P.R. Laws tit. 4, § 24o
Every judge shall have the following powers:
(a) To keep and ensure order in their presence.
(b) To keep order in the procedures before their consideration, or before the consideration of any person commissioned by them to perform an investigation or judiciary procedure.
(c) To provide that the procedures before them, and those before their officials, shall be processed according to law.
(d) To enforce compliance with rulings, orders and decisions, as well as orders issued by any judge away from the bench, in pending legal actions or court procedures.
(e) To direct the conduct of their officials and of any person interested in any procedure before their consideration on any matter pertinent to such procedure, for the good of justice.
(f) To order the appearance of persons who shall render statements in a procedure before their consideration.
(g) To take oaths in procedures pending before them, and in all cases in which the exercise of their powers and duties requires it.
(h) To inspect and correct their decisions and orders to temper them to law and justice.
(i) To receive and certify evidence of compliance with the judgment or ruling of a court of law.
(j) To punish contempt of court.
(k) To exercise other powers pertinent to their office which are necessary and convenient for effective compliance of the duties of the office and those imposed by law.
History —Aug. 22, 2003, No. 201, § 2.014, renumbered as § 2.017 on Sept. 29, 2004, No. 509, § 4.