P.R. Laws tit. 2, § 5
The President in office, or pro tem, of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives, respectively may take [sic] be sworn into office or may swear into office any member of the Senate or House of Representatives, and any officers and employees of their respective bodies. The members of any committee may administer oaths to witnesses in any matter under examination.
The Secretaries of the House of Representatives and the Senate are authorized to administer oaths on the financial reports that must be filed by the members of the Legislature and other officers of said government branch or of the Office of Government Ethics according to Act No. 12 of July 24, 1985, as amended, and the codes of ethics and regulations that each body adopts. The oaths shall have a consecutive and continuous numbering, and shall be headed by the corresponding number, which shall correlate to that of the registration in the registry established subsequently.
Each Secretary of both legislative bodies shall keep a register of the oaths administered to such effects. Said registry shall be kept with concise notes signed by the Secretary, dated, numbered and sealed, that state the name of the affiant and a brief account of his personal information.
The Secretary of the House of Representatives and the Secretary of the Senate shall be the legal custodians of said registry, which shall be kept in duly bound books with their pages successively numbered.
The officers and employees of both legislative bodies shall perform such duties as are required by the regulations or orders of the respective bodies.
History —Political Code, 1902, § 23; Feb. 16, 2000, No. 47, § 1.