P.R. Laws tit. 21, § 4708
The municipalities may offer free legal services to persons of limited economic resources to the extent and under the terms and conditions provided by municipal ordinance. For such purposes, the municipalities may establish contracts with attorneys, professional legal services corporations or corporations, whether for profit or nonprofit. All cases, actions, matters or documents in which any municipal administrative office or unit intervenes on behalf of persons with limited economic means shall be exempted from the payment of fees, stamps, duties and taxes of any kind required by law for the handling of court procedures and the issuing of certifications at all centers of the Commonwealth Government.
Persons to whom the municipality provides free legal services shall, be entitled to the services of court officials and employees, and to all court writs and rulings, as if they had paid the fees required by law.
Court documents and requests for certification of public documents handled according to the provisions of this section shall be signed by a municipal attorney and bear the seal of the municipal government involved.
History —Aug. 30, 1991, No. 81, § 15.008; Sept. 7, 2004, No. 258, § 39.