PUERTO RICO
Interest
Rate
Legal: 8.25% changes every 6 months (6/30/99)
Judgment: It is Regulated by the Commissioner of the Board of Financial
Institutions every 6 months
Statute
of Limitation (in Years)
Open Account: 3
Merchandise Open Account: 3
Written Contract: 15
Mortgage: 20
Domestic Judgment: 15
Foreign Judgment: 15
Bad
Check Laws (Civil Penalty)
See articles 1851-1856 of the Puerto Rico Penal Code regarding bad check
laws.
STATE LINKS
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