P.R. Laws tit. 10, § 2514
In addition to the powers and faculties conferred to the Commissioner by the Organic Act, he/she shall have the power to:
(1) Conduct investigations on alleged violations of this chapter at the request of an interested party or motu proprio, as well as any other investigations needed for the sound enforcement thereof.
(2) Issue summons and orders for the appearance of witnesses and the production of the information he/she deems necessary for the enforcement of this chapter.
(3) The Commissioner or his/her duly authorized agents may take oaths and receive testimony, data or information. If a summons issued by the Commissioner is not duly observed, he/she may appear before the Court of First Instance of Puerto Rico and request the Court to order compliance with the summons. The Court of First Instance shall be empowered to punish as contempt of court the disobedience of its orders and to compel the appearance of witnesses or the production of any data or information that the Commissioner has previously required.
No natural or juridical person may refuse to obey a summons of the Commissioner or a court order thus issued, by claiming that the testimony, data or information required could incriminate him/her or lead to the imposition of a sanction; but, said person shall not be prosecuted criminally with respect to any transaction, issue, or matter on which he/she has testified or produced data or information.
History —Aug. 11, 1996, No. 119, § 15, renumbered as § 14 and amended on Aug. 12, 1997, No. 73, § 1, eff. 30 days after Aug. 12, 1997.