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Puerto Rico
Public entity website contracts: clause requiring compliance with the Act (Ley para Garantizar el Acceso de Información a las Personas con Impedimentos)
Ley Núm. 229 de 2003, cláusula de contratación, Art. 5 (3 L.P.R.A. § 8313)
In force.
A procurement conditions rule binding public and private bodies.
- Instrument type
- an act of a legislature
- Obligation class
- Contract terms
What it requires
- If you are a public entity of Puerto Rico that hires a private or outside company to build, maintain or update your websites, make a clause of compliance with Ley 229-2003 a requirement of the contract (Ley 229-2003, Art. 5).
- If you build, maintain or update the website of a public entity of Puerto Rico, expect the contract to carry a clause requiring you to comply with Ley 229-2003, and build the site to its universal design and accessibility guide requirements (Ley 229-2003, Art. 5).
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What this law does
A public entity that hires a private or outside company to build, maintain or update its websites must require a clause of compliance with Law 229 of 2003 as a condition of the contract. The entity remains bound by the Act's design and implementation requirements even when it hires a private company to build the site. As first enacted in 2003, Article 5 carried no contract clause. The consolidated text incorporates amendments by Ley 154-2016 and Ley 75-2019.
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