Puerto Rico

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General Resources

• 1st Circuit

• District of Puerto Rico

• District of Puerto Rico

State Judiciary

• Tribunal Supremo
• Tribunal Apelaciones
• Tribunal de Primera Instancia
• English Translation Information
  • Bureau of Translations of the Puerto Rico Supreme Court may translate specific cases upon request, and it also sells English versions of decisions previously translated for requestors - Telephone numbers for the Supreme Court for contact regarding translations

• Colegio do Abogados de Puerto Rico / Puerto Rico Bar Association (in Spanish)
• Leyes y Reglamentos del Poder Judicial
• 1st Circuit Rules and Procedures – Includes Attorney Discipline and Judicial Conduct Rules

Laws, Codes and Statutes

• Constitution (in English)
• Laws of Puerto Rico Annotated (English)
• Laws of Puerto Rico (Michie)
• Leyes de Puerto Rico (Michie)
• LexJuris - Includes Laws and Codes (Some parts are subscription-based - in Spanish)

Legislative Materials

• Office of Legislative Services
• Bills

Governor's Office

• Governor's Office (in Spanish)

Office of the Attorney General

• Departamento de Justicia (in Spanish)

• Directorio de Municipios (Directory of Municipalities) - in Spanish
• League of Puerto Rican Cities
• Puerto Rico Municipal Code

• Corporations Search
• Treasury Department (in Spanish)
• Elections in Puerto Rico
• Puerto Rico Government (in Spanish)
• Agencias (Agencies) (in Spanish)
• Other Public Records Resources

• Law Library of Congress Guide to Law Online: Puerto Rico
• Globalex: Researching the Laws of Puerto Rico
• Newspapers
• Virtual Legal Library of the Department of State of Puerto Rico