Whenever any person within the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico shall be charged on the oath of any credible person before a magistrate of the Court of First Instance of Puerto Rico with the commission of any crime in any other state and, except in cases arising under § 1881e of this title, with having fled from justice, or with having been convicted of a crime in that state and having escaped from confinement, or having broken the terms of his bail, probation, or parole, or whenever complaint shall have been made before any magistrate in Puerto Rico setting forth on the affidavit of any credible person in another state that a crime has been committed in such a state and that the accused has been charged in such state with the commission of the crime, and, except in cases arising under § 1881e of this title, has fled from justice, or with having been convicted of a crime in that state and having escaped from confinement, or having broken the terms of his bail, probation, or parole and is believed to be in Puerto Rico, the magistrate shall issue a warrant directed to any peace officer commanding him to apprehend the person named therein, wherever he may be found in the Island, and to believed to be in Puerto Rico, the magistrate shall issue a warrant directed to any peace officer commanding him to apprehend the person named therein, wherever he may be found in the Island, and to bring him before the same or any other magistrate of the same court that may be available in or convenient of access to the place where the arrest may be made, to answer the charge or complaint and affidavit, and a certified copy of the sworn charge or complaint and affidavit upon which the warrant is issued shall be attached to the warrant. History —May 24, 1960, No. 4, p. 4, § 13, eff. 30 days after May 24, 1960.
Puerto Rico Legal Code