P.R. Laws tit. 3, § 295f
Thirteen (13) General Special Prosecutor positions are hereby created, as well as thirteen (13) District Attorney positions, thirteen (13) Assistant Prosecutor III positions, one hundred and thirty (130) Assistant Prosecutor II positions, one hundred and seven (107) Assistant Prosecutor I positions, forty-one (41) Family Advocate positions, and forty-one (41) Advocate for Minors’ Affairs positions.
The Governor may authorize the creation of four (4) additional Assistant Prosecutors IV positions, four (4) additional Assistant Prosecutors III positions, six (6) additional Assistant Prosecutors II positions, six (6) additional Assistant Prosecutors I positions, eighteen (18) additional Family Advocate positions, and fourteen (14) additional Advocate for Minors’ Affairs positions upon certification by the Secretary attesting to the need to create additional prosecutor and advocate positions and upon certification of availability of funds by the Office of Management.
District Attorneys, Assistant Prosecutors IV, Assistant Prosecutors III, Assistant Prosecutors II, Assistant Prosecutors I, and Family Advocates have the powers and shall exercise the functions previously exercised by them or by officials of the same class under legal authority until the date of effectiveness of this act; the Advocate for Minors’ Affairs shall have the powers and exercise the functions established by §§ 2201 et seq. of Title 34, and the Family Advocate shall have the powers and exercise the functions established by §§ 291—295u of this title and by §§ 1101 et seq. of Title 8, known as the “Child Safety, Wellbeing, and Protection Act”, or as otherwise provided in the future.
History —Aug. 9, 2004, No. 205, § 81; Aug. 5, 2012, No. 157, § 2.