Chapter 1. Legislative Assembly and its Members
- § 1. Meetings of Legislative Assembly
- § 1a. Duration of regular sessions
- § 2. Meeting of Senate; election of officers
- § 3. Meeting of House; election of officers
- § 4. Certificate of election to House
- § 5. Oaths; duties of officers and employees
- § 6. Entry and form of oaths
- § 7. Election of officers; majority vote
- § 8. Election of officers; oaths
- § 9. Removal of officers
- § 10. Joint Session; Governor’s message
- § 11. Compelling attendance of members
- § 12. Members’ privileges and immunities—Words spoken in debate
- § 13. Member’s privileges and immunities—Arrest; attendance as witness; hearing of proceedings in which member is interested
- § 14. Members’ privileges and immunities—Power to punish as contempt
- § 15. Members’ privileges and immunities—Imprisonment for contempt
- § 16. Members’ privileges and immunities—Fines
- § 17. Members’ privileges and immunities—Procedure for imposing fines and imprisonment
- § 18. Members’ privileges and immunities—Collection of fines
- § 19. Members’ privileges and immunities—Other civil or criminal proceedings not barred
- § 20. Membership incompatible with other offices
- § 21. Substitutes on boards for President of Senate and Speaker of House
- §§ 22, 22a. Repealed. Act June 19, 1968, No. 97, p. 179, § 10, eff. Jan. 2, 1969 and renumbered as § 11 on Dec. 16, 1995, No. 235, § 3, eff. Jan. 2, 1997
- § 23. Payment to widow or children of deceased member
- § 23a. Payments to widow, widower or minor children; payment for disability
- §§ 24, 25. Repealed. Act Jan. 4, 2000, No. 2, § 1, eff. Jan. 4, 2000
- §§ 26, 27. Repealed. Act Dec. 20, 1977, No. 4, p. 611, § 8.036, eff. Dec. 20, 1977; renumbered as § 8.030 by Act Jan. 10, 1983, No. 3, p. 375, § 150, eff. Jan. 10, 1983
- § 27a. Constitutional base
- § 28. Salaries and emoluments to members—Annual salary
- § 29. Salaries and emoluments to members—Per diems during sessions
- § 30. Salaries and emoluments to members—Per diem when houses are not in session
- § 31. Salaries and emoluments to members—Per diem and expenses for trips outside of Puerto Rico
- § 32. Salaries and emoluments to members—Telephone service
- § 33. Salaries and emoluments to members—Postage
- § 34. Salaries and emoluments to members—Mileage
- § 35. Salaries and emoluments to members—Office and clerk services
- § 36. Salaries and emoluments to members—Transfer of items
- § 37. Salaries and emoluments to members—Appropriation of funds