P.R. Laws tit. 4, § 2091
Testimony or statement of authenticity is the document through which a notary, at the request of an interested party, may notarize a non-original document, in addition to the date of the testimony:
(1) Of the legality of the signatures appearing therein, provided it does not deal with acts included in § 2005 of this title or in subsections (1)—(6) of § 3453 of Title 31 in effect;
(2) of having taken a sworn statement in writing;
(3) of it being a true and exact translation of another document, provided he/she has knowledge of both languages and it is thus certified by the statement itself;
(4) of it being a true and exact copy of a document not found in a notarial protocol; or
(5) in general, of the identity of any object or thing.
Only the notaries shall give testimony of the facts, acts or contracts of mere specific interest without prejudice of the provisions of any of the laws in effect. The statements of authenticity may or may not be part of the oath.
Notaries shall not authenticate testimonies in the cases included in § 2005 of this title, nor in subsections (1)—(6) of § 3453 of Title 31 in effect. This prohibition specifically includes sales contracts of real property that expressly or implicitly intend to adjudicate specific portions of real property whose segregation has not been previously approved by the corresponding agencies.
The notary does not assume any responsibility for the contents of the private document whose signature he/she authenticates.
History —July 2, 1987, No. 75, p. 242, § 56; Aug. 11, 1995, No. 156, § 2; Aug. 7, 1998, No. 194, § 2; Dec. 13, 2007, No. 196, § 10.