P.R. Laws tit. 21, § 4101
Every candidate for mayor must meet the following requirements on the date of taking office:
(a) Be twenty-one (21) years of age or older.
(b) Know how to read and write.
(c) Be a citizen of the United States and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.
(d) Have resided in the municipality for at least one (1) year before the date of his/her election, and be a qualified elector thereof.
(e) Have never been convicted of a felony or misdemeanor that implies moral turpitude.
(f) Have never been removed from office or employment for misconduct in the performance of his/her duties.
(g) Have never been declared mentally unfit by a court of competent jurisdiction.
(h) No person shall hold the office of mayor for more than three terms, whether consecutive or not.
(i) Once he/she is elected or reelected, he/she shall be required to take seminars related to the administration of municipalities, which seminars shall be prepared and offered by the Puerto Rico Mayor’s Federation and the Puerto Rico Mayor’s Association. These seminars may be credited by the Government Ethics Office, the Office of the Comptroller or any other government instrumentality having seminars established as requirements for mayors by their laws. Mayors shall participate in a minimum of two seminars per year, which shall be aimed at strengthening areas such as administration of human resources, finances, ethics, budget, management, and use of federal funds, among others. Participation of the mayors in the seminars provided in this subtitle shall not exempt them from participating and complying with the training requirements and seminars set forth in Act No. 222 of August 6, 1999, for elected officials.
History —Aug. 30, 1991, No. 81, § 3.001; June 29, 1995, No. 70, § 1; Dec. 24, 1999, No. 359, § 1; Feb. 20, 2000, No. 51, § 1; Aug. 10, 2002, No. 160, § 1; Nov. 22, 2009, No. 150, § 1.