P.R. Laws tit. 18, § 2133
No department, instrumentality, office, board, bureau or commission of the Government of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico shall make determinations, authorizations or accreditations of educational institutions or recognize or accredit degrees, diplomas, certificates or courses pertinent to the matters covered by this chapter. Employment by any agency of persons with titles or degrees from institutions without due accreditation as set forth herein, when the holding of such title or degree is a condition of employment, shall be deemed as a violation of the law and the official or employee who so acts shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and if convicted, the provisions of Title 33 for this kind of offense shall be applied to him.
History —May 10, 1976, No. 31, p. 78, § 7, renumbered as § III-3 on June 30, 1988, No. 49, p. 220, § 3.