P.R. Laws tit. 34, § 3004
The Board of Directors created hereunder shall have the responsibility of establishing the administrative and operational policy of the Puerto Rico Institute of Forensic Sciences. It shall be composed of the Secretary of Justice, who shall preside; the Commissioner of Public Safety and Protection; the Chancellor of Medical Sciences; the Courts Administrator; the Secretary of Health; and three (3) additional members appointed by the Governor with the advice and consent of the Senate of Puerto Rico. However, when the Commissioner of Public Safety and Protection and the Police Superintendent are not the same person, the Superintendent shall be appointed as an additional member of the Board, given the close working relationship between the Police Department and the Institute of Forensic Sciences. The three (3) members shall be persons of renowned capability, one of whom shall be an attorney with five (5) years of experience in Criminal Law, the other shall be a physician specialized in Forensic Pathology with five (5) years of experience, and the third shall be a private citizen who shall represent the public interest. The Commissioner of Public Safety and Protection, the Chancellor of Medical Sciences, the Courts Administrator, and the Secretary of Health may designate an official of the highest ranking to represent them at the meetings of the Board of Directors. Such official must have the same decision-making authority as the Head of the Agency or Secretary who designated him/her in writing. Furthermore, such designated official shall be the same person who attends all meetings for purposes of preserving continuity in the business handled by this Board.
History —July 24, 1985, No. 13, p. 689, § 4; Aug. 12, 1994, No. 72, § 1; Dec. 29, 2009, No. 200, § 3.