P.R. Laws tit. 31, § 254

2019-02-20 00:00:00+00
§ 254. Marriage by mandate through special power of attorney—Medical certificate

Every man or woman who is away from the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico who wishes to contract marriage in Puerto Rico by a mandate through a special power of attorney shall obtain a certificate from a practicing physician, psychiatrist, psychologist or surgeon, showing that he or she does not suffer insanity, mental retardation or developmental deficiency in a severe or deep degree which may impede him or her from giving his/her consent, or from syphilis or any other venereal disease. Said certificate shall be acknowledged by an authorized official who shall also certify that the certificate has been issued by a physician, psychiatrist, psychologist or surgeon authorized to practice said profession.

History —May 5, 1945, No. 64, p. 236, § 2; May 12, 1967, No. 37, p. 222; Dec. 14, 1997, No. 141, § 3.