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Television newscasts: sign language or closed captioning, and captioned emergency alert bulletins (Ley 80-2002 as amended by Ley 289-2003)
Ley Núm. 80 de 9 de junio de 2002, Arts. 1-3, según enmendada por la Ley Núm. 289 de 2003
In force.
An accessibility requirements rule binding public and private bodies.
- Instrument type
- an act of a legislature
- Obligation class
- Disclosure
What it requires
- If you operate a local television station in Puerto Rico, public or private, use sign language or closed captioning in at least one newscast each weekday between 5:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. (Ley 80-2002, Art. 1, as amended by Ley 289-2003).
- Use closed captioning, visual display or open captioning for every Emergency Alert System bulletin your station transmits when the system is activated by an emergency (Ley 80-2002, Art. 3, as amended by Ley 289-2003).
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What this law does
Law 289 of 2003 amended Law 80 of 2002 so that every local television station, public or private commercial, must use sign language or closed captioning in at least one newscast on weekdays between 5:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. A newscast is any specialized program broadcast by a station located in Puerto Rico in which local news is given.
Every local television station, public or private, must also use closed captioning, visual display or open captioning for all Emergency Alert System bulletins when the system is activated. Law 289 of 2003 was approved on .
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