Constitution · Puerto Rico

P.R. Const. art. VI, § 18

Constitution
Constitution of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico
Text as of
October 2026

What does this section say?

Toda acción criminal en los tribunales del Estado Libre Asociado se instruirá a nombre y por autoridad de "El Pueblo de Puerto Rico" mientras otra cosa no se dispusiere por ley.

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