P.R. Laws tit. 25, § 1152
Any person charged with committing a felony, who refuses to be fingerprinted or photographed, or who fails to or refuses to appear for such purpose, will be punished by a term of imprisonment which shall not exceed six months, or a fine which shall not exceed five hundred dollars ($500), or both penalties, in the discretion of the court. In every case in which there is a refusal to be fingerprinted or photographed, or in which the person charged fails to or refuses to appear for such purpose, a written statement shall be made and signed by the Superintendent or his authorized agent, or any person empowered by law to such effects, and the person charged, or his legal counsel, stating that no fingerprints were taken, and indicating the reasons, if any, that caused the refusal.
History —June 1, 1983, No. 45, p. 79, § 2.