P.R. Laws tit. 31, § 14 : ONE Civil Code —Subtitle Preliminary Subtitle Preliminary Provisions —Chapter 1. The Laws, Their Effects, and the General Rules for Their Application —§ 14. Letter of law observed if free from ambiguity TEXT PDF When a law is clear and free from all ambiguity, the letter of the same shall not be disregarded, under the pretext of fulfilling the spirit thereof. History —Civil Code, 1930, § 14.