P.R. Laws Ap. tit. 34A, § II, Rule 138
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During the course of the trial, and before submitting the case to the jury, the court may permit the jury to separate, or provide that they remain in the custody of the marshal, who shall be sworn to keep them together until the next session of the court, and not to permit any person to speak to or communicate with them, nor to do so himself, on any matter connected with the trial, and to return with them to the court in the next session. Likewise, during the course of the trial, when it is essential to the administration of justice, the defendant as well as the prosecutor may petition the court to order that the jury remain in the custody of the marshal, at its discretion.
History —May 27, 1980, No. 62, p. 158.