P.R. Laws tit. 3, § 341j
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(a) The Secretary shall designate a staff of lawyers of the public interest whose function shall be to represent the individual consumers, groups of consumers and the Department in proceedings before other agencies or organizations and courts, both of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and of the United States.
(b) The Secretary may request from the Secretary of Justice the appointment of the lawyers of the public interest as special prosecutors in criminal actions for violations of the laws, regulations or orders administered by the Department.
History —Apr. 23, 1973, No. 5, p. 15, § 11.