P.R. Laws tit. 29, § 361q
In the discharge of his duties the Secretary shall have power to avail himself of the technical services of any of the officers of the Government of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico which in his judgment may be necessary to carry out the purposes of §§ 361—361aa of this title. The Secretary shall also have power to summon witnesses, administer oaths, receive evidence, issue subpoenas and make compulsory the appearance of parties and witnesses, and the introduction of evidence; he may, personally or through officers designated to that effect, visit and examine any place of employment; and for his citations and investigations he may use the services of the justices of the peace, of the District Court and Court of First Instance, prosecuting attorneys, marshals of the District Court and Court of First Instance, employees of the Department of Labor and Human Resources or of the Police Department. In case of contumacy, failure or refusal of any person to obey an order of the Secretary requiring the attendance and testimony of parties or witnesses or the production of evidence under oath, any District Court or Court or First Instance of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico shall have jurisdiction to issue to such person an order requiring him to appear to produce evidence as and when so ordered, and to give testimony relating to the matter under investigation or at issue. In case any person refuses access to the Secretary or his representative to any place of employment, or interferes with or limits an investigation or inspection as provided in § 361p of this title, the Secretary shall file a petition in any District Court or Court or First Instance for an order requiring that person to permit access to the place of employment described in the petition or to cease and desist from interfering with or limiting said inspection or investigation. The court shall forthwith issue the order required under penalty of contempt. Disobedience of such order may be punished by that court as a contempt thereof.
History —Aug. 5, 1975, No. 16, p. 605, § 18.