P.R. Laws tit. 34, § 2202
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This chapter shall be interpreted according to the following purposes:
(a) To provide for the care, protection development, habilitation and rehabilitation of minors and to protect the well-being of the community.
(b) To protect the public interest by treating minors as persons in need of supervision, care and treatment, while at the same time they are required to be responsible for their actions.
(c) To guarantee fair treatment, due process of law and recognition of their constitutional rights to all minors.
History —July 9, 1986, No. 88, p. 276, § 2, eff. 180 days after July 9, 1986.