P.R. Laws tit. 9, § 5302
Every driver of a vehicle shall immediately stop when required to do so by a law enforcement officer, to wit: the Puerto Rico Police, Municipal Police, a Ports Authority Officer within ports facilities, or the Ranger Corps of the Natural and Environmental Resources Department, and after being informed of the reason for being detained, and the violations of the law that he/she has apparently committed, said driver shall likewise be bound to identify himself/herself if so requested, by the agent, and shall also show all the documents which according to this chapter and its regulations he/she must carry on his/her person or in the vehicle.
Notwithstanding the provisions of this chapter and its regulations, or the indications of traffic lights and signs, any law enforcement officer may disregard as an exception, what is indicated thereby, or stop or detour traffic on any public highway, if in his/her judgment, exceptional traffic conditions justify it, and it shall be the obligation of every driver of a motor vehicle or pedestrian to obey said order or signal.
Members of the Police or the Municipal Police may stop or inspect any vehicle when, in their judgment, it is being used in violation of this chapter or any other legal provision that regulates the operation of vehicles, or other laws, or when the driver or its occupants are involved in any traffic accident. To such purposes, they shall be authorized to block the passage of said vehicle on any public road when its driver refuses to stop.
Members of the Police or the Municipal Police may use any mechanical or electronic detection apparatus of recognized precision to determine and establish the speed of motor vehicles on the public roads.
No person may willfully disobey or refuse to comply with a legal indication or order imparted by a law enforcement officer with legal authority to direct, control or regulate traffic in the manner provided in this section.
History —Jan. 7, 2000, No. 22, § 10.22; June 3, 2004, No. 132, § 10, eff. 8 months after June 3, 2004.