P.R. Laws tit. 1, § 16
It shall be the duty of the Secretary of Justice of Puerto Rico, and the judges, prosecuting attorneys, and other officers of the courts of Puerto Rico, and of the members of police force of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, to cooperate in making effective the enforcement and observance of §§ 13—18 of this title. If any member of the police force, marshal, deputy marshal, prosecuting attorney or judge shall obtain knowledge or information concerning any violation of the provisions of §§ 13—18 of this title, he shall investigate with diligence and seek to obtain evidence of such violation, and shall swear out the proper complaint before competent authority against the persons guilty of such violation.
History —May 13, 1943, No. 131, p. 404, § 4.