P.R. Laws tit. 25, § 285a
For purposes of this chapter, unless otherwise construed in the text:
(a) Private detective.— Any person who for private purposes or for the exclusive benefit of private persons is hired to:
(1) Conduct investigations or inquiries with the purpose of obtaining information on public offenses, damages caused or attempted; the habits, credibility, conduct, movements, whereabouts, affiliations, transactions, reputation or character of any person; the location or recovery of stolen or lost property through the corresponding legal procedures; the causes and origin of and responsibility for fires or accidents or damages to real or personal property; the occurrence of any event; the truth or falsehood of any statement or representation.
(2) Procure or obtain evidence to be used before investigative or arbitration committees or boards, or before the courts in civil or criminal actions.
(b) Security guard.— Protect persons or real or personal property; or prevent the theft or misappropriation or embezzlement of money, bonds, stock, or any kind of securities or documents.
(c) Agency.— Includes “private detectives agency” and “safety agency for the protection of persons or real or personal property”.
(d) Private detective agency.— Shall mean and include any person engaged in the private detective business and employing one or more persons for such purposes.
(e) Safety agency for the protection of persons or real or personal property.— Shall mean and include any person especially engaged in the rendering of custodial services or in the protection of persons or real or personal property and employing one or more persons for such purposes.
(f) School.— Shall mean any person or entity engaged in the teaching and training of private detectives.
(g) Superintendent.— Shall mean the Superintendent of Police of Puerto Rico.
(h) Person.— Shall mean any natural or [juridical] person.
(i) Chief executive officer.— Means the directors of the agencies who manage corporate affairs, establish policy, and control regular affairs, oversee and confer authority to the officials thereof.
History —June 29, 1965, No. 108, p. 289, § 2; June 24, 1968, No. 126, p. 292, § 2; Aug. 26, 2014, No. 141, § 2.