Salas Municipales

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Salas Municipales are local-level judicial courts in Puerto Rico that handle minor civil and criminal matters within the commonwealth’s judicial system.

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Salas Municipales canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf judicial body
local court
alsoKnownAs Municipal Courts of Puerto Rico NERFINISHED
country United States of America
surface form: United States
decisionAppealableTo Court of First Instance of Puerto Rico NERFINISHED
governedBy laws of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico
handles minor civil matters
minor criminal matters
hasJurisdictionOver certain traffic infractions
local ordinance violations
misdemeanor offenses
small claims civil cases
hears preliminary matters in some criminal cases
jurisdiction Puerto Rico NERFINISHED
languageOfProceedings Spanish
legalSystem civil law tradition
mixed civil–common law system of Puerto Rico
level local
locatedIn municipalities of Puerto Rico
operatedBy Judicial Branch of Puerto Rico NERFINISHED
partOf Commonwealth of Puerto Rico court system NERFINISHED
Judicial Branch of Puerto Rico NERFINISHED
primaryFunction adjudication of low-level disputes
initial processing of minor criminal offenses
scope limited jurisdiction
serves local communities in Puerto Rico
subordinateTo Court of First Instance of Puerto Rico NERFINISHED
General Court of Justice of Puerto Rico NERFINISHED
typeOf trial court of limited jurisdiction

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Rama Judicial de Puerto Rico hasComponent Salas Municipales