P.R. Laws tit. 3, § 2153
Every agency may designate examining officials, who shall not necessarily be attorneys, to preside over the adjudicatory procedures that are held there, especially when the procedure in question is informal.
The head of the agency may delegate adjudicatory authority to one or more officials or employees of his agency. These officials or employees shall be designated by the title of administrative judges.
In cases where the facts present controversies that may be adjudicated under the authority of more than one agency, the heads of the agencies concerned may delegate the adjudication of the case to one single administrative judge, who may be an official or employee of either of the agencies.
History —Aug. 12, 1988, No. 170, § 3.3, eff. 6 months after Aug. 12, 1988.