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The Board shall be responsible for keeping and maintaining a registry of the telephone numbers of all prepaid mobile devices that are sold in Puerto Rico as established in this chapter. The registry to be maintained in this agency shall include the name, and street and mailing address of the owner of the device, as well as an alternative telephone number, the device’s telephone number, and the make, model, and serial number thereof.Any telephone company, natural or juridical person, or commercial entity that sells a prepaid mobile telephone device shall require a photo identification at the time of purchase, and register, with the Board, the name, and street and mailing addresses of the owner of the device, as well as an alternative telephone number, the device’s telephone number, and the make, model, and serial number thereof.Such registration shall be carried out within thirty (30) days after purchasing the device. The Board shall establish the procedures and forms necessary to fulfill this obligation. Said procedures and forms shall be included in the regulations adopted by the Board in accordance with this chapter.Any telephone company that has sold prepaid cellphones before

fill this obligation. Said procedures and forms shall be included in the regulations adopted by the Board in accordance with this chapter.Any telephone company that has sold prepaid cellphones before the effective date of this act is hereby required to submit to the Board a list of all the telephone numbers of those units and any other information it has, or may have acquired in the ordinary course of business, as required for purposes of the registry created herein, within thirty (30) days as of the effectiveness of this act.Persons who own prepaid mobile devices as of the approval of this act shall have a term that shall not exceed sixty (60) days to register said devices with the Board. The Board is hereby empowered to extend said term up to sixty (60) additional days if it deems it necessary. History —Dec. 27, 2011, No. 280, § 5, eff. 90 days after Dec. 27, 2011.