P.R. Laws tit. 3, § 1468m
The procedure to bring a complaint or appeal shall be the following:
(1) The party affected under Section 9.13, shall present a written appellate brief to the Commission within the term of thirty (30) days, to be counted as of the date in which the party is notified of the action or decision subject to appeal in case he/she had been given a written notice, or from the date he/she became aware of the action or decision by other means.
(2) The Commission may, after an appeal has been investigated and analyzed, dismiss the appeal or order the holding of a public hearing, delegating the same unto an Examining Officer, who shall summon the parties and receive the pertinent evidence.
(3) The Commission shall provide through regulations the procedure that shall govern the public hearing before an Examining Officer.
(4) In cases in which the Commission may have jurisdiction and the affected party has filed a claim in writing to the appointing authority and no answer is received, within sixty (60) days of the notice, the affected party shall have a thirty (30)-day term, counting from the date on which the (60)-day term expires, to file its appeal before to the Commission.
History —Aug. 3, 2004, No. 184, § 13.14; May 19, 2006, No. 101, § 1.