P.R. Laws tit. 1, § 33c
The regulations to be promulgated by the Department of State on the use of the flag, as provided in § 33 of this title, shall include the following provisions, without it being a limitation upon the authority of the Secretary to promulgate necessary additional rules:
(a) Any display of the flag of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico by an agency of any of the three (3) branches of the State Government, the municipal government, or by any public corporation shall be performed jointly and with equality of prominence with the flag of the United States of America and vice-versa, subject to the rules of protocol established by the Laws of the United States, as set forth in Title 4 of the United States Code, §§ 1—10.
(b) For display in front of public buildings or from any part thereof, both the flag of the United States of America and the Puerto Rican flag shall be displayed on adjacent staffs and at the same height. They shall be placed in such a way that the upper edges are displayed to the peak of their respective mast (unless it has been ordered to display them at half-mast as a symbol of mourning), and they shall be kept from becoming tangled on equipment or dragging over surfaces. When not unfurled on flagpoles, both flags shall be placed in such a manner that they are at the same height, completely visible and do not tangle with or drag over any equipment or surfaces. The United States flag shall always be placed to the right of the Puerto Rican flag.
(c) Flagpoles that are designated for the display of the United States flag and the Puerto Rican flag at government dependencies shall be used exclusively for such purpose. No other flag shall be displayed between the United States flag and the Puerto Rican flag. Whenever the flags of municipalities, agencies, other states, countries, entities or organizations are displayed, they shall be placed to the left of the Puerto Rican flag, following the order of protocol established by regulations.
(d) In all official ceremonies for unveiling statues and monuments, or for the dedication of buildings to honor the memory of illustrious persons, both flags shall be displayed in equal conditions. Neither flag shall ever be used as a veil or covering for any monument. In all ceremonies or parades of the National Guard, the Puerto Rico Police, or any other law enforcement agency of Puerto Rico, both flags shall be displayed and carried together.
(e) All government and municipal entities, agencies, public corporations and officers who use any or both flags in official functions shall do so pursuant to the regulations that govern the use and display of each flag.
History —July 24, 1952, No. 1, p. 2, added as § 6 on Aug. 26, 2005, No. 93, § 2.