P.R. Laws tit. 21, § 4107
The legislature shall establish, by ordinance, the order of interim succession for the office of mayor when the office of mayor is permanently vacated due to death, resignation, removal from office, total and permanent disability, or any other cause, and in those cases in which he/she is suspended from employment while any charges filed against him/her are considered. Neither the official in charge of the finances of the municipality, nor the Internal Auditor may hold the office of mayor in an interim manner. Nor may any person who is a relative within the fourth degree of consanguinity and the second degree of affinity of the mayor who causes the vacancy, hold office in an interim manner. The vice-mayor, the administrator of the municipality, or other official or person, designated by the legislature, may substitute for the mayor until the person who will fill in the vacancy, is appointed.
The interim order of succession provided by ordinance shall also apply in any case in which the mayor does not designate the municipal official who will substitute for him/her in case of a temporary or transitional absence, as required in this chapter.
History —Aug. 30, 1991, No. 81, § 3.007; Apr. 13, 1995, No. 36, § 5.