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House modernizes vehicle‑theft statute language to align with 2012 penal code
5784331 · September 11, 2025
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Summary
Proyecto de la Cámara 478 was approved to harmonize the 1987 law on vehicle theft and protection of vehicle property with the 2012 penal code, replacing out‑of‑date third‑ and fourth‑degree classifications with current penal categories.
The Puerto Rico House voted to approve Proyecto de la Cámara 478 on Sept. 11, 2025, a measure to update the Ley para la protección de la propiedad vehicular (originally Ley Núm. 8 de 1987) so its criminal classifications match the penal code adopted in 2012.
Representative Pedro Ortiz, sponsor of the…
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