P.R. Laws tit. 12, § 203b
At the administrative hearings of a quasi-judicial nature mentioned in § 203a of this title the persons involved shall have the following rights, among others:
(a) To be notified, personally or through certified mail with acknowledgement of receipt, about the proceeding to be held and to be informed of the facts upon which it is based, at least fifteen (15) days prior to the date of the hearing.
(b) To appear personally or represented by counsel and with the technical assistance he deems necessary.
(c) To declare and present oral and documentary evidence.
(d) To examine and cross-examine witnesses.
(e) To require that the appearance of witnesses and presentation of evidence be ordered.
(f) That a stenographic record of the hearing or its equivalent, be prepared.
(g) That the decision be taken only on the basis of the evidence presented at the hearing.
(h) That the decision specifies the proven facts and states the conclusions of law upon which it is based separately.
(i) That the hearing be a public one unless this right is waived.
(j) That the persons participating in the investigation which gives rise to the process are not appointed as examiners in the hearing.
(k) That any type of brief filed or issued with relation to the hearing process be notified to all parties concerned.
History —July 1, 1975, No. 133, p. 393, added as § 15 on Aug. 10, 1988, No. 161, p. 692, § 6.