By The Star Staff
Maritere Colón Domínguez, the interim administrative director of the island court system, announced Thursday the special operational plan for judicial branch dependencies between Dec. 23 and Jan. 6. The measure includes closures, schedule adjustments and consolidated operations to address urgent matters.
The courts will be closed from Dec. 23 to Dec. 25 and again on Dec. 30 and Dec. 31, as well as Jan. 1 and Jan. 6. Closures include the Supreme Court, the Court of Appeals, the Court Administration Office and the Notary Inspection Office. Court terms expiring on the aforementioned dates will be extended to the next business day.
From Dec. 23 to Dec. 25 and from Jan. 4 to Jan. 6, the investigation rooms in San Juan and Bayamón will operate on a consolidated basis in the Bayamón Judicial Center from 1 p.m. to 10 p.m. Meanwhile, from Dec. 30 to Jan. 1, those operations will be moved to the San Juan Judicial Center during the same hours.
Judicial regions such as Aguadilla, Mayagüez and Ponce will have specific hours for their investigation rooms on the designated days. In addition, the Virtual Municipal Room will be available to handle protection orders, involuntary admissions for mental health and other urgent matters, from 1 p.m. to 10 p.m. every day.
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