P.R. Laws tit. 3, § 292m
The Secretary or the official onto whom he/she delegates is the only official of the Executive Branch with the power to grant immunity to any person in the course of an investigation or proceeding when, in his/her judgment, it is necessary to best serve justice, pursuant to what is established in §§ 591—597 of Title 1, known as “Act for the Proceedings and Granting of Immunity to Witnesses”, except for the provisions of §§ 99h—99y of this title, which creates the office of Special Independent Prosecutor. The Secretary shall establish through regulations the norms, procedure and criteria that shall be taken into consideration when granting immunity.
When a person duly summoned by an official or employee of the Commonwealth authorized by law to issue summons to appear and testify or produce evidence in an investigation or proceeding, refuses to appear, to testify or to produce the evidence on the grounds that the testimony or evidence might incriminate him/her or expose him/her to criminal, civil, administrative or other proceedings that may entail the removal or suspension from his/her job, profession or occupation, the official or employee of the Commonwealth shall notify the Secretary of said refusal in order for him/her or the official onto whom he/she delegates to determine whether the situation calls for the granting of immunity to the person summoned or to bring the pertinent action pursuant to the law.
History —Aug. 9, 2004, No. 205, § 16.