Puerto Rico Defends Countersignature Law

By Mark E. Ruquet

NU Online News Service, June 18, 8:42 p.m. EDT?Responding to a lawsuit challenging the island's local agent countersignature law requirement, a Puerto Rican regulator said the statute is legal, but the commonwealth is seeking to change aspects of the code to permit reciprocity with states with similar statutes. [@@]

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