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2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FIVE - Internal Security (§§ 1 — 3356) › Subtitle 2 - Military Matters (§§ 2001 — 3051s) › PART I - Military Code of Puerto Rico (§§ 2001 — 2929) › Chapter 207 - Military Justice (§§ 2301 — 2788) › Subchapter X - Punitive Provisions (§§ 2751 — 2788) › § 2785 - Perjury

Any person subject to this Code who in a judicial proceeding or in a court of justice willfully and corruptly gives, upon a lawful oath or in any form allowed by law to be substituted for an oath, any false testimony material to the issue or matter of inquiry, is guilty of perjury and shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.
History —June 23, 1969, No. 62, p. 117, § 1334, eff. 90 days after June 23, 1969.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FIVE - Internal Security (§§ 1 — 3356) › Subtitle 2 - Military Matters (§§ 2001 — 3051s) › PART I - Military Code of Puerto Rico (§§ 2001 — 2929) › Chapter 207 - Military Justice (§§ 2301 — 2788) › Subchapter X - Punitive Provisions (§§ 2751 — 2788) › § 2786 - Fraud against the government

Any person subject to this Code who:
(1) Knowing it to be false or fraudulent:
(a) Makes any claim against the United States, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or any officer thereof, or
(b) presents to any person in the civil or military service thereof, for approval or payment any claim against the United States, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or any officer thereof; or
(2) for the purpose of obtaining the approval, allowance, or payment of any claim against the United States, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or any officer thereof:
(a) Makes or uses any writing or other paper knowing it to contain any false or fraudulent statements;
(b) makes any oath to any fact or to any writing or other paper knowing the oath to be false, or
(c) forges or counterfeits any signature upon any writing or other paper, or uses any such signature knowing it to be forged or counterfeited;
(3) having charge, possession, custody, or control of any money, or other federal or commonwealth property, furnished or intended for the armed forces thereof, knowingly delivers to any person having authority to receive it, any amount thereof less than that for which he receives a certificate or receipt, or
(4) being authorized to make or deliver any paper certifying the receipt of any federal or commonwealth property, furnished or intended for the armed forces thereof, makes or delivers to any person such writing without having full knowledge of the truth of the statements therein contained and with intent to defraud the United States or the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico,
shall, upon conviction, be punished as a court-martial may direct.
History —June 23, 1969, No. 62, p. 117, § 1335, eff. 90 days after June 23, 1969.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FIVE - Internal Security (§§ 1 — 3356) › Subtitle 2 - Military Matters (§§ 2001 — 3051s) › PART I - Military Code of Puerto Rico (§§ 2001 — 2929) › Chapter 207 - Military Justice (§§ 2301 — 2788) › Subchapter X - Punitive Provisions (§§ 2751 — 2788) › § 2787 - Conduct unbecoming an officer and a gentleman

Any commissioned officer who is convicted of conduct unbecoming an officer and a gentleman shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.
History —June 23, 1969, No. 62, p. 117, § 1336, eff. 90 days after June 23, 1969.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FIVE - Internal Security (§§ 1 — 3356) › Subtitle 2 - Military Matters (§§ 2001 — 3051s) › PART I - Military Code of Puerto Rico (§§ 2001 — 2929) › Chapter 207 - Military Justice (§§ 2301 — 2788) › Subchapter X - Punitive Provisions (§§ 2751 — 2788) › § 2788 - General provision

Though not specifically mentioned in this Code, all disorders and neglects to the prejudice of good order and discipline in the military forces, all conduct of a nature to bring discredit upon the military forces or upon any part thereof, and crimes and offenses not capital of which persons subject to this Code may be guilty, shall be taken cognizance by a general, special or summary court-martial according to the nature and degree of the offense and shall be punished at the discretion of the court.
History —June 23, 1969, No. 62, p. 117, § 1337, eff. 90 days after June 23, 1969.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FIVE - Internal Security (§§ 1 — 3356) › Subtitle 2 - Military Matters (§§ 2001 — 3051s) › PART I - Military Code of Puerto Rico (§§ 2001 — 2929) › Chapter 209 - Final Provisions (§§ 2801 — 2813) › Subchapter I - Miscellaneous Provisions (§§ 2801 — 2813) › § 2801 - Courts of inquiry

(a) The Governor or any person designated by him may motu proprio or upon petition of interested party convene a court-martial to investigate any matter.
(b) A court of inquiry shall consist of three or more commissioned officers to be presided over by the officer of higher rank. There shall be in each court, without being part of same, a legal counsel appointed by the convening authority. The president shall have in his charge the direction of the proceedings and works of the court of inquiry.
(c) Any person subject to the provisions of this Code whose conduct is subject to inquiry shall be designated as a “party”. Any person subject to the provisions of this Code who has a direct interest in the subject of inquiry has the right to be designated as a “party” upon request of the court. Any person designated as a “party” shall be given due notice and has the right to be present in the investigation, to be represented by counsel, to cross-examine witnesses and to introduce evidence.
(d) Any member of a court of inquiry may be challenged by a party, but only for good reasons.
(e) The members, counsel, the reporter, and interpreters of courts of inquiry shall take an oath to faithfully perform their duties.
(f) The courts of inquiry shall have the same powers granted to the courts-martial to compel witnesses to appear and testify.
(g) Courts of inquiry shall make findings of fact but may not express opinions or make recommendations unless required to do so by the convening authority.
(h) Each court of inquiry shall keep a record of its proceedings, which shall be authenticated by the signatures of the president and counsel. Said record shall be sent to the convening authority. If the record cannot be authenticated by the president or counsel, it shall be signed by a member of the court.
History —June 23, 1969, No. 62, p. 117, § 1400, eff. 90 days after June 23, 1969.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FIVE - Internal Security (§§ 1 — 3356) › Subtitle 2 - Military Matters (§§ 2001 — 3051s) › PART I - Military Code of Puerto Rico (§§ 2001 — 2929) › Chapter 209 - Final Provisions (§§ 2801 — 2813) › Subchapter I - Miscellaneous Provisions (§§ 2801 — 2813) › § 2802 - Grievances and redress; claims

Any member of the Military Forces of Puerto Rico who believes himself aggrieved by his commanding officer, and who, upon due application to that commanding officer, is refused redress, may complain to any superior commanding officer, who shall forward the complaint to the Governor or Adjutant General.
History —June 23, 1969, No. 62, p. 117, § 1401, eff. 90 days after June 23, 1969.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FIVE - Internal Security (§§ 1 — 3356) › Subtitle 2 - Military Matters (§§ 2001 — 3051s) › PART I - Military Code of Puerto Rico (§§ 2001 — 2929) › Chapter 209 - Final Provisions (§§ 2801 — 2813) › Subchapter I - Miscellaneous Provisions (§§ 2801 — 2813) › § 2803 - Authority to administer oaths

(a) The following commissioned officers of the military forces shall have power to administer oaths for the purposes of military administration, including military justice:
(1) All judge advocates of the military forces.
(2) All inquiry officers duly appointed as such.
(3) All courts-martial.
(4) All commanding officers of the military forces.
(5) All adjutants and assistant adjutants of military units.
(b) The following commissioned officers of the military forces shall have authority to take affidavits and administer such oaths as may be necessary in the fulfillment of their duties:
(1) The president, law officer, trial counsel, and assistant trial counsel for all general and special courts-martial.
(2) The president and the counsel in courts of inquiry.
(3) All officers designated to take a deposition.
(4) Any person detailed to conduct an investigation.
(5) Any person designated by regulations promulgated hereunder.
(6) Every enrolling officer.
(c) Officers of the Commonwealth Reserve rosters or retired officers of the armed forces may not be authorized, nor shall they have power to administer oaths unless they are on active duty in those military forces under the orders of the Governor as prescribed in this Code.
(d) The term “officer” as used in this section shall mean commissioned officer and warrant officer.
(e) The signature of any of the persons herein authorized to administer oaths or affidavits, together with the title of his office, is prima facie evidence of his authority.
History —June 23, 1969, No. 62, p. 117, § 1402, eff. 90 days after June 23, 1969.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FIVE - Internal Security (§§ 1 — 3356) › Subtitle 2 - Military Matters (§§ 2001 — 3051s) › PART I - Military Code of Puerto Rico (§§ 2001 — 2929) › Chapter 209 - Final Provisions (§§ 2801 — 2813) › Subchapter I - Miscellaneous Provisions (§§ 2801 — 2813) › § 2804 - Sections to be explained

(a) Sections 2301, 2302, 2351—2358, 2401, 2504, 2506, 2602, 2651, 2751—2788, 2802, 2804 and 2805 of this title shall be carefully explained to every enlisted member at the time of his enlistment into a unit or when transferred or called to active duty from any unit of the military forces; or within thirty (30) days thereafter. Any breach of this provision by the commanding officer of the enlisted member shall be subject to administrative punishment under § 2401 of this title.
(b) The above-mentioned sections shall be also explained annually to the personnel of each unit of the military forces.
(c) The complete text of this Code and of the regulations prescribed thereunder shall be made available to any member of the Military Forces of Puerto Rico upon his request, for his personal examination.
History —June 23, 1969, No. 62, p. 117, § 1403, eff. 90 days after June 23, 1969.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FIVE - Internal Security (§§ 1 — 3356) › Subtitle 2 - Military Matters (§§ 2001 — 3051s) › PART I - Military Code of Puerto Rico (§§ 2001 — 2929) › Chapter 209 - Final Provisions (§§ 2801 — 2813) › Subchapter I - Miscellaneous Provisions (§§ 2801 — 2813) › § 2805 - Redress of injuries to property

(a) Whenever complaint is made to any commanding officer that willful damage has been done to the property of any person by any member of the military forces, said commanding officer may designate a board of officers to make the proper investigation. The board shall consist of from one to three commissioned officers and shall have powers to summon witnesses, and examine them upon oath or affirmation and to receive depositions or other kind of documentary and attesting evidence and to ascertain the veracity of the facts, the amount of damages sustained, as well as to impose responsibilities therefor to the offenders. The imposition of responsibility for damages shall be subject to the approval of the commanding officer. After having been approved by the latter, the amounts set forth, subject to the provisions of subsection (c) of this section, shall be deducted from the pay of the offenders and such sums shall be delivered by the disbursing officer to the injured party.
(b) When the offenders cannot be ascertained, but the organization to which they belong can be identified, the amount to be determined by the board of officers shall be paid to the injured person or persons from any military funds available in the units of the Military Forces of Puerto Rico to which the offenders belonged.
(c) Any person subject to this Code who is accused of causing willful damage to property has the right to be represented by counsel, to summon witnesses in his behalf, and to cross-examine those appearing against him. Said person has the right to appeal to the next higher commander.
History —June 23, 1969, No. 62, p. 117, § 1404, eff. 90 days after June 23, 1969.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FIVE - Internal Security (§§ 1 — 3356) › Subtitle 2 - Military Matters (§§ 2001 — 3051s) › PART I - Military Code of Puerto Rico (§§ 2001 — 2929) › Chapter 209 - Final Provisions (§§ 2801 — 2813) › Subchapter I - Miscellaneous Provisions (§§ 2801 — 2813) › § 2806 - Marshals

(a) The courts-martial, the law officers, the presidents of other special courts-martial lacking a law officer and the courts of inquiry may, at any time, appoint or remove one or more marshals for said courts from any military personnel available.
(b) Any marshal shall discharge the usual duties of his office and shall execute the orders and commands as may be ordered by the president or officer of the court and shall perform the acts and duties imposed under this Code.
History —June 23, 1969, No. 62, p. 117, § 1405, eff. 90 days after June 23, 1969.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FIVE - Internal Security (§§ 1 — 3356) › Subtitle 2 - Military Matters (§§ 2001 — 3051s) › PART I - Military Code of Puerto Rico (§§ 2001 — 2929) › Chapter 209 - Final Provisions (§§ 2801 — 2813) › Subchapter I - Miscellaneous Provisions (§§ 2801 — 2813) › § 2807 - Courts-martial; authority

(a) Military courts shall have authority to order and carry into effect any necessary processes for the fulfillment of their functions. They may issue writs to show cause, subpoenas and subpoenas duces tecum.
(b) Process and mandates may be issued by summary courts-martial, or law officers, or by the president of any special court-martial lacking a law officer or court of inquiry and may be directed to and may be executed by any marshal of a military or commonwealth court or officer or peace officer, in the same manner as prescribed by the laws of Puerto Rico for such proceedings in the courts of Puerto Rico.
(c) It shall be the duty of every marshal, officer or peace officers to whom a mandate may be directed, to execute it and return it to its place of origin without any kind of payment.
History —June 23, 1969, No. 62, p. 117, § 1406, eff. 90 days after June 23, 1969.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FIVE - Internal Security (§§ 1 — 3356) › Subtitle 2 - Military Matters (§§ 2001 — 3051s) › PART I - Military Code of Puerto Rico (§§ 2001 — 2929) › Chapter 209 - Final Provisions (§§ 2801 — 2813) › Subchapter I - Miscellaneous Provisions (§§ 2801 — 2813) › § 2808 - Payment of fines; disposition thereof

Fines imposed by military courts shall be covered into the general funds of the Commonwealth Treasury. These fines shall be collected by the finance and property officer of the National Guard of Puerto Rico or his designated agent and shall be delivered by the latter to the internal-revenue collector of the locality.
History —June 23, 1969, No. 62, p. 117, § 1407, eff. 90 days after June 23, 1969.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FIVE - Internal Security (§§ 1 — 3356) › Subtitle 2 - Military Matters (§§ 2001 — 3051s) › PART I - Military Code of Puerto Rico (§§ 2001 — 2929) › Chapter 209 - Final Provisions (§§ 2801 — 2813) › Subchapter I - Miscellaneous Provisions (§§ 2801 — 2813) › § 2809 - Immunity for action of military courts

No judicial proceeding whatsoever shall be instituted or brought against the convening authority of a military court, against the law officers or members, or the officers or members of a court of inquiry, board of officers or any person acting under the authority or mandate thereof because of the approval, imposition or execution of any sentence.
History —June 23, 1969, No. 62, p. 117, § 1408, eff. 90 days after June 23, 1969.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FIVE - Internal Security (§§ 1 — 3356) › Subtitle 2 - Military Matters (§§ 2001 — 3051s) › PART I - Military Code of Puerto Rico (§§ 2001 — 2929) › Chapter 209 - Final Provisions (§§ 2801 — 2813) › Subchapter I - Miscellaneous Provisions (§§ 2801 — 2813) › § 2810 - Presumption of jurisdiction

The jurisdiction of the military courts and boards of officers established by this code shall be presumed and whoever alleges to the contrary shall have the burden of the proof.
History —June 23, 1969, No. 62, p. 117, § 1409, eff. 90 days after June 23, 1969.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FIVE - Internal Security (§§ 1 — 3356) › Subtitle 2 - Military Matters (§§ 2001 — 3051s) › PART I - Military Code of Puerto Rico (§§ 2001 — 2929) › Chapter 209 - Final Provisions (§§ 2801 — 2813) › Subchapter I - Miscellaneous Provisions (§§ 2801 — 2813) › § 2811 - Delegation of authority by Governor

The Governor is hereby authorized to delegate any authority vested in him under this Code, except the power given him by § 2457 of this title.
History —June 23, 1969, No. 62, p. 117, § 1410, eff. 90 days after June 23, 1969.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FIVE - Internal Security (§§ 1 — 3356) › Subtitle 2 - Military Matters (§§ 2001 — 3051s) › PART I - Military Code of Puerto Rico (§§ 2001 — 2929) › Chapter 209 - Final Provisions (§§ 2801 — 2813) › Subchapter I - Miscellaneous Provisions (§§ 2801 — 2813) › § 2812 - Maximum limits of punishments

For the purpose of achieving uniformity in the punishments, the Commander-in-Chief shall promulgate by regulation a table of maximum punishments, subject to the limitations established by this Code, which punishments shall be applied as follows: The maximum punishment prescribed for a determined offense shall be imposed only in cases of an offense accompanied by aggravating circumstances or in those cases where the record of previous convictions shows that the convict is a habitual recidivist. In common cases, a lesser punishment shall suffice, taking into consideration the circumstances of the case and the service record of the convict.
History —June 23, 1969, No. 62, p. 117, § 1411; May 19, 1976, No. 44, p. 117, § 18.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FIVE - Internal Security (§§ 1 — 3356) › Subtitle 2 - Military Matters (§§ 2001 — 3051s) › PART I - Military Code of Puerto Rico (§§ 2001 — 2929) › Chapter 209 - Final Provisions (§§ 2801 — 2813) › Subchapter I - Miscellaneous Provisions (§§ 2801 — 2813) › § 2813 - Disposal of records

All records of trials, including summary courts-martial, shall be sent to the Adjutant General of Puerto Rico.
History —June 23, 1969, No. 62, p. 117, § 1412, eff. 90 days after June 23, 1969.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FIVE - Internal Security (§§ 1 — 3356) › Subtitle 2 - Military Matters (§§ 2001 — 3051s) › PART I - Military Code of Puerto Rico (§§ 2001 — 2929) › Chapter 211 - Military Wills and Powers of Attorney (§§ 2901 — 2907) › § 2901 - Definitions

For purposes of this chapter the following terms or phrases shall have the meaning expressed hereafter:
(a) Judge Advocate.— Means the commissioned officer in the Military Forces of Puerto Rico or the Armed Forces of the United States of America, including their reserves, admitted to practice the legal profession in Puerto Rico or admitted to the bar by the Supreme Court of any state or territory of the United States of America.
(b) Armed Forces of the United States of America.— Means the different branches that make up the Armed Forces, to wit: the Navy, the Marine Corps, the Coast Guard, the Air Force, and their reserves, organized pursuant to the laws of the United States of America.
(c) Puerto Rico Military Forces.— Means Puerto Rico’s militias, to wit: the Puerto Rico National Guard, the Puerto Rico State Guard, and any other military force organized pursuant to the laws of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.
(d) Instruments.— Means the military wills and powers of attorney as defined by this chapter.
(e) Serviceperson.— Means any person who is a member of the Puerto Rico Military Forces or the Armed Forces of the United States of America.
(f) Office of the Judge Advocate.— Means the office charged with keeping the records of the military wills and powers of attorney.
(g) Military power of attorney.— Means the document executed by a serviceperson before a Judge Advocate where he charges a third party with rendering a service for him or doing something on his behalf.
(h) Active state military service.— Means the full time service rendered by the Puerto Rico Military Forces pursuant to an order of the Governor of Puerto Rico.
(i) Active federal military service.— Means the full time service rendered by a member of the Military Forces of Puerto Rico pursuant to an order of the President of the United States.
(j) Military will.— Means the document granted by a serviceperson before a Judge Advocate in which he consigns the disposition of all his goods or part of them, or the recognition of children after his death. The military will does not include the holographic nor the sealed will.
History —July 2, 1987, No. 77, p. 271, § 2.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FIVE - Internal Security (§§ 1 — 3356) › Subtitle 2 - Military Matters (§§ 2001 — 3051s) › PART I - Military Code of Puerto Rico (§§ 2001 — 2929) › Chapter 211 - Military Wills and Powers of Attorney (§§ 2901 — 2907) › § 2902 - Authorization

The Judge Advocates are hereby authorized to attest and authenticate military powers of attorney and wills executed by servicepersons in their presence, subject to the provisions of § 2903 of this title.
History —July 2, 1987, No. 77, p. 271, § 3.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FIVE - Internal Security (§§ 1 — 3356) › Subtitle 2 - Military Matters (§§ 2001 — 3051s) › PART I - Military Code of Puerto Rico (§§ 2001 — 2929) › Chapter 211 - Military Wills and Powers of Attorney (§§ 2901 — 2907) › § 2903 - Credentials and registration

Before executing the documents authorized by this chapter, the Judge Advocates must present their credentials before the Director of the Office of Notarial Inspection of Puerto Rico.
It shall be the duty of the Director of the Office of Notarial Inspection to keep a register that shall be known as the “Register of Appointments of Judge Advocates” where he shall consign in chronological order all the pertinent data.
History —July 2, 1987, No. 77, p. 271, § 4.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FIVE - Internal Security (§§ 1 — 3356) › Subtitle 2 - Military Matters (§§ 2001 — 3051s) › PART I - Military Code of Puerto Rico (§§ 2001 — 2929) › Chapter 211 - Military Wills and Powers of Attorney (§§ 2901 — 2907) › § 2904 - Drawing of instruments

The instruments shall be written in the Spanish language, but they can be done in the English language, provided the Judge Advocate and the serviceperson know that language.
The instrument shall not include abbreviations, blank spaces or deletions. The originals may be handwritten, printed or typewritten.
Every instrument shall consign the given name, surnames, age, civil status, identification number and the branch of service to which the serviceperson belongs, and the date of execution.
The grantor and the Judge Advocate must initial each one of the instrument pages. At the end of the instrument, the grantor shall affix his signature and the Judge Advocate shall attest to having complied with the provisions of this chapter.
It shall be the duty of the Judge Advocate to affix to each page the seal of the Office of the Judge Advocate.
A certified copy of the executed instrument shall be issued, which shall be filed in the Office of the Judge Advocate so that if the granting servicepersons are mobilized or activated the copy shall be sent to the Office of the Director of the Office of Notarial Inspection as provided by § 2905 of this title.
The validity of the contents of the power of attorney or military will granted under the provisions of this chapter shall be determined by the Commonwealth legislation in effect when it was executed.
History —July 2, 1987, No. 77, p. 271, § 5.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FIVE - Internal Security (§§ 1 — 3356) › Subtitle 2 - Military Matters (§§ 2001 — 3051s) › PART I - Military Code of Puerto Rico (§§ 2001 — 2929) › Chapter 211 - Military Wills and Powers of Attorney (§§ 2901 — 2907) › § 2905 - Drawing of instruments—Certified copy to Office of Notarial Inspection

It shall be the duty of the Office of the Judge Advocate to send, within twenty (20) days following the date on which the serviceperson was activated or mobilized, a certified copy of the executed instrument, as well as [a] certified copy of the order calling to active duty or state or federal mobilization, to the Director of the Office of Notarial Inspection of Puerto Rico.
It shall be the duty of the Director of the Office of Notarial Inspection to acknowledge receipt of these instruments and proceed to file them under the title of “Military Powers of Attorney and Wills [Executed] before the Judge Advocates” after registering the given name and surnames of the testator or the mandator and agent in cases of powers of attorney, and, in both cases, the personal circumstances of each one, the date of execution and the date of mobilization or call to active state or federal service.
History —July 2, 1987, No. 77, p. 271, § 6.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FIVE - Internal Security (§§ 1 — 3356) › Subtitle 2 - Military Matters (§§ 2001 — 3051s) › PART I - Military Code of Puerto Rico (§§ 2001 — 2929) › Chapter 211 - Military Wills and Powers of Attorney (§§ 2901 — 2907) › § 2906 - Validity; loss or destruction

Effective military wills and powers of attorney which shall be filed under the title of “Military Powers of Attorney and Wills Executed before Judge Advocates” shall be valid provided they are not revoked by the testator or mandator pursuant to the provisions of legislation in effect.
In the event that the original military wills or powers of attorney are lost or destroyed, and such a fact is certified to the Director of the Office of Notarial Inspection by the Judge Advocate, the certified copies thereof filed in this office shall be valid pursuant to the provisions of § 2905 of this title.
History —July 2, 1987, No. 77, p. 271, § 7.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FIVE - Internal Security (§§ 1 — 3356) › Subtitle 2 - Military Matters (§§ 2001 — 3051s) › PART I - Military Code of Puerto Rico (§§ 2001 — 2929) › Chapter 211 - Military Wills and Powers of Attorney (§§ 2901 — 2907) › § 2907 - Protocolization by notary

In the cases of military wills, when the death of the testator occurs the original will shall be registered in the notarial protocol of a notary authorized to practice in Puerto Rico, and he shall proceed pursuant to §§ 2001 et seq. of Title 4.
It shall not be necessary to protocolize the originals under the military powers of attorney granted pursuant to the provisions of this chapter. A copy certified by the Judge Advocate shall be valid once it is stated in it by the Director of the Office of Notarial Inspection that the military power of attorney is filed under the title of Military Wills and Powers of Attorney provided by this chapter.
History —July 2, 1987, No. 77, p. 271, § 8.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FIVE - Internal Security (§§ 1 — 3356) › Subtitle 2 - Military Matters (§§ 2001 — 3051s) › PART I - Military Code of Puerto Rico (§§ 2001 — 2929) › Chapter 213 - National Guard; Institutional Trust (§§ 2911 — 2929) › § 2913 - Source of resources

The source of the resources from which the Puerto Rico National Guard Institutional Trust shall carry out the duties entrusted to it by this chapter, are the following:
(a) Initial resources.— The Puerto Rico National Guard Institutional Trust shall have an initial capital that shall originate from a contribution to be made by the concessionaire who operates the post exchanges, canteens and similar services.
(b) Future resources.— The Puerto Rico National Guard Institutional Trust shall have the future resources that shall be provided by the following sources:
(1) The concessionaire shall make an annual contribution equal to three percent (3%) of its gross sales. The Board of Directors may vary said contribution subsequently, taking into consideration the financial situation of said concessionaire.
(2) The concessionaire shall pay rent to the Puerto Rico National Guard Institutional Trust for the use of land, licenses and other facilities that are owned by, or that are or could be in the future, under the usufruct and control of the Trust, for those amounts to be determined by the Board of Directors of the Trust.
(3) The active National Guard members shall make an initial monthly contribution of one dollar and fifty cents ($ 1.50) in order to be entitled to the assistance and benefits granted by this chapter. The contributions shall be withheld from the salary they receive from the Puerto Rico National Guard. Said contribution may be adjusted by the Board of Directors as deemed necessary, after the Trust’s fifth year of operation.
(4) Income from the investment of the reserve funds of the Puerto Rico National Guard Institutional Trust.
(5) Gifts from any natural or juridical person, including the Commonwealth, its municipalities, public instrumentalities and its agencies, and the federal government.
History —July 23, 1991, No. 23, § 5.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FIVE - Internal Security (§§ 1 — 3356) › Subtitle 2 - Military Matters (§§ 2001 — 3051s) › PART I - Military Code of Puerto Rico (§§ 2001 — 2929) › Chapter 213 - National Guard; Institutional Trust (§§ 2911 — 2929) › § 2915 - Establishment of funds, reserves and accounts

The following funds and accounts are hereby designated:
(a) The Puerto Rico National Guard Institutional Trust Educational Fund.
(b) Annuities, Life and Funeral Insurance Fund of the Puerto Rico National Guard Institutional Trust.
(c) Fund to complement other funds received by the Puerto Rico National Guard for constructions, improvements, administration, operating expenses, as well as other uses that lead to improving the esprit de corps and welfare of the members of the Puerto Rico National Guard and for operating expenses of the Puerto Rico National Guard Institutional Trust.
History —July 23, 1991, No. 23, § 7.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FIVE - Internal Security (§§ 1 — 3356) › Subtitle 2 - Military Matters (§§ 2001 — 3051s) › PART I - Military Code of Puerto Rico (§§ 2001 — 2929) › Chapter 213 - National Guard; Institutional Trust (§§ 2911 — 2929) › § 2916 - Limits of use

The Administrator of the Educational Fund and the Annuities, Life and Funeral Insurance Fund shall not encumber funds in excess of the annual projected income, for the initial resources contributed to the Puerto Rico National Guard Institutional Trust to maintain an adequate actuarial base taking into consideration an inflation factor equal to three percent (3%) per annum.
History —July 23, 1991, No. 23, § 8.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FIVE - Internal Security (§§ 1 — 3356) › Subtitle 2 - Military Matters (§§ 2001 — 3051s) › PART I - Military Code of Puerto Rico (§§ 2001 — 2929) › Chapter 213 - National Guard; Institutional Trust (§§ 2911 — 2929) › § 2917 - Distribution of resources

The Puerto Rico National Guard Institutional Trust shall distribute the resources that are established in § 2913 of this title in the following manner:
(a) Five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000) shall be deposited in the Educational Fund from the initial resources provided in § 2913(a) of this title, and ten percent (10%) of the future resources which the Trust shall have available, as provided in § 2913(b)(1) of this title and the proceeds from the investment of funds and reserves deposited in the Educational Fund of the Trust.
(b) A minimum amount of two million, five hundred thousand dollars ($2,500,000) shall be covered into the Annuities, Life and Funeral Insurance Fund from the initial resources provided in § 2913(a) of this title; fifty-two percent (52%) of the future resources available to the Trust according to § 2913(b)(1) of this title, one hundred percent (100%) of the resources provided in § 2913(b)(3) of this title; and the proceeds from the investment of the funds and reserves covered into the Annuities, Life and Funeral Insurance Fund of the Puerto Rico National Guard Institutional Trust.
(c) Thirty-eight percent (38%) of the future resources available to the National Guard Trust provided by § 2913(b)(1) of this title, one hundred percent (100%) of the resources provided by clauses (2) and (5) of subsection (b) § 2913 of this title, the proceeds from the investment of the funds and reserves deposited in the Fund for Capital Improvements, Operation, Maintenance and Other General Uses of the Puerto Rico National Guard and the Trust to be created by this chapter, shall be covered into the Fund to complement the income received by the Puerto Rico National Guard for constructions, improvements, administration and for its operating expenses and other uses.
History —July 23, 1991, No. 23, § 9.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FIVE - Internal Security (§§ 1 — 3356) › Subtitle 2 - Military Matters (§§ 2001 — 3051s) › PART I - Military Code of Puerto Rico (§§ 2001 — 2929) › Chapter 213 - National Guard; Institutional Trust (§§ 2911 — 2929) › § 2919 - Criterias and requirements

In the performance of any project under the provisions of this chapter, the Puerto Rico National Guard Institutional Trust shall be guided by, and shall observe the following criteria and requirements; Provided, That its determination with regard to compliance with said criteria and requirements shall be final and conclusive:
(a) No financing agreement shall be subscribed in regard to a project with persons or entities that are not financially accountable and are not fully qualified and ready to meet their responsibilities under the financing agreement, including the obligation to make payments in the amounts and on the dates required; to operate, repair, and maintain the project on their own account; pay the costs and expenses incurred by the Puerto Rico National Guard Institutional Trust with regard to the project; comply with the purposes of this chapter, and perform any other duties that may be imposed on them under the terms of the financing and assistance agreement.
(b) The necessary provisions shall be made for the payment of principal and interest on the bonds, and to create and maintain the reserves required therefor, if any, that the Puerto Rico National Guard Institutional Trust may determine, and to pay the costs incurred with regard to the project.
(c) The necessary provisions shall be made for the payment of educational, annuity, life and funeral insurance expenses. Life insurance and funeral expenses shall be limited to active members and persons eligible to the annuities upon attaining the age of fifty-five (55) years and until they attain the age of sixty (60) years.
(d) The benefits granted by this chapter shall only cover those active members of the Puerto Rico National Guard and retirees who have not yet attained the age of sixty (60) years. Funeral expense benefits shall be three thousand dollars ($3,000) or the cost of the funeral, whichever is less. The annuity benefits shall commence with a minimum monthly annuity of one hundred dollars ($100) at its source, and shall cover the attained age of fifty-five (55) years up to sixty (60) years of eligible National Guard retirees.
(e) The Board of Directors of the Puerto Rico National Guard Institutional Trust may increase the original benefits granted under subsection (c) of this section from time to time, to cover the effects of inflation, provided that an actuarial study is carried out and that the projected assets of the respective funds, excluding the Program’s first five (5) years of operation, [are] at least equivalent to a sum equal to the initial resources of the respective funds, in which projection, an inflation rate of three percent (3%) per annum is included.
History —July 23, 1991, No. 23, § 11.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FIVE - Internal Security (§§ 1 — 3356) › Subtitle 2 - Military Matters (§§ 2001 — 3051s) › PART I - Military Code of Puerto Rico (§§ 2001 — 2929) › Chapter 213 - National Guard; Institutional Trust (§§ 2911 — 2929) › § 2920 - Tax exemption

(a) It is resolved and declared that the purposes for which the Puerto Rico National Guard Institutional Trust is created, and for which it shall exercise its powers, are of public nature for the benefit of the People of Puerto Rico. Therefore, it shall not be required to pay any taxes, or Commonwealth or municipal imposts on any of the properties acquired by the Puerto Rico National Guard Trust, or under the jurisdiction, power, control, dominium, possession, or supervision of the Puerto Rico National Guard Institutional Trust or on the earnings obtained from any of the firms or activities directly developed and operated by this Trust.
(b) To expedite the obtaining of funds to attain its corporate purposes, the bonds issued by the Puerto Rico National Guard Institutional Trust under the provisions of this chapter, their transfer and proceeds derived therefrom (including any profits obtained from the sale thereof) shall be and shall remain exempt from the payment of income taxes by the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico or any of its political subdivisions, for all time.
(c) The Puerto Rico National Guard Institutional Trust is hereby exempted from the payment of all kinds of fees prescribed for the registration of documents and other operations in the Property Registry of Puerto Rico; Provided, further, That the exemption provided in this section, shall be extended to the Internal Revenue stamps for the original and certified copies of the deeds granted by this Trust.
History —July 23, 1991, No. 23, § 12.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FIVE - Internal Security (§§ 1 — 3356) › Subtitle 2 - Military Matters (§§ 2001 — 3051s) › PART I - Military Code of Puerto Rico (§§ 2001 — 2929) › Chapter 213 - National Guard; Institutional Trust (§§ 2911 — 2929) › § 2921 - Conflict of interest

No officer, member, agent or employee of the Puerto Rico National Guard Institutional Trust, or any public corporation, municipality, federal or Commonwealth government agency, may have a direct or indirect interest in any contract with this Institutional Trust, or in the sale of real property or chattels destined therefor or to be used in any project; if said official, member, agent or employee has an interest in the real property acquired prior to the determination of the location of any project, such interest shall be immediately reported to the Puerto Rico National Guard Institutional Trust and a reference thereto shall be left upon the minutes of the Board of Directors, and the official, member agent or employee who holds such interest shall not participate in representation of the Trust in the acquisition of said property.
Provided, further, That any official, member, agent, or employee of the Trust who violates the provisions of this section, shall be removed from office, and upon conviction shall be guilty of a felony, and subject to imprisonment for a fixed term of three (3) years. If there are aggravating circumstances, the fixed term may be increased to a maximum of five (5) years; if there were extenuating circumstances, the penalty may be reduced to one (1) year. The court, at its discretion, may impose an additional penalty of a fine that shall not exceed three thousand dollars ($3,000).
History —July 23, 1991, No. 23, § 13.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FIVE - Internal Security (§§ 1 — 3356) › Subtitle 2 - Military Matters (§§ 2001 — 3051s) › PART I - Military Code of Puerto Rico (§§ 2001 — 2929) › Chapter 213 - National Guard; Institutional Trust (§§ 2911 — 2929) › § 2922 - Bonds—No liability by the Commonwealth and its political subdivisions

The bonds issued by Puerto Rico National Guard Institutional Trust shall not constitute a debt of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico nor of any of its political subdivisions. Said bonds shall be payable only from those funds that have been encumbered by the Puerto Rico National Guard Institutional Trust for the payment thereof.
History —July 23, 1991, No. 23, § 14.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FIVE - Internal Security (§§ 1 — 3356) › Subtitle 2 - Military Matters (§§ 2001 — 3051s) › PART I - Military Code of Puerto Rico (§§ 2001 — 2929) › Chapter 213 - National Guard; Institutional Trust (§§ 2911 — 2929) › § 2924 - Bonds—Trust agreement

At the discretion of the Board of Directors, any bonds issued under the provisions of this chapter may be secured by a trust agreement by and between the Puerto Rico National Guard Institutional Trust and a corporate trustee, which may be a trust company located within or outside of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.
It shall be lawful for any bank or trust company incorporated under the laws of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the United States or any state of the United States, that acts as depositary of the proceeds of the bonds, income or other moneys, to grant such indemnity bonds or offer as security those assets required by the Puerto Rico National Guard Institutional Trust. In addition to the above, the trust agreement may contain all of those provisions that the Board of Directors of the Trust deems are reasonable and proper for the security of the bondholders.
Regardless of what is established in the Civil Code of Puerto Rico, the trust agreements granted between this Trust and a corporate trust, shall determine that the terms and conditions of the bond issues shall be met by granting affidavits. The trust agreements thus granted shall be lawful, valid and binding, and the funds that are deposited in said trusts shall be pignorated to the Trust at all times, and said funds shall not be attachable.
History —July 23, 1991, No. 23, § 16.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FIVE - Internal Security (§§ 1 — 3356) › Subtitle 2 - Military Matters (§§ 2001 — 3051s) › PART I - Military Code of Puerto Rico (§§ 2001 — 2929) › Chapter 213 - National Guard; Institutional Trust (§§ 2911 — 2929) › § 2925 - Bonds—Income

The rights, revenues, charges and any other income derived by the Trust from the project related to the bonds of any issue, except that part that may be needed to pay the costs incurred by the Puerto Rico National Guard Institutional Trust in said project, and to provide such reserves, if any, that may be provided in the trust agreement that secures said bonds, shall be deposited regularly in a reserve fund for the payment of debt service as provided in the trust agreement, for the payment of principal and interest on said bonds as they mature, and the redemption or purchase price of bonds retired by redemption or purchase as has been provided. The guaranty shall be valid and binding from the moment it is constituted.
History —July 23, 1991, No. 23, § 17.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FIVE - Internal Security (§§ 1 — 3356) › Subtitle 2 - Military Matters (§§ 2001 — 3051s) › PART I - Military Code of Puerto Rico (§§ 2001 — 2929) › Chapter 213 - National Guard; Institutional Trust (§§ 2911 — 2929) › § 2926 - Bonds—Refinancing

(a) The Puerto Rico National Guard Institutional Trust is hereby authorized to issue refinancing bonds with the purpose of refinancing those bonds that are in effect and outstanding at that time and have been issued under the provisions of this chapter, including the payment of any redemption premium related thereto, and any interest accrued or to be accrued as of the date of redemption or maturity of said bonds, and if the circumstances do so warrant it.
(b) Refinancing bonds authorized to be issued under this section may be sold or exchanged for unexpired bonds issued under this chapter, and if sold, the proceeds thereof may be destined to the purchase, redemption or payment of said outstanding bonds, in addition to any other authorized purpose. Refinancing bonds may be issued as determined by the Board of Directors, at any time on or before the date of maturity or maturities, or the date selected for the redemption of the bonds that are being refinanced. The use of the proceeds of said refinancing bonds, and any other funds available for the payment of principal and accrued interest, and any redemption premium of the bonds that are being refinanced, and, if so provided or permitted in the trust agreement securing the same, may be invested in direct obligations of, or obligations whose principal and interest is secured by the United States of America, and by any other obligation that is rated within the two highest ratings by the recognized bond rating agencies, provided that said obligations are subject to redemption by the holder thereof, at the option of said holder, no later than the respective dates that the principal and accrued interest on said principal are demanded and are sufficient, with other available funds, for the purposes to which they are destined.
History —July 23, 1991, No. 23, § 18.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FIVE - Internal Security (§§ 1 — 3356) › Subtitle 2 - Military Matters (§§ 2001 — 3051s) › PART I - Military Code of Puerto Rico (§§ 2001 — 2929) › Chapter 213 - National Guard; Institutional Trust (§§ 2911 — 2929) › § 2927 - Bonds—Agreement with the bondholders

The Commonwealth of Puerto Rico is hereby committed and agrees with the holders of any bonds issued under this chapter, and with the persons or entities that contract with the Puerto Rico National Guard Institutional Trust in accordance with the provisions of this chapter, that it shall not limit nor alter the rights conferred herein until the principal and interest of said bonds are fully paid up, and that any other obligation under said agreements is met up by the Puerto Rico National Guard Institutional Trust; Provided, however, That nothing that has been provided herein shall affect or alter said limitation if adequate measures are provided by law for the protection of the Puerto Rico National Guard Institutional Trust bondholders, or persons or corporations that appear in said agreements with the Puerto Rico National Guard Institutional Trust.
History —July 23, 1991, No. 23, § 19.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FIVE - Internal Security (§§ 1 — 3356) › Subtitle 2 - Military Matters (§§ 2001 — 3051s) › PART I - Military Code of Puerto Rico (§§ 2001 — 2929) › Chapter 213 - National Guard; Institutional Trust (§§ 2911 — 2929) › § 2928 - Liquidation

In the event that this Trust is abolished or that it is stripped of the functions described by this chapter for just cause, without a public body or entity to succeed it in its functions, its real assets and chattels shall be removed to the control and custody of the National Guard, and its funds and securities to the control and custody of the Secretary of the Treasury, to be used for the benefit of the National Guard, as provided by law.
History —July 23, 1991, No. 23, § 20.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-FIVE - Internal Security (§§ 1 — 3356) › Subtitle 2 - Military Matters (§§ 2001 — 3051s) › PART I - Military Code of Puerto Rico (§§ 2001 — 2929) › Chapter 213 - National Guard; Institutional Trust (§§ 2911 — 2929) › § 2929 - Reports

The Puerto Rico National Guard Institutional Trust shall submit the following reports to the Legislature and to the Governor of Puerto Rico after the closing of each Government of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico’s fiscal year, but prior to the close of the calendar year:
(1) A financial statement that clearly reflects the operations of the Trust for the previous year, and
(2) a complete report of the status and the development of all its financings and activities from the creation of the Trust, or from the date of its last report.
As an additional safeguard, it shall be required that these reports cover in detail the use and control of funds so that the Legislature, as well as the Governor, can be in a position at all times to proceed or act in behalf of the best public interests.
History —July 23, 1991, No. 23, § 21.