What a Puerto Rico speeding ticket is
This page quotes articles of the Puerto Rico Vehicle and Traffic Law, “Ley de Vehículos y Tránsito de Puerto Rico” (“Ley Núm. 22 de 7 de Enero de 2000, según enmendada”), from the consolidated text published by the Puerto Rico Office of Management and Budget (Oficina de Gerencia y Presupuesto, OGP) at bvirtualogp.pr.gov, listed under Sources below. It covers Puerto Rico. It does not apply any of this text to any ticket. Read any agency, charge, article, speed limit, alleged speed, points, and amount shown on your ticket. Confirm what your ticket says.
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The official text quoted on this page is in Spanish. Each Spanish quotation is followed by an English translation prepared by Violation.com. Each translation paragraph begins with the words Violation.com translation (not official). These translations are not official and are not published by the Government of Puerto Rico. They are given only to help readers follow the Spanish text. If a translation and the Spanish text differ, the Spanish text controls: it is the text quoted from the source, and the translation is not.
The Spanish text below is quoted from the OGP file as retrieved on 7 Nov 2026. Each page of that file is marked “Rev. 05 de noviembre de 2026”.
The OGP text is a consolidated text that incorporates amendments; it is not the text of each law as enacted. Line breaks, page headers and footers, the section references after article headings, and the notes in brackets that the OGP text shows after article headings are not quoted.
What Artículo 5.02 says about speed limits and fines
Artículo 5.02 is headed: “Límites máximos legales y penalidad.”
Violation.com translation (not official): Maximum legal limits and penalty.
Artículo 5.02: “Los límites que a continuación se establecen y en la forma que más adelante se autorizan, serán los límites máximos legales de velocidad y ninguna persona conducirá un vehículo de motor por la vía pública a una velocidad mayor de dichos límites máximos:”
Violation.com translation (not official): The limits established below, and in the manner authorized further on, shall be the maximum legal speed limits, and no person shall drive a motor vehicle on a public road at a speed greater than those maximum limits:
Artículo 5.02(a): “Veinticinco (25) millas por hora en la zona urbana, excepto en vías con un total de cuatro o más carriles, donde el Secretario podrá establecer un máximo de treinta y cinco (35) millas por hora.”
Violation.com translation (not official): Twenty-five (25) miles per hour in an urban zone, except on roads with a total of four or more lanes, where the Secretary may establish a maximum of thirty-five (35) miles per hour.
Artículo 5.02(b): “Cuarenta y cinco (45) millas por hora en la zona rural, salvo en aquellas carreteras en que el Secretario determine que la velocidad máxima sea hasta de cincuenta y cinco (55) millas por hora.”
Violation.com translation (not official): Forty-five (45) miles per hour in a rural zone, except on those highways on which the Secretary determines that the maximum speed shall be up to fifty-five (55) miles per hour.
Artículo 5.02(c): “Quince (15) millas por hora en una zona escolar ubicada en una zona urbana, mientras que en una zona rural, será de veinticinco (25) millas por hora, según la identifique la autoridad correspondiente, de seis de la mañana (6:00 A. M.) a siete de la tarde (7:00 P. M.) durante los días de clases u otras horas o períodos que se señalen o identifiquen por medio de rótulos con mensajes fijos, rótulos con mensajes variables, semáforos de luz amarilla intermitente u otros dispositivos de control del tránsito o combinación de éstos.”
Violation.com translation (not official): Fifteen (15) miles per hour in a school zone located in an urban zone, while in a rural zone it shall be twenty-five (25) miles per hour, as identified by the corresponding authority, from six in the morning (6:00 A. M.) to seven in the evening (7:00 P. M.) on school days, or at other hours or periods that are indicated or identified by means of fixed-message signs, variable-message signs, flashing yellow traffic lights, or other traffic control devices, or a combination of these.
Artículo 5.02(d): “Todo vehículo de motor que transporte materiales peligrosos no excederá de treinta (30) millas por hora en zona rural y quince (15) millas por hora en zona urbana. Al determinarse qué constituye material peligroso, deberá atenderse la definición, que a esos efectos, se establezca en la reglamentación adoptada por la Comisión, de acuerdo con la facultad que le confiere la Ley Núm. 109 de 28 de junio de 1962, según enmendada, conocida como “Ley de Servicio Público de Puerto Rico” o en cualquier estatuto que subsiguientemente rija dicha materia.”
Violation.com translation (not official): Every motor vehicle that transports hazardous materials shall not exceed thirty (30) miles per hour in a rural zone and fifteen (15) miles per hour in an urban zone. In determining what constitutes hazardous material, the definition to that effect established in the regulations adopted by the Commission shall be followed, in accordance with the authority conferred on it by Law No. 109 of June 28, 1962, as amended, known as the Puerto Rico Public Service Law (Ley de Servicio Público de Puerto Rico), or by any statute that subsequently governs that matter.
Artículo 5.02(e): “La velocidad en las autopistas será de sesenta y cinco (65) millas por hora en las áreas donde se cumpla con los criterios vigentes de la Asociación Americana de Funcionarios Estatales de Transportación (AASHTO por sus siglas en inglés).”
Violation.com translation (not official): The speed on expressways (autopistas) shall be sixty-five (65) miles per hour in the areas where the current criteria of the American Association of State Transportation Officials (AASHTO, by its initials in English) are met.
Artículo 5.02(f): “La velocidad máxima para todo vehículo pesado de motor, ómnibus público o privado, o transporte escolar, será siempre diez (10) millas por hora menos que la permitida en cualquier zona, excepto en las zonas escolares en donde la velocidad máxima será de quince (15) millas por hora.”
Violation.com translation (not official): The maximum speed for every heavy motor vehicle, public or private omnibus, or school transport shall always be ten (10) miles per hour less than that permitted in any zone, except in school zones, where the maximum speed shall be fifteen (15) miles per hour.
Artículo 5.02(g): “Toda persona que maneje un vehículo de motor en exceso de la velocidad máxima permitida en la zona u horario, o bajo las condiciones pertinentes, según determinado por el Secretario, incurrirá en falta administrativa y se le sancionará de la siguiente forma:”
Violation.com translation (not official): Every person who drives a motor vehicle in excess of the maximum speed permitted in the zone or time period, or under the pertinent conditions, as determined by the Secretary, shall incur an administrative fault (falta administrativa) and shall be sanctioned as follows:
Artículo 5.02(g)(1): “Con multa básica de cien (100) dólares, más diez (10) dólares adicionales por cada milla por hora a que viniese manejando en exceso del límite máximo de velocidad permitido en dicha zona u horario, o bajo dichas circunstancias.”
Violation.com translation (not official): With a basic fine of one hundred (100) dollars, plus ten (10) additional dollars for each mile per hour that the person was driving in excess of the maximum speed limit permitted in that zone or time period, or under those circumstances.
Artículo 5.02(g)(2): “Con multa de mil (1,000) dólares cuando la velocidad a la que vaya el vehículo sea cien (100) millas por hora o más.”
Violation.com translation (not official): With a fine of one thousand (1,000) dollars when the speed at which the vehicle is traveling is one hundred (100) miles per hour or more.
Artículo 5.02(h): “Toda persona que maneje un vehículo de motor en exceso de la velocidad máxima permitida en una zona escolar y dicha zona haya sido especialmente demarcada con los dispositivos de rigor, tales como, pero no limitado a, semáforos, reflectores, pintura y rotulación, incurrirán en una falta administrativa y serán sancionados con multa de doscientos (200) dólares más diez (10) dólares por cada milla adicional sobre el límite de velocidad establecida por Ley, para la zona escolar. Cuando a consecuencia de la violación a esta disposición se ocasionare un choque automovilístico o cualquier tipo de daño corporal a una persona, se considerará un delito menos grave y, convicta que fuera la persona, se le impondrá pena de reclusión por un término de hasta seis (6) meses, una multa no menor de quinientos (500) dólares ni mayor de cinco mil (5,000) dólares o ambas penas a discreción del tribunal.”
Violation.com translation (not official): Every person who drives a motor vehicle in excess of the maximum speed permitted in a school zone, where that zone has been specially marked with the required devices, such as, but not limited to, traffic lights, reflectors, paint and signage, shall incur an administrative fault and shall be sanctioned with a fine of two hundred (200) dollars plus ten (10) dollars for each additional mile over the speed limit established by Law for the school zone. When, as a consequence of the violation of this provision, a car crash or any type of bodily harm to a person is caused, it shall be considered a misdemeanor (delito menos grave) and, if the person is convicted, a penalty of imprisonment for a term of up to six (6) months, a fine of not less than five hundred (500) dollars nor more than five thousand (5,000) dollars, or both penalties, at the discretion of the court, shall be imposed.
Artículo 5.02(i): “Toda persona que maneje un vehículo pesado de motor, ómnibus público o transporte escolar en exceso de la velocidad máxima permitida, incurrirá en falta administrativa y será sancionada de la siguiente manera:”
Violation.com translation (not official): Every person who drives a heavy motor vehicle, public omnibus or school transport in excess of the maximum speed permitted shall incur an administrative fault and shall be sanctioned as follows:
Artículo 5.02(i)(1): “Por la primera infracción, con pena de multa que no será menor de doscientos cincuenta (250) dólares ni mayor de quinientos (500) dólares y la suspensión de la licencia de conducir por un término de un (1) mes.”
Violation.com translation (not official): For the first infraction, with a fine of not less than two hundred fifty (250) dollars nor more than five hundred (500) dollars and suspension of the driver’s license for a term of one (1) month.
Artículo 5.02(i)(2): “Por la segunda infracción, con pena de multa no menor de quinientos (500) dólares ni mayor de mil (1,000) dólares y la suspensión de la licencia de conducir por un término de seis (6) meses.”
Violation.com translation (not official): For the second infraction, with a fine of not less than five hundred (500) dollars nor more than one thousand (1,000) dollars and suspension of the driver’s license for a term of six (6) months.
Artículo 5.02(i)(3): “Por la tercera infracción, con pena de multa no menor de mil (1,000) dólares ni mayor de cinco mil (5,000) dólares y la suspensión de la licencia de conducir de por vida.”
Violation.com translation (not official): For the third infraction, with a fine of not less than one thousand (1,000) dollars nor more than five thousand (5,000) dollars and suspension of the driver’s license for life.
Artículo 5.02(j): “Toda persona que maneje un vehículo de motor en exceso de la velocidad máxima permitida en un área donde haya un aviso de que se encuentran obreros realizando trabajos de construcción, mantenimiento o mejoras en las vías públicas, incurrirá en falta administrativa y será sancionada con una multa básica de ciento cincuenta (150) dólares, más diez (10) dólares por cada milla por hora a que viniese manejando en exceso del límite máximo de velocidad permitido en dicha zona u horario.”
Violation.com translation (not official): Every person who drives a motor vehicle in excess of the maximum speed permitted in an area where there is a notice that workers are carrying out construction, maintenance or improvement work on the public roads shall incur an administrative fault and shall be sanctioned with a basic fine of one hundred fifty (150) dollars, plus ten (10) dollars for each mile per hour that the person was driving in excess of the maximum speed limit permitted in that zone or time period.
That is the statute’s statement. This page quotes all of the text of Artículo 5.02. This page does not quote Ley Núm. 109 de 28 de junio de 1962 or the regulations of the Commission that paragraph (d) names. This page does not say how that text applies to a particular notice, license, or driving record.
Those are the statute’s statements. Paragraphs (h), (i) and (j) of Artículo 5.02, quoted above, state other amounts for a school zone, for a heavy motor vehicle, public omnibus or school transport, and for an area with workers on the road, and paragraph (i) states license suspensions. Paragraph (h) and Artículo 23.03, quoted below, state when a violation is considered a “delito menos grave” (misdemeanor). Artículo 23.05(h), quoted below, states discounts for payment within set periods and surcharges after a set period. Artículo 23.05(i), quoted below, states when administrative fines included in the motor vehicle permit expire and may not be claimed or collected. Artículo 23.05(u), quoted below, states that the procedures of Artículo 23.05 for imposing fines and for review or reconsideration do not apply to tickets issued by the Inspectors of the Commission or to fines imposed by resolution of the Commission. This page does not add any other amount to these figures, does not work out an amount for any speed, and does not total any amount. This page does not say which paragraph, or what amount, applies to a particular ticket. Read any amount printed on your ticket.
What Artículo 23.03 says about conversion to a misdemeanor
Artículo 23.03 is headed: “Conversión de faltas administrativas a delitos menos graves.”
Violation.com translation (not official): Conversion of administrative faults to misdemeanors.
Artículo 23.03: “Cuando el conductor de un vehículo de motor o de arrastre incurriere en una infracción que constituye una falta administrativa y como consecuencia de ella causare o contribuyere a causar un accidente que resultare en la lesión de una persona o daños a la propiedad ajena, dicha falta administrativa se convertirá en delito menos grave, punible con pena de multa no menor de quinientos (500) dólares ni mayor de cinco mil (5,000) dólares, pena de reclusión por un término no mayor de seis (6) meses, o ambas penas, a discreción del tribunal. Además, el tribunal podrá imponer la pena de restitución.”
Violation.com translation (not official): When the driver of a motor vehicle or trailer commits an infraction that constitutes an administrative fault and, as a consequence of it, causes or contributes to causing an accident that results in injury to a person or damage to the property of another, that administrative fault shall become a misdemeanor (delito menos grave), punishable by a fine of not less than five hundred (500) dollars nor more than five thousand (5,000) dollars, imprisonment for a term of not more than six (6) months, or both penalties, at the discretion of the court. In addition, the court may impose the penalty of restitution.
That is the statute’s statement. This page quotes all of the text of Artículo 23.03. This page does not say how that text applies to a particular notice, license, or driving record.
What Artículo 3.22 says about points
Artículo 3.22 is headed: “Escala de evaluación (point system).”
Violation.com translation (not official): Evaluation scale (point system).
Artículo 3.22: “El Secretario establecerá, mediante reglamento, un sistema de puntos o escala de evaluación para fijar los puntos o deméritos que se habrán de acumular en contra de los conductores por cada infracción que conlleve una falta administrativa, o por la convicción por un delito menos grave en virtud de esta Ley, y dispondrá cuáles serían las providencias a tomar cuando un infractor acumule distintos niveles de puntuación, que podrían ser, desde un aviso escrito, hasta la suspensión y revocación de la licencia de conducir.”
Violation.com translation (not official): The Secretary shall establish, by regulation, a point system or evaluation scale to set the points or demerits to be accumulated against drivers for each infraction that carries an administrative fault, or for a conviction of a misdemeanor under this Law, and shall provide what measures are to be taken when an offender accumulates different levels of points, which could range from a written warning to the suspension and revocation of the driver’s license.
Artículo 3.22 continues: “Al incurrir una persona en una falta administrativa o delito menos grave por infracción a las disposiciones de esta Ley o sus reglamentos, el Secretario determinará, dentro de los límites que haya establecido para cada infracción, la cantidad de puntos que el infractor habrá de acumular.”
Violation.com translation (not official): When a person incurs an administrative fault or misdemeanor by violating the provisions of this Law or its regulations, the Secretary shall determine, within the limits that the Secretary has established for each infraction, the number of points that the offender is to accumulate.
That is the statute’s statement. Artículo 3.22 leaves the point scale to a regulation of the Secretary. This page does not quote that regulation and does not state any number of points for any violation. Artículo 23.05(a), quoted below, states that the ticket shows the points. Read any points printed on your ticket.
What Artículo 23.05 says about the ticket and about payment
Artículo 23.05 is headed: “Procedimiento administrativo.”
Violation.com translation (not official): Administrative procedure.
Artículo 23.05 begins: “Con relación a las faltas administrativas de tránsito, se seguirán las normas siguientes:”
Violation.com translation (not official): With respect to administrative traffic faults, the following rules shall be followed:
Artículo 23.05(a): “Los agentes del orden público quedan facultados para expedir boletos por cualesquiera faltas administrativas de tránsito. Los formularios para dichos boletos serán preparados, impresos, identificados individualmente y distribuidos de acuerdo con los reglamentos que, para dicho propósito, promulgará el Secretario y/o la Comisión, en cuanto a los vehículos de transporte comercial y los vehículos de motor autorizados por ésta a prestar un servicio público. Los agentes fecharán y firmarán el boleto, el cual expresará la falta o faltas administrativas que alegadamente se ha o se hayan cometido, y el monto de la multa o multas administrativas a pagarse y la puntuación correspondiente aplicable. La parte posterior del boleto informará al infractor su derecho a presentar un recurso de impugnación en el Tribunal correspondiente y el procedimiento a seguir, según se establece en este Artículo. Esta información aparecerá en los idiomas español e inglés.”
Violation.com translation (not official): Law enforcement officers are authorized to issue tickets (boletos) for any administrative traffic faults. The forms for those tickets shall be prepared, printed, individually identified and distributed in accordance with the regulations that the Secretary and/or the Commission shall promulgate for that purpose, with respect to commercial transport vehicles and motor vehicles authorized by it to provide a public service. The officers shall date and sign the ticket, which shall state the administrative fault or faults that allegedly have been committed, the amount of the administrative fine or fines to be paid, and the corresponding applicable points. The back of the ticket shall inform the offender of the right to file a challenge (recurso de impugnación) in the corresponding Court and the procedure to follow, as established in this Article. This information shall appear in the Spanish and English languages.
Artículo 23.05(h): “Será deber del infractor pagar todo boleto dentro de los treinta (30) días a partir de la fecha de su expedición, salvo en los casos que solicite un recurso de revisión judicial, conforme a lo establecido en el inciso (1) de este Artículo. Todo pago de infracción realizado dentro del periodo de quince (15) días a partir de la fecha de la infracción, tendrá derecho a un descuento de treinta por ciento (30%) del monto total de la infracción. De no pagarse dentro de quince (15) días, tendrá derecho a un descuento de quince por ciento (15%) si se paga antes de cumplidos los treinta (30) días a partir de la fecha de la infracción. Luego de pasados los treinta (30) días, aplicará un recargo de diez (10) dólares y a partir de ahí, conllevará un recargo de cinco (5) dólares adicionales por cada mes de retraso. El recargo podrá ser pagado junto al boleto en cualquier colecturía antes del vencimiento de la fecha de pago del permiso del vehículo de motor o de la licencia de conducir. En los casos de infracciones de movimiento, de no realizarse el pago dentro de los sesenta (60) días de emitido, la misma será incluida en la licencia de conducir del infractor o del conductor certificado. En el caso que se extravíe el boleto de notificación de la multa administrativa y dicha multa no aparezca aun en los registros correspondientes del Departamento, el infractor podrá efectuar el pago mediante la radicación de una declaración al efecto, en la forma y manera en que el Secretario disponga mediante el reglamento. Dicho pago será acreditado contra cualquier multa pendiente expedida con anterioridad al mismo, en orden cronológico.”
Violation.com translation (not official): It shall be the duty of the offender to pay every ticket within thirty (30) days from the date of its issuance, except in cases in which the offender requests judicial review (recurso de revisión judicial), as established in paragraph (1) of this Article. Every payment of an infraction made within the period of fifteen (15) days from the date of the infraction shall be entitled to a discount of thirty percent (30%) of the total amount of the infraction. If not paid within fifteen (15) days, it shall be entitled to a discount of fifteen percent (15%) if it is paid before thirty (30) days have elapsed from the date of the infraction. After thirty (30) days have passed, a surcharge of ten (10) dollars shall apply and, from then on, it shall carry a surcharge of five (5) additional dollars for each month of delay. The surcharge may be paid together with the ticket at any collection office (colecturía) before the expiration of the payment date of the motor vehicle permit or of the driver’s license. In the case of moving infractions, if payment is not made within sixty (60) days of issuance, it shall be included on the driver’s license of the offender or of the certified driver. If the ticket giving notice of the administrative fine is lost and that fine does not yet appear in the corresponding records of the Department, the offender may make the payment by filing a declaration to that effect, in the form and manner that the Secretary provides by regulation. That payment shall be credited against any pending fine issued before it, in chronological order.
Artículo 23.05(h) continues: “Cuando alguna de las personas indicadas en el inciso (1) de este Artículo, ejerza su derecho a solicitar un recurso de revisión judicial por la imposición de multa, los términos aquí establecidos para el pago y los descuentos correspondientes comenzarán a decursar a partir del momento en que la determinación del Tribunal advenga final, firme e inapelable.”
Violation.com translation (not official): When any of the persons indicated in paragraph (1) of this Article exercises the right to request judicial review of the imposition of a fine, the terms established here for payment and the corresponding discounts shall begin to run from the moment the determination of the Court becomes final, firm and unappealable.
Artículo 23.05(h) continues: “Toda persona que renueve su licencia de conducir solo vendrá obligada a pagar aquellas multas correspondientes al término de la vigencia de su permiso.”
Violation.com translation (not official): Every person who renews a driver’s license shall be obligated to pay only those fines corresponding to the term of validity of that person’s permit.
Artículo 23.05(h) continues: “Ninguna persona vendrá obligada a pagar multas de años anteriores al periodo de los tres (3) años de vigencia de su licencia, salvo que el Departamento:”
Violation.com translation (not official): No person shall be obligated to pay fines from years prior to the period of the three (3) years of validity of that person’s license, unless the Department:
- (1) “demuestre que nunca fueron pagadas porque no se renovó la licencia de conducir correspondiente al periodo donde aparece la multa; o”
- Violation.com translation (not official): shows that they were never paid because the driver’s license corresponding to the period in which the fine appears was not renewed; or
- (2) “haya enviado una notificación de cobro al infractor con anterioridad a la culminación de este término a su última dirección conocida mediante: correo electrónico o por correo certificado con acuse de recibo, a través de la aplicación móvil (app) del Departamento para las licencias virtuales, CESCO Digital, o cualquier otro sistema digital autorizado por el Secretario con propósitos de notificación ciudadana, en los casos donde la persona recipiente de dicha notificación este debida y voluntariamente registrada en dicho sistema digital y haya autorizado recibir notificaciones electrónicas a estos fines; o en su defecto, haya publicado en un periódico de circulación general una reclamación de pago de la multa o multas atribuibles a dicho infractor.”
- Violation.com translation (not official): has sent a collection notice to the offender, before the end of this term, to the offender’s last known address by: email or by certified mail with return receipt, through the Department’s mobile application (app) for virtual licenses, CESCO Digital, or any other digital system authorized by the Secretary for purposes of notifying citizens, in cases where the person receiving that notice is duly and voluntarily registered in that digital system and has authorized receiving electronic notices for these purposes; or, failing that, has published in a newspaper of general circulation a claim for payment of the fine or fines attributable to that offender.
Artículo 23.05(i): “En cuanto a la inclusión de multas administrativas en el permiso del vehículo de motor, las mismas vencerán y no podrán ser reclamadas ni cobradas, transcurridos dieciocho (18) meses de haber sido expedidas, siempre y cuando la licencia del vehículo de motor se haya renovado año tras año o el Departamento haya enviado notificación de cobro.”
Violation.com translation (not official): As to the inclusion of administrative fines in the motor vehicle permit, those fines shall expire and may not be claimed or collected once eighteen (18) months have passed since they were issued, provided that the motor vehicle license has been renewed year after year or the Department has sent a collection notice.
Artículo 23.05(i) continues: “Para que se eliminen esas multas del récord de su vehículo, no será necesario presentar evidencia de pago al momento de renovar el permiso de un vehículo de motor, salvo que el Departamento demuestre que nunca fueron pagadas porque no se renovó el permiso del vehículo donde aparece la multa, excepto que el dueño registral presente prueba de haber renovado dicho permiso.”
Violation.com translation (not official): For those fines to be removed from the record of the vehicle, it shall not be necessary to present evidence of payment when renewing the permit of a motor vehicle, unless the Department shows that they were never paid because the permit of the vehicle on which the fine appears was not renewed, except where the registered owner presents proof of having renewed that permit.
Artículo 23.05(u): “Las disposiciones de este Artículo relacionadas a los procedimientos para la imposición de multas y revisión y/o reconsideración no son de aplicación a los boletos expedidos por los Inspectores de la Comisión ni a las multas administrativas impuestas mediante resolución por dicha agencia, los cuales se regirán por la “Ley de Servicio Público de Puerto Rico”, Ley Núm. 109 de 28 de junio de 1962, según enmendada, y los reglamentos aprobados en virtud de ésta. Ninguna persona podrá renovar su licencia de conducir ni el permiso de su vehículo de motor si mantiene alguna deuda ante la Comisión. El Secretario deberá asegurarse de establecer los mecanismos adecuados para cumplir con esta directriz.”
Violation.com translation (not official): The provisions of this Article relating to the procedures for the imposition of fines and for review and/or reconsideration do not apply to tickets issued by the Inspectors of the Commission or to administrative fines imposed by resolution of that agency, which shall be governed by the Puerto Rico Public Service Law (Ley de Servicio Público de Puerto Rico), Law No. 109 of June 28, 1962, as amended, and the regulations approved under it. No person may renew a driver’s license or the permit of a motor vehicle if that person has any debt before the Commission. The Secretary shall ensure that adequate mechanisms are established to comply with this directive.
That is the statute’s statement. This page quotes the opening words of Artículo 23.05 and all of paragraphs (a), (h), (i) and (u). Paragraph (h), as printed in the OGP text, refers twice to “inciso (1) de este Artículo”. This page quotes that wording as printed and does not say which paragraph it refers to. Artículo 23.05 has other paragraphs, (b) to (g), (j) to (t), (v) and (w), that this page does not cover, including paragraph (d), on a lien on the vehicle’s plate, paragraph (l), on a petition for judicial review, paragraph (m), on places and ways to pay, and paragraph (s), on a deferred payment plan. This page does not quote Artículo 23.06, on payment plans, Artículo 23.07, on removing administrative faults from a driver’s record, Ley Núm. 109 de 28 de junio de 1962, which paragraph (u) names, or the regulations of the Secretary that Artículo 23.05 names. This page does not say how that text applies to a particular notice, license, or driving record.
Paths the ticket describes (not which to choose)
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Source retrieved 7 Nov 2026:
- https://bvirtualogp.pr.gov/ogp/Bvirtual/leyesreferencia/PDF/22-2000.pdf (OGP consolidated text of Ley 22-2000, PDF, in Spanish)
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