P.R. Laws tit. 34, § 3027
The Institute shall issue, by request of an interested party and after payment of the appropriate fees and expenses, certified copies of reports on the autopsies and scientific analyses and examination reports performed by the professional personnel of the Institute, provided they are not related to a crime or under criminal investigation. The exact concordance between such copies and the Institute’s records shall be consigned in the certificate.
Nevertheless, when the autopsy and scientific analysis reports of criminal cases are used in court proceedings, no copies of said reports shall be issued without the approval of the Secretary of Justice or the Prosecutor, unless it is a request from a competent court.
Certified copies of the reports shall be admissible in the Courts of Puerto Rico, subject to the provisions of the Rules of Evidence of Puerto Rico.
An electronic signature system shall be established to allow for the expert reports to be sent by e-mail to the Prosecutors of the Department of Justice of Puerto Rico and the Judges of the General Court of Justice, so as to guarantee the reliability and authenticity of the transferred information, according to the provisions of §§ 8701 et seq. of Title 3, known as the “Puerto Rico Electronic Signature Act”.
History —July 24, 1985, No. 13, p. 689, § 27; July 1, 1988, No. 52, p. 253; Dec. 29, 2009, No. 200, § 12.