P.R. Laws tit. 3, § 149j
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The student aggrieved by the sexual harassment acts perpetrated by students, persons not employed by the institution or teaching or non-teaching personnel of the institution shall have the following rights and remedies, including, but not limited to:
(a) To be compensated for damages.
(b) To be reinstated in his/her studies.
(c) To file a complaint with the institution.
(d) To file a civil suit with the Court of First Instance and petition for an injunction or an order to cease and desist.
In order to initiate the judicial procedures provided in this chapter it shall not be necessary to exhaust the administrative remedies.
History —Jan. 4, 1998, No. 3, § 11, renumbered as § 12 on Aug. 18, 1999, No. 274, § 2.