The list of the legal basis of the DGRPN should be displayed in pdf format to download, namely:
- Law 55 of August 6, 2008, Maritime Trade.
- Article No. 37 of Law 33 of June 30, 2010, Established that any registration of the ownership titles of vessels, naval mortgage or cancellation of this and registration of any other liens against the Panamanian Merchant Marine vessels shall be made before the Maritime Authority of Panama.
- Resolution JD No. 084-2010 of October 11, 2010, creates the General Directorate of the Public Registry of Property of Vessels of the Maritime Authority of Panama.
- Executive Decree No. 259 of March 31, 2011, regulates the General Directorate of the Public Registry of Property of Vessels of the Panama Maritime Authority.
- Resolution JD No. 017-2011 of June 8, 2011, approves the table of fees for the services provided by the General Directorate of the Public Registry of Property of Vessels.
- Law 27 of October 28, 2014, allows the registration of an extract of the document and its original in English, creates the register of containers, grants powers to the Address for electronic registration.
- Resolution JD No. 065-2015 of October 14, 2015, grants the faculty to the General Directorate of Public Registry of Property of Vessels to issue certifications of vessels in English language with their respective original certificate in Spanish language.
- Resolution JD No. 159-2018 of September 11, 2018, establishes the minimum requirements for all the documents subject to be registered in the General Directorate of the Public Registry of Property of Vessels.