P.R. Laws Ap. tit. 34A, § 1–A, Rule 5.1
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(a) By petition of the defendant or by the initiative of the Prosecutor, and after a joint evaluation with the family relations specialist, the court may authorize the removal of the minor from the judicial procedures, so that he may receive services from any public or private body, when a minor is charged with a Class I fault or with a Class II fault for the first time.
(b) The Prosecutor shall file the petition for removal with reasonable time before the beginning adjudicative hearing, except for just cause.
History —June 19, 1987, No. 33, p. 105, § 1.