Property Registry: how to request a registry certification
The two kinds of certification the Registry issues, the 60-day deadline the law sets, and what to do if the registrar does not issue it.
August 16, 2026
Agency
Departamento de Justicia de Puerto Rico
The Department that legally represents the Government of Puerto Rico and prosecutes crime. For the public it is also home to several registries and direct-service offices: the Property Registry, where deeds are recorded and registry certifications requested; the Criminal Justice Information System (SIJC), which maintains the Registry of Persons Convicted of Sexual Crimes and Abuse Against Minors; the Office of Services to Crime Victims and Witnesses; and the Lobbyist Registry. It is located at Calle Teniente César González 677 at Avenida Jesús T. Piñero, San Juan, and answers at (787) 721-2900.
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Sex Offender Registry: what it is, who can consult it and what it shows
Act 266-2004 creates the registry of persons convicted of sexual crimes and abuse against minors. What is public, what is not, and the warning the law carries.
August 27, 2026
Civil Lawsuit Registry: what the government has been sued for and what it paid
Act 1-2003 created at Justice a public registry of government civil lawsuits over $5,000, with the amount claimed and the amount awarded or agreed.
August 23, 2026
An official overcharged you: the law that punishes it per infraction
An 1904 law punishes with a $25-$500 fine per infraction any official who maliciously demands or receives fees greater than the law allows.
August 24, 2026
Officials and paid Olympic trips: the ban that lasts four more years
Act 165-2012 bars officials, mayors, judges and legislators from traveling with the Olympic delegation at the expense of COPUR or entities receiving public funds.
August 24, 2026
Shelter and protection for victims and witnesses: the new 2026 law
Act 62-2026 creates the Shelter, Assistance and Protection Program for Victims and Witnesses, and lets the victim request the referral themselves.
August 25, 2026
Compensation for crime victims and witnesses in Puerto Rico
Act 183-1998 compensates crime victims up to $6,000 per person or $15,000 per family unit, if you report within 96 hours and claim within a year.
August 26, 2026
Report fraud against public funds and receive a reward
Act 154-2018 lets any person sue on the government's behalf over fraud and collect between 10% and 30% of what is recovered.
August 26, 2026
Municipal lots in urban centers: registration and your preferred purchase right
If you occupy a municipal lot in the urban center, Act 182-2026 lets it be registered without prior subdivision, and gives you preference if it is sold.
August 26, 2026
Out-of-state divorce: when you no longer need exequátur at the Registry
Act 94-2026 removes exequátur when a US state judgment is used only to prove your civil status in the deed.
August 27, 2026
When criminal prosecution expires: the Article 87 terms
The full criminal prescription table under Act 55-2026: 5, 10 and 20 years, and the new 10-year term for fraud of $500,000 or more.
August 27, 2026
Illicit enrichment: what it is and why it now carries restitution
Act 155-2026 makes restitution mandatory when the official obtains the benefit. Three years for using the information, eight for profiting.
August 27, 2026
Gambling without a franchise: who commits a crime and what it costs
Act 30-2026 raised the penalties: running an unlicensed hall is $15,000 or a year, and $25,000 or three years on each later conviction.
August 27, 2026
They broke in to damage, not to steal: that is now burglary
Act 45-2026 added the damage offence to Article 194 of the Penal Code. Entering property intending to damage is a felony with a fixed 3-year term.
August 28, 2026
Who represents the agency at your administrative hearing
Act 194-2026 lets agencies use their own or contracted attorneys. Any settlement you negotiate with them needs the Justice Department’s prior approval.
August 29, 2026
Explosives: the fixed sentences the law now imposes
Act 88-2026 fixes the Explosives Act penalties: fifteen years for illegal use, eight for possession with illegal purpose and six months for illegal possession.
August 29, 2026
Registry of domestic violence convictions
Act 59-2017 created a public registry at Justice of persons convicted under Act 54, searchable online or by written request to the Police.
August 30, 2026
When the offender is released: who tells you
Act 91-1988 requires notifying the victim in five different situations. Protection, by contrast, must be requested and covers only three of them.
August 31, 2026
The offences under Act 54
Abuse, aggravated abuse, strangulation, threat, restriction of liberty and sexual assault by a partner, with the fixed terms the Act prints.
September 1, 2026
Substitute address and confidentiality
Act 54 creates a substitute address register so agencies can answer public records requests without revealing where you live.
September 1, 2026
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