Puerto Rico Senate Bill Would Add GPS Tracking to Government Vehicles, Raise Misuse Fines to $5,000

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1. Sep 16, 2026

   Puerto Rico Senate Bill Would Add GPS Tracking to Government Vehicles, Raise Misuse Fines to $5,000

   via El Nuevo Día

   The Puerto Rico Legislative Assembly is considering Senate Bill (PS) 1247, which would require real-time GPS monitoring of official government vehicles' location, routes, and use, while raising fines for improper use from $100 to as much as $5,000 per…

2. Sep 7, 2026

   San Juan Removes Over 5,000 Junk Vehicles from Its Streets in Five Years

   via Primera Hora

   San Juan Mayor Miguel A. Romero reported that between 2021 and 2026, a total of 5,148 abandoned, dilapidated, or junk vehicles have been removed from the municipality's lots and roads and taken to the municipal lot.

3. Sep 6, 2026

   PR Senate bill would fine road-blocking protesters up to $2,500

   via El Nuevo Día

   New Progressive Party Senator Roxanna Soto Aguilú has filed Senate Bill 1445, proposing administrative fines of up to $2,500 and a 90-day automatic driver's license suspension for drivers who intentionally obstruct traffic.