§ 4917.  Threats to witnesses

Statutes | 33 L.P.R.A. § 4917

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...

§ 4916.  Fraud or deceit against witnesses

Statutes | 33 L.P.R.A. § 4916

Any person who commits fraud or deceit to affect the testimony of any witness or person who shall be called to testify in any investigation, proceeding, hearing or judicial, legislative or administrative issue or other procedures authorized by the law, or who knowingly makes any statement or...

§ 4915.  Preventing or persuading non-appearance of witnesses

Statutes | 33 L.P.R.A. § 4915

Any person who, without any legal justification, prevents or persuades another who is or may be a witness not to appear at or testify in any investigation, proceeding, hearing or any judicial, legislative or administrative issue or at any other procedure authorized by the law, shall incur a...

§ 4901.  False statements or allegations regarding a crime

Statutes | 33 L.P.R.A. § 4901

Repealed. 

§ 4895. Embezzlement of public funds

Statutes | 33 L.P.R.A. § 4895

Any public officer or employee who is responsible, directly or indirectly, for the administration, transfer, care, custody, revenues, disbursement or accounting of public funds shall incur a third degree felony, regardless of whether or not he/she obtained benefits for him/herself or for any...

§ 4894. Negligence in the performance of duty

Statutes | 33 L.P.R.A. § 4894

Any public officer or employee who persistently neglects to comply with a duty imposed by law or regulation and, as a consequence of said omission causes the loss of public funds or damages to public property shall incur a misdemeanor.If the assessed value of the loss of public funds or the...

§ 4893. Omission in the performance of duty

Statutes | 33 L.P.R.A. § 4893

Any public officer or employee who knowingly omits to comply with any duty imposed by law or regulations and, as a consequence of said omission, causes the loss of public funds or damages to public property shall incur a misdemeanor.If the assessed value of the loss of public funds or the...

§ 4892. Undue influence

Statutes | 33 L.P.R.A. § 4892

Repealed. 

§ 4888. Alteration or mutilation of property

Statutes | 33 L.P.R.A. § 4888

Any public officer or employee who is in charge of or has control over any property, file, record, document, electronic register or any other type of register or data bank, whether hard copy or electronic, and who alters, destroys, mutilates, removes or conceals the same in whole or in part,...

§ 4885. Undue intervention in government operations

Statutes | 33 L.P.R.A. § 4885

Any person who unduly intervenes or without legal authority in the execution of a contract, in a bid process or otherwise in the negotiation of any other procedure of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico for purposes of obtaining benefits or to benefit a third party shall incur a fourth degree...