P.R. Laws tit. 31, § 3 : ONE Civil Code —Subtitle Preliminary Subtitle Preliminary Provisions —Chapter 1. The Laws, Their Effects, and the General Rules for Their Application —§ 3. Retroactive effect TEXT PDF Laws shall not have a retroactive effect unless they expressly so decree. In no case shall the retroactive effect of a law operate to the prejudice of rights acquired under previous legislative action. History —Civil Code, 1930, § 3.