P.R. Laws tit. 4A, § 1.1
Within the limitations of the Rules of Criminal Procedure, 34 L.P.R.A. App. II, and the Rules of Evidence, 32 L.P.R.A. App. IV, currently in effect, videotaping equipment may be used in criminal cases, with the defendant’s consent, to: perpetuate expert testimony, the testimony of witnesses who will not be available at any stage of the proceedings, as would be the case of tourists that will leave the country, sick or invalid witnesses or those who may be in danger of death. It may also be used with the defendant’s and the prosecution’s consent as a substitute for views and inspections, to warn the defendant of his rights before he waives a jury trial or before he pleads guilty, and to give the general instructions to the jury.
History —Dec. 30, 1981, eff. Jan. 1, 1982.