P.R. Laws tit. 8, § 633

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§ 633. Abuse by threat

Any person who threatens to cause harm to his/her spouse, former spouse, or the person with whom he/she cohabits or has cohabited, or with whom he/she has or has had a consensual relationship, or with whom he/she shares a child in common, regardless of the sex, civil status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or the immigrant status of the persons involved in the relationship, or to destroy property cherished by the victim, except that which is exclusively owned by the offender or another person, shall be guilty of a fourth-degree felony in the upper end of the range.

The court may impose the penalty of restitution besides the established penalty of imprisonment.

History —Aug. 15, 1989, No. 54, p. 199, § 3.3; Sept. 23, 2004, No. 480, § 4; Dec. 28, 2005, No. 165, § 5; May 29, 2013, No. 23, § 6.