROCEDURES AGAINST CO-AUTHORS	A co-author may be prosecuted, tried, and punished, although the principal is neither prosecuted nor tried, or is tried and acquitted. History —May 27, 1980, No. 66, p. 163; Sept. 2, 2003, No. 230, § 1.
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirty-four-appendix/ii/chapter-iv/rule-45/	PR	Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-FOUR Appendix - Rules of Court (§§ 10.5 — 173)›II - Rules of Criminal Procedure (§ 173)›Chapter IV - THE INFORMATION AND THE COMPLAINT›Rule 45 - FAILURE TO ALLEGE VALUE OR PRICE	2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-FOUR Appendix - Rules of Court (§§ 10.5 — 173) › II - Rules of Criminal Procedure (§ 173) › Chapter IV - THE INFORMATION AND THE COMPLAINT › Rule 45 - FAILURE TO ALLEGE VALUE OR PRICE	The information or complaint shall be sufficient though the value or price of the property affected is not specified, except where an allegation to that effect is a material ingredient in the offense. It shall be sufficient to allege that the value or price of the property equals or exceeds the value or price determinative of the offense. The facts determining said value or price need not be alleged.
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirty-four-appendix/ii/chapter-iv/rule-46/	PR	Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-FOUR Appendix - Rules of Court (§§ 10.5 — 173)›II - Rules of Criminal Procedure (§ 173)›Chapter IV - THE INFORMATION AND THE COMPLAINT›Rule 46 - ALLEGATION AS TO INTENTION TO DEFRAUD	2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-FOUR Appendix - Rules of Court (§§ 10.5 — 173) › II - Rules of Criminal Procedure (§ 173) › Chapter IV - THE INFORMATION AND THE COMPLAINT › Rule 46 - ALLEGATION AS TO INTENTION TO DEFRAUD	An allegation of an intention to defraud or to cause injury shall be sufficient without having to allege the intention to defraud or to injure a specific person, except where an allegation to that effect is a material ingredient in the offense.
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirty-four-appendix/ii/chapter-iv/rule-47/	PR	Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-FOUR Appendix - Rules of Court (§§ 10.5 — 173)›II - Rules of Criminal Procedure (§ 173)›Chapter IV - THE INFORMATION AND THE COMPLAINT›Rule 47 - ALLEGATION AS TO DOCUMENTS	2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-FOUR Appendix - Rules of Court (§§ 10.5 — 173) › II - Rules of Criminal Procedure (§ 173) › Chapter IV - THE INFORMATION AND THE COMPLAINT › Rule 47 - ALLEGATION AS TO DOCUMENTS	When it shall be necessary in an information or complaint to make an allegation with regard to a document, it shall be sufficient to refer to said document by any name by which it is usually known or identified, and a copy thereof or of part of it need not be incorporated.
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirty-four-appendix/ii/chapter-iv/rule-48/	PR	Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-FOUR Appendix - Rules of Court (§§ 10.5 — 173)›II - Rules of Criminal Procedure (§ 173)›Chapter IV - THE INFORMATION AND THE COMPLAINT›Rule 48 - ALLEGATION OF FORMER CONVICTION	2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-FOUR Appendix - Rules of Court (§§ 10.5 — 173) › II - Rules of Criminal Procedure (§ 173) › Chapter IV - THE INFORMATION AND THE COMPLAINT › Rule 48 - ALLEGATION OF FORMER CONVICTION	An information or complaint shall not contain any allegations whatsoever of former convictions of the defendant, except when an allegation to that effect is a material ingredient of the offense, or to allege the condition of second offender or of habitual offender in relation to the defendant.
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirty-four-appendix/ii/chapter-iv/rule-49/	PR	Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-FOUR Appendix - Rules of Court (§§ 10.5 — 173)›II - Rules of Criminal Procedure (§ 173)›Chapter IV - THE INFORMATION AND THE COMPLAINT›Rule 49 - FAILURE TO DENY EXCEPTIONS	2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-FOUR Appendix - Rules of Court (§§ 10.5 — 173) › II - Rules of Criminal Procedure (§ 173) › Chapter IV - THE INFORMATION AND THE COMPLAINT › Rule 49 - FAILURE TO DENY EXCEPTIONS	An information or complaint shall not be insufficient by reason of a failure to deny therein the exceptions or exemptions provided by law, unless the exception or exemption is included therein so as to constitute an inseparable part of the definition of the offense, in such a way that if the said exception or exemption is not denied, the information or complaint would not comply with the requirements of Rule 35.
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirty-four-appendix/ii/chapter-iv/rule-50/	PR	Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-FOUR Appendix - Rules of Court (§§ 10.5 — 173)›II - Rules of Criminal Procedure (§ 173)›Chapter IV - THE INFORMATION AND THE COMPLAINT›Rule 50 - ALLEGATIONS IN THE ALTERNATIVE	2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-FOUR Appendix - Rules of Court (§§ 10.5 — 173) › II - Rules of Criminal Procedure (§ 173) › Chapter IV - THE INFORMATION AND THE COMPLAINT › Rule 50 - ALLEGATIONS IN THE ALTERNATIVE	An information or complaint charging an offense which may be committed by one or more acts, or by one or more means, or with one or more intentions, or with one or more results, shall not be insufficient because two (2) or more of said acts, means, intentions or results are alleged in the alternative.
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirty-four-appendix/ii/chapter-v/rule-51/	PR	Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-FOUR Appendix - Rules of Court (§§ 10.5 — 173)›II - Rules of Criminal Procedure (§ 173)›Chapter V - ARREST OF DEFENDANT AFTER INFORMATION›Rule 51 - WARRANT OF ARREST AFTER THE FILING OF THE CHARGES	2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-FOUR Appendix - Rules of Court (§§ 10.5 — 173) › II - Rules of Criminal Procedure (§ 173) › Chapter V - ARREST OF DEFENDANT AFTER INFORMATION › Rule 51 - WARRANT OF ARREST AFTER THE FILING OF THE CHARGES	If the facts alleged in the charges constitute an offense, and the accused has not been arrested for said offense prior to the filing of the information, the court shall issue the appropriate warrant for his arrest. The officer executing a warrant shall take the arrested person without unnecessary delay before the court which issued the warrant or before any available magistrate, in order to admit the defendant to bail. The term for service processing of an arrest warrant shall be the same as the statute of limitations of the crime charged, calculated from the date of issue of the arrest warrant. For cases that do not have a statute of limitations greater than five (5) years, or that do not have a statute of limitations at all, the term for the service processing of an arrest warrant shall be five (5) years calculated from the date of issue of the arrest warrant. Under extraordinary circumstances, the judge may accept an arrest warrant that is served out of the established term as valid. For such purposes, the judge shall consider among others, the following factors: (1) Official procedures toward arresting the accused. (2) Whether the accused knows of the arrest warrant issued against him/her. (3) Whether the accused has escaped or hidden. (4) The availability of the accused for the execution of an effective service processing. (5) Whether the address or whereabouts of the accused are known or should have been known. (6) Whether the address of the accused has changed. (7) Whether the accused has fled from the jurisdiction of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. (8) Mobility of the accused within the jurisdiction of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. History —Sept. 3, 2003, No. 246, § 1.
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirty-four-appendix/ii/chapter-vi/rule-52/	PR	Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-FOUR Appendix - Rules of Court (§§ 10.5 — 173)›II - Rules of Criminal Procedure (§ 173)›Chapter VI - ARRAIGNMENT›Rule 52 - WHEN ARRAIGNED	2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-FOUR Appendix - Rules of Court (§§ 10.5 — 173) › II - Rules of Criminal Procedure (§ 173) › Chapter VI - ARRAIGNMENT › Rule 52 - WHEN ARRAIGNED	In cases where information is filed, the defendant shall be taken before trial to open court where he shall be arraigned, unless he waives arraignment, and he shall be called upon to plead thereto. The arraignment will not be necessary if, prior to the same, the defendant has been personally given a copy thereof and, upon representation by counsel, he has answered or if he fails to do so and the ten- (10-) day term to plead has passed, in which case a pleading of not guilty shall be registered. Subject to the provisions of Rule 243, the defendant shall be present on arraignment in the cases in which said procedure is in order. A copy of the information and the list of the witnesses shall be furnished to him before he is called upon to plead. When in cases where a minor is prosecuted as an adult due to a waiver of jurisdiction thereupon, witnesses’ sworn statements utilized at the hearing by the Prosecutor for Minors’ Affairs to establish probable cause pursuant to Rule 2.10 for Procedures in Minors’ Affairs, App. I-A of this title, shall be handed over to said minor upon request thereof. History —June 19, 1987, No. 29, p. 91 § 9; Aug. 22, 1990 No. 55 p. 220, § 3, eff. 30 days after Aug. 22, 1990.