Laws: Cases and Codes : U.S. Code : Title 48 : Section 874


   
U.S. Code as of: 01/19/04
Section 874. Judicial process; officials to be citizens of United States; oath

      All judicial process shall run in the name of "United States of
    America, ss, the President of the United States", and all penal or
    criminal prosecutions in the local courts shall be conducted in the
    name and by the authority of "The People of Puerto Rico." All
    officials shall be citizens of the United States, and, before
    entering upon the duties of their respective offices, shall take an
    oath to support the Constitution of the United States and the laws
    of Puerto Rico.



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