P.R. Laws tit. 3, § 532b-1
(a) The Office shall be directed by an Investigating Official appointed by the Governor of Puerto Rico with the advice and consent of the Senate of Puerto Rico for a term of ten (10) years until his/her successor is appointed and takes office.
The Governor shall fix his salary or remuneration in accordance with the established norms of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico for offices of a like or similar nature. The Investigating Official shall be a person of legal age, of recognized competence and moral integrity, and knowledgeable in matters proper to persons with disabilities. He may avail himself of the benefits of §§ 761 et seq. of this title, which establishes the Employees Retirement System of the Government of Puerto Rico and its dependencies or government entities.
Furthermore, the person appointed to the office of Investigating Official shall have been domiciled in Puerto Rico for at least five (5) years immediately preceding the date of his appointment. No person who has held an elective or executive office that requires confirmation by the Senate of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, may be appointed during the term for which he was elected or designated to the office of Disabled Persons Investigating Official.
The Governor, upon prior notice and hearing, may declare the office of the Disabled Persons Investigating Official vacant, due to negligence in the performance of his duties, or failure to comply with his duties or for misconduct in office. Crimes against public office, public treasury and felonies, or any misdemeanor that involves moral turpitude shall be cause for removal from office.
(b) The investigating official may appoint a deputy investigator and delegate [to] him any of the functions provided in this chapter, except those established in subsection (c) of § 532f of this title. The person appointed as deputy investigator shall meet all the requirements established in this chapter for the Office of the Investigating Official.
History —Sept. 27, 1985, No. 2 p. 816, added as § 4 on Aug. 30, 1999, No. 298, § 3; Jan. 5, 2002, No. 9, § 2.