For purposes of this chapter, the following terms shall have the meaning stated below:
(a) Law Enforcement Officer.— Means any member or official of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico or the United States of America, or of any political subdivision of Puerto Rico or the United States, whose duties are making arrests, including, but not limited to: the members of the Ranger Corps of the Department of Natural and Environmental Resources, the Puerto Rico Police Department, Assistant Police, the Municipal Police, Special Agents of the Federal Bureau of Investigations of the Department of Justice, Custody Officers of the Corrections Administration, Custody Officers of the Pretrial Services Office, the National Guard while performing official duties and exercises, Custody Officers of the Juvenile Institutions Administration, the Internal Security Corps of the Ports Authority, the Director of the Drugs and Narcotics Control Office and the Controlled Substances Inspectors of the Mental Health and Addiction Services Administration, Investigating Officers of the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Investigations of the Correctional System of the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, the Inspectors of the Public Service Commission, the bailiffs of the General Courts of Justice of Puerto Rico, the marshals of the Federal Courts with jurisdiction in Puerto Rico, and the Internal Revenue Inspectors of the Department of the Treasury.
(b) Aircraft.— Means any contrivance now known or hereafter invented, used, or designed for navigation of, or flight in, the air, including, but not limited to helicopters, and similar vehicles.
(c) Laser pointer.— Is a handheld device used to amplify electromagnetic radiation by simulated emission that emits a beam visible to the human eye.
(d) Laser.— Means light amplified by the stimulated emission of radiation.
(e) Motor vehicle.— Means any self-propelled vehicle designed to be operated in public thoroughfares.
History —July 30, 2014, No. 118, § 2.