P.R. Laws tit. 4, § 772
The Bar Association of Puerto Rico shall have the following responsibilities:
(1) To continuously, equitably, and primarily defend the rights, obligations, responsibilities, and immunities of all its members.
(2) To abide by the Bill of Rights, Article II of the Constitution of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and those civil rights conferred by the Constitution of the United States and its laws.
(3) To comply with, as an institution, those principles or canons of ethics established for attorneys-at-law practicing in Puerto Rico.
(4) To guarantee healthy and stringent professional morals of its members.
(5) To use the funds and moneys contributed voluntarily to observe strict compliance with its duties, obligations and purposes as defined by law.
(6) To establish and create standing and transitory research and advisory committees as its Governing Board may approve, with the purpose of promoting its objectives and obligations. The sole purpose of these committees shall be to contribute with their expertise, research results, and legal analyses by means of evaluations and reports. The Bar Association of Puerto Rico shall establish these committees when so requested by executive order of the Governor of Puerto Rico and by resolution of the Supreme Court of Puerto Rico and of the Legislative Assembly. The Bar Association of Puerto Rico shall have full and absolute independence to conclude, recommend, and assume the position it believes to best serve its purposes and duties, as well as the best interests of the People of Puerto Rico.
(7) It shall not promote or use either directly or indirectly any religion or political beliefs.
History —May 14, 1932, No. 43, p. 522, § 13; Oct. 13, 2009, No. 121, § 7.