Go to Previous Versions
of
this Chapter
2024 Laws of Puerto Rico
TITLE TWO - Legislature (§§ 1 — 1015)
Chapter 1 - Legislative Assembly and its Members (§§ 1 — 37)
- § 1 - Meetings of Legislative Assembly
- § 1a - Duration of regular sessions
- § 2 - Meeting of Senate; election of officers
- § 3 - Meeting of House; election of officers
- § 4 - Certificate of election to House
- § 5 - Oaths; duties of officers and employees
- § 6 - Entry and form of oaths
- § 7 - Election of officers; majority vote
- § 8 - Election of officers; oaths
- § 9 - Removal of officers
- § 10 - Joint Session; Governor’s message
- § 11 - Compelling attendance of members
- § 12 - Members’ privileges and immunities—Words spoken in debate
- § 13 - Member’s privileges and immunities—Arrest; attendance as witness; hearing of proceedings in which member is interested
- § 14 - Members’ privileges and immunities—Power to punish as contempt
- § 15 - Members’ privileges and immunities—Imprisonment for contempt
- § 16 - Members’ privileges and immunities—Fines
- § 17 - Members’ privileges and immunities—Procedure for imposing fines and imprisonment
- § 18 - Members’ privileges and immunities—Collection of fines
- § 19 - Members’ privileges and immunities—Other civil or criminal proceedings not barred
- § 20 - Membership incompatible with other offices
- § 21 - Substitutes on boards for President of Senate and Speaker of House
- §§ 22, 22a - Repealed. Act June 19, 1968, No. 97, p. 179, § 10, eff. Jan. 2, 1969 and renumbered as § 11 on Dec. 16, 1995, No. 235, § 3, eff. Jan. 2, 1997
- § 23 - Payment to widow or children of deceased member
- § 23a - Payments to widow, widower or minor children; payment for disability
- §§ 24, 25 - Repealed. Act Jan. 4, 2000, No. 2, § 1, eff. Jan. 4, 2000
- §§ 26, 27 - Repealed. Act Dec. 20, 1977, No. 4, p. 611, § 8.036, eff. Dec. 20, 1977; renumbered as § 8.030 by Act Jan. 10, 1983, No. 3, p. 375, § 150, eff. Jan. 10, 1983
- § 27a - Constitutional base
- § 28 - Salaries and emoluments to members—Annual salary
- § 29 - Salaries and emoluments to members—Per diems during sessions
- § 30 - Salaries and emoluments to members—Per diem when houses are not in session
- § 31 - Salaries and emoluments to members—Per diem and expenses for trips outside of Puerto Rico
- § 32 - Salaries and emoluments to members—Telephone service
- § 33 - Salaries and emoluments to members—Postage
- § 34 - Salaries and emoluments to members—Mileage
- § 35 - Salaries and emoluments to members—Office and clerk services
- § 36 - Salaries and emoluments to members—Transfer of items
- § 37 - Salaries and emoluments to members—Appropriation of funds
Disclaimer: These codes may not be the most recent version. Puerto Rico may have more current or accurate information. We make no warranties or guarantees about the accuracy, completeness, or adequacy of the information contained on this site or the information linked to on the state site. Please check official sources.
