P.R. Laws tit. 34, § 1735f
The duty of any citizen eligible to serve as a juror in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico shall be during the time it takes to empanel the jury or during the selection process, or while the trial lasts, as provided in this section.
If a person duly qualified to serve as a juror appeared in reply to a court summons and were not selected to participate in the empanelling of the jury, or to act as a juror in a criminal proceeding that day, said person shall be relieved from jury duty.
If the summoned person were selected to participate in a proceeding to empanel the jury, or to act as a juror in a criminal proceeding, he will have the duty to remain in active service until his participation in the proceeding for which he was selected ends, regardless of the number of days that said proceeding takes.
Once a person has complied with his obligation to serve as a juror for one day or for one case, or has been relieved from jury duty, said person cannot be summoned again to serve as a juror until a term of five (5) years has elapsed.
Nothing of the above shall prevent a person duly qualified to serve as a juror from remaining in active service as a juror voluntarily for a longer term than is established herein, but in such case he shall not have the right to enjoy a paid leave nor protection for his employment, and shall not be able to remain in active service for a term exceeding three (3) months.
History —Sept. 27, 2003, No. 281, § 8, eff. 180 days after Sept. 27, 2003.