P.R. Laws tit. 3, § 991

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§ 991. Definitions

The following terms and phrases contained in this chapter shall have the meaning stated below:

(a) Electronic government. — Means the incorporation of information technologies into the government endeavor, with the purpose of transforming and imparting greater agility to the relations of the Government with citizens and businesses, in addition to government relations, in order for the Government to become more accessible, effective and transparent for citizens.

(b) Agencies. — Means all bodies or instrumentalities [and entities] of the Executive Branch of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, such as departments, boards, commissions, administrations, offices, subdivisions and public corporations under the control of said Branch.

(c) Document. — Means any letter, writing, form, application, contract, report, photograph, recording, official record, book, map, memorandum, microfiche, paper, electronic register and any other document, regardless of its physical form or particular characteristics, that has been prepared, utilized, received or which has been in the possession or under the custody of an agency and which is related to the matters, information or documents that this chapter seeks to make available to the citizenry over the Internet.

History —June 22, 2004, No. 151, § 2; June 6, 2006, No. 113, § 1.