P.R. Laws tit. 29, § 563
(a) No officer or employee engaged in the administration of §§ 551—563 of this title may: (1) use his official authority or influence for the purpose of interfering with an election or a nomination for any office, or affecting the result thereof, or (2) directly or indirectly coerce, attempt to coerce, command or advise any such other employee to pay, lend, or contribute any part of his salary or compensation, or anything else of value, to any party, committee, organization, agency, or person for political purposes. No such officer or employee shall take any active part in political management or in political campaigns. All such persons shall retain the right to vote as they may choose, and to express their opinions on all political subjects and candidates. For the purposes of the second sentence of this section the term “officer or employee” shall not include:
(1) The Governor;
(2) duly elected or appointed heads of executive departments of the Puerto Rico Government or of any municipality, who are not in the competitive service of the Commonwealth Government;
(3) officers holding elective offices.
(b) Any officer or employee of the Puerto Rico Employment Service violating the provisions of this section shall be immediately removed from the position or office held by him, and thereafter no funds appropriated by the Puerto Rico Legislature or granted by any agency of the federal government shall be used to pay the compensation of such person.
(c) No person shall seek or attempt to use any political endorsement in connection with any appointment to a position in the competitive service.
(d) No person shall use directly or indirectly his official authority or influence to secure for any person an appointment to any position in the competitive service, or an increase in pay or other advantage, for the purpose of influencing the vote or political action in favor of any person, or for any other purpose.
(e) Any person who shall directly or indirectly coerce, attempt to coerce, or command any officer or employee of the Puerto Rico Employment Service to pay, lend or contribute any part of his salary or compensation or anything of value to any party, committee, organization, agency or person for political purposes shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall, upon conviction thereof, be punished by a fine of not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000) or by imprisonment in jail for a term of not more than one year, or by both penalties.
History —Dec. 20, 1950, No. 12, p. 356, § 13.