P.R. Laws tit. 13, § 111o
Except as otherwise ordered by the Court, service of process may be made by any of the means described in subsections (a), (b), or (c) below:
(a) Subject to § 113jj of this title, service of process may be made by the entities and in the manner prescribed by Rules 4.3 and 4.4 of the Puerto Rico Rules of Civil Procedure, or by notice by mail to the last known address of the individual or entity to be served.
(b) Notice by mail or direct transmission may be made in accordance with subsection (c)(2) of § 112c and § 113kk of this title or as the Court otherwise orders.
(c) Notice by publication.—
(1) The Court may order notice by publication if it finds that notice by mail is impracticable or that it is desirable to supplement the notice by mail.
(2) Pursuant to Rule 4.6 of the Puerto Rico Rules of Civil Procedure, or as further detailed below, notice by publication, published at least three (3) times at least fourteen (14) days prior to a specified hearing, in both a newspaper of national circulation in the United States, and a newspaper of general circulation in the Commonwealth, shall be required to supplement notice of:
(A) The approval hearing pursuant to subsection (b) of § 112c of this title with regard to a consensual debt relief transaction under §§ 112-112f of this title;
(B) the eligibility hearing pursuant to § 113e of this title;
(C) the hearing on a transfer of all or substantially all assets of the petitioner pursuant to section § 113f of this title; and
(D) the confirmation hearing pursuant to § 113m of this title.
(3) Notice by publication, published at least three (3) times during the fourteen (14) days after each event specified in paragraphs (A) and (B) of this clause, in both a newspaper of national circulation in the United States, and a newspaper of general circulation in the Commonwealth, shall be required to supplement notice of:
(A) The filing of an application pursuant to subsection (a) of § 112c of this title; and
(B) the filing of a petition pursuant to § 113 of this title.
History —June 28, 2014, No. 71, § 116.