P.R. Laws tit. 8, § 346g

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§ 346g. Notice to the parties and the law enforcement agencies

(a) A copy of every restraining order must be filed with the Office of the Clerk of the Court which issues the same. The Office of the Court Clerk shall provide a copy thereof at the request of the parties or of any interested person.

(b) Any order issued under to this chapter must be personally served on the defendant, whether through an officer of the court, a law enforcement officer, any person over eighteen (18) years of age who is not a party to the case or according to the procedure established in the Rules of Civil Procedure.

(c) In or before ten (10) working days, the Office of the Court Clerk shall send a copy of the orders issued under to this chapter to the Area Headquarters of the Puerto Rico Police, which shall be responsible for maintaining a record of the restraining orders thus issued.

(d) The Puerto Rico Police shall provide adequate protection to the party in whose benefit a restraining order is issued.

History —July 12, 1986, No. 121, p. 389, added as § 6.7 on Jan. 6, 1998, No. 9, § 2, eff. 60 days after Jan. 6, 1998.