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2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FIVE - Internal Security (§§ 1 — 3356) › Subtitle 1 - Generally (§§ 1 — 1973) › PART V - Regulation of Firearms, Explosives, and Other Dangerous Devices (§§ 411-454 — 593) › Chapter 51A - Puerto Rico Arms Act of 2000 (§§ 455 — 460k) › Subchapter V - Weapons (§§ 458 — 458t) › § 458e - Possession without a license

Any person who has or owns, but is not carrying a firearm without a license to do so, shall be guilty of a felony and upon conviction shall be punished with a penalty of imprisonment for a fixed term of five (5) years. Should there be aggravating circumstances, the penalty established may be increased to a maximum of ten (10) years; should there be mitigating circumstances, it may be reduced to a minimum of one (1) year.
Notwithstanding the above, when a person incurs conduct prohibited in this section without the intention of committing a crime with his/her own unlicensed firearm, and the person has never been convicted for a violation of this chapter, Act No. 348 of December 21, 1999, §§ 1476—1482 of Title 32, or Act No. 27 of January 10, 2002, or any crimes provided under § 456j of this title, and the weapon has not been reported as stolen or illegally appropriated, he/she shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be punished with a penalty of imprisonment for a term of not more than six (6) months, a fine that shall not exceed five thousand dollars ($5,000) or both penalties at the discretion of the court. The court, in its discretion, may impose the penalty of rendering community services in lieu of the established penalty of imprisonment.
In the event that the owner of the weapon shows satisfactory evidence that he/she owns a weapons license, although expired, and that he/she has requested its renewal within the term provided by this chapter, he/she shall not be guilty of any crime. If he/she has not requested its renewal within the established term, he/she shall incur an administrative fault and shall have to pay three (3) times the accrued cost of the renewal fee.
History —Sept. 11, 2000, No. 404, § 4.06, renumbered as § 5.06 and amended on Jan. 10, 2002, No. 27, §§ 18 and 21; June 3, 2004, No. 137, § 19.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FIVE - Internal Security (§§ 1 — 3356) › Subtitle 1 - Generally (§§ 1 — 1973) › PART V - Regulation of Firearms, Explosives, and Other Dangerous Devices (§§ 411-454 — 593) › Chapter 51A - Puerto Rico Arms Act of 2000 (§§ 455 — 460k) › Subchapter V - Weapons (§§ 458 — 458t) › § 458f - Possession or illegal use of long barreled weapons semi-automatic and automatic weapons or sawed-off shotgun

Any person who, without the authorization of this chapter, carries, owns or uses a semi-automatic long-barrelled weapon, a machine gun, carbine or rifle, as well as any modification thereof, or any other weapon that can be fired automatically, or a sawed-off shotgun of less than eighteen (18) inches, and which can cause grave bodily harm, shall be guilty of a felony, and upon conviction shall be punished with imprisonment for a fixed term of twenty-four (24) years, without the right to a suspended sentence, to be released on parole, or enjoy the benefits of any diversion program, benefits or option for the term of imprisonment recognized in this jurisdiction, having to serve in calendar years the total amount of the penalty imposed.
Should there be aggravating circumstances, the fixed penalty established may be increased to a maximum of thirty-six (36) years; should there be mitigating circumstances, it may be reduced to a minimum of eighteen (18) years.
The possession or use of these weapons by the police and those other duly authorized law enforcement agents in the performance of their duty shall not constitute a crime.
History —Sept. 11, 2000, No. 404, § 4.07, renumbered as § 5.07 and amended on Jan. 10, 2002, No. 27, §§ 18 and 22; June 3, 2004, No. 137, § 20.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FIVE - Internal Security (§§ 1 — 3356) › Subtitle 1 - Generally (§§ 1 — 1973) › PART V - Regulation of Firearms, Explosives, and Other Dangerous Devices (§§ 411-454 — 593) › Chapter 51A - Puerto Rico Arms Act of 2000 (§§ 455 — 460k) › Subchapter V - Weapons (§§ 458 — 458t) › § 458g - Possession or sale of silencing devices

Any person who owns, sells, has for sale, lends, offers, delivers or provides any instrument, device, artifact or accessory that silences or reduces the noise of the shot fired from any firearm, shall be guilty of a felony, and upon conviction, shall be punished with imprisonment for a fixed term of twelve (12) years. If there were aggravating circumstances, the fixed penalty thus established may be increased to a maximum of twenty-four (24) years; if there were mitigating circumstances, it may be reduced to a minimum of six (6) years.
The provisions of this section shall not apply to duly authorized law enforcement officers in the performance of their duty.
History —Sept. 11, 2000, No. 404, § 4.08, renumbered as § 5.08 on Jan. 10, 2002, No. 27, § 18.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FIVE - Internal Security (§§ 1 — 3356) › Subtitle 1 - Generally (§§ 1 — 1973) › PART V - Regulation of Firearms, Explosives, and Other Dangerous Devices (§§ 411-454 — 593) › Chapter 51A - Puerto Rico Arms Act of 2000 (§§ 455 — 460k) › Subchapter V - Weapons (§§ 458 — 458t) › § 458h - Furnishing of arms to third parties

Any person who with criminal intent, furnishes or makes available to another person any firearm that has been under his/her custody or control, whether or not he/she is the proprietor thereof, shall be guilty of a felony, and upon conviction, shall be punished with imprisonment for a fixed term of twelve (12) years. If there were aggravating circumstances, the fixed penalty thus established may be increased to a maximum of twenty-four (24) years; if there were mitigating circumstances, it may be reduced to a minimum of six (6) years.
History —Sept. 11, 2000, No. 404, § 4.09, renumbered as § 5.09 on Jan. 10, 2002, No. 27, § 18.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FIVE - Internal Security (§§ 1 — 3356) › Subtitle 1 - Generally (§§ 1 — 1973) › PART V - Regulation of Firearms, Explosives, and Other Dangerous Devices (§§ 411-454 — 593) › Chapter 51A - Puerto Rico Arms Act of 2000 (§§ 455 — 460k) › Subchapter V - Weapons (§§ 458 — 458t) › § 458i - Serial number or name of owner on firearm; removal or mutilation

Every weapon shall have the name of the dealer or trademark or the name of the importer under which it shall be sold, adhered in such a way that it cannot be easily altered or erased, in addition to a serial number or the full name of its owner.
A person shall incur a felony and be punished with imprisonment for a fixed term of twelve (12) years, who:
(a) Willfully removes, mutilates, permanently covers, alters or erases the serial number or the name of the owner of any weapon.
(b) Knowingly buys, sells, receives, alienates, transfers, bears or holds any weapon whose serial number or the name of the owner has been removed, mutilated, permanently covered, altered or erased.
(c) Being a dealer or an agent or representative of said dealer, knowingly purchases, sells, receives, delivers, alienates, transfers, bears or has any weapon in his/her possession whose serial number or the name of its owner has been removed, mutilated, permanently covered, altered or erased.
If there were aggravating circumstances, the fixed penalty can be increased to a maximum of twenty-four (24) years; if there were mitigating circumstances, it may be reduced to a minimum of six (6) years.
History —Sept. 11, 2000, No. 404, § 4.10, renumbered as § 5.10 on Jan. 10, 2002, No. 27, § 18.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FIVE - Internal Security (§§ 1 — 3356) › Subtitle 1 - Generally (§§ 1 — 1973) › PART V - Regulation of Firearms, Explosives, and Other Dangerous Devices (§§ 411-454 — 593) › Chapter 51A - Puerto Rico Arms Act of 2000 (§§ 455 — 460k) › Subchapter V - Weapons (§§ 458 — 458t) › § 458k - Notice by carrier, warehouseman, or depository for the receipt of weapons; penalties

Any sea, air, or land carrier, and every warehouseman or depository who knowingly receives firearms, accessories or parts thereof, or ammunition, for delivery in Puerto Rico, shall not deliver said merchandise to the consignee until he shows his/her weapons or dealer license. Within five (5) working days after delivery, the carrier, warehouseman, or depository shall notify the Superintendent the name, address, and license number of the consignee and the number of firearms or ammunition including the caliber, that are delivered, personally or by certified mail with return receipt requested, as well as any other information required by the Superintendent, through regulations. Moreover, any commercial airline flying to Puerto Rico with passengers checking firearms and/or ammunitions along with their baggage to transport them to Puerto Rico shall notify so to the Puerto Rico Police Department at the time such firearms and/or ammunitions are returned to the passenger. The airline shall provide the Police the name of the passenger, address, telephone number, or any other contact information, as well as the amount, type, caliber, and registration information of the firearms and/or ammunitions he/she is transporting to Puerto Rico. The Police shall use the information provided to verify that such transport complies with the applicable laws and regulations of Puerto Rico. Said notification shall be made in accordance with the regulations adopted by the Puerto Rico Police Department to enforce the provisions of this chapter.
When the consignee does not have a weapons or dealer license, the carrier, warehouseman, or depository shall immediately notify the Superintendent of said fact, with the name and address of the consignee and the number of firearms or ammunition for delivery. Neither shall he deliver said merchandise to the consignee until he holds an authorization issued by the Superintendent to such effects.
The violation of any obligation established herein shall constitute a felony which shall be punished with imprisonment for a fixed term of twelve (12) years, and a fine of not less than two thousand dollars ($2,000) nor more than ten thousand dollars ($10,000). If there were aggravating circumstances, the fixed penalty thus established can be raised to a maximum of twenty-four (24) years, if there were mitigating circumstances, it can be reduced to a minimum of six (6) years.
History —Sept. 11, 2000, No. 404, § 4.12, renumbered as § 5.12 on Jan. 10, 2002, No. 27, § 18; Aug. 26, 2014, No. 146, § 1.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FIVE - Internal Security (§§ 1 — 3356) › Subtitle 1 - Generally (§§ 1 — 1973) › PART V - Regulation of Firearms, Explosives, and Other Dangerous Devices (§§ 411-454 — 593) › Chapter 51A - Puerto Rico Arms Act of 2000 (§§ 455 — 460k) › Subchapter V - Weapons (§§ 458 — 458t) › § 458l - Storage and custody of firearms in weapons and ammunitions depots

Every dealer shall be bound to implement the safety measures required by the Police by regulations for the storage or custody of firearms and ammunition. The Police shall examine the dealers’ places of business every three (3) months, which, if they do not meet the required safety measures, shall have thirty (30) days to comply with them, or if not, they shall deposit the firearms and ammunition they have for sale, for their custody and storage in the vault of another dealer or in the weapons and ammunition depot of the Puerto Rico Police, within the term determined by the Superintendent, until the deficiency is corrected.
The dealers who in order to correct deficiencies, use the weapons and ammunition depot, shall pay a monthly sum for the storage and custody of their arms and ammunitions which shall be determined by regulations. When establishing the cost of storage and custody, the operating costs of the weapons and ammunition depot, and the handling of the receipt, classification, custody and delivery of the arms and ammunitions, shall be taken into consideration. The costs to be charged to the users of the weapons and ammunition depot shall, under no circumstances, exceed the real and reasonable cost of the service rendered.
The Superintendent, or the person in charge of the weapons and ammunition depot, shall remit an invoice to the dealers, as provided by regulations, in which the cost of storage and custody of their weapons shall be indicated, according to the dealer’s use of the weapons and ammunition depot during said month. Failure of the dealer to pay it shall be sufficient motive for the Superintendent, after a formal hearing, to revoke the license that he has issued to him/her.
The firearms of those citizens who have a weapons license, who want their arms to be kept temporarily in the weapons and ammunition depot as a safety measure, may be stored by the payment of a fee, without impairing said citizen’s option to keep their firearms in the private establishments of the dealers.
History —Sept. 11, 2000, No. 404, § 4.13, renumbered as § 5.13 on Jan. 10, 2002, No. 27, § 18.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FIVE - Internal Security (§§ 1 — 3356) › Subtitle 1 - Generally (§§ 1 — 1973) › PART V - Regulation of Firearms, Explosives, and Other Dangerous Devices (§§ 411-454 — 593) › Chapter 51A - Puerto Rico Arms Act of 2000 (§§ 455 — 460k) › Subchapter V - Weapons (§§ 458 — 458t) › § 458m - Reports of medical assistance to injured persons

Any person, including health professionals, who treats a bullet wound or a burn produced by gunpowder, as well as any other wound caused by the firing of any firearm, whether in, or outside of a hospital, clinic, sanitarium or other similar institution, shall notify said case immediately to the police district or precinct in whose jurisdiction the service has been provided. In the event it is in a hospital or similar institution, the person shall notify the case to the administrator or person in charge of the institution, to notify the authorities. Failure to notify the rendering of this service shall constitute a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof, the person shall be punished with a fine of up to five thousand dollars ($5,000).
The Superintendent shall investigate every report of treatments, and shall proceed to file criminal charges if justified, and shall keep a detailed register of the results thereof, in order to keep a statistical record of the reports of medical treatments.
History —Sept. 11, 2000, No. 404, § 4.14, renumbered as § 5.14 on Jan. 10, 2002, No. 27, § 18.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FIVE - Internal Security (§§ 1 — 3356) › Subtitle 1 - Generally (§§ 1 — 1973) › PART V - Regulation of Firearms, Explosives, and Other Dangerous Devices (§§ 411-454 — 593) › Chapter 51A - Puerto Rico Arms Act of 2000 (§§ 455 — 460k) › Subchapter V - Weapons (§§ 458 — 458t) › § 458n - Discharging or pointing firearms

(a) Any person shall be found guilty of a felony, and punished with a penalty of imprisonment for a fixed term of five (5) years, who, except in cases of self defense or defense of third parties, or actions in the performance of official duties or legitimate sports activities:
(1) Willfully fires any weapon in a public place or any other place where there is any person who could be harmed, even though he/she causes no harm whatsoever to any person, or
(2) intentionally, although without malice aforethought, points a weapon towards a person, even though he/she causes no harm whatsoever to any person.
If there were aggravating circumstances, the penalty thus established could be increased to a maximum of ten (10) years, if there were mitigating circumstances, it could be reduced to a minimum of one (1) year.
(b) Every person who, except in case of self defense, or of third parties, or of acts in the performance of official functions or legitimate sports activities, incurs in any of the acts described above, using a pneumatic weapon, shall be guilty of a felony with a penalty of imprisonment for a fixed term of three (3) years. If there were aggravating circumstances, the penalty thus established may be increased to a maximum of six (6) years; of there were mitigating circumstances, it can be reduced to a minimum of six (6) months and one (1) day.
(c) Acknowledging the compelling interest of the State to preserve the life and safety of its citizens, and that indiscriminately discharging a firearm from a motor vehicle constitutes utter disregard for human life, except in cases of self- defense or that of third parties, or while carrying out official duties, any person who discharges a firearm from a motor vehicle, whether a water or land vehicle, shall be guilty of a felony and, upon conviction, shall be punished by imprisonment for a fixed term of twenty (20) years, without the right to a suspended sentence, parole, benefit from credit or diversion programs, or alternatives to imprisonment. If there were aggravating circumstances, the punishment may be increased up to a maximum of forty (40) years; if there were mitigating circumstances, the punishment may be reduced to a minimum of ten (10) years.
History —Sept. 11, 2000, No. 404, § 4.15, renumbered as § 5.15 on Jan. 10, 2002, No. 27, § 18; June 20, 2011, No. 97, § 1.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FIVE - Internal Security (§§ 1 — 3356) › Subtitle 1 - Generally (§§ 1 — 1973) › PART V - Regulation of Firearms, Explosives, and Other Dangerous Devices (§§ 411-454 — 593) › Chapter 51A - Puerto Rico Arms Act of 2000 (§§ 455 — 460k) › Subchapter V - Weapons (§§ 458 — 458t) › § 458o - Receipt, custody and disposal of weapons deposited or seized by the Police; destruction

The Superintendent shall establish, through regulations, that which regards the receipt, custody and disposal of those weapons that are voluntarily deposited by persons who have a license, or seized by the Police; or relinquished upon the death of a holder of a license; or upon the canceling of the grantee’s license.
The Superintendent is authorized to sell, exchange, donate or cede the weapons to federal, state or municipal law enforcement agencies, or to other jurisdictions. He/she may also sell the weapons to dealers or a person with a weapons license issued under the provisions of this chapter, as provided by regulations.
The weapons or instruments seized pursuant to this section shall be stored by the Superintendent in the weapons and ammunitions depot of the Police.
However, every machine gun, sawed-off shotgun, or any other weapon or instrument specified in § 458d of this title, that is carried, possessed or transported illegally, shall be deemed to be a public nuisance.
When any of these weapons or instruments is seized, it shall be delivered to the Superintendent who shall deal with its disposal and destruction, pursuant to the regulations promulgated to such effects.
History —Sept. 11, 2000, No. 404, § 4.16, renumbered as § 5.16 and amended on Jan. 10, 2002, No. 27, §§ 18 and 24.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FIVE - Internal Security (§§ 1 — 3356) › Subtitle 1 - Generally (§§ 1 — 1973) › PART V - Regulation of Firearms, Explosives, and Other Dangerous Devices (§§ 411-454 — 593) › Chapter 51A - Puerto Rico Arms Act of 2000 (§§ 455 — 460k) › Subchapter V - Weapons (§§ 458 — 458t) › § 458p - Collections of weapons

None of the provisions of this chapter shall impede the preservation and keeping of collections of private weapons possessed by the owners thereof as a decoration or curios or the collections of weapons as antiques. In order to keep any type of weapon included in this section, it shall first be necessary for the collector to obtain a target shooting or hunting permit, under the provisions of this chapter.
Antique firearms, as defined in this chapter, that lack a manufacturer’s serial number shall be exempted from the requirement of registration, as defined in this chapter, but their existence shall be reported to the Weapons Register of the Puerto Rico Police along with three (3) different photographs detailing their particulars for the corresponding notation of their existence in the record of the license holder with a weapons license and a target shooting permit. Provided, That if the antique firearm is used in the commission of a crime it shall be considered as an unregistered firearm. It is also provided that under no circumstances shall it be required to mark, modify or alter the antique firearm in any way.
History —Sept. 11, 2000, No. 404, § 4.17, renumbered as § 5.17 on Jan. 10, 2002, No. 27, § 18; June 3, 2004, No. 137, § 21.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FIVE - Internal Security (§§ 1 — 3356) › Subtitle 1 - Generally (§§ 1 — 1973) › PART V - Regulation of Firearms, Explosives, and Other Dangerous Devices (§§ 411-454 — 593) › Chapter 51A - Puerto Rico Arms Act of 2000 (§§ 455 — 460k) › Subchapter V - Weapons (§§ 458 — 458t) › § 458q - Transporting of forbidden weapons; seizure

The Secretary of Justice shall seize any property, as this term is defined in §§ 1723 et seq. of Title 34, known as the “Uniform Seizure Act of 1988”, wherein any weapon is stored, loaded, unloaded, transported, carried or transferred, or in which it is found to be stored, loaded, unloaded, transported, taken or transferred in violation of this chapter.
The procedure established by said §§ 1723 et seq. of Title 34 shall be followed for the seizure and disposal thereof.
History —Sept. 11, 2000, No. 404, § 4.18, renumbered as § 5.18 on Jan. 10, 2002, No. 27, § 18.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FIVE - Internal Security (§§ 1 — 3356) › Subtitle 1 - Generally (§§ 1 — 1973) › PART V - Regulation of Firearms, Explosives, and Other Dangerous Devices (§§ 411-454 — 593) › Chapter 51A - Puerto Rico Arms Act of 2000 (§§ 455 — 460k) › Subchapter V - Weapons (§§ 458 — 458t) › § 458s - Illegal appropriation of weapons or ammunition; theft

Any person who intentionally, regardless of the means used for said purpose, illegally appropriates a firearm or ammunition, shall be guilty of a felony, and if convicted, shall be punished with imprisonment for a fixed term of ten (10) years, without the right to a suspended sentence, to be released on parole, or enjoy the benefits of any diversion program, benefits or option for the term of imprisonment acknowledged in this jurisdiction, having to serve in calendar years the total amount of the penalty imposed. Should there be aggravating circumstances, the fixed penalty established may be increased to a maximum of twenty (20) years; should there be extenuating circumstances, it may be reduced to a minimum of five (5) years.
If the person illegally appropriates, regardless of the means used for said purpose, more than one firearm, or if the person has a criminal record for having been convicted of a felony, the penalty shall be doubled.
History —Sept. 11, 2000, No. 404, added as § 5.20 on June 3, 2004, No. 137, § 22.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FIVE - Internal Security (§§ 1 — 3356) › Subtitle 1 - Generally (§§ 1 — 1973) › PART V - Regulation of Firearms, Explosives, and Other Dangerous Devices (§§ 411-454 — 593) › Chapter 51A - Puerto Rico Arms Act of 2000 (§§ 455 — 460k) › Subchapter V - Weapons (§§ 458 — 458t) › § 458t - Alteration of motor vehicles to conceal illegal firearms

Any person who voluntarily and knowingly owns a motor vehicle whose original design has been altered for the purpose of keeping or concealing illegal weapons shall be guilty of a fourth degree felony and upon conviction shall be punished by imprisonment from six (6) months and one (1) day and three (3) years. It shall be understood as a “motor vehicle” those defined in § 5001(101) of Title 9, known as the “Puerto Rico Vehicle and Traffic Act”.
History —Sept. 11, 2000, No. 404, added as § 5.21 on Aug. 13, 2008, No. 258, § 1; Sept. 27, 2009, No. 105, § 1.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FIVE - Internal Security (§§ 1 — 3356) › Subtitle 1 - Generally (§§ 1 — 1973) › PART V - Regulation of Firearms, Explosives, and Other Dangerous Devices (§§ 411-454 — 593) › Chapter 51A - Puerto Rico Arms Act of 2000 (§§ 455 — 460k) › Subchapter VI - Ammunition (§§ 459 — 459b) › § 459 - Manufacture, distribution, possession and use

It shall be necessary to hold a weapons, target shooting, hunting or gunsmith license, as the case may be, to manufacture, request the manufacture of, import, offer, purchase, sell or have for sale, keep, store, deliver, lend, transfer or otherwise dispose of or own, use, carry or transport ammunition according to the requirements of this chapter. It shall likewise be necessary to have a permit issued by the Police to purchase gunpowder. Any infraction of this section shall constitute a felony, and shall be sanctioned with a fixed term of imprisonment of six (6) years. Should there be aggravating circumstances, the fixed penalty established hereby shall be increased to a maximum of twelve (12) years; should there be mitigating circumstances, it may be reduced to a minimum of three (3) years.
It shall be deemed as an aggravating circumstance at the time of imposing sentence to incur in [sic] any of the acts described in this section without holding the corresponding license or permit to purchase gunpowder when the ammunition is of the kind commonly known as armor-piecing. It shall not be deemed as a crime to manufacture, sell or deliver the ammunition already described for the use of the Police and other law enforcement officers of the Government of Puerto Rico or the United States or for the use of the United States Armed Forces.
History —Sept. 11, 2000, No. 404, § 5.01 renumbered as §§ 6.01 and amended on Jan. 10, 2002, No. 27, §§ 25 and 26.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FIVE - Internal Security (§§ 1 — 3356) › Subtitle 1 - Generally (§§ 1 — 1973) › PART V - Regulation of Firearms, Explosives, and Other Dangerous Devices (§§ 411-454 — 593) › Chapter 51A - Puerto Rico Arms Act of 2000 (§§ 455 — 460k) › Subchapter VI - Ammunition (§§ 459 — 459b) › § 459b - Purchase of different caliber

Any person who having a valid weapons license, purchases ammunition of a caliber that is different to that which can be used in the firearms registered to his/her name shall incur a felony, and upon conviction, shall be punished with a penalty of imprisonment for a fixed term of six (6) years. If there were aggravating circumstances, the fixed penalty thus established may be increased to a maximum of twelve (12) years; if there were mitigating circumstances, it may be reduced to a minimum of three (3) years.
History —Sept. 11, 2000, No. 404, § 5.03, renumbered as § 6.03 on Jan. 10, 2002, No. 27, § 25.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FIVE - Internal Security (§§ 1 — 3356) › Subtitle 1 - Generally (§§ 1 — 1973) › PART V - Regulation of Firearms, Explosives, and Other Dangerous Devices (§§ 411-454 — 593) › Chapter 51A - Puerto Rico Arms Act of 2000 (§§ 455 — 460k) › Subchapter VII - Final Provisions (§§ 460 — 460k) › § 460 - Hunting licenses

All matters that refer to the licensing, regulating and control of the sport of hunting shall be governed by the provisions of §§ 107 et seq. of Title 12, known as the New Wildlife Act of Puerto Rico. However, the Superintendent shall see to the registration of all weapons and ammunition transactions of the holders of hunting licenses in the electronic register, pursuant to the provisions of this chapter.
History —Sept. 11, 2000, No. 404, § 6.01, renumbered as § 7.01 and amended on Jan. 10, 2002, No. 27, §§ 28 and 29.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FIVE - Internal Security (§§ 1 — 3356) › Subtitle 1 - Generally (§§ 1 — 1973) › PART V - Regulation of Firearms, Explosives, and Other Dangerous Devices (§§ 411-454 — 593) › Chapter 51A - Puerto Rico Arms Act of 2000 (§§ 455 — 460k) › Subchapter VII - Final Provisions (§§ 460 — 460k) › § 460a - Pneumatic weapons

By provision of the Congress of the United States, 15 U.S.C.A. § 5001, legislation on pneumatic weapons in Puerto Rico is preempted, therefore, the sale or use thereof cannot be prohibited, except their sale to minors under eighteen (18) years or age.
History —Sept. 11, 2000, No. 404, § 6.02, renumbered as § 7.02 on Jan. 10, 2002, No. 27, § 28.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FIVE - Internal Security (§§ 1 — 3356) › Subtitle 1 - Generally (§§ 1 — 1973) › PART V - Regulation of Firearms, Explosives, and Other Dangerous Devices (§§ 411-454 — 593) › Chapter 51A - Puerto Rico Arms Act of 2000 (§§ 455 — 460k) › Subchapter VII - Final Provisions (§§ 460 — 460k) › § 460b - Aggravation of penalties

Any person convicted for any of the provisions of this chapter, and said conviction is associated [with], and is concurrent with another conviction of any of the provisions of §§ 2101 et seq. of Title 24, known as the “Controlled Substances Act of Puerto Rico”, with the exception of § 2404 thereof, or of §§ 971 et seq. of this title, known as the “Act Against Organized Crime and Money Laundering of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico”, shall be sanctioned with double the penalty provided in this chapter.
Any penalty of imprisonment imposed under this chapter shall be served consecutively with each other or consecutively with any other terms of imprisonment imposed pursuant to any other law. In addition, if the person was previously convicted for any offense against this chapter or any of the offenses listed under § 456j of this title, or uses a weapon in the commission of any crime and as a result of such offense any person suffers physical or mental damages, the penalty established for the offense shall be doubled.
History —Sept. 11, 2000, No. 404, § 6.03, renumbered as § 7.03 and amended on Jan. 10, 2002, No. 27, §§ 28 and 30; June 3, 2004, No. 137, § 24.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FIVE - Internal Security (§§ 1 — 3356) › Subtitle 1 - Generally (§§ 1 — 1973) › PART V - Regulation of Firearms, Explosives, and Other Dangerous Devices (§§ 411-454 — 593) › Chapter 51A - Puerto Rico Arms Act of 2000 (§§ 455 — 460k) › Subchapter VII - Final Provisions (§§ 460 — 460k) › § 460d - Notices in ports and airports

The Director of the Puerto Rico Ports Authority shall place visible signs in Spanish and English in all the airports and ports of entry to Puerto Rico next to where the arriving travelers must pass, that state the following:
“ ADVERTENCIA SOBRE ARMAS DE FUEGO
“ Toda persona que traiga consigo o en su equipaje un arma de fuego, tendrá que notificarlo a la Policía de Puerto Rico a su llegada. El no cumplir con esta notificación conlleva pena de reclusión. La Policía le orientará sobre cómo proceder con su arma. ”
“ FIREARMS WARNING
“ Every person bringing a firearm with him/her or in his/her luggage, must give notice to the Puerto Rico Police upon arrival. Noncompliance with giving this notice shall bring about a penalty of imprisonment. The Police will inform you on how to proceed with your weapon. ”
History —Sept. 11, 2000, No. 404, § 6.05, renumbered as § 7.05 on Jan. 10, 2002, No. 27, § 28.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FIVE - Internal Security (§§ 1 — 3356) › Subtitle 1 - Generally (§§ 1 — 1973) › PART V - Regulation of Firearms, Explosives, and Other Dangerous Devices (§§ 411-454 — 593) › Chapter 51A - Puerto Rico Arms Act of 2000 (§§ 455 — 460k) › Subchapter VII - Final Provisions (§§ 460 — 460k) › § 460e - Educational advertising campaign

From November 15 to January 7 of each year, the Superintendent shall carry out an educational advertising campaign to warn the public on the dangers of firing shots into the air, the type of crime committed, and the penalty entailed and to raise people’s awareness on the importance of reporting such actions, as well as not to participate therein either actively or passively and/or be involved in such practice. To raise awareness on this matter, the Superintendent shall provide information on the deaths and injuries caused in previous years by this type of shooting, as well as any other matter he/she deems pertinent.
History —Sept. 11, 2000, No. 404, § 6.06, renumbered as § 7.06 on Jan. 10, 2002, No. 27, § 28; June 3, 2004, No. 137, § 26; Sept. 27, 2009, No. 103, § 1.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FIVE - Internal Security (§§ 1 — 3356) › Subtitle 1 - Generally (§§ 1 — 1973) › PART V - Regulation of Firearms, Explosives, and Other Dangerous Devices (§§ 411-454 — 593) › Chapter 51A - Puerto Rico Arms Act of 2000 (§§ 455 — 460k) › Subchapter VII - Final Provisions (§§ 460 — 460k) › § 460f - Administrative findings; adjudication; reconsideration

Unless otherwise expressly provided, all determinations that must be made pursuant to this chapter shall be governed by the provisions concerning informal hearings, adjudications and reconsiderations, as established in §§ 2101 et seq. of Title 3, known as the “Uniform Administrative Procedures of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico”.
History —Sept. 11, 2000, No. 404, § 6.07, renumbered as § 7.07 on Jan. 10, 2002, No. 27, § 28.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FIVE - Internal Security (§§ 1 — 3356) › Subtitle 1 - Generally (§§ 1 — 1973) › PART V - Regulation of Firearms, Explosives, and Other Dangerous Devices (§§ 411-454 — 593) › Chapter 51A - Puerto Rico Arms Act of 2000 (§§ 455 — 460k) › Subchapter VII - Final Provisions (§§ 460 — 460k) › § 460g - Review

Any party adversely affected by an order or final resolution issued by virtue of the provisions of this chapter, who has exhausted all administrative remedies, may file a request for review with the Circuit Court of Appeals pursuant to §§ 2101 et seq. of Title 3, known as the “Uniform Administrative Procedures Act of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico”.
History —Sept. 11, 2000, No. 404, § 6.08, renumbered as § 7.08 on Jan. 10, 2002, No. 27, § 28; June 3, 2004, No. 137, § 27.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FIVE - Internal Security (§§ 1 — 3356) › Subtitle 1 - Generally (§§ 1 — 1973) › PART V - Regulation of Firearms, Explosives, and Other Dangerous Devices (§§ 411-454 — 593) › Chapter 51A - Puerto Rico Arms Act of 2000 (§§ 455 — 460k) › Subchapter VII - Final Provisions (§§ 460 — 460k) › § 460h - Regulations

The Superintendent, as well as the Secretary, and the Secretary of the Treasury, shall establish all those regulations directed by this chapter for the implementation of the provisions of this chapter, within six (6) months following its approval, and pursuant to §§ 2101 et seq. of Title 3, known as the “Administrative Procedures Act of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico”.
History —Sept. 11, 2000, No. 404, § 6.09, renumbered as § 7.09 on Jan. 10, 2002, No. 27, § 28.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FIVE - Internal Security (§§ 1 — 3356) › Subtitle 1 - Generally (§§ 1 — 1973) › PART V - Regulation of Firearms, Explosives, and Other Dangerous Devices (§§ 411-454 — 593) › Chapter 51A - Puerto Rico Arms Act of 2000 (§§ 455 — 460k) › Subchapter VII - Final Provisions (§§ 460 — 460k) › § 460i - Forms

The Superintendent, as well as the Secretary, and the Secretary of the Treasury shall create all those forms required by this chapter for its implementation within six (6) months following its approval.
History —Sept. 11, 2000, No. 404, § 6.10, renumbered as § 7.10 on Jan. 10, 2002, No. 27, § 28.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FIVE - Internal Security (§§ 1 — 3356) › Subtitle 1 - Generally (§§ 1 — 1973) › PART V - Regulation of Firearms, Explosives, and Other Dangerous Devices (§§ 411-454 — 593) › Chapter 51A - Puerto Rico Arms Act of 2000 (§§ 455 — 460k) › Subchapter VII - Final Provisions (§§ 460 — 460k) › § 460j - Moratorium and amnesty

(a) A period of moratorium of one hundred and eighty (180) days from the effectiveness of the amendment of 2004 to this act is hereby established for each person who has become an owner of a firearm or of ammunition by inheritance, or by any legal manner certified by means of a sworn statement before a notary public, or who has possessed a firearm or ammunition legally, but has permitted the authorization to own said weapon to lapse, to request a weapons license by virtue of this chapter and for the registration of said firearm or ammunition, if the person does not have a weapons license without any criminal procedure being initiated for such illegal possession.
(b) A sixty (60)-day amnesty, counted from the effective date of the amendment to this act, is hereby declared for any person who has or possesses a firearm or ammunition unlawfully obtained, to dispose of the same lawfully by surrendering them voluntarily to the Police, without any criminal procedure whatsoever being initiated against said person. Any person who voluntarily surrenders to the Police any firearm unlawfully acquired, found without knowledge of its origin, or that otherwise unlawfully comes into his/her hands or possession, and which constitutes illegal possession or ownership, shall not be charged nor prosecuted for violating any statute or law that penalizes such possession or ownership; that is unlawful and inconsistent with the law; be it understood that this amnesty is strictly limited to the incidental possession of a firearm for the consequent surrender thereof.
The Government of Puerto Rico shall not initiate any type of investigation, open a file, nor shall it file criminal charges for the illegal possession or ownership of a firearm surrendered to the Police by the persons who avail themselves of this amnesty and voluntarily surrender a firearm pursuant to this chapter. Provided, That in order to avail themselves of the benefits of the amnesty enacted in this chapter, it shall be necessary for the interested party to invoke this chapter or for said party to perform affirmative actions that clearly indicate that the alleged beneficiary of this amnesty had the apparent intention and desire to voluntarily surrender the pertinent weapon or firearms, or ammunition.
During the effectiveness of this amnesty, the Superintendent shall carry out an extensive advertising campaign, through the written press, radio, and television to raise public awareness of the amnesty and the process to avail themselves of the same in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.
History —Sept. 11, 2000, No. 404, § 6.11, renumbered as § 7.11 on Jan. 10, 2002, No. 27, § 28; June 3, 2004, No. 137, § 28; Jan. 20, 2012, No. 34, § 1, eff. 30 days after Jan. 20, 2012.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FIVE - Internal Security (§§ 1 — 3356) › Subtitle 1 - Generally (§§ 1 — 1973) › PART V - Regulation of Firearms, Explosives, and Other Dangerous Devices (§§ 411-454 — 593) › Chapter 51A - Puerto Rico Arms Act of 2000 (§§ 455 — 460k) › Subchapter VII - Final Provisions (§§ 460 — 460k) › § 460k - Filmmaking and filmmakers

Any natural or juridical person who makes or intends to make films, documentaries, soap operas, plays, etc., in which firearms that are not real or are fictitious, air guns or guns that fire blanks, gas guns, or any guns as defined in this chapter, shall inform the Superintendent in writing of the date of the introduction and the use of the weapons and shall describe their series, if any, as well as the location and the time of use of the weapons in the film, documentary, soap opera, play or similar artistic activities. This notice shall be made ten (10) days before the beginning of the filming, under penalty of an administrative fine of up to five hundred dollars ($500) per unreported incidence, as provided herein. The Superintendent shall determine the procedure for the notification by means of regulations.
History —Sept. 11, 2000, No. 404, added as § 7.12 on June 3, 2004, No. 137, § 29.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FIVE - Internal Security (§§ 1 — 3356) › Subtitle 1 - Generally (§§ 1 — 1973) › PART V - Regulation of Firearms, Explosives, and Other Dangerous Devices (§§ 411-454 — 593) › Chapter 53 - Fireworks (§§ 481-496 — 507) › § 501 - Pyrotechnics, prohibited acts

It is hereby prohibited to possess, use, manufacture, cause to be manufactured, import, sell or have for sale, offer, deliver to any person, or dispose of any pyrotechnic contrivance or product, it being understood by pyrotechnics the art, science or industry of making fireworks, skyrockets, firecrackers, string of firecrackers, [chasers], Roman candles, and any other similar contrivances, whether aerial or explosives such as, for example but not limited to, mortar, batteries, strings of firecrackers, carpets, big bomb, saturn missile, little rockets, flash cracker, artillery shell, pulling firecrackers, thunder bomb firecracker, and whistling moon traveler, among others, in which any chemical compound or mechanical mixture containing any oxidizing and combustible units or other ingredients is used, or any substance that by itself or mixed with another may be inflammable, no matter the amounts or proportions these chemical compounds or mechanical mixtures may contain, or the form or design of those products or contrivances that, on being ignited by fire, friction, concussion, percussion or detonator, any part of the compound or mixture may cause a sudden generation of gases capable of producing sound or fire or both.
History —June 25, 1963, No. 83, p. 252, § 1; Aug. 8, 2006, No. 153, § 1.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FIVE - Internal Security (§§ 1 — 3356) › Subtitle 1 - Generally (§§ 1 — 1973) › PART V - Regulation of Firearms, Explosives, and Other Dangerous Devices (§§ 411-454 — 593) › Chapter 53 - Fireworks (§§ 481-496 — 507) › § 502 - Toy revolvers or pistols and approved products

The provisions of this chapter shall not be applicable to the manufacture, import, sale and use of pyrotechnic contrivances or products known as skyrockets and fireworks approved by the authorities for public displays, nor to non aerial non explosive products that contain one hundred (100) grams of mixture, such as wood stick or wire sparklers, or ground base sparkler products, that are non aerial non explosives, which in some cases whistle or make a noise similar to a screech, with a composition of up to seventy five (75) grams per tube or in multiple tubes that shall not exceed five hundred (500) grams of pyrotechnic mixture, such as, for example, throw-down snaps, wire sparklers, and party poppers, whose packages contain up to twenty-five one-hundredths (25/100) grams of mixture, nor roll caps, which are usually used with toy guns and pistols, as well as smoke balls.
History —June 25, 1963, No. 83, p. 252, § 2; Aug. 8, 2006, No. 153, § 2.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FIVE - Internal Security (§§ 1 — 3356) › Subtitle 1 - Generally (§§ 1 — 1973) › PART V - Regulation of Firearms, Explosives, and Other Dangerous Devices (§§ 411-454 — 593) › Chapter 53 - Fireworks (§§ 481-496 — 507) › § 503 - Penalties

Any person who violates the provisions of this chapter, in cases in which there is an intervention against an individual found in possession of ten (10) units or less of pyrotechnic material, shall be subject to the penalties for a misdemeanor, as provided in §§ 4629 et seq. of Title 33, known as the “Penal Code of Puerto Rico”; Provided, That any fine shall be of not less than five hundred dollars ($500); in those cases in which more than (10) units of pyrotechnic material are seized from an individual or individuals, they shall be subject to the penalties for a fourth degree felony, as provided in the Penal Code; Provided, That any fine shall be of not less than five thousand dollars ($5,000). For purposes of this section, “unit” shall mean any pyrotechnic contrivance or material composed of several integrated items of a same class in a single package for retail sale.
History —June 25, 1963, No. 83, p. 252, § 3; Sept. 15, 2004, No. 297, § 1; Aug. 8, 2006, No. 153, § 3.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FIVE - Internal Security (§§ 1 — 3356) › Subtitle 1 - Generally (§§ 1 — 1973) › PART V - Regulation of Firearms, Explosives, and Other Dangerous Devices (§§ 411-454 — 593) › Chapter 53 - Fireworks (§§ 481-496 — 507) › § 504 - Effect on other laws

It is hereby set forth that this chapter does not in any way repeal, alter, modify, void, or invalidate Act No. 67 of May 13, 1934, known as the Explosives Act of Puerto Rico.
History —June 25, 1963, No. 83, p. 252, § 4.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FIVE - Internal Security (§§ 1 — 3356) › Subtitle 1 - Generally (§§ 1 — 1973) › PART V - Regulation of Firearms, Explosives, and Other Dangerous Devices (§§ 411-454 — 593) › Chapter 53 - Fireworks (§§ 481-496 — 507) › § 505 - Distribution of funds

Fifty percent (50%) of the funds collected from any tax levied as provided in the Internal Revenue Code, or to be provided in the future, or imposed by special legislation on pyrotechnic products approved by this chapter and for the payment of fines with respect to the provisions of this chapter, shall be covered to the Puerto Rico Police to defray expenses for efforts against crime in Puerto Rico, and the remainder thereof shall be covered into the General Fund.
History —June 25, 1963, No. 83, p. 252, added as § 5 on Aug. 8, 2006, No. 153, § 4.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FIVE - Internal Security (§§ 1 — 3356) › Subtitle 1 - Generally (§§ 1 — 1973) › PART V - Regulation of Firearms, Explosives, and Other Dangerous Devices (§§ 411-454 — 593) › Chapter 53 - Fireworks (§§ 481-496 — 507) › § 506 - Authorized period for the sale, distribution and use of approved products

The authorized period for the sale and distribution of approved products shall be divided into two (2) segments:
(a) From June 1 to July 31 of each year, for the celebration of the Independence of the United States (July 4) and the Constitution of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico (July 25), and
(b) from November 15 up to January 10 of each year for the celebration of the Christmas Season, New Year’s Eve and Three Kings Day.
History —June 25, 1963, No. 83, p. 252, added as § 6 on Aug. 8, 2006, No. 153, § 5.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FIVE - Internal Security (§§ 1 — 3356) › Subtitle 1 - Generally (§§ 1 — 1973) › PART V - Regulation of Firearms, Explosives, and Other Dangerous Devices (§§ 411-454 — 593) › Chapter 53 - Fireworks (§§ 481-496 — 507) › § 507 - Exemption

The Department of the Treasury is hereby exempted from compliance with §§ 283 et seq. of Title 3, known as the “Puerto Rico Government Accounting Act”, with respect to the creation of the Special Fund to be used by the Puerto Rico Police in order to comply with the purposes of this chapter.
History —June 25, 1963, No. 83, p. 252, added as § 7 on Aug. 8, 2006, No. 153, § 6.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FIVE - Internal Security (§§ 1 — 3356) › Subtitle 1 - Generally (§§ 1 — 1973) › PART V - Regulation of Firearms, Explosives, and Other Dangerous Devices (§§ 411-454 — 593) › Chapter 55 - Gasoline Tanks (§§ 521 — 526) › § 521 - Gasoline storage tanks as public nuisance

There is hereby declared a public nuisance the installation, location and use of tanks in the residential, commercial, or harbor districts of the municipality of San Juan to store, deposit, contain, for any length of time, gasoline, benzine, kerosene, or any other inflammable liquids derived from petroleum with a flash point of less than 150 degrees Fahrenheit.
History —May 11, 1950, No. 387, p. 900, § 1.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FIVE - Internal Security (§§ 1 — 3356) › Subtitle 1 - Generally (§§ 1 — 1973) › PART V - Regulation of Firearms, Explosives, and Other Dangerous Devices (§§ 411-454 — 593) › Chapter 55 - Gasoline Tanks (§§ 521 — 526) › § 522 - Storage of fuel oils after May 11, 1950

On and after the date this act takes effect no tank existing at present in the districts above referred to may be used for the storage of fuel oils of the class known as “bunker and fuel oils”, unless the provisions hereinafter made are complied with.
History —May 11, 1950, No. 387, p. 900, § 3.