P.R. Laws tit. 33, § 4654
Any person who defends his/her person, dwelling, property or rights, or the person, dwelling, property or rights of others under such circumstances as to reasonably believe that there is peril of imminent danger, shall not be held liable, provided there is the rational need for the means employed to avoid or repel the damage, lack of sufficient provocation on the part of the defending person and more damage than is necessary is inflicted to avert or avoid the injury.
When alleging self-defense to justify inflicting death to a human being, it is necessary to have reasonable grounds to believe that when inflicting death to the aggressor, the aggrieved or defending person was in imminent or immediate danger of death or serious bodily harm. To justify the defense of dwelling, the circumstances shall indicate trespassing of dwelling, or for the purpose of committing a crime. To justify defense of property or rights, the circumstances shall indicate an attack to the same that constitutes a crime or that poses serious danger of deterioration or imminent loss.
History —June 18, 2004, No. 149, § 26, eff. May 1, 2005.