P.R. Laws tit. 23, § 7719a
The State Surveyor shall be the Director of the Office and be appointed by Governor with the recommendation of the Executive Director of the OGPe and the advice and consent of the Senate of Puerto Rico. The person appointed to the office of State Surveyor shall be a licensed surveyor authorized to practice said profession in Puerto Rico and with proven capability, knowledge, and vast experience in the field of surveying and planning. No person may be considered for the position of State Surveyor if such person has been elected to an elective office, even though he/she has resigned to such office after his/her election, until two (2) years have elapsed from the time such person ceased to hold such office. This limitation also applies to those persons who have been candidates for an elective office in the general elections, until two (2) years have elapsed from the time such event was held.
The Governor may declare a vacancy in such office by reason of physical or mental disability that prevents the person from performing the duties of the office, negligence in the performance of the duties of the office, failure to comply with the duties of the office, or upon conviction of a criminal offense. In the event of a permanent vacancy in the office of State Surveyor, before the expiration of the term of appointment, a successor shall be appointed for the remainder of the unexpired term of his/her predecessor.
The State Surveyor shall be in charge, with the approval of the Executive Director of the OGPe, of establishing the internal organizational structure of the Office, designating assistant officials, and planning, directing, and supervising the operations thereof, to achieve the purposes of this chapter. Specifically, the State Surveyor, with the authorization of the Executive Director of The OGPe shall appoint two (2) additional officials, who shall be: one (1) land surveyor, either professional, associate or in training; and one (1) person with knowledge and skills in information technologies and cadaster who holds a bachelor’s degree in any of the following areas: cartography, geography, geomatics or topography or a master’s degree in any aforementioned areas, or in urban planning or geospatial systems.
History —Nov. 10, 2014, No. 184, § 2.02.