Puerto Rico Department of Justice

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The Puerto Rico Department of Justice is the chief legal and prosecutorial authority of the Commonwealth, responsible for enforcing its laws and representing the government in legal matters.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf government ministry
justice ministry
public prosecution service
appliesLaw Constitution of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico
regulations of Puerto Rico executive agencies
statutory law of Puerto Rico
appliesTo territory of Puerto Rico
country Puerto Rico
governmentBranch executive branch of Puerto Rico
hasAbbreviation PRDOJ
hasWebsite https://www.justicia.pr.gov/
headedBy Secretary of Justice of Puerto Rico
headquartersLocation San Juan, Puerto Rico
linked to: San Juan
jurisdiction Commonwealth of Puerto Rico
linked to: Puerto Rico
languageOfWorkOrName English
Spanish
legalStatus executive department of the Government of Puerto Rico
legalSystem civil law system of Puerto Rico
locatedInTimeZone Atlantic Standard Time
linked to: Atlantic Time Zone
mainFunction issuance of legal opinions to government agencies of Puerto Rico
prosecution of criminal offenses under Puerto Rico law
representation of Puerto Rico in civil and administrative proceedings
nativeName Departamento de Justicia de Puerto Rico
nativeNameLanguage es
officeHeldBy Attorney General of Puerto Rico
oversees Office of the Solicitor General of Puerto Rico
district attorneys of Puerto Rico
special prosecutors of Puerto Rico
partOf Government of Puerto Rico
responsibility advising the Government of Puerto Rico on legal matters
civil representation of the Government of Puerto Rico
criminal prosecution in Puerto Rico courts
defense of the Commonwealth in lawsuits
enforcement of the laws of Puerto Rico
investigation and prosecution of public corruption cases under Puerto Rico law
oversight of public prosecutors in Puerto Rico
protection of the public interest in legal proceedings
representation of Puerto Rico in appellate litigation
role chief legal authority of Puerto Rico
chief prosecutorial authority of Puerto Rico
principal legal representative of the Government of Puerto Rico
sector public sector
subordinateTo Governor of Puerto Rico
worksWith Puerto Rico Department of Public Safety
Puerto Rico Police Bureau
United States Department of Justice

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Government of Puerto Rico hasAgency Puerto Rico Department of Justice
Puerto Rico Rules of Criminal Procedure enforcedBy Puerto Rico Department of Justice
Puerto Rico Penal Code enforcedBy Puerto Rico Department of Justice
Puerto Rico Department of Justice nativeName Departamento de Justicia de Puerto Rico
linked to: Puerto Rico Department of Justice
Puerto Rico Department of Justice oversees Office of the Solicitor General of Puerto Rico
linked to: Puerto Rico Department of Justice
Secretary of Justice of Puerto Rico heads Department of Justice of Puerto Rico
linked to: Puerto Rico Department of Justice
PRDOJ alsoKnownAs Puerto Rico Department of Justice
PRDOJ alsoKnownAs Departamento de Justicia de Puerto Rico
linked to: Puerto Rico Department of Justice
Secretary of Consumer Affairs of Puerto Rico worksWith Puerto Rico Department of Justice