P.R. Laws tit. 10, § 996g
The Commissioner or his authorized representatives or agents shall have power to:
(1) Carry out investigations at the request of an interested party or on his own initiative, relative to the alleged violations of this chapter, as well as any other investigations necessary for the proper administration of same.
(2) Require persons engaged in the lease of personal property to keep the records, data and blank forms and render the reports that he may deem necessary to fulfill the purposes of this chapter.
(3) Issue notices and summon the appearance of witnesses and the production of the information that he deems necessary for the administration of this chapter.
(4) Administer oaths and receive testimonies, data or information.
(5) Examinations. — Audit the books, records and registries of any office to which a license has been issued under the provisions of this chapter, for the purpose of determining if the businesses carried out meet the requirements established by this chapter or its regulations. The grantee shall pay the Commissioner an auditing fee of three hundred dollars ($300) for each day or fraction thereof for each inspector intervening in each auditing, in addition to the expenses incurred in per diems and mileage in accordance to the norms established for officials and employees of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, through a certified check payable to the order of the Secretary of the Treasury.
If a summons issued by the Commissioner is not duly complied with, the Commissioner may appear before the Court of First Instance of Puerto Rico and request it to order the compliance thereof. The Court of First Instance shall have the power to punish as contempt of court any noncompliance of its orders, making compulsory the appearance of witnesses or the production of any data or information that the Commissioner may have previously required.
No natural person may refuse to comply with a summons from the Commissioner, or a judiciary order thus issued by alleging that the testimony, data or information so required could incriminate him or lead to a penalty, but shall not be criminally prosecuted with regard to any transaction, matter or thing in connection with which he may have given testimony or produced data or information.
History —May 8, 1973, No. 20, p. 71, § 8; July 23, 1974, No. 135, Part 1, p. 634, § 2; July 2, 1987, No. 91, p. 355, § 7; July 19, 1998, No. 154, § 2.