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2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FIVE - Internal Security (§§ 1 — 3356) › Subtitle 1 - Generally (§§ 1 — 1973) › PART VIII - Police of Puerto Rico (§§ 1001-1029 — 1973) › Chapter 194 - Puerto Rico Police Technological, Professional, and Labor Development Act (§§ 1961 — 1973) › § 1962 - Definitions

The following terms shall have the meaning stated below:
(a) Police.— Shall mean the Puerto Rico Police.
(b) Fund.— Shall mean the Puerto Rico Police Technological, Professional, and Labor Development Fund.
(c) Executive Director.— Shall mean a member of the Board appointed by the Governor to administer the Trust, whose duties are designated by the Board.
(d) Trust.— Shall mean the Puerto Rico Police Technological, Professional, and Labor Development Trust.
(e) Board or Trust Board.— Shall mean a group of trustees in charge of the Trust and composed of seven (7) members.
(f) Contributions.— Shall items or funds earmarked by law to nurture the Fund which may be matched with private, state, municipal or federal contributions.
History —Aug. 26, 2014, No. 140, § 3, eff. 90 days after Aug. 26, 2014.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FIVE - Internal Security (§§ 1 — 3356) › Subtitle 1 - Generally (§§ 1 — 1973) › PART VIII - Police of Puerto Rico (§§ 1001-1029 — 1973) › Chapter 194 - Puerto Rico Police Technological, Professional, and Labor Development Act (§§ 1961 — 1973) › § 1963 - Creation of the Fund

A special fund to be known as the “Puerto Rico Police Technological, Professional, and Labor Development Fund”, hereinafter the “Fund”, is hereby created in the books of the Puerto Rico Police Department.
The Fund shall be kept separate from other budget items and fund appropriations under the custody of the Puerto Rico Police Department. The Fund shall be administered by the “Puerto Rico Police Technological, Professional, and Labor Development Trust.”
History —Aug. 26, 2014, No. 140, § 4, eff. 90 days after Aug. 26, 2014.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FIVE - Internal Security (§§ 1 — 3356) › Subtitle 1 - Generally (§§ 1 — 1973) › PART VIII - Police of Puerto Rico (§§ 1001-1029 — 1973) › Chapter 194 - Puerto Rico Police Technological, Professional, and Labor Development Act (§§ 1961 — 1973) › § 1964 - Contributions to the Fund

The “Fund” shall be nurtured, for a term of ten (10) years, from the following contributions:
(a) The sum corresponding to the fine imposed for every hundredth of one percent in excess of the blood alcohol concentration limit established by law, over the base fine, in accordance with § 5204 of Title 9.
(b) Twenty percent (20%) of the revenues generated from the maximization of the collections of traffic fines achieved through the mechanization of fine processing systems implemented by the Department of Transportation and Public Works and/or the Puerto Rico Police Department. It shall be understood as the revenues generated from the maximization of the collections of fines in excess of twenty-nine million dollars ($29,000,000). Any contribution from the revenues derived from fines imposed under § 5686 of Title 9, is hereby excluded.
(c) Any other contribution identified by law specifically to nurture the Fund.
(d) These funds may be matched with private, state, municipal or federal contributions.
History —Aug. 26, 2014, No. 140, § 5, eff. 90 days after Aug. 26, 2014.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FIVE - Internal Security (§§ 1 — 3356) › Subtitle 1 - Generally (§§ 1 — 1973) › PART VIII - Police of Puerto Rico (§§ 1001-1029 — 1973) › Chapter 194 - Puerto Rico Police Technological, Professional, and Labor Development Act (§§ 1961 — 1973) › § 1965 - Use of the Fund

The Fund shall be used for the technological improvement of the equipment use by the Puerto Rico Police, the professional and labor development of the Puerto Rico Police, including skill building programs, and technical, tactical, and field training required by the Puerto Rico Police, as well as law and other courses that allow for the professionalization and better academic education of the members of the Puerto Rico Police; or any other purpose authorized by the Trust created under this chapter, seeking to attain the intent thereof.
History —Aug. 25, 2014, No. 140, § 6, eff. 90 days after Aug. 26, 2014.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FIVE - Internal Security (§§ 1 — 3356) › Subtitle 1 - Generally (§§ 1 — 1973) › PART VIII - Police of Puerto Rico (§§ 1001-1029 — 1973) › Chapter 194 - Puerto Rico Police Technological, Professional, and Labor Development Act (§§ 1961 — 1973) › § 1966 - Creation and duties of the Trust

The “Puerto Rico Police Technological, Professional, and Labor Development Trust”, hereinafter the “Trust”, is hereby created. Such Trust shall constitute a nonprofit, irrevocable, and perpetual entity with independent juridical personality, the main purpose of which shall be to administer the Puerto Rico Police Technological, Professional, and Labor Development Fund.
The Trust shall be in charge of administering the Fund. The Trust shall be responsible for overseeing the appropriation of funds and ensuring that such funds are used in accordance with the purposes of this chapter and the regulations adopted thereunder.
The Trust shall be constituted by means of a public deed executed before a notary public, and the terms and conditions thereof shall include the scope and limitations set forth in this chapter.
History —Aug. 26, 2014, No. 140, § 7, eff. 90 days after Aug. 26, 2014.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FIVE - Internal Security (§§ 1 — 3356) › Subtitle 1 - Generally (§§ 1 — 1973) › PART VIII - Police of Puerto Rico (§§ 1001-1029 — 1973) › Chapter 194 - Puerto Rico Police Technological, Professional, and Labor Development Act (§§ 1961 — 1973) › § 1967 - Trust Board

The Trust Board shall be composed of seven (7) trustees, to wit, the Police Superintendent; the Secretary of Justice, an official designated by the Puerto Rico Police Superintendent to assist in the execution and implementation of the Puerto Rico Police professionalization program and the Secretary of the Treasury. The remaining three (3) Trust members shall be citizens with an established reputation, appointed by the Governor of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, one (1) of which shall be a certified public accountant, an economist, or a finance expert; one (1) of the members shall have experience in public administration; and one (1) member shall represent public interest and be selected by the Governor from a list submitted by civil rights advocacy organizations.
The Chief Information Officer of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico shall provide technological advice when needed.
The Board members shall serve for a three (3)-year term after their appointment and may be removed from office by the Governor for just cause. If any of the members resigns from his/her position, a successor shall be appointed for the remainder of the term. The Board members shall not receive any compensation for their services.
The Board, its members, officials, agents, or the employees of the Trust shall be held harmless from any civil liability for any action taken in good faith while carrying out their functions and duties in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.
History —Aug. 26, 2014, No. 140, § 8, eff. 90 days after Aug. 26, 2014.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FIVE - Internal Security (§§ 1 — 3356) › Subtitle 1 - Generally (§§ 1 — 1973) › PART VIII - Police of Puerto Rico (§§ 1001-1029 — 1973) › Chapter 194 - Puerto Rico Police Technological, Professional, and Labor Development Act (§§ 1961 — 1973) › § 1968 - Executive Director

The Executive Director shall be selected by the Governor of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico from among the members of the Trust Board and fix his/her compensation. However, any Executive Director appointed to the Board while holding any public office shall not receive any compensation, in which case the compensation or remuneration received for administering or discharging the duties of such office shall suffice. The Executive Director shall have all the duties delegated by the Board in connection with the administration of the Trust, including calling Board meetings.
History —Aug. 26, 2014, No. 140, § 9, eff. 90 days after Aug. 26, 2014.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FIVE - Internal Security (§§ 1 — 3356) › Subtitle 1 - Generally (§§ 1 — 1973) › PART VIII - Police of Puerto Rico (§§ 1001-1029 — 1973) › Chapter 194 - Puerto Rico Police Technological, Professional, and Labor Development Act (§§ 1961 — 1973) › § 1969 - Powers, duties, and responsibilities of the Trust Board

The Trust Board shall have all the powers and duties needed to carry out its responsibilities, including, but not limited to:
(a) Act as the governing body of the Trust for the purpose of implementing the public policy and objectives of this chapter.
(b) Approve, amend, or repeal regulations to address any issues related to the implementation of this chapter;
(c) Authorize the accounting and disbursement of funds required for the administrative operations of the Fund.
(d) Determine the powers, duties, and responsibilities of the Executive Director of the Trust, as well as to delegate to him/her any of the powers or authorities of the Board under this chapter.
(e) Appoint officials, employees, or agents as are necessary to achieve the ends and purposes of this chapter; establish their powers, authorities, and duties as well as the terms and conditions of employment.
(f) Adopt any and all plans as are necessary to achieve the purposes of this chapter.
(g) Approve, before the beginning of each fiscal year, the Trust’s annual operating budget, to be defrayed with the resources of the Fund.
(h) Exercise all vested and incidental powers as appropriate to achieve the purposes of this chapter.
(i) Implement and periodically audit demonstration projects that must be established before starting each phase, to validate their effectivity and be able to approve their implementation in a general manner.
History —Aug. 26, 2014, No. 140, § 10, eff. 90 days after Aug. 26, 2014.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FIVE - Internal Security (§§ 1 — 3356) › Subtitle 1 - Generally (§§ 1 — 1973) › PART VIII - Police of Puerto Rico (§§ 1001-1029 — 1973) › Chapter 194 - Puerto Rico Police Technological, Professional, and Labor Development Act (§§ 1961 — 1973) › § 1970 - Powers of the Trust

The Trust shall and may exercise all rights and powers as are necessary to carry out its purposes, including, but not limited to:
(a) Have perpetual succession as a corporation.
(b) Adopt an official seal and alter the same as appropriate.
(c) Enter into the necessary and pertinent agreements with the Puerto Rico Police Department to maximize the use of the funds available, in accordance with the purposes of this chapter.
(d) Sue and be sued in its own name, and complain and defend, as well as to initiate any legal or administrative action to protect or enforce any right conferred under this chapter.
(e) Draft, adopt, and repeal any necessary and pertinent regulations to manage its affairs as well as to exercise and perform its duties, powers, and responsibilities.
(f) Receive, administer, and meet conditions and requirements related to any endowment, gift, or donation of any property or money, including those from the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Government of the United States of America, any agency or instrumentality thereof, or from any private source.
(g) Receive managerial, administrative, and technical advice and, if necessary, hire such services.
(h) Negotiate and execute, with any person including any government agency or instrumentality of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, any kind of contract and all those instruments and agreements as are necessary to exercise the powers and authorities conferred under this chapter.
History —Aug. 26, 2014, No. 140, § 11, eff. 90 days after Aug. 26, 2014.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FIVE - Internal Security (§§ 1 — 3356) › Subtitle 1 - Generally (§§ 1 — 1973) › PART VIII - Police of Puerto Rico (§§ 1001-1029 — 1973) › Chapter 194 - Puerto Rico Police Technological, Professional, and Labor Development Act (§§ 1961 — 1973) › § 1971 - Quorum at Board meetings

Board meetings shall be called by the Executive Director of the Board within, at least, forty-eight (48) hours in advance. A two-thirds (2/3) majority of Board members shall constitute a quorum for all purposes. Board members that belong to the Governor’s cabinet may designate an official with duties closely related to the administration of their agencies to represent them at the meetings of the Board, in the event such member is unable to attend the same. Agreements shall be reached by a majority vote of the members present. The absence of one or more Board members shall not prevent the Board, once a quorum is established, from making the necessary determinations or carrying out its duties and exercising its rights. Any determination of the Board shall be final, once it meets and a quorum is established, unless the Trust establishes other procedure through regulations. In any case, the minutes of all Board meetings shall be kept and be available for public inspection at the Trust’s office or place determined by the Trust.
History Aug. 26, 2014, No. 140, § 12, eff. 90 days after Aug. 26, 2014.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FIVE - Internal Security (§§ 1 — 3356) › Subtitle 1 - Generally (§§ 1 — 1973) › PART VIII - Police of Puerto Rico (§§ 1001-1029 — 1973) › Chapter 194 - Puerto Rico Police Technological, Professional, and Labor Development Act (§§ 1961 — 1973) › § 1972 - Reports

On or before sixty (60) days after the close of every fiscal year, the Trust shall submit a report to the Governor and the Legislative Assembly regarding compliance with and administration of this chapter. The report shall include an itemization of the funds collected, the manner in which such funds were distributed, as well as an account of the meetings of the Trust and the actions taken by the Trust and the results thereof. It shall also state the technological improvements achieved during said year and the corresponding projections for the following fiscal year.
History —Aug. 26, 2014, No. 140, § 13, eff. 90 days after Aug. 26, 2014.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FIVE - Internal Security (§§ 1 — 3356) › Subtitle 1 - Generally (§§ 1 — 1973) › PART VIII - Police of Puerto Rico (§§ 1001-1029 — 1973) › Chapter 194 - Puerto Rico Police Technological, Professional, and Labor Development Act (§§ 1961 — 1973) › § 1973 - Rulemaking authority

As provided in this chapter, the Trust Board shall establish rules, regulations, and norms as are necessary to attain the objectives thereof.
History —Aug. 26, 2014, No. 140, § 14, eff. 90 days after Aug. 26, 2014.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FIVE - Internal Security (§§ 1 — 3356) › Subtitle 2 - Military Matters (§§ 2001 — 3051s) › PART I - Military Code of Puerto Rico (§§ 2001 — 2929) › Chapter 201 - Preliminary Provisions (§§ 2001 — 2002) › Subchapter I - Short Title and Definitions (§§ 2001 — 2002) › § 2001 - Military code; short title

This part shall be known and may be cited as the “Military Code of Puerto Rico”.
History —June 23, 1969, No. 62, p. 117, § 100, eff. 90 days after June 23, 1969.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FIVE - Internal Security (§§ 1 — 3356) › Subtitle 2 - Military Matters (§§ 2001 — 3051s) › PART I - Military Code of Puerto Rico (§§ 2001 — 2929) › Chapter 203 - Organization and Command (§§ 2051 — 2093) › Subchapter I - National Guard of Puerto Rico (§§ 2051 — 2093) › § 2051 - Organization

The Military Forces of Puerto Rico shall consist of the National Guard of Puerto Rico and of such other military forces organized pursuant to the laws of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.
History —June 23, 1969, No. 62, p. 117, § 200, eff. 90 days after June 23, 1969.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FIVE - Internal Security (§§ 1 — 3356) › Subtitle 2 - Military Matters (§§ 2001 — 3051s) › PART I - Military Code of Puerto Rico (§§ 2001 — 2929) › Chapter 203 - Organization and Command (§§ 2051 — 2093) › Subchapter I - National Guard of Puerto Rico (§§ 2051 — 2093) › § 2052 - National Guard of Puerto Rico

The National Guard of Puerto Rico shall consist of units that, as part of the National Guard of the United States, may be organized in Puerto Rico in conformity with the proportional appropriation that to such effects may be prescribed by the President in accordance with the laws of the Congress of the United States. It shall also consist of those units organized, as prescribed, from time to time, by the Governor of Puerto Rico.
History —June 23, 1969, No. 62, p. 117, § 201, eff. 90 days after June 23, 1969.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FIVE - Internal Security (§§ 1 — 3356) › Subtitle 2 - Military Matters (§§ 2001 — 3051s) › PART I - Military Code of Puerto Rico (§§ 2001 — 2929) › Chapter 203 - Organization and Command (§§ 2051 — 2093) › Subchapter I - National Guard of Puerto Rico (§§ 2051 — 2093) › § 2053 - Subdivision of the National Guard of Puerto Rico

The National Guard of Puerto Rico shall be subdivided into the:
(a) Army National Guard.
(b) Air National Guard.
(c) Inactive National Guard.
(d) Such other military components whose organization in Puerto Rico may be prescribed from time to time by the President of the United States of America or by the Governor of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.
History —June 23, 1969, No. 62, p. 117, § 202, eff. 90 days after June 23, 1969.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FIVE - Internal Security (§§ 1 — 3356) › Subtitle 2 - Military Matters (§§ 2001 — 3051s) › PART I - Military Code of Puerto Rico (§§ 2001 — 2929) › Chapter 203 - Organization and Command (§§ 2051 — 2093) › Subchapter I - National Guard of Puerto Rico (§§ 2051 — 2093) › § 2054 - Composition of the Military Forces of Puerto Rico

The Military Forces of Puerto Rico shall be composed of all male citizens of the United States of America complying with the requirements of age, health and others, as prescribed by regulations, who voluntarily enlist in the Military Forces of Puerto Rico. It shall also be composed of women complying with the requirements as above set forth, who may serve in those special positions, such as nurses and other positions as may be prescribed by regulations.
History —June 23, 1969, No. 62, p. 117, § 203, eff. 90 days after June 23, 1969.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FIVE - Internal Security (§§ 1 — 3356) › Subtitle 2 - Military Matters (§§ 2001 — 3051s) › PART I - Military Code of Puerto Rico (§§ 2001 — 2929) › Chapter 203 - Organization and Command (§§ 2051 — 2093) › Subchapter I - National Guard of Puerto Rico (§§ 2051 — 2093) › § 2055 - Enrollment; penalties

Whenever, as required by public safety, in such cases as war, invasion, insurrection, rebellion, riot, public disorders or imminence thereof, or in cases of disasters caused by nature such as hurricane, storm, flood, earthquake, fire and any other cause of force majeure, the Governor of Puerto Rico may order an enrollment of the Military Forces of Puerto Rico.
The Governor is hereby authorized to prescribe the necessary regulations to facilitate the effective enrollment of all persons comprising the Military Forces of Puerto Rico. The enrollment shall show the name, residence, age, status, occupation and the previous or existing military service of each person enrolled and whether exempted from military duty by virtue of the laws of the United States. All officers, executive and judicial, of Puerto Rico shall lend assistance whenever necessary in making the enrollment and the records of their respective offices shall be at the disposition of enrolling officers whenever required, in order to facilitate and perfect said enrollment.
If any officer or person becomes charged, under the provisions of this code, with any duty relating to the enrollment of persons subject to military duty, refuses or neglects to perform the same within the time and substantially in the manner required by this part or regulations, or if he shall knowingly make any false certificate, or if, when acting as enrolling officer, he shall knowingly or willfully omit from the roll any person required by the provisions of this code to be enrolled, said officer shall be guilty of a felony and upon conviction shall be punished by a fine not to exceed five thousand ($5,000) dollars or imprisonment not to exceed three (3) years, or by both penalties in the discretion of the court. Any person who, with intent to deceive, knowingly makes any false statement to an enrolling officer for the purpose of securing exemption from military duty of himself or a member of his or her family, shall be subject to the same penalty as herein provided for offenses by enrolling officers.
History —June 23, 1969, No. 62, p. 117, § 204, eff. 90 days after June 23, 1969.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FIVE - Internal Security (§§ 1 — 3356) › Subtitle 2 - Military Matters (§§ 2001 — 3051s) › PART I - Military Code of Puerto Rico (§§ 2001 — 2929) › Chapter 203 - Organization and Command (§§ 2051 — 2093) › Subchapter I - National Guard of Puerto Rico (§§ 2051 — 2093) › § 2056 - Designation of units of the Military Forces of Puerto Rico

Names and identification numbers assigned to different units of the Military Forces of Puerto Rico shall not be used by other units not even in cases where any one of them does not form an actual part of said Military Forces by reason of same being in Federal Active Military Service or because of having become a part of the Armed Forces of the United States of America.
History —June 23, 1969, No. 62, p. 117, § 205, eff. 90 days after June 23, 1969.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FIVE - Internal Security (§§ 1 — 3356) › Subtitle 2 - Military Matters (§§ 2001 — 3051s) › PART I - Military Code of Puerto Rico (§§ 2001 — 2929) › Chapter 203 - Organization and Command (§§ 2051 — 2093) › Subchapter I - National Guard of Puerto Rico (§§ 2051 — 2093) › § 2057 - Commander-in-Chief of the Military Forces of Puerto Rico

The Governor of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico shall be the Commander-in-Chief of the Military Forces of Puerto Rico.
History —June 23, 1969, No. 62, p. 117, § 206, eff. 90 days after June 23, 1969.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FIVE - Internal Security (§§ 1 — 3356) › Subtitle 2 - Military Matters (§§ 2001 — 3051s) › PART I - Military Code of Puerto Rico (§§ 2001 — 2929) › Chapter 203 - Organization and Command (§§ 2051 — 2093) › Subchapter I - National Guard of Puerto Rico (§§ 2051 — 2093) › § 2060 - Organization and duties of Staff officers

The Staff shall be the highest coordinating and supervisory body of the Military Forces of Puerto Rico and shall consist of a Deputy Adjutant General with a rank of Brigadier General who shall assume the duties of Adjutant General in case of absence or disability of the latter, unless the Governor of Puerto Rico provides otherwise, in which case, he shall make the designation he considers is in order.
It shall also consist of Deputy Adjutants General, with the rank of Brigadier General, respectively appointed in charge of the different military land, air and any other military force, position or charge that may be established for, or added to, the Military Forces of Puerto Rico, pursuant to the laws of the United States Congress or of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and the regulations respectively promulgated to such effect under said laws.
It shall also consist of an Executive Officer, who shall be the Chief of Staff, and whatever other officers as the Commander-in-Chief may choose to designate. Said officers shall have the rank and shall perform the duties that the Commander-in-Chief may prescribe by regulation.
All the Deputy Adjutants General shall perform their duties according to the wishes of the Commander-in-Chief.
History —June 23, 1969, No. 62, p. 117, § 209; May 27, 1976, No. 56, p. 162; May 16, 1979, No. 44, p. 100.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FIVE - Internal Security (§§ 1 — 3356) › Subtitle 2 - Military Matters (§§ 2001 — 3051s) › PART I - Military Code of Puerto Rico (§§ 2001 — 2929) › Chapter 203 - Organization and Command (§§ 2051 — 2093) › Subchapter I - National Guard of Puerto Rico (§§ 2051 — 2093) › § 2061 - Conformity to standard of Armed Forces of the United States of America

(a) The Military Forces of Puerto Rico, insofar as possible, shall be organized, uniformed, armed and equipped with the same type of uniform, arms and equipment prescribed for the Armed Forces of the United States of America.
(b) The training and discipline of the Military Forces of Puerto Rico shall be in accordance with the system prescribed for the Armed Forces of the United States of America.
History —June 23, 1969, No. 62, p. 117, § 210, eff. 90 days after June 23, 1969.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FIVE - Internal Security (§§ 1 — 3356) › Subtitle 2 - Military Matters (§§ 2001 — 3051s) › PART I - Military Code of Puerto Rico (§§ 2001 — 2929) › Chapter 203 - Organization and Command (§§ 2051 — 2093) › Subchapter I - National Guard of Puerto Rico (§§ 2051 — 2093) › § 2062 - Location of units; minimum personnel

The units of the Military Forces of Puerto Rico shall be located at such places as the Commander-in-Chief may determine, and shall be maintained at all times in regard to commissioned and enlisted men with troops of not less than the minimum prescribed by law or by regulations promulgated by the President of the United States of America for the case of the National Guard of Puerto Rico or by the Governor of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.
History —June 23, 1969, No. 62, p. 117, § 211, eff. 90 days after June 23, 1969.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FIVE - Internal Security (§§ 1 — 3356) › Subtitle 2 - Military Matters (§§ 2001 — 3051s) › PART I - Military Code of Puerto Rico (§§ 2001 — 2929) › Chapter 203 - Organization and Command (§§ 2051 — 2093) › Subchapter I - National Guard of Puerto Rico (§§ 2051 — 2093) › § 2063 - Selection and qualification of officers

(a) Officers and Warrant Officers of the Military Forces of Puerto Rico shall be selected from among the following classes:
(1) Enlisted men of the National Guard of Puerto Rico.
(2) Members of the Armed Forces of the United States of America in Federal Active Military Service or retired or former members of said forces.
(3) Graduates from officers school and academies of the Military Forces of Puerto Rico or of the Armed Forces or the Reserve Officers Training Corps of the United States; Provided, That in the technical branches, corps and other services of the Staff may be appointed persons selected from classes other than those above-mentioned provided they are specially fit to render services in the same offices and whose appointments are made in accordance with the proceeding that the President of the United States of America or the Commander-in-Chief may prescribe by regulation to that effect.
(b) The Officers and Warrant Officers shall comply with the following requirements:
(1) Be citizens of the United States.
(2) Enjoy good conduct and repute.
(3) Not to be addicted to the use of drugs or intoxicating beverages.
(4) Not to have been convicted of a felony or to have been involved in attempts to overthrow the government by force, nor of belonging or having belonged to a group whose purpose was to do so.
(5) Comply with such personal, professional and ability requirements established by the laws and regulations of the Armed Forces of the United States or of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.
History —June 23, 1969, No. 62, p. 117, § 212; May 19, 1976, No. 44, p. 117, § 3.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FIVE - Internal Security (§§ 1 — 3356) › Subtitle 2 - Military Matters (§§ 2001 — 3051s) › PART I - Military Code of Puerto Rico (§§ 2001 — 2929) › Chapter 203 - Organization and Command (§§ 2051 — 2093) › Subchapter I - National Guard of Puerto Rico (§§ 2051 — 2093) › § 2064 - Appointment and oath for officers

All officers of the Military Forces of Puerto Rico shall be appointed by the Commander-in-Chief and shall be designated to serve in the units to which appointed. Said officers and enlisted men shall serve and take oath of their office in accordance with the regulations in force.
History —June 23, 1969, No. 62, p. 117, § 213, eff. 90 days after June 23, 1969.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FIVE - Internal Security (§§ 1 — 3356) › Subtitle 2 - Military Matters (§§ 2001 — 3051s) › PART I - Military Code of Puerto Rico (§§ 2001 — 2929) › Chapter 203 - Organization and Command (§§ 2051 — 2093) › Subchapter I - National Guard of Puerto Rico (§§ 2051 — 2093) › § 2065 - Promotion of officers

Officers of the Military Forces of Puerto Rico shall be promoted in accordance with the regulations in force promulgated by the Bureau of the National Guard of the United States or by the Commander-in-Chief.
History —June 23, 1969, No. 62, p. 117, § 214, eff. 90 days after June 23, 1969.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FIVE - Internal Security (§§ 1 — 3356) › Subtitle 2 - Military Matters (§§ 2001 — 3051s) › PART I - Military Code of Puerto Rico (§§ 2001 — 2929) › Chapter 203 - Organization and Command (§§ 2051 — 2093) › Subchapter I - National Guard of Puerto Rico (§§ 2051 — 2093) › § 2066 - Separation of officers from service

(a) The Adjutant General may, acting in behalf of the Commander-in-Chief, investigate through a court of investigation designated to such effect, the moral conduct, capacity and general competence that any officer of the Military Forces of Puerto Rico may have for the service or office he is holding. The said court of investigation shall be composed of three officers from the Military Forces of Puerto Rico with a superior rank, insofar as possible, than the officer under the investigation in question. Once the investigation is made through the holding of hearings and upon the receipt of proof as the court of investigation may deem advisable and necessary, if the findings of said investigation should be unfavorable to said officer and such findings are approved by the Commander-in-Chief, the said officer may, among other administrative sanctions of imposing nature, be discharged from the unit to which he belonged and from the Military Forces of Puerto Rico.
(b) The position of officer in the active service of the Military Forces of Puerto Rico shall become vacant for any of the following reasons:
(1) The transfer of said officer to the inactive National Guard roll;
(2) the resignation of the officer;
(3) physical disability;
(4) by recommendation of a court of inquiry;
(5) by sentence of a military court;
(6) by action of the Adjutant General, [or]
(7) by action of the Commander-in-Chief of the Military Forces of Puerto Rico.
History —June 23, 1969, No. 62, p. 117, § 215; July 26, 1979, No. 186, p. 508.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FIVE - Internal Security (§§ 1 — 3356) › Subtitle 2 - Military Matters (§§ 2001 — 3051s) › PART I - Military Code of Puerto Rico (§§ 2001 — 2929) › Chapter 203 - Organization and Command (§§ 2051 — 2093) › Subchapter I - National Guard of Puerto Rico (§§ 2051 — 2093) › § 2067 - Responsibility for military property (Officer or Warrant Officer)

Any member of the Military Forces of Puerto Rico to whom the custody of military equipment or property is entrusted shall be liable for it from his own purse in case of loss of or damages to said property due to his carelessness or negligence.
History —June 23, 1969, No. 62, p. 117, § 216; May 19, 1976, No. 44, p. 117, § 4.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FIVE - Internal Security (§§ 1 — 3356) › Subtitle 2 - Military Matters (§§ 2001 — 3051s) › PART I - Military Code of Puerto Rico (§§ 2001 — 2929) › Chapter 203 - Organization and Command (§§ 2051 — 2093) › Subchapter I - National Guard of Puerto Rico (§§ 2051 — 2093) › § 2068 - Officers retained as supernumerary while settling their accounts

Any officer whose functions comprise the handling and custody of funds or property who resigns therefrom without having first submitted a correct liquidation of his accounts may, in the discretion of the Adjutant General, be released from his post and retained as supernumerary pending liquidation and approval of such accounts.
History —June 23, 1969, No. 62, p. 117, § 217, eff. 90 days after June 23, 1969.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FIVE - Internal Security (§§ 1 — 3356) › Subtitle 2 - Military Matters (§§ 2001 — 3051s) › PART I - Military Code of Puerto Rico (§§ 2001 — 2929) › Chapter 203 - Organization and Command (§§ 2051 — 2093) › Subchapter I - National Guard of Puerto Rico (§§ 2051 — 2093) › § 2069 - Bonds to officers

The Adjutant General may require a bond for the amount he may deem adequate from any officer whose functions comprise the handling of funds or military property. Said bonds shall answer for the faithful fulfillment of the duties of the bonded person. The premiums of said bonds shall be paid from Commonwealth funds appropriated to the Military Forces of Puerto Rico.
History —June 23, 1969, No. 62, p. 117, § 218, eff. 90 days after June 23, 1969.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FIVE - Internal Security (§§ 1 — 3356) › Subtitle 2 - Military Matters (§§ 2001 — 3051s) › PART I - Military Code of Puerto Rico (§§ 2001 — 2929) › Chapter 203 - Organization and Command (§§ 2051 — 2093) › Subchapter I - National Guard of Puerto Rico (§§ 2051 — 2093) › § 2070 - Administering of oath

The officers of the Military Forces of Puerto Rico are hereby authorized and empowered to take oaths and affirmations in all matters related to the Military Forces of Puerto Rico. Any person who falsely takes an oath or renders an affirmation before any of said officers shall be guilty of perjury, and upon conviction thereof shall be punished pursuant to the provisions of this part.
History —June 23, 1969, No. 62, p. 117, § 219, eff. 90 days after June 23, 1969.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FIVE - Internal Security (§§ 1 — 3356) › Subtitle 2 - Military Matters (§§ 2001 — 3051s) › PART I - Military Code of Puerto Rico (§§ 2001 — 2929) › Chapter 203 - Organization and Command (§§ 2051 — 2093) › Subchapter I - National Guard of Puerto Rico (§§ 2051 — 2093) › § 2071 - Enlistment in the Military Forces of Puerto Rico

The term, the enlistment requirements, the enlistment contract that must be subscribed to that effect and the proper oath for induction in the Military Forces of Puerto Rico shall be as provided in the regulations promulgated to that effect by the Commander-in-Chief and such regulations shall contain the standards corresponding to the regulations prescribed by the Armed Forces of the United States of America.
History —June 23, 1969, No. 62, p. 117, § 220, eff. 90 days after June 23, 1969.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FIVE - Internal Security (§§ 1 — 3356) › Subtitle 2 - Military Matters (§§ 2001 — 3051s) › PART I - Military Code of Puerto Rico (§§ 2001 — 2929) › Chapter 203 - Organization and Command (§§ 2051 — 2093) › Subchapter I - National Guard of Puerto Rico (§§ 2051 — 2093) › § 2072 - Discharge of enlisted men from the Military Forces of Puerto Rico

(a) The officers and men enlisted in the Military Forces of Puerto Rico shall be discharged in accordance with this part, the regulations or prescriptions provided by the Bureau of the National Guard of the United States of America or by the Commander-in-Chief. In times of peace, licenses may be granted prior to the expiration of the enlistment period, pursuant to the rules and regulations that the Commander-in-Chief may prescribe, subject to the restrictions imposed to such effects by the laws or regulations in force promulgated by the Congress or the President of the United States.
(b) The Adjutant General may, acting in behalf of the Commander-in-Chief, investigate, through an investigating officer appointed for the purpose, the moral conduct, ability and general fitness for the service or office held by any enlisted member of the Military Forces of Puerto Rico. If from the report of the investigating officer the Adjutant General determines that the moral conduct, ability and general fitness for the service or office held by said enlisted member affects, is contrary to, or constitutes a risk to the good name, interest or discipline of the Military Forces of Puerto Rico or the Commonwealth or national safety, the said enlisted member may, among other imposable sanctions of administrative nature, be dismissed and discharged from the unit to which he belongs and from the Military Forces of Puerto Rico.
History —June 23, 1969, No. 62, p. 117, § 221; May 19, 1976, No. 44, p. 117, § 5.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FIVE - Internal Security (§§ 1 — 3356) › Subtitle 2 - Military Matters (§§ 2001 — 3051s) › PART I - Military Code of Puerto Rico (§§ 2001 — 2929) › Chapter 203 - Organization and Command (§§ 2051 — 2093) › Subchapter I - National Guard of Puerto Rico (§§ 2051 — 2093) › § 2073 - Federal recognition, transfer or disbandment of units

The Commander-in-Chief may request from the corresponding authority of the United States of America the federal recognition for units of the Military Forces of Puerto Rico so as to include them as part of the National Guard of the United States of America. Likewise, if the Commander-in-Chief considers that a company, battery or other unit of the Military Forces of Puerto Rico has failed to comply with the requirements of the law in matters of uniform, equipment, discipline, loyalty or efficiency he may disband said unit. In like manner, he may transfer the seat, military branch or service assigned to any unit when in his judgment the best interests of the Commonwealth so advise or justify; Provided, That all action taken with reference to a unit of the National Guard of Puerto Rico which has federal recognition shall be carried out subject to the restrictions that may be imposed by the civil defense laws promulgated by the Congress of the United States or the regulations adopted to such effects.
History —June 23, 1969, No. 62, p. 117, § 222, eff. 90 days after June 23, 1969.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FIVE - Internal Security (§§ 1 — 3356) › Subtitle 2 - Military Matters (§§ 2001 — 3051s) › PART I - Military Code of Puerto Rico (§§ 2001 — 2929) › Chapter 203 - Organization and Command (§§ 2051 — 2093) › Subchapter I - National Guard of Puerto Rico (§§ 2051 — 2093) › § 2074 - Pay of officers and enlisted men in Commonwealth Active Military Service

(a) When by order of the Commander-in-Chief, the Military Forces of Puerto Rico or any part thereof are inducted into the Commonwealth Active Military Service, compensation for the officers and men enlisted by said services shall be authorized in the same order that prescribed the induction; Provided, That the officers and enlisted men shall receive the equivalent compensation provided for officers and enlisted men of equal rank in the Army of the United States of America.
(b) When a member of the Military Forces of Puerto Rico in the Commonwealth Active Military Service is taken sick or suffers an injury by reason of such service, whereby he becomes disabled or requires hospitalization for a period of time longer than the term for which he was called to said Commonwealth Active Military Service, said member shall be maintained in Commonwealth Active Military Service while said disability or hospitalization lasts and until discharged by the medical authorities; and in addition to any other benefit or right to hospitalization or medical treatment to which he might be entitled by law as a government employee or official, he shall be entitled to receive the pay established in subsection (a) of this section for the time he so remains in Commonwealth Active Military Service.
History —June 23, 1969, No. 62, p. 117, § 223; May 19, 1976, No. 44, p. 117, § 6.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FIVE - Internal Security (§§ 1 — 3356) › Subtitle 2 - Military Matters (§§ 2001 — 3051s) › PART I - Military Code of Puerto Rico (§§ 2001 — 2929) › Chapter 203 - Organization and Command (§§ 2051 — 2093) › Subchapter I - National Guard of Puerto Rico (§§ 2051 — 2093) › § 2075 - Transportation, reimbursement of expenses and compensation of officers and enlisted men in special services other than Commonwealth military service

The personnel of the Military Forces of Puerto Rico serving on Martial Courts of Military Boards or who fulfill other duties by order of the Adjutant General shall receive adequate transportation to allow them to render the services assigned to them and they shall be reimbursed for the necessary expenses legally incurred in the execution of said duties which shall be paid by vouchers duly approved by the officers under whose orders the services have been rendered.
History —June 23, 1969, No. 62, p. 117, § 224, eff. 90 days after June 23, 1969.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FIVE - Internal Security (§§ 1 — 3356) › Subtitle 2 - Military Matters (§§ 2001 — 3051s) › PART I - Military Code of Puerto Rico (§§ 2001 — 2929) › Chapter 203 - Organization and Command (§§ 2051 — 2093) › Subchapter I - National Guard of Puerto Rico (§§ 2051 — 2093) › § 2076 - Calls of the Military Forces of Puerto Rico into Commonwealth Active Military Service

In compliance with the provisions of the Constitution and the laws of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, when the public safety so requires it, in cases such as war, invasion, insurrection, rebellion, riot, public disturbances or imminent danger thereof, or any other serious disturbance of the public law and order or safety, and in case the civil authorities cannot face the same, the Commander-in-Chief may issue a written order to the Adjutant General to mobilize those units of the Military Forces of Puerto Rico that are needed to maintain or reestablish public law and order and guarantee the safety of lives and properties. Said order shall clearly define all the details of the mission to be carried out.
The Commander-in-Chief may also issue a written order to the Adjutant General to mobilize those Military Forces of Puerto Rico that are needed in cases of disasters caused by nature, such as a hurricane, storm, flood, earthquake, fire and other causes of force majeure, and in the event that civil authorities are unable to face the same, to attend to the situation created by the disaster which has occurred.
In the situations consigned in the second paragraph of subsection (b) of § 2058 of this title, the Commander-In-Chief may issue a written order to the Adjutant General, authorizing and providing for the use of National Guard equipment, assets and personnel that are needed to attend to that situation.
History —June 23, 1969, No. 62, p. 117, § 225; July 20, 1989, No. 28, p. 99, § 2.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FIVE - Internal Security (§§ 1 — 3356) › Subtitle 2 - Military Matters (§§ 2001 — 3051s) › PART I - Military Code of Puerto Rico (§§ 2001 — 2929) › Chapter 203 - Organization and Command (§§ 2051 — 2093) › Subchapter I - National Guard of Puerto Rico (§§ 2051 — 2093) › § 2077 - Military Forces of Puerto Rico in Commonwealth Active Military Service

(a) The units of the Military Forces of Puerto Rico receiving mobilization orders in cases so required by public safety or in cases of disasters caused by nature as established in this part shall be considered in Commonwealth Active Military Service.
There shall also be considered in Commonwealth Active Military Service such officers and enlisted men discharging any duty assigned to them when so specified in the orders issued to such effect. In all the above cases, orders issued ordering induction into Commonwealth Active Military Service shall provide everything pertaining to the transportation to be provided, reimbursement of expenses incurred and the compensation, if any, to be paid for services to be rendered.
The order issued to this effect shall provide for the above mentioned and may further provide, should the case be thus, for the compensation corresponding by reason of the service rendered.
(b) In the event that a member of the Military Forces of Puerto Rico dies while he is in or as a result of Commonwealth Active Military Service, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico shall pay his widow or in default thereof his legal heirs the funeral expenses actually incurred, but in no case shall such payment exceed the sum of two thousand dollars ($2,000).
History —June 23, 1969, No. 62, p. 117, § 226; May 19, 1976, No. 44, p. 117, § 7; Aug. 6, 2008, No. 163, § 1.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FIVE - Internal Security (§§ 1 — 3356) › Subtitle 2 - Military Matters (§§ 2001 — 3051s) › PART I - Military Code of Puerto Rico (§§ 2001 — 2929) › Chapter 203 - Organization and Command (§§ 2051 — 2093) › Subchapter I - National Guard of Puerto Rico (§§ 2051 — 2093) › § 2078 - Responsibility of Adjutant General

In case of the mobilization of the Military Forces of Puerto Rico, or part thereof, as above provided, the Adjutant General shall be responsible for the military operation involved, the men, arms and services to be used and the means that must be employed in compliance with the mission assigned by the Commander-in-Chief.
History —June 23, 1969, No. 62, p. 117, § 227, eff. 90 days after June 23, 1969.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FIVE - Internal Security (§§ 1 — 3356) › Subtitle 2 - Military Matters (§§ 2001 — 3051s) › PART I - Military Code of Puerto Rico (§§ 2001 — 2929) › Chapter 203 - Organization and Command (§§ 2051 — 2093) › Subchapter I - National Guard of Puerto Rico (§§ 2051 — 2093) › § 2079 - Character of the function of officers and enlisted men of the Military Forces of Puerto Rico in Commonwealth Active Military Service

Officers and enlisted men of the Military Forces of Puerto Rico in Commonwealth Active Military Service shall have the character of public order officers, with all the powers and obligations inherent to such character when the Governor shall expressly so order or authorize.
History —June 23, 1969, No. 62, p. 117, § 228, eff. 90 days after June 23, 1969.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FIVE - Internal Security (§§ 1 — 3356) › Subtitle 2 - Military Matters (§§ 2001 — 3051s) › PART I - Military Code of Puerto Rico (§§ 2001 — 2929) › Chapter 203 - Organization and Command (§§ 2051 — 2093) › Subchapter I - National Guard of Puerto Rico (§§ 2051 — 2093) › § 2080 - Authority of Governor for the attachment of articles and to order the closing of establishments

Whenever the Governor of Puerto Rico orders the mobilization and the induction of the Military Forces of Puerto Rico into the Commonwealth Active Military Service, or any part thereof, in accordance with the provisions of this part, the Governor may, upon a written order issued to such effect, order the attachment of stocks such as staple commodities, arms, ammunition, dynamite or other explosives as well as any other article or stock necessary for the carrying out of the mission entrusted to the Military Forces of Puerto Rico, all this upon the previous inventory when circumstances permit and he may also prohibit the sale, exchange, lending or donation by any establishment located in the place where the troops are stationed and which are engaged in the sale of articles such as arms, ammunition, dynamite or other explosives or of alcoholic beverages, being empowered further to order the closing of the said establishments. Once the emergency which originated the issuance of the above order is over, the stocks so attached shall be returned or pursuant to the proceeding provided to such effect, shall be adequately compensated for damages.
History —June 23, 1969, No. 62, p. 117, § 229, eff. 90 days after June 23, 1969.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FIVE - Internal Security (§§ 1 — 3356) › Subtitle 2 - Military Matters (§§ 2001 — 3051s) › PART I - Military Code of Puerto Rico (§§ 2001 — 2929) › Chapter 203 - Organization and Command (§§ 2051 — 2093) › Subchapter I - National Guard of Puerto Rico (§§ 2051 — 2093) › § 2081 - Exemption from juror service

Every officer or enlisted man of the Military Forces of Puerto Rico shall, while in the Commonwealth Active Military Service, be exempt from juror’s duties.
History —June 23, 1969, No. 62, p. 117, § 230, eff. 90 days after June 23, 1969.