P.R. Laws tit. 20, § 408b
The Board may summon witnesses and compel their appearance before the Board as a whole or before any of its members to which the investigation of an issue or the examination of a document has been entrusted, to testify or to present any book, file, register, record or document of any kind related to a matter within the jurisdiction of the Board. All summons issued by the Board bear its official seal and be signed by the Chairperson thereof.
The Board shall have the power to resort to the Court of First Instance to in aid of its jurisdiction to compel appearance. The court, upon proof of just cause, may issue an order for the person to appear before the Board, to testify and present the required documents on said issue. Failure to follow such order shall constitute contempt of court and may be punished as such.
The members of the Board are hereby empowered to take oaths on statements or testimonies related to the issues under the jurisdiction of the Board, thus keeping a separate register for each member of the Board of the statements taken, indicating the date of the sworn statement, complete name and personal circumstances of the person testifying or taking oath and a brief account of the contents of the sworn statement.
History —Sept. 3, 2004, No. 247, § 3.03.