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2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE NINE - Highways and Traffic (§§ 1-8 — 5725) › Chapter 27 - Vehicle and Traffic Law (2000) › Subchapter I - Definitions; Registry of Motor Vehicles, Trailers or Semi-Trailers, and Authorization to Operate on Public Roads (§§ 5001 — 5044) › § 5014 - Obligation to return license or license plate

Every license or license plate issued by the Secretary, except personalized license plates, shall be deemed to be the property of the Department, and it shall be the duty of each person in whose name it was issued, to return it to the Secretary when the motor vehicle, trailer or semi-trailer for which it has been issued is to be used exclusively and permanently on a private property, when it has been abandoned as useless, or when it has been disposed of as scrap metal.
The license or license plate shall be returned within thirty (30) days after any of the above events occur.
History —Jan. 7, 2000, No. 22, § 2.13; June 3, 2004, No. 132, § 2; Aug. 13, 2004, No. 213, § 6; Aug. 19, 2005, No. 57, § 2.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE NINE - Highways and Traffic (§§ 1-8 — 5725) › Chapter 27 - Vehicle and Traffic Law (2000) › Subchapter I - Definitions; Registry of Motor Vehicles, Trailers or Semi-Trailers, and Authorization to Operate on Public Roads (§§ 5001 — 5044) › § 5016 - Special dealers

Every person who wishes to devote him/herself fully or partially to the sale, rescue, salvage, repair, reconstruction and sale in limited numbers of motor vehicles, trailers or semi-trailers damaged in accidents, shall request and obtain from the Secretary, a special dealer’s license or certificate using the forms authorized by the Secretary for such purposes. The Secretary shall adopt and promulgate the regulations necessary for issuing, supervising, and revoking such licenses [sic] exercise of said work, providing, among other things, the maximum number of motor vehicles, trailers or semi-trailers that said special dealers may save, repair, reconstruct and sell annually, which shall never be more than twelve (12) motor vehicles, trailers or semi-trailers a year, as well as all that is related to the granting of licenses and the supervision of said licenses by the Secretary, which may be revoked by him/her, including the necessary requirements to obtain, renew and retain the licenses, and the grounds and procedure to deny, suspend and revoke them. The Secretary may summarily suspend the license or authorization granted for this, when any of the provisions he/she establishes by regulations are violated.
Prior to the issuing of the special dealers license, the person shall provide the Secretary with evidence that same is subscribed to a vehicular information service. Any special dealer who upon the approval of this act has a license in effect shall present to the Secretary, within a term of not more than thirty (30) days, evidence of being subscribed to a vehicular information service. The vehicular history report shall be offered to customers free of charge at the time such customer requests information of the vehicle he/she is interested in purchasing.
Any person who violates any of the provisions contained in this section or in the regulations approved by virtue thereof shall incur a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be punished with a penalty of imprisonment which shall not exceed six (6) months, or a fine of not more than three thousand dollars ($3,000), or both penalties, at the discretion of the court.
History —Jan. 7, 2000, No. 22, § 2.15; June 3, 2004, No. 132, § 2; Aug. 19, 2005, No. 57, § 2.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE NINE - Highways and Traffic (§§ 1-8 — 5725) › Chapter 27 - Vehicle and Traffic Law (2000) › Subchapter I - Definitions; Registry of Motor Vehicles, Trailers or Semi-Trailers, and Authorization to Operate on Public Roads (§§ 5001 — 5044) › § 5017 - Grounds to deny authorization to a motor vehicle, trailer or semi-trailer to travel

The Secretary, upon written notice to the applicant, stating the reason, shall refuse the registration of the motor vehicles, trailers or semi-trailers in the registry or the renewal of the permanent or provisional licenses thereof, in the following cases:
(a) When said registration or renewal would be in violation of the provisions of this chapter, fiscal laws, or the public service laws and their regulations.
(b) When the information furnished in the registration or renewal is false, fraudulent, or insufficient, or the requirements established in this chapter for the registration of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers have not been complied with.
(c) Whenever the regular or provisional registration or renewal fees of the motor vehicles or trailers have not been paid.
(d) Whenever, in the judgment of the Secretary, the mechanical condition of the motor vehicle or trailer would constitute a threat to public safety as provided by the regulations to such effects.
(e) Whenever the Secretary has reasonable grounds to believe that the motor vehicle of trailer has been stolen or acquired illegally, or altered, or that the granting of the registration or renewal would constitute a fraud against another person who could have a valid right, interest, or lien on said vehicle.
History —Jan. 7, 2000, No. 22, § 2.16; June 3, 2004, No. 132, § 2; Aug. 19, 2005, No. 57, § 2.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE NINE - Highways and Traffic (§§ 1-8 — 5725) › Chapter 27 - Vehicle and Traffic Law (2000) › Subchapter I - Definitions; Registry of Motor Vehicles, Trailers or Semi-Trailers, and Authorization to Operate on Public Roads (§§ 5001 — 5044) › § 5018 - License plates—Issuance and use of motor vehicle, trailer, or semi-trailer

The Secretary shall issue, along with the motor vehicle, trailer or semi-trailer permit, the corresponding license plates, in the following cases:
(a) When the motor vehicle, trailer or semi-trailer is registered.
(b) Upon renewal of the license of the motor vehicle, trailer or semi-trailer.
(c) When the use for which the motor vehicle, trailer or semi-trailer was authorized to travel is altered, if this chapter or any other law requires special identification for the new use being authorized.
(d) When in transferring the motor vehicle, trailer or semi-trailer the acquirer does not possess a license plate.
The Secretary shall contract with Employment and Training Enterprises Corporation, currently located at the Río Piedras State Penitentiary, created by virtue of §§ 1521 et seq. of Title 4, all work pertaining to the manufacturing of license plates to be issued; setting forth, also, he shall hereby set forth by regulation all matters pertaining to the design, characteristics, issuing, renewal and use of said license plates, as well as the payment of ten dollars ($10), which shall be covered into the special account of the Office of Drivers Services (DISCO, Spanish acronym). Provided, That, for Fiscal Year 2014-2015, of the funds collected in accordance with this section, the sum of seven million dollars ($7,000,000) shall be transferred to the Legal Liability Fund.
Provided, further, That for Fiscal Year 2015-2016, the sum of one million dollars ($1,000,000) in account number 0490000-299-792-2001, or in any other created for the same purposes in the Department of the Treasury’s accounting system shall be transferred from this Fund to the “Special Education Student’s Therapy and Service Fund”, created by Act No. 73-2014.
History —Jan. 7, 2000, No. 22, § 2.17; June 27, 2003, No. 150, § 1; Aug. 19, 2005, No. 57, § 2; July 1, 2014, No. 78, § 7; July 2, 2015, No. 105, § 19.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE NINE - Highways and Traffic (§§ 1-8 — 5725) › Chapter 27 - Vehicle and Traffic Law (2000) › Subchapter I - Definitions; Registry of Motor Vehicles, Trailers or Semi-Trailers, and Authorization to Operate on Public Roads (§§ 5001 — 5044) › § 5019 - License plates—Contents, characteristics and display

Every license plate shall bear on its surface, the license number assigned to the motor vehicle, trailer or semi-trailer, as provided in this chapter. The Secretary is hereby authorized to determine by regulations, the design, size, color, composition and other physical details of the license plates, as well as the number of license plates that the different vehicles will use.
The license plates shall be fixed horizontally and visibly on the back of every motor vehicle, trailer or semi-trailer, including motorcycles, and shall be lighted at night by a colorless light placed for that purpose on the vehicle, that will allow the license number to be seen even when the vehicle is in motion.
History —Jan. 7, 2000, No. 22, § 2.18; June 3, 2004, No. 132, § 2; Aug. 19, 2005, No. 57, § 2.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE NINE - Highways and Traffic (§§ 1-8 — 5725) › Chapter 27 - Vehicle and Traffic Law (2000) › Subchapter I - Definitions; Registry of Motor Vehicles, Trailers or Semi-Trailers, and Authorization to Operate on Public Roads (§§ 5001 — 5044) › § 5020 - License plates—Loss

When the license or license plate of a motor vehicle, trailer or semi-trailer is lost, stolen or destroyed, the owner of the motor vehicle, trailer or semi-trailer may request a new license or license plate by presenting a sworn statement explaining in detail the circumstances of the loss, theft or destruction. The Secretary may issue a duplicate license or provide a new license plate, as the case may be, if the statement meets the requirements established by the Secretary through regulations. It being understood, however, that it shall be the responsibility of the registered owner to notify the creditor of any lien that is pending payment.
The granting of a new registration or license plate shall invalidate the previous one. If the title or license plate that was lost or stolen is found, it shall be the duty of the person who finds it to turn it in to a Police station or to CESCO.
History —Jan. 7, 2000, No. 22, § 2.19; June 3, 2004, No. 132, § 2; Aug. 19, 2005, No. 57, § 2.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE NINE - Highways and Traffic (§§ 1-8 — 5725) › Chapter 27 - Vehicle and Traffic Law (2000) › Subchapter I - Definitions; Registry of Motor Vehicles, Trailers or Semi-Trailers, and Authorization to Operate on Public Roads (§§ 5001 — 5044) › § 5020a - License plates—[Issuance] to victims and witnesses of offenses

The Secretary shall immediately issue a new license plate with a different number to any person who so requests and has been [a] victim of any sexual offense, domestic violence, or stalking, as these offenses are respectively defined in §§ 4629 et seq. of Title 33, known as the “Penal Code of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico”; §§ 601 et seq. of Title 8, known as the “Domestic Abuse Prevention and Intervention Act”; §§ 4013—4026 of Title 33, known as the “Act Against Stalking in Puerto Rico”; and pursuant to the provisions of §§ 972 et seq. of Title 25, better known as the “Victims and Witnesses Protection Act”, in such cases in which it is deemed necessary for the safety of the person.
A new and different license plate shall be issued subject to the following conditions:
(a) Title deed of the vehicle evidencing that such vehicle is property of the victim.
(b) Driver’s license or any other photo identification of the victim.
(c) Surrender of the current license plate.
(d) Attesting evidence that the person who holds the title deed of the vehicle has been victim of a sexual offense, domestic violence and/or stalking, i.e. copy of the police report, a restraining order or sentence issued by the court, a sworn statement or any other document established by the Secretary through regulations. In the event that the victim of a sexual offense, domestic violence and/or stalking is a minor, the title of the vehicle must be registered in name of his/her father, custodian or legal guardian.
(e) In the event that such victims or witnesses are protected pursuant to §§ 972 et seq. of Title 25, known as the “Victims and Witnesses Protection Act”, the Secretary of Justice shall take all the necessary steps to comply with the provisions of this section.
The Secretary shall establish and keep such records and files as necessary to maintain proper identification and control of the license plates issued and the vehicles bearing them, including the pertinent information in the official registration of the corresponding motor vehicle.
The Secretary may revoke or cancel the authorization to issue license plates described in this section in the event of noncompliance with the provisions herein set forth, as provided through regulations.
For the [issuance] of the referred license plate no internal revenue voucher shall be cancelled.
History —Jan. 7, 2000, No. 22, added as § 2.19A on Aug. 21, 2009, No. 87, § 1, eff. 90 days after Aug. 21, 2009.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE NINE - Highways and Traffic (§§ 1-8 — 5725) › Chapter 27 - Vehicle and Traffic Law (2000) › Subchapter I - Definitions; Registry of Motor Vehicles, Trailers or Semi-Trailers, and Authorization to Operate on Public Roads (§§ 5001 — 5044) › § 5021 - License plates—Identification for members of the general working press

The Secretary shall issue a removable tag to every bona fide member of the general working press who is duly accredited as such at the Department of State of Puerto Rico, for the identification of the motor vehicle that is used in the performance of their work as an active member of the general press. Said removable tag shall replace the special license plate that was formerly issued by the Secretary. The issuing of this removable tag shall be made pursuant to the following rules:
(a) In the case of news agencies or firms, the vehicles must be duly identified. The removable tag shall be designed by the Secretary in such a way that it may be displayed from inside of the vehicle. The removable tag shall bear the date of issue, the identification number of the removable tag, the photograph of the member of the press, the signature of the Secretary and any other information that he/she deems pertinent.
(b) The use of said removable tag on the public highways of Puerto Rico is solely authorized during the effective term thereof, in order to expedite the parking of the motor vehicle while carrying out official business, thus allowing the performance of their duties continuously and without delay.
(c) The Secretary shall provide, through regulations, everything concerning the [issuance], use, renewal and cancellation of said removable tag.
(d) Every member of the general active press to whom the Secretary issues a removable tag shall be bound to return it to the Secretary when he/she ceases his functions, or loses his/her accreditation as a member of the general active press. Failure to comply with this provision shall bring about the canceling of the authorization to use the removable tag.
(e) Any person whose vehicle bears a removable tag for the members of the general active press without authorization therefore, shall incur a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be penalized with a fine of not less than two hundred dollars ($200) and not more than five hundred dollars ($500).
(f) A twenty-dollar ($20) internal revenue stamp shall be cancelled for said removable tag, which amount shall be deposited in the DISCO account to defray the cost of producing said removable tags.
History —Jan. 7, 2000, No. 22, § 2.20; Oct. 9, 2000, No. 414, § 11; Jan. 4, 2002, No. 5, § 1; June 3, 2004, No. 132, § 2, eff. 8 months after June 3, 2004.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE NINE - Highways and Traffic (§§ 1-8 — 5725) › Chapter 27 - Vehicle and Traffic Law (2000) › Subchapter I - Definitions; Registry of Motor Vehicles, Trailers or Semi-Trailers, and Authorization to Operate on Public Roads (§§ 5001 — 5044) › § 5023 - Removable placards—Applications that authorize parking in restricted areas

Every disabled person who applies for the removable parking placard, provided in §§ 5022 and 5022a of this title, shall meet the following requirements:
(a) Present a duly completed application that includes the information required by this chapter and its regulations.
(b) Include with the application, the medical certificate issued by a specialized physician, duly authorized to practice his/her profession in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and who is in good standing before the Board of Medical Examiners of Puerto Rico, informing about the applicant’s condition and degree of impediment and the amount of time that the specialist physician determines the same shall last in the case of temporary conditions.
(c) A new medical certificate shall not be necessary at the time of renewing the removable placard in the case of the following permanent conditions:
(1) Cerebral palsy
(2) Quadriplegia
(3) Paraplegia
(4) Amputation of lower limbs or their replacement by prosthesis
(5) Lesions of the central or peripheral nervous system
(6) Total blindness
(7) Pigmentose xeroderma
(8) Pervasive developmental disorders such as Autism Disorder, Rett Disorder, Childhood Disintegrative Disorder, Asperger’s Syndrome, and Pervasive Developmental Disorders Not Otherwise Specified known as PDDNOS.
(9) Poliomyelitis (polio)
(d) A new medical certificate shall be necessary for all other conditions and for temporary conditions for which a provisional placard has been issued.
(e) To comply with any other requirements that the Secretary may establish with previous coordination and consultation with the Advocate for Persons with Disabilities by regulations to such purposes.
The referred parking permit shall be issued free of charge.
History —Jan. 7, 2000, No. 22, § 2.22; Sept. 11, 2002, No. 227, § 3; Jan. 23, 2006, No. 23, § 1; Nov. 10, 2011, No. 220, § 1.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE NINE - Highways and Traffic (§§ 1-8 — 5725) › Chapter 27 - Vehicle and Traffic Law (2000) › Subchapter I - Definitions; Registry of Motor Vehicles, Trailers or Semi-Trailers, and Authorization to Operate on Public Roads (§§ 5001 — 5044) › § 5024 - Removable placards—Features

Removable parking placards issued by the Secretary shall bear in print, name of the applicant, date of issue, the removable placard identification number, the photograph and signature of the applicant, the international symbol for the disabled, the Secretary’s signature and any other information that the latter deems pertinent, except for the social security number. The parking permit in the form of a removable placard, established in § 5022 of this title, shall be granted for a term of six (6) years, and shall be renewable for subsequent periods of six (6) years, staggered according to the authorized person’s date of birth.
The Secretary, with previous coordination and consultation with the Advocate for Person with Disabilities shall determine through regulations all pertinent aspects concerning design, size, colors, placement, issuance, use, renewal and cancellation of removable placards, as well as all those conditions that the latter deems necessary.
History —Jan. 7, 2000, No. 22, § 2.23; Sept. 11, 2002, No. 227, § 4, eff. 8 months after Sept. 11, 2002.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE NINE - Highways and Traffic (§§ 1-8 — 5725) › Chapter 27 - Vehicle and Traffic Law (2000) › Subchapter I - Definitions; Registry of Motor Vehicles, Trailers or Semi-Trailers, and Authorization to Operate on Public Roads (§§ 5001 — 5044) › § 5025 - Removable placards—Return

Any person with a disability, a mother or father with patria potestas or custody, tutor, or guardian or person in charge of a person with a physical disability who holds a removable parking placard, shall return said placard to the Secretary whenever:
(a) The disabled person to whom the placard was issued died.
(b) The term of effectiveness has expired and renewal has not been processed, as provided by this chapter or the applicable regulations.
(c) The medical certificate is not received, or the same reveals that the disability has disappeared or its nature or severity is no longer as requires by this chapter or applicable regulations.
(d) The removable parking placard is not used or cannot be used by the person with the physical disability.
(e) If required by the Secretary for reason of any of the above listed causes.
History —Jan. 7, 2000, No. 22, § 2.24, eff. 1 year after Jan. 7, 2000.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE NINE - Highways and Traffic (§§ 1-8 — 5725) › Chapter 27 - Vehicle and Traffic Law (2000) › Subchapter I - Definitions; Registry of Motor Vehicles, Trailers or Semi-Trailers, and Authorization to Operate on Public Roads (§§ 5001 — 5044) › § 5027 - Special license plates—Antique motorcycles and automobiles

At the request of the interested party, the Secretary shall issue a special license plate to every motor vehicle or motorcycle that can be classified as antique.
Antique motorcycle or automobile shall mean any automobile or motorcycle that was built at least forty (40) years prior to the date of issue of the license plate. The special license plate for antique automobiles shall not require a payment for its issuance, additional to what is established for license plates for private use vehicles.
The Secretary shall issue at the request of the interested party, a special license plate to every motor vehicle or motorcycle that can be classified as a classic automobile, a classic motorcycle, or a modified classic automobile or motorcycle. A classic automobile or motorcycle shall mean any automobile or motorcycle that was built at least twenty-five (25) years prior to the date of issue of the license plate. A modified classic automobile or modified classic motorcycle shall mean any automobile or motorcycle that was built at least twenty-five (25) years prior to the date of issue of the license plate, which has been substantially improved or restored with parts or accessories that are not produced by the same factory in which the vehicle or motorcycle was built.
If a motorcycle fails to comply with the provisions of this chapter relating to the requirements to operate on public roadways, the Secretary of the Department of Transportation and Public Works shall issue a special license plate acknowledging their antique classification, but ensuring that the same are not allowed to operate on public roadways.
The Secretary shall establish, through regulations, all matters concerning design, characteristics, issuance, use, renewal, and cancellation of said license plates.
History —Jan. 7, 2000, No. 22, § 2.26; Sept. 2, 2000, No. 365, § 1; June 3, 2004, No. 132, § 2, eff. 8 months after June 3, 2004; June 13, 2012, No. 111, § 2, eff. 180 days after June 13, 2012.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE NINE - Highways and Traffic (§§ 1-8 — 5725) › Chapter 27 - Vehicle and Traffic Law (2000) › Subchapter I - Definitions; Registry of Motor Vehicles, Trailers or Semi-Trailers, and Authorization to Operate on Public Roads (§§ 5001 — 5044) › § 5030 - Special license plates—Legislators

By request of the President of the Senate of Puerto Rico or the Speaker of the House of Representatives, as the case may be, the Secretary shall issue special license plates to every member of the Legislature of Puerto Rico duly sworn as such in the Legislative Body to which he/she belongs, in addition to the official license plates of their motor vehicles, subject to the following conditions:
(a) The information needed to identify the special license plates in the corresponding official registration of the motor vehicles shall be included in the motor vehicle and trailer registry.
(b) A twenty-dollar ($20) internal revenue stamp shall be cancelled for the issue of said special license plates, which amount shall be deposited in the DISCO Fund, to defray production costs of said license plates.
(c) The use of said special license plates on the public roads of Puerto Rico is only authorized during the effective term of the official license plate and while the concerned party remains in office.
(d) Every legislator who ceases in his/her functions as such, for any reason, shall be entitled to keep the special license for legislators that he/she was issued by the Secretary.
(e) Any person who displays a special license plate for legislators without proper authorization, shall incur a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be sanctioned with a fine of not less than two hundred dollars ($200) nor more than five hundred dollars ($500).
History —Jan. 7, 2000, No. 22, § 2.29; June 3, 2004, No. 132, § 2, eff. 8 months after June 3, 2004.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE NINE - Highways and Traffic (§§ 1-8 — 5725) › Chapter 27 - Vehicle and Traffic Law (2000) › Subchapter I - Definitions; Registry of Motor Vehicles, Trailers or Semi-Trailers, and Authorization to Operate on Public Roads (§§ 5001 — 5044) › § 5031 - Special license plates—Mayors and municipal legislators

By request of any mayor or a member of a municipal legislature, the Secretary shall issue special license plates to them, provided they have been duly certified as such by the Commonwealth Election Commission, and have taken office. Said license plates may be used in addition to the official motor vehicles license plates, subject to the following conditions:
(a) The information needed to identify the special license plates in the corresponding official registration of the motor vehicles shall be included in the motor vehicle and trailer registry.
(b) A twenty-dollar ($20) internal revenue voucher shall be cancelled for the issue of said special license plates, which amount shall be deposited in the DISCO Fund to defray the cost of producing said license plates.
(c) The use of said special license plate on the public roads of Puerto Rico is only authorized during the effective term of the official license plate and while the concerned party continues in office.
(d) Every mayor or municipal legislator who ceases his/her functions as such for any reason shall be entitled to keep the special license plate for mayors and municipal legislators that was issued to him/her by the Secretary.
(e) Any person who displays a special license plate as mayor or municipal legislator without authorization therefor shall incur a misdemeanor and upon conviction, shall be punished by a fine of not less than two hundred dollars ($200) nor of more than five hundred dollars ($500).
History —Jan. 7, 2000, No. 22, § 2.30; June 3, 2004, No. 132, § 2, eff. 8 months after June 3, 2004.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE NINE - Highways and Traffic (§§ 1-8 — 5725) › Chapter 27 - Vehicle and Traffic Law (2000) › Subchapter I - Definitions; Registry of Motor Vehicles, Trailers or Semi-Trailers, and Authorization to Operate on Public Roads (§§ 5001 — 5044) › § 5032a - Special license plates—Veterans

At the request of the interested party, the Secretary shall issue special license plates to every veteran duly certified as such by the federal Department of Veterans’ Affairs, and who owns a motor vehicle for his/her private use, subject to the following conditions:
(a) The distinctive license plate shall be the official license plate of the motor vehicle and shall be placed at the rear end thereof.
(b) In the registration of the vehicle, the necessary information shall be included so as to enable the identification of the distinctive license plate with the official registration of the corresponding motor vehicle.
(c) The issuing of the special license plates provided in this section shall not require the payment provided by law for the license plates of private vehicles. Only one (1) license plate shall be exempted from the corresponding payment for the veteran. Any additional license plate shall have a cost of ten dollars ($10). The veteran shall present evidence of the fact that the vehicle is registered in his/her name or in the name of his/her guardian. In the event of the veteran’s death, no heir or any other person may use the special license plate.
(d) The Secretary shall provide for, through regulations, all matters concerning the design, size, colors, issue, use, renewal and cancellation of the distinctive license plates mentioned above, as well as all those details he/she may consider necessary. Provided, That in terms of the design, the Secretary shall receive and evaluate the proposal of groups representing Puerto Rican veterans.
(e) All applications for said distinctive license plates shall include the due certification from the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs or Form DD-214, issued by the United States Department of Defense.
(f) The use of said license plate in the public thoroughfares of Puerto Rico is hereby authorized only through its term of effectiveness.
(g) The Secretary may cancel or revoke the authorization for the use of said distinctive license plate in the event there is noncompliance with the provisions of this Section, as further provided through regulations.
(h) Once the veteran obtains the distinctive license plate, it belongs to him/her. At the time of selling his/her car, the veteran shall retain the license plate.
(i) Any person who displays a distinctive license plate for veterans without being authorized for doing so, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be sanctioned with a fine of not less than two hundred [dollars] ($200) nor greater than five hundred dollars ($500).
History —Jan. 7, 2000, No. 22, added as § 2.31-A on Aug. 1, 2004, No. 178, § 1; Aug. 26, 2005, No. 99, § 1.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE NINE - Highways and Traffic (§§ 1-8 — 5725) › Chapter 27 - Vehicle and Traffic Law (2000) › Subchapter I - Definitions; Registry of Motor Vehicles, Trailers or Semi-Trailers, and Authorization to Operate on Public Roads (§§ 5001 — 5044) › § 5032b - Special license plates—[Issuance] for hearing-impaired persons

By request of the interested party, the Secretary shall issue a license plate to any duly authorized driver who has a hearing impairment as supported by medical evidence.
History —Jan. 7, 2000, No. 22, added as § 2.31B on Oct. 7, 2009, No. 110, § 1.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE NINE - Highways and Traffic (§§ 1-8 — 5725) › Chapter 27 - Vehicle and Traffic Law (2000) › Subchapter I - Definitions; Registry of Motor Vehicles, Trailers or Semi-Trailers, and Authorization to Operate on Public Roads (§§ 5001 — 5044) › § 5033 - Special license plates—Personalized for private citizens

By request of the interested party, the Secretary shall issue special personalized license plates for the motor vehicles of any private citizen, subject to the following conditions:
(a) Each special personalized license plate shall bear those words, numbers or letters that the requesting party expressly wants and indicates, although the Secretary may, in his/her discretion, forbid or restrict the use of certain words, digits, numbers, letters or combinations and numbers, if he/she feels that they could cause confusion, be used for illegal purposes, or otherwise adversely affect the general welfare or sound conviviality.
(b) The Secretary shall establish and maintain such registers and records needed to maintain an adequate identification and control of the special personalized license plates, and of the vehicles that bear them, including the pertinent information in the official registration of the corresponding motor vehicle.
(c) The Secretary shall establish through regulation, the most adequate procedure for the use of said special license plate in such a way that it shall also be the official license plate, and shall provide for everything concerning the design, size, colors, location, issue, renewal, and canceling thereof, as well as any other necessary details.
(d) The use of the special personalized license plate on the public highways of Puerto Rico is authorized solely during the effective period thus granted.
(e) The Secretary may cancel or revoke the authorization to use said special license plate for noncompliance of the provisions of this section, as provided through regulations.
(f) Any person who displays a special personalized license plate without proper authorization shall incur a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be sanctioned with a fine of not less than two hundred dollars ($200) or more than five hundred dollars ($500).
History —Jan. 7, 2000, No. 22, § 2.32; June 3, 2004, No. 132, § 2, eff. 8 months after June 3, 2004.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE NINE - Highways and Traffic (§§ 1-8 — 5725) › Chapter 27 - Vehicle and Traffic Law (2000) › Subchapter I - Definitions; Registry of Motor Vehicles, Trailers or Semi-Trailers, and Authorization to Operate on Public Roads (§§ 5001 — 5044) › § 5034 - Special personalized license plates—Personalized; fees

The Secretary shall establish by means of regulation the fees to be paid for the issuing and duplication, as well as combinations of each of the special personalized license plates authorized by this chapter. The income thus collected shall be deposited in its entirety in a special fund for the improvement of services, installations and mechanization systems of the Office of the Director of Services to Drivers of the Department of Transportation and Public Works and in a special fund for the support of the technological education of the Department of Education.
History —Jan. 7, 2000, No. 22, § 2.33; Aug. 28, 2003, No. 214, § 2.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE NINE - Highways and Traffic (§§ 1-8 — 5725) › Chapter 27 - Vehicle and Traffic Law (2000) › Subchapter I - Definitions; Registry of Motor Vehicles, Trailers or Semi-Trailers, and Authorization to Operate on Public Roads (§§ 5001 — 5044) › § 5036 - Transfer of motor vehicle, trailers, or semi-trailers—Effects

The transfer of a motor vehicle, trailer or semi-trailer conducted pursuant to the provisions in § 5035 of this title shall have the following effects:
(a) The Secretary shall issue to every acquirer of a registered motor vehicle, trailer or semi-trailer a license and a certificate of title stating the fact that he/she is the new owner of the motor vehicle, trailer or semi-trailer. Said license and certificate of title shall not be issued until the transfer has been duly registered in the registry of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers, but its effects shall be retroactive to the date in which the transfer document was executed.
(b) The transfer shall make unnecessary the issuance of new license plates, except whenever the use changes and a different identification is required, or whenever the acquirer does not have a license plate.
(c) The transfer shall neither cancel nor modify any liens on the motor vehicle, trailer or semi-trailer, nor shall it give the acquirer any special rights of use granted by this chapter, by fiscal laws or by public service laws.
History —Jan. 7, 2000, No. 22, § 2.35; Aug. 19, 2005, No. 57, § 2.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE NINE - Highways and Traffic (§§ 1-8 — 5725) › Chapter 27 - Vehicle and Traffic Law (2000) › Subchapter I - Definitions; Registry of Motor Vehicles, Trailers or Semi-Trailers, and Authorization to Operate on Public Roads (§§ 5001 — 5044) › § 5037 - Transfer of motor vehicles, trailers, or semi-trailers—Cases in which registry shall be denied

The Secretary shall refuse to register the transfer of a motor vehicle, trailer or semi-trailer in the following cases:
(a) Whenever such registry would result in violation of this chapter or any other applicable law or regulation.
(b) Whenever the information supplied in the transfer document or documents is false or insufficient.
(d) Whenever the necessary requirements for the transfer of motor vehicles or trailers established herein are not complied with.
(e) Whenever the transfer registration fees have not been paid or the vehicle is pledged by any lien.
In every case in which the necessary requirements for registry of transfer are not complied with, the Secretary shall send written communication to all interested parties.
History —Jan. 7, 2000, No. 22, § 2.36; Aug. 19, 2005, No. 57, § 2.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE NINE - Highways and Traffic (§§ 1-8 — 5725) › Chapter 27 - Vehicle and Traffic Law (2000) › Subchapter I - Definitions; Registry of Motor Vehicles, Trailers or Semi-Trailers, and Authorization to Operate on Public Roads (§§ 5001 — 5044) › § 5039 - Special permits to non residents—Contents of certificate

The certificate attesting to the special license granted to nonresident owners of motor vehicles, trailers or semi-trailers shall contain on its face the information appearing in the registry established in this chapter. Said certificate shall be carried at all times in the motor vehicle or in the vehicle that hauls the trailer or semi-trailer.
History —Jan. 7, 2000, No. 22, § 2.38; Aug. 19, 2005, No. 57, § 2.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE NINE - Highways and Traffic (§§ 1-8 — 5725) › Chapter 27 - Vehicle and Traffic Law (2000) › Subchapter I - Definitions; Registry of Motor Vehicles, Trailers or Semi-Trailers, and Authorization to Operate on Public Roads (§§ 5001 — 5044) › § 5040 - Special permits to non residents—Vehicle license stickers or decals

The Secretary shall design and issue vehicle license stickers or decals to be affixed on motor vehicles, trailers or semi-trailers owned by nonresident persons and personnel of the United States of America Armed Forces, as long as said vehicles hold a valid license from the state or territory where they are registered. Said vehicle license stickers or decals shall have the same validity as license plates in use during each fiscal year. In addition to the vehicle license sticker or decal, said vehicles shall bear the number of the license plate issued by the corresponding state or territory. In any case, said vehicles shall be registered with the Department not later than five (5) days from their date of introduction to Puerto Rico. Noncompliance with this section shall constitute an administrative fault that shall be punished with a fine of fifty dollars ($50).
History —Jan. 7, 2000, No. 22, § 2.39; Aug. 19, 2005, No. 57, § 2.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE NINE - Highways and Traffic (§§ 1-8 — 5725) › Chapter 27 - Vehicle and Traffic Law (2000) › Subchapter I - Definitions; Registry of Motor Vehicles, Trailers or Semi-Trailers, and Authorization to Operate on Public Roads (§§ 5001 — 5044) › § 5041 - Revocation of authorization to travel

The Secretary may revoke any authorization granted to a motor vehicle, trailer or semi-trailer to travel on the public highways in the following cases:
(a) When the authorization has been obtained by fraudulent means or granted through error.
(b) When the fees for the permanent or provisional license for the motor vehicle, trailer or semi-trailer have not been paid.
(c) When the license plates issued exclusively for a certain motor vehicle, trailer or semi-trailer are used by another motor vehicle.
(d) When any certificate or document issued to a certain motor vehicle, trailer or semi-trailer is used fraudulently in another motor vehicle.
(e) When the use given to the motor vehicle, trailer or semi-trailer is contrary to that provided in the permanent or provisional license granted pursuant to this chapter or §§ 1001 et seq. of Title 27, known as the “Puerto Rico Public Service Act”, or its regulations.
(f) When the dimensions of such motor vehicle, trailer or semi-trailer do not conform to the provisions of this chapter.
(g) When, in the judgment of the Secretary, the motor vehicle, trailer or semi-trailer is in such disrepair that it becomes a threat to the public safety.
History —Jan. 7, 2000, No. 22, § 2.40; June 3, 2004, No. 132, § 2; Aug. 19, 2005, No. 57, § 2.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE NINE - Highways and Traffic (§§ 1-8 — 5725) › Chapter 27 - Vehicle and Traffic Law (2000) › Subchapter I - Definitions; Registry of Motor Vehicles, Trailers or Semi-Trailers, and Authorization to Operate on Public Roads (§§ 5001 — 5044) › § 5042 - Revocation of authorization to operate—Procedure

The Secretary shall establish through regulations all matters regarding the procedure for the revocation of licenses, whether permanent or provisional, of motor vehicles, trailers or semi-trailers, with respect to notice, adjudicative procedure, and judicial review.
History —Jan. 7, 2000, No. 22, § 2.41; Aug. 19, 2005, No. 57, § 2.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE NINE - Highways and Traffic (§§ 1-8 — 5725) › Chapter 27 - Vehicle and Traffic Law (2000) › Subchapter I - Definitions; Registry of Motor Vehicles, Trailers or Semi-Trailers, and Authorization to Operate on Public Roads (§§ 5001 — 5044) › § 5043 - Revocation of authorization to operate—Effects and ways to reverse

Any revocation of an authorization granted to a motor vehicle, trailer or semi-trailer to travel on the public highways shall be understood to be for the remainder of the effectiveness of said authorization and shall not preclude, pursuant to the provisions of this chapter, the issue of another authorization to the vehicle when renewal of the withdrawn authorization is in order if the same had been revoked.
When the revocation is due to the fact that the permanent or provisional license of a motor vehicle, trailer or semi-trailer has been issued in error or when the fees for such permits have not been paid, or when the revocation is due to the fact that the physical conditions of the motor vehicle, trailer or semi-trailer are a threat to public safety, or when the dimensions of the vehicle are in conflict with the provisions of this chapter, the Secretary may again authorize the corresponding license if the error in granting the same is rectified, if the fees owed are paid, or if the dimensions or physical conditions of the vehicle which caused the revocation are corrected.
When the Secretary has revoked the permanent or provisional license of a motor vehicle, trailer or semi-trailer because of the provisions of subsections (c), (d) and (e) of § 5041 of this title, he/she may again authorize said vehicle to travel on the public highways, if the transfer of said vehicle to a new owner is confirmed in a document authorized under oath or affirmation before a notary.
No fees shall be returned to the owner of a motor vehicle, trailer or semi-trailer whose permanent or provisional license has been revoked, except when the revocation is due to the same having been granted through an error of the Secretary.
When a motor vehicle, trailer or semi-trailer whose authorization to travel on the public highways has been revoked is again authorized to do so during the same year for which such authorization was issued, its owner shall not be required to pay new fees for the remainder of the year, except in those cases in which the revocation was decreed because of unpaid fees of permanent or provisional permits or because such authorization was granted through an error of the Secretary and such fees had already been reimbursed to the owner of the motor vehicle, trailer or semi-trailer.
In those cases in which reimbursement of the fees is in order pursuant to the provisions of this section, the Secretary of the Department of the Treasury shall proceed to refund such fees as soon as he/she is notified by the Secretary of the obligation to do so, in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.
History —Jan. 7, 2000, No. 22, § 2.42; Aug. 19, 2005, No. 57, § 2.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE NINE - Highways and Traffic (§§ 1-8 — 5725) › Chapter 27 - Vehicle and Traffic Law (2000) › Subchapter II - Requirements and Procedure for Issuance, Expiration and Renewal of Driver’s Licenses (§§ 5051 — 5077) › § 5051 - Basic rule

No person may drive a motor vehicle on the public roads of Puerto Rico without the due authorization from the Secretary. The latter shall certify, through a license, all authorizations to drive a motor vehicle on the public roads.
—Jan. 7, 2000, No. 22, § 3.01; Aug. 10, 2007, No. 107, § 2, eff. 60 days after Aug. 10, 2007.
History
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE NINE - Highways and Traffic (§§ 1-8 — 5725) › Chapter 27 - Vehicle and Traffic Law (2000) › Subchapter II - Requirements and Procedure for Issuance, Expiration and Renewal of Driver’s Licenses (§§ 5051 — 5077) › § 5053 - Classes of driver’s licenses

The following classes of driver’s licenses are hereby established:
(a) Learner’s permit.
(b) Driver’s license.
(c) Chauffeur’s license.
(d) Heavy motor vehicle driver’s license, which shall be subdivided as follows:
(1) Type I heavy motor vehicle driver
(2) Type II heavy motor vehicle driver
(3) Type III heavy motor vehicle driver
(e) Motorcycle driver’s license.
(f) Driver of tractor or tow truck with or without trailer or semi-trailer.
The Secretary shall authorize a special endorsement to any person who qualifies to transport hazardous materials. The definitions and regulations established to such effects by the Commission pursuant to the powers conferred to it by law shall be taken into consideration in the case of the special license required herein to transport hazardous materials.
Every person authorized to drive heavy motor vehicles prior to the effectiveness of this act shall be authorized to drive a Type III heavy motor vehicle, tractor or trailer, with or without a trailer, or semitrailer, as established in subsection (d) or (f) of this section, for the remaining effective term of said authorization.
Provided, That any person holding a type 5 driving license to wit a license to drive heavy motor vehicles under former Act No. 141, of July 20, 1960, as amended, known as the “Vehicle and Traffic Act of Puerto Rico”, shall be entitled to exchange it upon its expiration, for the license to drive Type II heavy motor vehicles, as provided by § 5001(50)(d) of this title. To do so, the person shall complete the application provided by the Secretary, submit to an eye examination performed by an optometrist or ophthalmologist, and pay the fees provided in this chapter. If interested in obtaining any other type of driving license of a higher category, the person must meet all the requirements provided by the Secretary through regulations.
History —Jan. 7, 2000, No. 22, § 3.03; Oct. 9, 2000, No. 414, § 13; June 3, 2004, No. 132, § 3, eff. 8 months after June 3, 2004.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE NINE - Highways and Traffic (§§ 1-8 — 5725) › Chapter 27 - Vehicle and Traffic Law (2000) › Subchapter II - Requirements and Procedure for Issuance, Expiration and Renewal of Driver’s Licenses (§§ 5051 — 5077) › § 5054 - Power to regulate

The Secretary shall approve and promulgate the necessary regulations to implement the provisions of this chapter with respect to the requirements and procedures for issuance, renewal, revocation and permanent suspension of driver’s licenses and establish the grace period granted after expiration of a driver’s license.
The Secretary shall have the power to exclude any type of motor vehicle from the license types or categories established in § 5053 of this title through regulations and establish and issue a special or specific license if, in the judgment of the Secretary the features, use of the vehicle and the public safety thus warrant it. Every decision of the Secretary made by virtue of said power shall be promulgated through regulations to such effect; Provided, That with respect to driver’s licenses for commercial motor vehicles, heavy motor vehicles, and light and heavy trucks, these regulations shall also be tempered to the requirements provided by any other applicable federal laws and regulations.
History —Jan. 7, 2000, No. 22, § 3.04; June 3, 2004, No. 132, § 3, eff. 8 months after June 3, 2004.