705b

The agencies, offices, branches, instrumentalities, and public corporations of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico shall pay or reimburse the payment of the Bar Association members’ fees to the attorneys they retain as employees in their respective offices.The payment or reimbursement of the Bar Association membership fee shall apply only while the attorney is rendering legal services, whether advisory or litigation, thus shall not apply when the attorney is only performing administrative services or other types of counseling. The payment or reimbursement of the Bar Association membership fees shall not apply to attorneys who render services under contract. History —Jan. 13, 2004, No. 53, § 3, retroactive to Jan. 1, 2004.