P.R. Laws tit. 34, § 1735g
The court shall not be able to exempt anyone from serving as a juror for trivial reasons, nor for inconveniences or disturbances in his personal business or personal matters, but may defer service only for the person’s state of health, disease or death of some family member or due to serious danger of detriment or ruin of the person’s property or of that under his custody. As soon as the reason for the dispensation or the deferral disappears, the person may be summoned again.
The court may dispense those public servants who, due to the nature of their duties, must be exempt from jury service. These are those under active service in government agencies or dependencies such as the Police, Armed Forces, employees of the Judicial Branch, elected officers and district attorneys, including those in charge of minors and families.
History —Sept. 27, 2003, No. 281, § 9, eff. 180 days after Sept. 27, 2003.