P.R. Laws tit. 3, § 294r
Special General Prosecutors, District Attorneys, Assistant Prosecutors III, Assistant Prosecutors II, Assistant Prosecutors I, Family Advocates, and Advocates for Minors’ Affairs shall be appointed for a term of twelve (12) years; if after the term has expired they have not been renominated, they shall cease in their functions ninety (90) days after the term has expired or when their successor takes office, whichever occurs first.
When the prosecutor or advocate is renominated and confirmed, the term of the new appointment shall begin to transpire as of the date the previous appointment expired. If the renomination or original nomination is rejected by the Senate, the prosecutor or advocate shall cease in his/her functions immediately after the action of the Senate.
History —Aug. 9, 2004, No. 205, § 66.