P.R. Laws tit. 26, § 248
(1) The Commissioner may require the production of documents, take statements, subpoena witnesses and furnish evidence under penalty of contempt, take oaths, and examine under oath any person with respect to any matter or issue under investigation or examination.
(2) Any subpoena issued by the Commissioner under penalty of contempt shall have the same force and effect and shall be served as if it would have been issued by any Part of the Court of First Instance.
(3) If any person fails to obey a subpoena issued by the Commissioner under penalty of contempt, or obeys the subpoena but refuses to furnish the documents requested or testify when required concerning any matter under examination or investigation or the subject of the hearing, the Commissioner shall file a written report of such fact, together with proof of the subpoena and service thereof before the Court of First Instance. The court shall forthwith cause the individual to be brought before it and may punish him/her as if the failure or refusal would have been related to a subpoena from or testimony in that court.
History —Ins. Code, added as § 2.160 on Aug. 13, 2008, No. 263, § 7, eff. 3 months after Aug. 13, 2008.