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The department is an executive department of the Government of Puerto Rico. It was created in 1931 but only gained formal recognition when the Constitution of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico was approved in 1952. Its first secretary was Prudencio Rivera. The incumbent is Carlos Saavedra Gutiérrez.
Many of the Laws of Puerto Rico (Leyes de Puerto Rico) are modeled after the Spanish Civil Code, which is part of the Law of Spain. [2]After the U.S. government assumed control of Puerto Rico in 1901, it initiated legal reforms resulting in the adoption of codes of criminal law, criminal procedure, and civil procedure modeled after those then in effect in California.
The Jones–Shafroth Act (Pub. L. 64–368, 39 Stat. 951, enacted March 2, 1917) – also known as the Jones Act of Puerto Rico, Jones Law of Puerto Rico, or as the Puerto Rican Federal Relations Act of 1917 – was an Act of the United States Congress, signed by President Woodrow Wilson on March 2, 1917.
Disability organizations based in Puerto Rico (1 C) P. Puerto Rican people with disabilities (2 C, 17 P) Puerto Rico at the Paralympics (1 C, 11 P)
Individuals denied disability benefits at the initial level have appeal rights. Appealed cases may be heard by administrative law judges , SSA's Appeals Council, and the federal courts. In some cases, individuals may be eligible for Social Security benefits and SSI benefits.
It includes Puerto Rican people that can also be found in the parent category, or in diffusing subcategories of the parent. Subcategories This category has the following 2 subcategories, out of 2 total.
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