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2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY - Mortgage Law and Regulations (§§ 1-5 — 5005) › Subtitle 3 - Additional Provisions (§§ 1701-1721 — 1925) › Chapter 87 - Registry of Attachments in Favor of Commonwealth (§§ 1841 — 1847) › § 1845 - Fees not collected

No fees shall be collected by the registrars of property for the registration of such attachments or for the cancellation of the same in the books of the registry.
History —Mar. 15, 1909, p. 92, § 5, eff. May 1, 1909.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY - Mortgage Law and Regulations (§§ 1-5 — 5005) › Subtitle 3 - Additional Provisions (§§ 1701-1721 — 1925) › Chapter 87 - Registry of Attachments in Favor of Commonwealth (§§ 1841 — 1847) › § 1846 - Entries to be referred to in certificates of registrars

Reference shall be made in the certificates issued by the registrars of property, to the entries appearing in the registry of attachments, for unpaid taxes.
History —Mar. 15, 1909, p. 92, § 6, eff. May 1, 1909.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY - Mortgage Law and Regulations (§§ 1-5 — 5005) › Subtitle 3 - Additional Provisions (§§ 1701-1721 — 1925) › Chapter 87 - Registry of Attachments in Favor of Commonwealth (§§ 1841 — 1847) › § 1847 - Supply of books

The necessary books for the registry of attachments shall be furnished to the registrars of property, by the Secretary of Justice of Puerto Rico, in the same manner, and charged to the same appropriation, as all other books for the registries of property.
History —Mar. 15, 1909, p. 92, § 7, eff. May 1, 1909.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY - Mortgage Law and Regulations (§§ 1-5 — 5005) › Subtitle 3 - Additional Provisions (§§ 1701-1721 — 1925) › Chapter 91 - Registry of Federal Tax Liens (§§ 1921 — 1925) › § 1921 - Registry of Liens for Taxes in favor of the United States of America

Every registrar of property shall keep a book to be known as “Registry of Liens for Taxes in favor of the United States of America” in which shall be registered all notices of delinquent federal taxes in accordance with §§ 6321, 6322 and 6323 of the United States Internal Revenue Code and their corresponding certificates of payment or release.
History —June 13, 1964, No. 54, p. 121, § 1, eff. 90 days after June 13, 1964.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY - Mortgage Law and Regulations (§§ 1-5 — 5005) › Subtitle 3 - Additional Provisions (§§ 1701-1721 — 1925) › Chapter 91 - Registry of Federal Tax Liens (§§ 1921 — 1925) › § 1922 - Place of registration; record of notices

The notices of federal liens referred to in this chapter shall be presented for registration in the section of the registry of property of the district where the real properties affected are located. After their registration, said notices shall be filed, in correlative number, in a record to be kept in the registry, subject to the following provisions.
History —June 13, 1964, No. 54, p. 121, § 2, eff. 90 days after June 13, 1964.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY - Mortgage Law and Regulations (§§ 1-5 — 5005) › Subtitle 3 - Additional Provisions (§§ 1701-1721 — 1925) › Chapter 91 - Registry of Federal Tax Liens (§§ 1921 — 1925) › § 1923 - Entries of registration

An entry of registration shall contain the following data: name and address of the taxpayer, serial number of the notice from the U.S. Internal Revenue director of the district, date and hour of presentation, and amount of the tax, interest, penalties and costs. Likewise said registry shall contain an index showing in alphabetical order the name of the taxpayer and page number and entry of said registration.
History —June 13, 1964, No. 54, p. 121, § 3, eff. 90 days after June 13, 1964.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY - Mortgage Law and Regulations (§§ 1-5 — 5005) › Subtitle 3 - Additional Provisions (§§ 1701-1721 — 1925) › Chapter 91 - Registry of Federal Tax Liens (§§ 1921 — 1925) › § 1924 - Certificates of payment or release of lien

Certificates of payment or release of the lien, issued by the Secretary of the Treasury of the United States or his delegate, shall be presented in the same registry where the corresponding lien was registered, and the registrar shall cancel same, by a note in the corresponding blank space where registration of the lien appears, stating its cancellation date. Said certificate shall be filed in a record in the registry. Notices of liens filed, as well as the corresponding certificates of payment or release, may be destroyed after the lapse of one year from the date of cancellation.
History —June 13, 1964, No. 54, p. 121, § 4, eff. 90 days after June 13, 1964.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY - Mortgage Law and Regulations (§§ 1-5 — 5005) › Subtitle 3 - Additional Provisions (§§ 1701-1721 — 1925) › Chapter 91 - Registry of Federal Tax Liens (§§ 1921 — 1925) › § 1925 - Books of registry

The Secretary of Justice of Puerto Rico is hereby empowered to design, order the printing of, and distribute the books of this registry and to set up the necessary regulations for the enforcement of the provisions of this chapter.
History —June 13, 1964, No. 54, p. 121, § 5, eff. 90 days after June 13, 1964.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY - Mortgage Law and Regulations (§§ 1-5 — 5005) › Subtitle 4 - Mortgage and Property Registry Act of 1979; General Provisions (§§ 2001 — 2821) › Chapter 101 - Administrative Management of Property Registry (§§ 2001 — 2005) › § 2001 - Property Registry; attachment and operation

The Property Registry shall be attached to the Department of Justice and shall be directed by an Administrative Director who shall be accountable to the Secretary of Justice. Said Administrative Director shall perform the duties and have the responsibilities assigned to him by the Secretary of Justice, who may delegate to him matters pertaining to the organization, management and operation of the various sections, including their respective personnel appointments. The Secretary shall assign Registrars to their respective sections.
History —Mortgage Law, 1979, § 2.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY - Mortgage Law and Regulations (§§ 1-5 — 5005) › Subtitle 4 - Mortgage and Property Registry Act of 1979; General Provisions (§§ 2001 — 2821) › Chapter 101 - Administrative Management of Property Registry (§§ 2001 — 2005) › § 2002 - Administrative director; appointment; functions; qualifications; salary

The Administrative Director shall be appointed by the Secretary of Justice and serve at his discretion.
The qualifications required of the Administrative Director shall be the same as those required of Registrars and, should a Property Registrar be appointed Administrative Director, said appointee shall retain, for all legal intents and purposes, his office, status and rights as a Registrar while he serves as Administrative Director.
The designation of a Registrar as Administrative Director shall relieve the designee from the performance of any registry duties arising from his position as Registrar, which shall continue to be suspended while he serves as Administrative Director, except when, in case of an emergency, the Secretary of Justice orders him to undertake said duties.
If the Administrative Director leaves his post and is reinstated in his position as Registrar, it shall be understood that when all the positions are filled, the number of Registrars permitted by law shall be increased by one.
The Registrar who has been appointed Administrative Director shall earn the salary corresponding to the latter office and, when he leaves this position, he shall continue to receive the salary of a Property Registrar.
The designation of a Registrar as Administrative Director shall have no effect on the term of his appointment as Property Registrar.
The position of Administrative Director shall be one of trust and the rest of the personnel required to run his office shall be career employees.
History —Mortgage Law, 1979, § 3; June 14, 1980, No. 143, p. 535.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY - Mortgage Law and Regulations (§§ 1-5 — 5005) › Subtitle 4 - Mortgage and Property Registry Act of 1979; General Provisions (§§ 2001 — 2821) › Chapter 101 - Administrative Management of Property Registry (§§ 2001 — 2005) › § 2003 - Mortgage Regulations; adoption by Secretary of Justice; subsequent amendments

After holding public hearings, the Secretary of Justice shall adopt Mortgage Regulations which cannot violate any of the provisions of this subtitle. Said Regulations shall become effective and have force of law when signed by the Governor and after all existing rules for the approval of administrative regulations have been complied with. Subsequent amendments shall be approved as provided in the Regulations.
History —Mortgage Law, 1979, § 4; June 14, 1980, No. 143, p. 535.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY - Mortgage Law and Regulations (§§ 1-5 — 5005) › Subtitle 4 - Mortgage and Property Registry Act of 1979; General Provisions (§§ 2001 — 2821) › Chapter 101 - Administrative Management of Property Registry (§§ 2001 — 2005) › § 2004 - Registry personnel; appointment; classification

The Secretary of Justice shall appoint the needed personnel for the Property Registry, all of whom shall be classified as career employees.
History —Mortgage Law, 1979, § 5.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY - Mortgage Law and Regulations (§§ 1-5 — 5005) › Subtitle 4 - Mortgage and Property Registry Act of 1979; General Provisions (§§ 2001 — 2821) › Chapter 101 - Administrative Management of Property Registry (§§ 2001 — 2005) › § 2005 - Sections; creation of new or alteration of existing

By Regulations, the Secretary of Justice may establish a new main office or alter the territorial demarcation of any or all sections of the Property Registry, consolidate or divide sections, or establish as many additional sections as he deems appropriate. Any of the changes mentioned above shall become effective thirty days after a notice has been published once in two newspapers of general circulation in Puerto Rico.
History —Mortgage Law, 1979, § 6; June 14, 1980, No. 143, p. 535.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY - Mortgage Law and Regulations (§§ 1-5 — 5005) › Subtitle 4 - Mortgage and Property Registry Act of 1979; General Provisions (§§ 2001 — 2821) › Chapter 103 - Property Registry and the Registrars (§§ 2051 — 2066) › § 2051 - Purpose of Registry; territorial demarcation; judicial protection

The purpose of the Property Registry is the registration of transactions and contracts relating to real property through a public record system of titles containing the acquisitions, modifications and extinctions of domain and other real rights on said property, and the recordable rights on same, and those judicial opinions which may affect the legal capacity of the owners of record.
All sections of the Property Registry shall remain within the territorial demarcations where they are presently established.
The titles of real properties located within the territorial demarcation of each section shall be registered in that section. If a real property is located within the demarcation of two or more sections or demarcations, the first registry shall be made in all of the sections, describing the total area of the property and the part thereof corresponding to each section or demarcation, continuing its registration record in the section in which the largest area is located. In the event that the area in each demarcation is the same, the registration record shall be continued in the section requested by the titleholder. This fact shall be annotated in each of the sections in which the real property is registered.
The entries in the Register, inasmuch as they refer to recorded rights, are safeguarded by the Courts of Justice and have all corresponding legal effects as long as said Courts make no statement to the contrary.
History —Mortgage Law, 1979, § 7.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY - Mortgage Law and Regulations (§§ 1-5 — 5005) › Subtitle 4 - Mortgage and Property Registry Act of 1979; General Provisions (§§ 2001 — 2821) › Chapter 103 - Property Registry and the Registrars (§§ 2051 — 2066) › § 2052 - Registrars—Appointment; rank and formal address

Property Registrars shall be appointed by the Governor with the consent of the Senate for a term of twelve years until their successors are appointed and shall be in charge of the sections of the Property Registry to which they are designated. Property Registrars have the rank of public officials for all legal purposes and shall be addressed as Honorable in their offices.
The Secretary may assign more than one Registrar to serve in any section, in which case the Administrative Registrar of that section shall be the Registrar with seniority.
History —Mortgage Law, 1979, § 8; June 28, 2013, No. 38, § 6.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY - Mortgage Law and Regulations (§§ 1-5 — 5005) › Subtitle 4 - Mortgage and Property Registry Act of 1979; General Provisions (§§ 2001 — 2821) › Chapter 103 - Property Registry and the Registrars (§§ 2051 — 2066) › § 2053 - Registrars—-Requirements

To be appointed registrar, is shall be indispensable to meet the following requirements:
First.— To have been admitted to the practice of the legal and notary professions by the Supreme Court of Puerto Rico.
Second.— To have been practicing the legal and notary professions for seven (7) years, as well as having good standing. The previous experience as Property Registrar shall be validated for the requirements of title and experience as notary.
History —Mortgage Law, 1979, § 9; Dec. 12, 1995, No. 234, § 1; July 27, 2005, No. 33, § 1; Oct. 25, 2011, No. 210, § 1.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY - Mortgage Law and Regulations (§§ 1-5 — 5005) › Subtitle 4 - Mortgage and Property Registry Act of 1979; General Provisions (§§ 2001 — 2821) › Chapter 103 - Property Registry and the Registrars (§§ 2051 — 2066) › § 2054 - Registrars—Responsibilities

The responsibility of the registrars for their actions in the performance of their office shall be governed by existing provisions applicable to all other public officials.
Property registrars shall enjoy the same immunities enjoyed by judges with respect [to] their civil responsibility, in the performance of their functions, without any prejudice to the liability that may correspond to the State.
History —Mortgage Law, 1979, § 10; Dec. 22, 1994, No. 145, § 1.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY - Mortgage Law and Regulations (§§ 1-5 — 5005) › Subtitle 4 - Mortgage and Property Registry Act of 1979; General Provisions (§§ 2001 — 2821) › Chapter 103 - Property Registry and the Registrars (§§ 2051 — 2066) › § 2055 - Registrars—Term of office; obligatory retirement; incompatibilities

Registrars shall hold office for the duration of their terms of appointment and until their successors take office.
If a Registrar becomes permanently disabled to discharge the duties of his office due to health reasons, he may be retired from service following the procedure established by the laws and regulations in effect.
The office of Registrar is absolutely incompatible with the exercise of the legal and notary profession. The performance of educational and academic duties is excluded/exempt from this prohibition.
Likewise, the Secretary may grant a dispensation to a Property Registrar to simultaneously hold another office or position in any of the agencies, departments, or public corporations of the Commonwealth, when both offices and positions are not incompatible, or when there is no possibility of conflict of interest. In such case, the Property Registrar shall not receive financial compensation for both offices; therefore, he shall resign to the wages corresponding to one of the offices in question. The designation of a Property Registrar to another office or position to be held simultaneously shall not affect nor interrupt the term of appointment corresponding to the office of Property Registrar.
Furthermore, the Secretary may grant a dispensation to a Property Registrar to hold another office or position in any of the agencies, departments, or public corporations of the Commonwealth, when both offices or positions are not incompatible, or when there is no possibility of conflict of interest. In such case, the Property Registrar shall be released from his duties, but shall retain, for all legal purposes, his position, condition, and rights as Property Registrar while discharging the duties of the office or position for which he has been granted a dispensation. The Property Registrar in question shall earn the wages corresponding to the office or position to which he has been appointed until he ceases his duties, in which case, he shall continue to earn the wages of Property Registrar. The reinstallation or reinstatement of this official shall not be considered for purposes of the maximum number of Property Registrars that may be appointed by law. On the other hand, the designation of said Property Registrar to another office or position shall not affect or interrupt his term of appointment as Property Registrar.
History —Mortgage Law, 1979, § 11; June 28, 2013, No. 38, § 7.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY - Mortgage Law and Regulations (§§ 1-5 — 5005) › Subtitle 4 - Mortgage and Property Registry Act of 1979; General Provisions (§§ 2001 — 2821) › Chapter 103 - Property Registry and the Registrars (§§ 2051 — 2066) › § 2055a - Registrars—Special Property Registrars

When deemed convenient, the Secretary is hereby authorized to appoint as Special Registrars attorneys of the Department of Justice and of the agencies or public corporations that meet the requirements of § 2053 of this title; Provided, That they have practiced the legal and notary profession for at least ten (10) years. In the case of attorneys from an agency or public corporation, the appointments may be made by the Secretary without any additional disbursement of public funds by the Department of Justice or the Government of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. The Secretary may also appoint as Special Registrar those persons who meet the requirements of § 2053 of this title and have held the office of Property Registrar. Attorneys appointed by virtue of this section shall have the authorities of Property Registrars. Such appointment shall be for a minimum term of two (2) months and a maximum term of twelve (12) months, which may be extended for an additional twelve (12)-month period if the need of service still persists. Attorneys thus designated shall be subject to the regulations and rules of conduct applicable to the officials of the Department of Justice. The designation of one or more special Property Registrars shall not be considered for purposes of the maximum number of Property Registrars that may be appointed by law.
History —Mortgage Law 1979, added as § 11A on July 15, 1988, No. 107, p. 448; Feb. 17, 2000, No. 48, § 1, eff. 90 days after Feb. 17, 2000; June 28, 2013, No. 38, § 8.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY - Mortgage Law and Regulations (§§ 1-5 — 5005) › Subtitle 4 - Mortgage and Property Registry Act of 1979; General Provisions (§§ 2001 — 2821) › Chapter 103 - Property Registry and the Registrars (§§ 2051 — 2066) › § 2056 - Illustrious Corps of Property Registrars of Puerto Rico—Constituted

While in office, the Property Registrars shall constitute the Illustrious Corps of Property Registrars of Puerto Rico. Said organization shall be governed by the bylaws approved by the Secretary of Justice.
The Administrative Director of the Registry may be present during the deliberations of the Corps or of any of the commissions created by regulations.
History —Mortgage Law, 1979, § 12.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY - Mortgage Law and Regulations (§§ 1-5 — 5005) › Subtitle 4 - Mortgage and Property Registry Act of 1979; General Provisions (§§ 2001 — 2821) › Chapter 103 - Property Registry and the Registrars (§§ 2051 — 2066) › § 2057 - Illustrious Corps of Property Registrars of Puerto Rico—Purposes

The Corps of Registrars shall have the following purposes:
First:— To encourage communication among the Registrars and strengthen the bonds of unity and fellowship among them.
Second:— To propose to the Administrative Director of the Registry the adoption of measures to consolidate registry practices and collaborate in the efficient management of the Property Registry.
Third:— To encourage cultural and scientific activities within the field of Civil and Mortgage Law.
Fourth:— Any other purpose determined by its bylaws or entrusted thereto by the Secretary of Justice.
History —Mortgage Law, 1979, § 13.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY - Mortgage Law and Regulations (§§ 1-5 — 5005) › Subtitle 4 - Mortgage and Property Registry Act of 1979; General Provisions (§§ 2001 — 2821) › Chapter 103 - Property Registry and the Registrars (§§ 2051 — 2066) › § 2058 - Registrars; headquarters; transfer

The Registrars, except for those having no fixed designation, shall use as their headquarters the section to which they were originally assigned or are assigned to on the date of approval of this act.
The Secretary of Justice may transfer a Registrar to another headquarters; however, such transfers may not be used as disciplinary measures nor in an arbitrary manner. Transfers may be made at the request of the Registrar or when needed for the good of the service.
History —Mortgage Law, 1979, § 14.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY - Mortgage Law and Regulations (§§ 1-5 — 5005) › Subtitle 4 - Mortgage and Property Registry Act of 1979; General Provisions (§§ 2001 — 2821) › Chapter 103 - Property Registry and the Registrars (§§ 2051 — 2066) › § 2059 - Officials or employees; gifts or donations prohibited; incompatibilities

No official or employee of the Property Registry may collect or receive any amount of money aside from the fees established by law for the Commonwealth, nor accept gifts or donations for the presentation, study or processing of documents or operations of any kind within the Registry.
Neither may he engage in activities or work which are incompatible with the functions and duties of his office or position, nor intervene as a private individual in matters over which he has had to or may have to intervene directly or indirectly as an official or public employee.
Any violation of the aforementioned provisions shall be deemed sufficient cause for dismissal of the official or employee committing the infraction, without impairing his criminal liability for any offense he may have committed.
History —Mortgage Law, 1979, § 15.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY - Mortgage Law and Regulations (§§ 1-5 — 5005) › Subtitle 4 - Mortgage and Property Registry Act of 1979; General Provisions (§§ 2001 — 2821) › Chapter 103 - Property Registry and the Registrars (§§ 2051 — 2066) › § 2060 - Disciplinary jurisdiction—Registrars subject to

The Registrars shall be subject to the disciplinary jurisdiction established by this subtitle, which shall be exercised by the Secretary of Justice.
History —Mortgage Law, 1979, § 16.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY - Mortgage Law and Regulations (§§ 1-5 — 5005) › Subtitle 4 - Mortgage and Property Registry Act of 1979; General Provisions (§§ 2001 — 2821) › Chapter 103 - Property Registry and the Registrars (§§ 2051 — 2066) › § 2061 - Disciplinary jurisdiction—Censure, suspension or dismissal; causes

Should any Registrar be guilty of prevarication, bribery, conduct implying moral turpitude, inexcusable negligence or manifest ineptitude in the discharge of his duties, or any offense that may render him unfit to perform his duties, he shall be censured by the Secretary, or suspended or dismissed from office by the Governor, according to the circumstances of the case.
History —Mortgage Law, 1979, § 17; June 14, 1980, No. 143, p. 535.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY - Mortgage Law and Regulations (§§ 1-5 — 5005) › Subtitle 4 - Mortgage and Property Registry Act of 1979; General Provisions (§§ 2001 — 2821) › Chapter 103 - Property Registry and the Registrars (§§ 2051 — 2066) › § 2062 - Disciplinary jurisdiction—Administrative action; procedure

In the exercise of his disciplinary jurisdiction over a Registrar, the Secretary of Justice shall initiate the proper administrative action, designating for this purpose an official in his Department to take charge of the preparation of the case.
In said proceedings, the government attorney shall notify the Registrar of the charges against him and hear his testimony, submitting legal evidence and taking whatever steps are needed to ascertain the truth on his own initiative, as well as at the request of the accused.
History —Mortgage Law, 1979, § 18; June 14, 1980, No. 143, p. 535.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY - Mortgage Law and Regulations (§§ 1-5 — 5005) › Subtitle 4 - Mortgage and Property Registry Act of 1979; General Provisions (§§ 2001 — 2821) › Chapter 103 - Property Registry and the Registrars (§§ 2051 — 2066) › § 2063 - Disciplinary jurisdiction—Suspension from work and salary

In cases where the public interest so warrants, the Secretary may, at his discretion, after the initiation of administrative proceedings and, at any time while the case is being heard, suspend the accused Registrar from work and pay, and he may uphold or revoke said action until a final decision in the case is handed down, which should be rendered within 30 days after said suspension.
History —Mortgage Law, 1979, § 19.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY - Mortgage Law and Regulations (§§ 1-5 — 5005) › Subtitle 4 - Mortgage and Property Registry Act of 1979; General Provisions (§§ 2001 — 2821) › Chapter 103 - Property Registry and the Registrars (§§ 2051 — 2066) › § 2064 - Disciplinary jurisdiction—Administrative action; referral and final determination

When the file on the case is made up, it shall be referred to the Secretary of Justice, who shall hand down the final determination, pursuant to law. In this sense, if the Secretary of Justice considers that the charges have been proved in whole or in part, he shall proceed in accordance with § 2061 of this title.
History —Mortgage Law, 1979, § 20.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY - Mortgage Law and Regulations (§§ 1-5 — 5005) › Subtitle 4 - Mortgage and Property Registry Act of 1979; General Provisions (§§ 2001 — 2821) › Chapter 103 - Property Registry and the Registrars (§§ 2051 — 2066) › § 2065 - Disciplinary jurisdiction—Appeal to Court of First Instance; procedure

The Registrar may appeal the Secretary’s or the Governor’s action in the Court of First Instance. The request for an appeal must be made within fifteen days following the formal notification of the Secretary’s or the Governor’s decision to the Registrar. Said Court shall resolve the case within thirty days after it is submitted, and its final decision shall be reviewable by certiorari in the Supreme Court.
History —Mortgage Law, 1979, § 21; June 14, 1980, No. 143, p. 535, eff. June 14, 1980.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY - Mortgage Law and Regulations (§§ 1-5 — 5005) › Subtitle 4 - Mortgage and Property Registry Act of 1979; General Provisions (§§ 2001 — 2821) › Chapter 103 - Property Registry and the Registrars (§§ 2051 — 2066) › § 2066 - Disciplinary jurisdiction—Registry personnel; procedure

The disciplinary jurisdiction pertaining to the Secretary of Justice over the other personnel of the Registry shall be exercised pursuant to the legal provisions applicable to public employees.
History —Mortgage Law, 1979, § 22.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY - Mortgage Law and Regulations (§§ 1-5 — 5005) › Subtitle 4 - Mortgage and Property Registry Act of 1979; General Provisions (§§ 2001 — 2821) › Chapter 105 - Public Access to Registry (§§ 2101 — 2108) › § 2101 - Public nature of Registry; persons who may peruse it; hours

The Registry shall be available to the public that is interested in ascertaining the legal status of real property or real rights registered therein. The Registrars shall open the books or the contents of the information systems at the Registry, to those persons who are interest[ed] in perusing them, without removing said books from the office, and taking the appropriate precautions to ensure their preservation and prevent their tainting or loss. The Secretary shall provide, through regulations, when, and under what conditions, the access of notaries to the Registry’s information systems maybe permitted, provided that the integrity and contents of the systems are guaranteed. Once the operations of the Property Registry are fully mechanized, the users and the public in general shall only have access to the contents and the records of the Registry through the simple explanatory note, which shall be provided to the user upon their [sic] request, and payment of the corresponding fees.
The perusal, carried out in person shall take place during the hours that the Registry is open to the public, without disrupting its services, and in the form and manner provided by regulations.
History —Mortgage Law, 1979, § 23; Feb. 17, 2000, No. 48, § 2, eff. 90 days after Feb. 17, 2000.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY - Mortgage Law and Regulations (§§ 1-5 — 5005) › Subtitle 4 - Mortgage and Property Registry Act of 1979; General Provisions (§§ 2001 — 2821) › Chapter 105 - Public Access to Registry (§§ 2101 — 2108) › § 2102 - Certifications—Types; certification after notation of foreclosure; form and time of issuance

The Registrars shall issue literal, brief, partial or negative certifications of the different registry entries upon a written request by anyone stating an interest in ascertaining the legal status of any real property or right in question, or by virtue of an order of the court.
A certification may be requested electronically and it may be issued through the same channel, and authenticated as provided in the Digital Signatures Act, §§ 1031 et seq. of Title 3, provided that the information system is operating.
History —Mortgage Law, 1979, § 24; June 14, 1980, No. 143, p. 535; Feb. 17, 2000, No. 48, § 3, eff. 90 days after Feb. 17, 2000.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY - Mortgage Law and Regulations (§§ 1-5 — 5005) › Subtitle 4 - Mortgage and Property Registry Act of 1979; General Provisions (§§ 2001 — 2821) › Chapter 105 - Public Access to Registry (§§ 2101 — 2108) › § 2103 - Certifications—Issuance to relatives of Registrar prohibited

Registrars may not issue certifications of any entries in which they, their spouses or their relatives to the fourth degree of consanguinity or the second degree of affinity are interested parties. In these cases, the Registrar designated by the Administrative Director shall issue the certifications himself.
History —Mortgage Law, 1979, § 25; June 14, 1980, No. 143, p. 535.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY - Mortgage Law and Regulations (§§ 1-5 — 5005) › Subtitle 4 - Mortgage and Property Registry Act of 1979; General Provisions (§§ 2001 — 2821) › Chapter 105 - Public Access to Registry (§§ 2101 — 2108) › § 2104 - Certifications—Period for registration

Registrars shall issue the certifications requested of them, on paper, within a period not to exceed thirty (30) days, which shall be established by regulations to such effect.
History —Mortgage Law, 1979, § 26; Feb. 17, 2000, No. 48, § 4, eff. 90 days after Feb. 17, 2000.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY - Mortgage Law and Regulations (§§ 1-5 — 5005) › Subtitle 4 - Mortgage and Property Registry Act of 1979; General Provisions (§§ 2001 — 2821) › Chapter 105 - Public Access to Registry (§§ 2101 — 2108) › § 2105 - Certifications—Nature

Certifications issued by the Registrars are public documents and, as such, may be considered evidence in their own right.
History —Mortgage Law, 1979, § 27.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY - Mortgage Law and Regulations (§§ 1-5 — 5005) › Subtitle 4 - Mortgage and Property Registry Act of 1979; General Provisions (§§ 2001 — 2821) › Chapter 105 - Public Access to Registry (§§ 2101 — 2108) › § 2106 - Certifications—Liens; certification of existence or absence

The existence or absence of liens on real property or real rights can only be prejudicial to third parties when certified by the Registry. However, when certifications issued by the Registrars do not conform to the Registry entries, said entries in the Registry shall be held valid and predominant.
History —Mortgage Law, 1979, § 28.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY - Mortgage Law and Regulations (§§ 1-5 — 5005) › Subtitle 4 - Mortgage and Property Registry Act of 1979; General Provisions (§§ 2001 — 2821) › Chapter 105 - Public Access to Registry (§§ 2101 — 2108) › § 2107 - Certifications—Refusal of registrar to issue certification or open books; proper remedy

When the Registrar refuses to open the Registry books or information systems pursuant to this subtitle and the regulations adopted thereby, or to issue a certification of what is found in said books or information systems, or to issue it in the term established by this subtitle or by regulations in the rest of the cases, the interested party may seek a proper remedy from the Administrative Director.
History —Mortgage Law, 1979, § 29; Feb. 17, 2000, No. 48, § 5, eff. 90 days after Feb. 17, 2000.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY - Mortgage Law and Regulations (§§ 1-5 — 5005) › Subtitle 4 - Mortgage and Property Registry Act of 1979; General Provisions (§§ 2001 — 2821) › Chapter 105 - Public Access to Registry (§§ 2101 — 2108) › § 2108 - Certifications—Request; manner and content

The procedure for requesting certifications, what they should include, or have, how they shall be made out and issued, and the manner and fashion in which the Administrative Director must act regarding the complaints that are filed, shall be determined by regulations.
In the case of requests received electronically, the directions for obtaining certifications, and for the payment of fees shall be stated in the operational regulations.
History —Mortgage Law, 1979, § 30; Feb. 17, 2000, No. 48, § 6, eff. 90 days after Feb. 17, 2000.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY - Mortgage Law and Regulations (§§ 1-5 — 5005) › Subtitle 4 - Mortgage and Property Registry Act of 1979; General Provisions (§§ 2001 — 2821) › Chapter 107 - Method of Keeping Registry (§§ 2151 — 2157) › § 2151 - Applicable provisions

Anything not covered by this subtitle with respect to the manner in which the Registry is to be kept, shall be provided in the mortgage regulations, in the operational regulations, and in any other, approved in the future by the Secretary.
History —Mortgage Law, 1979, § 31; Feb. 17, 2000, No. 48, § 7, eff. 90 days after Feb. 17, 2000.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY - Mortgage Law and Regulations (§§ 1-5 — 5005) › Subtitle 4 - Mortgage and Property Registry Act of 1979; General Provisions (§§ 2001 — 2821) › Chapter 107 - Method of Keeping Registry (§§ 2151 — 2157) › § 2152 - Books and folios—Registry unit; uniformity; precautions against fraud

The Property Registry shall be kept, considering each property as a registry unit and assigning a separate folio to each property, and the information shall be stored in the system, consistent with the uniform requirements which must be consigned for all sections pursuant to this subtitle, but with specific identification of each section or territorial demarcation. Said folios, information, and the systems to operate them, shall be designed with every precaution for their preservation and the avoidance of fraud, falsification, deterioration, loss or misplacement.
Figures and abbreviations may be used in the manner prescribed by regulations, as well as any photographic, mechanical, or any other system that may facilitate the organization and operation of the Registry in all its aspects.
History —Mortgage Law, 1979, § 32; Feb. 17, 2000, No. 48, § 8, eff. 90 days after Feb. 17, 2000.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY - Mortgage Law and Regulations (§§ 1-5 — 5005) › Subtitle 4 - Mortgage and Property Registry Act of 1979; General Provisions (§§ 2001 — 2821) › Chapter 107 - Method of Keeping Registry (§§ 2151 — 2157) › § 2153 - Books and folios—Only contents shall be certified

Only the contents of the records or folios, as well as that of the electronic information systems of the Registry kept by the registrars pursuant to the provisions of this subtitle or its regulations shall be certified.
History —Mortgage Law, 1979, § 33; Feb. 17, 2000, No. 48, § 9, eff. 90 days after Feb. 17, 2000.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY - Mortgage Law and Regulations (§§ 1-5 — 5005) › Subtitle 4 - Mortgage and Property Registry Act of 1979; General Provisions (§§ 2001 — 2821) › Chapter 107 - Method of Keeping Registry (§§ 2151 — 2157) › § 2154 - Books and folios—Day book; contents; presentation of documents; closing of day book

The Registrar shall keep a book or daily record system in which the documents filed shall be entered in chronological order, with the date, exact time of day, presentation number and other details in the brief notation made of each document presented, as provided by regulations, and a receipt shall be issued stating the date and number of each notation made.
The presentation of documents shall be done personally, by mail or electronic means, and by fax to reserve the entry of presentation, which shall be completed through the physical presentation of the document within 10 working days from the presentation via fax, as provided by regulations. At the moment of presentation, a notation shall be made in the corresponding Day Book or information system stating the name of the person making the presentation, the date and hour of the presentation, and the title presented shall be identified as well as a brief reference to any accompanying complementary documents. Electronic presentation and presentation through the mail shall be made in the format provided by the Secretary by regulations, and in very case, there shall be only one open presentation diary in each section of the Registry to receive all the presentations.
The Day Book shall be closed on the hour stated in the regulations, by means of a notation to such effect, written at the end of the page of the day, mentioning the number of entries made therein, or if it were the case, an indication that no entries were made, and it shall be signed by the person designated by the Registrar to perform this function.
The mode of the electronic presentation and the closing hours of the electronic Day Book for service and maintenance shall be provided in the operating regulations.
Presentation entries filed outside of the hours in which the Day Book should be open according to this subtitle or by regulations, shall be void.
There shall be a space in each Entry of Presentation to establish the action taken by the Registrar with regard to the document.
History —Mortgage Law, 1979, § 34; Feb. 17, 2000, No. 48, § 10, eff. 90 days after Feb. 17, 2000.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY - Mortgage Law and Regulations (§§ 1-5 — 5005) › Subtitle 4 - Mortgage and Property Registry Act of 1979; General Provisions (§§ 2001 — 2821) › Chapter 107 - Method of Keeping Registry (§§ 2151 — 2157) › § 2155 - Books and folios—Registration book; extract of document presented; contents

A brief extract of the document presented shall be entered in the registration book or information system, and its text must succinctly contain the requirements set forth in § 2308 of this title. The most convenient format for the clarity and brevity of the entries shall be determined by regulations.
The Registrar shall insert a note signed or electronically coded by him on each recorded document that states the date, property number, folio, volume, and the entry made, and a succinct statement of the encumbrances and liens on the property as stated in the Registry.
History —Mortgage Law, 1979, § 35; Feb. 17, 2000, No. 48, § 11, eff. 90 days after Feb. 17, 2000.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY - Mortgage Law and Regulations (§§ 1-5 — 5005) › Subtitle 4 - Mortgage and Property Registry Act of 1979; General Provisions (§§ 2001 — 2821) › Chapter 107 - Method of Keeping Registry (§§ 2151 — 2157) › § 2156 - Documents for presentation; memorandum

It may be required that the documents presented in person at the Registry shall include a bill of presentation and/or of registration, as provided in the regulations. For those presented electronically, the use of the formats provided by the Secretary through regulations, shall be required.
History —Mortgage Law, 1979, § 36; June 14, 1980, No. 143, p. 535; Feb. 17, 2000, No. 48, § 12, eff. 90 days after Feb. 17, 2000.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY - Mortgage Law and Regulations (§§ 1-5 — 5005) › Subtitle 4 - Mortgage and Property Registry Act of 1979; General Provisions (§§ 2001 — 2821) › Chapter 107 - Method of Keeping Registry (§§ 2151 — 2157) › § 2157 - Indexes

The Registrars shall keep the indexes up-to-date in order to ensure the efficient operation of the Registry, as provided by Regulations, and each Registry section shall have its own set of indexes, without preventing the Administration from keeping a general card index using dividers or any other mechanical means.
History —Mortgage Law, 1979, § 37.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY - Mortgage Law and Regulations (§§ 1-5 — 5005) › Subtitle 4 - Mortgage and Property Registry Act of 1979; General Provisions (§§ 2001 — 2821) › Chapter 109 - Instruments Subject to Registration (§§ 2201 — 2210) › § 2202 - Exceptions

Notwithstanding the provisions in § 2201 of this title, the following shall be excepted from registration:
1st. Property in the public domain or use, as referred to in §§ 1024 and 1025 of Title 31, as long as it is devoted to public or general use.
2nd. Easements imposed by law for common public use.
3rd. Property in the public domain and use, referred to in § 1023 of Title 31.
History —Mortgage Law, 1979, § 39, June 14, 1980, No. 143, p. 535.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY - Mortgage Law and Regulations (§§ 1-5 — 5005) › Subtitle 4 - Mortgage and Property Registry Act of 1979; General Provisions (§§ 2001 — 2821) › Chapter 109 - Instruments Subject to Registration (§§ 2201 — 2210) › § 2203 - Change in nature; registration

Should any real property or any part thereof excluded from registration under the preceding section change in nature and thereby become private property, it must be registered in accordance with this subtitle.
Conversely, should private real property or any part thereof acquire any characteristic listed in the preceding section, said change shall be annotated accordingly.
History —Mortgage Law, 1979, § 40.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY - Mortgage Law and Regulations (§§ 1-5 — 5005) › Subtitle 4 - Mortgage and Property Registry Act of 1979; General Provisions (§§ 2001 — 2821) › Chapter 109 - Instruments Subject to Registration (§§ 2201 — 2210) › § 2204 - Obligations or rights not recordable

Except as provided in this subtitle, the following are not recordable: an obligation to constitute, convey, modify or extinguish the domain or real right over any real property, or to enter into any of the contracts included in § 2201 of this title, in the future, or, generally, any other obligations or personal rights, without preventing the recording in said suppositions of the constituted real warranty to ensure compliance according to law.
History —Mortgage Law, 1979, § 41.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY - Mortgage Law and Regulations (§§ 1-5 — 5005) › Subtitle 4 - Mortgage and Property Registry Act of 1979; General Provisions (§§ 2001 — 2821) › Chapter 109 - Instruments Subject to Registration (§§ 2201 — 2210) › § 2205 - Deeds or documents

In order to be recordable, titles covered by § 2201 of this title must appear in deeds, judgments or official documents issued by judicial authority or a competent official, in the manner prescribed by law and regulations, except in cases where the law establishes a different procedure.
History —Mortgage Law, 1979, § 42.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY - Mortgage Law and Regulations (§§ 1-5 — 5005) › Subtitle 4 - Mortgage and Property Registry Act of 1979; General Provisions (§§ 2001 — 2821) › Chapter 109 - Instruments Subject to Registration (§§ 2201 — 2210) › § 2206 - Title, definition

For registration purposes, according to the preceding section, the word title is defined as the contents of the public document or documents on which the person in whose name registration is made bases his right, and which serve as evidence, by themselves or with other complementary documents, or by proven compliance with the rules.
History —Mortgage Law, 1979, § 43.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY - Mortgage Law and Regulations (§§ 1-5 — 5005) › Subtitle 4 - Mortgage and Property Registry Act of 1979; General Provisions (§§ 2001 — 2821) › Chapter 109 - Instruments Subject to Registration (§§ 2201 — 2210) › § 2207 - Titles not recordable

Titles referring to the mere or simple fact of possession shall not be recordable.
History —Mortgage Law, 1979, § 44.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY - Mortgage Law and Regulations (§§ 1-5 — 5005) › Subtitle 4 - Mortgage and Property Registry Act of 1979; General Provisions (§§ 2001 — 2821) › Chapter 109 - Instruments Subject to Registration (§§ 2201 — 2210) › § 2208 - Titles, transactions or contracts granted in the United States or foreign countries

The Registry shall also record all titles, transactions and contracts, mentioned in § 2201 of this title, granted in the United States of America or in foreign countries, enforceable in Puerto Rico according to law, and the judgments issued by courts in the United States of America or foreign courts, which must be complied with in Puerto Rico according to the prevailing rules of legal procedure, provided their enforcement is carried out by a local court with jurisdiction.
History —Mortgage Law, 1979, § 45.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY - Mortgage Law and Regulations (§§ 1-5 — 5005) › Subtitle 4 - Mortgage and Property Registry Act of 1979; General Provisions (§§ 2001 — 2821) › Chapter 109 - Instruments Subject to Registration (§§ 2201 — 2210) › § 2209 - Documents granted outside Puerto Rico; requirements

Documents granted outside of Puerto Rico may be recorded if they comply with the following requirements:
First:— That the subject matter of the transaction or contract be legal and permitted by Puerto Rican law.
Second:— That the grantors have the legal capability needed to enter into a transaction or contract according to the laws of their respective countries. However, when the property of minors and disabled persons is involved, the legal provisions in force in Puerto Rico must be complied with.
Third:— That the legal procedures and rules of the territory or country, or those in Puerto Rico, have been observed in the execution of the transactions or contracts.
Fourth:— That legalization and other requirements needed to authenticate it in Puerto Rico be contained in the document.
Fifth:— That said document has been notarized by a notary public in Puerto Rico, if judicial proceedings are not needed to validate it.
Official recording shall not be required in the case of real property cession or conveyance titles or other real rights which shall be considered as authentic documents issued by competent officials of the United States Government, its agencies, corporations or public dependencies in behalf of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, its agencies, corporations or public instrumentalities or its political subdivisions.
History —Mortgage Law, 1979, § 46.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY - Mortgage Law and Regulations (§§ 1-5 — 5005) › Subtitle 4 - Mortgage and Property Registry Act of 1979; General Provisions (§§ 2001 — 2821) › Chapter 109 - Instruments Subject to Registration (§§ 2201 — 2210) › § 2210 - Documents not translated into Spanish or English; prior translation necessary; requirements

Documents not written originally in the Spanish or English languages shall be recorded in the Registry after being translated into Spanish by a notary public residing in Puerto Rico, or by a competent Government official who shall certify the translation, or by a translator who shall swear to its accuracy. For all Registry purposes, the translation shall be considered as the prevailing text. Should a document be presented simultaneously in Spanish and in another language, the Spanish version shall prevail for all Registry purposes. Documents originally written in English shall be recorded in that language, except when the grantors order their translation and registration in Spanish.
History —Mortgage Law, 1979, § 47; June 14, 1980, No. 143, p. 535.