Statutes | 33 L.P.R.A. ยง 4917 | 2025


Any person who threatens another person or his/her family with inflicting physical harm or damages to his/her estate when such person is a witness or that due to his/her knowledge of the facts may be called to testify in any investigation, proceeding, hearing or judicial, legislative or administrative issue, if the latter entails sanctions in excess of five thousand dollars ($5,000) or the suspension of employment and salary, with the purpose of keeping said witness from testifying, or to testify partially or to change said testimony shall incur a fourth degree felony.