Puerto Rico Update

Status
Not open for further replies.

Gary Slider

Member
Joined
Apr 6, 2006
Messages
596
Location
West Virginia
I have found the Admin Rule for the Puerto Rico Act 168-2019 which is their new gun law. I have been working on it but with the Rules being a Scanned copy making all the pages images you can’t highlight it and paste it into a translator. You have to type it all in. So it takes time. Yes they are Shall Issue BUT!!! Seems like some of what we have been hearing is not all that accurate. Below is a translation of one part of the act concerning honoring other states permit/licenses. I am working on the PR Page at www.handgunlaw.us but it will take some time before I update it again with more translations. Also be aware that Translators on the internet are not the greatest in the world. This is not a word for word translation but gives a good idea of what the law states. There is still not an Official Version of Act 168-2019 and I doubt there will ever be an official version of the PR Admin Rules published in English. If anyone comes across the PR Admin Rules in English I would appreciate a Heads Up!

Translation of Administrative Rules on Act 168 of 2019
Article 2.18 People With a Gun License From Other Jurisdictions

People with a gun license from other jurisdictions, in order to have the same rights and privileges enjoyed by people with a gun license from Puerto Rico, must comply with the requirements established by Act 168-2019. The NPPR Commissioner may establish memorandum of understanding (MOU) with states and / or territories of the United States that have similar requirements to Law 168-2019. Once the NPPR Commissioner establishes the MOUs, the person who meets the established requirements and intends to introduce one or more weapons and / or ammunition to Puerto Rico shall inform the Division of Weapons Registration and License Issuance. Said notification shall be made using form PPR-1062 entitled: "Notification of Intention to Introduce Weapons and /or Ammunition " five (5) business days before introducing weapons and / or ammunition to Puerto Rico. When feasible, notification will be made through the following link: www.policia.pr.gov. In these cases the Firearms will be registered in the Real Plus System.

Link to PR Admin Rules in Spanish
https://policia.pr.gov/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Reglamento_Armas.pdf

Link to PPR-1062 This is the form you would fill out if you wanted to introduce a firearm into Puerto Rico.
https://policia.pr.gov/wp-content/u...2-NOTIFICACIÓN-INTENCION-INTRODUCIR-ARMAS.pdf

Here is a link to a list of forms that PR Police have listed concerning firearms. Some of the forms are in both English and Spanish.
https://policia.pr.gov/formularios-de-solicitud-y-renovacion-licencias-de-armas/
 
Gary, Puerto Rico has a Congressman, Jennifer Gonzalez-Colon. https://gonzalez-colon.house.gov/contact/offices

You might telephone her office and see if a staffer can hook you up with an English translation. Translation of legal documents is probably their most common task since PR official documents are in Spanish.
I find it strange that that legal documents from PR are not already in English since visitors from the US Mainland are not likely to know Spanish.
 
Nope. Their statutes will be in English but that will take another 6 months probably. LexisNexis handles the for them. Their Administrative Rules are not in English. To get a copy you have to pay $1 a page and they would be in Spanish. The admin rules for their new gun law is 217 pages long.
 
The PR Congresswoman requires to put in a PR Zip code to even get to the page to send them a message to their office. So will have to call.
 
Status
Not open for further replies.
Back
Top