Title 48, Territories and Insular PossessionsRelease 119-102
§737 Privileges and Immunities
Title 48 › CHAPTER 4 — PUERTO RICO › SUBCHAPTER I — GENERAL PROVISIONS › § 737
Summary
Puerto Rico must honor U.S. citizens' rights, protections, and benefits like a U.S. state under Article IV, section 2(1) of the Constitution.
Full Legal Text
Title 48, §737
Territories and Insular Possessions, Source: USLM XML via OLRC
The rights, privileges, and immunities of citizens of the United States shall be respected in Puerto Rico to the same extent as though Puerto Rico were a State of the Union and subject to the provisions of paragraph 1 of section 2 of article IV of the Constitution of the United States.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Editorial Notes
Amendments
1950—Act July 3, 1950, repealed all of section relating to bill of rights and restrictions except last paragraph. 1947—Act Aug. 5, 1947, inserted privileges and immunities provisions. 1934—Act Mar. 2, 1934, repealed so much of former provisions of twentieth paragraph of this section making it unlawful to import, manufacture, sell or give away, or to expose for sale or gift any intoxicating liquors. The penalty formerly contained in such paragraph, related only to violation of such provisions.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date
of 1950 AmendmentAmendment by act
July 3, 1950, effective
July 25, 1952, the date the Constitution of Puerto Rico became effective, see
Effective Date
of Repeal note set out under section 732 of this title.
Reference
Citations & Metadata
Citation
48 U.S.C. § 737
Title 48, Territories and Insular Possessions
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102