P.R. Laws tit. 8, § 671
For the purposes of this chapter, the following terms shall have the meaning stated hereinafter:
(a) Stalking.— Refers to the behavior typified as a crime by §§ 4013 et seq. of Title 33, known as the “Act Against Stalking in Puerto Rico”.
(b) Law enforcement officer.— Any officer or member of the Puerto Rico Police, or municipal policeman duly trained and accredited by the Puerto Rico Police.
(c) Electronic file.— Refers to the Domestic Abuse and Stalking Restraining Orders Electronic File, which shall be created by the Puerto Rico Police and attached to the Criminal Justice Information System, to which judges, officials of the Department of Justice, and law enforcement officers shall have access, in order to keep a complete and systemized record of all restraining orders issued, whether of temporary or permanent nature. The information transmitted through the Criminal Justice Information System shall be under the custody of the Puerto Rico Police.
(d) Restraining orders.— Refers to all orders of temporary nature, including ex parte orders, issued in writing under the seal of the court, whereby pertinent measures are established in order for a person to abstain from incurring in or performing certain acts that constitute domestic abuse or stalking against another, as typified by §§ 601 et seq. of this title and §§ 4013 et seq. of Title 33.
(e) Respondent.— Refers to any person against whom a restraining order is requested.
(f) Petitioner.— Means any person who requests a restraining order.
(g) Court.— Means the Court of First Instance of the General Court of Justice, and the offices of municipal judges.
(h) Domestic abuse.— Refers to the behavior typified as a crime in §§ 601 et seq. of this title, known as the “Domestic Abuse Prevention and Intervention Act”.
History —Oct. 16, 2000, No. 420, § 3.