P.R. Laws tit. 33, § 4763
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Any person who without the right to do so deprives a father, mother or any other person of the legal custody of a minor or a person with disabilities shall incur a misdemeanor.
It shall be considered as an aggravated crime and a fourth degree felony when any of the following circumstances concurs:
(a) If the minor is taken out of the jurisdiction of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.
(b) If the non-custodial father or mother residing outside of Puerto Rico retains the minor when he/she should return the minor to the home of the parent with legal custody.
History —June 18, 2004, No. 149, § 135, eff. May 1, 2005.