P.R. Laws tit. 20, § 2630
The Board may deny the granting of a license, upon previous notice and hearing, to any person who:
(a) Tries to obtain a license by means of fraud or deceit.
(b) Does not meet the requirements for obtaining a license as provided herein.
(c) Has been declared mentally disabled by a competent court or his disability is established before the Board through medical experts; Provided, That the license may be granted as soon as the person be again declared able and if he meets the other requirements provided herein.
(d) Is a [drug addict] or an alcoholic; Provided, That the license may be granted as soon as this person proves to be fit and if he meets the other requirements prescribed herein.
The decisions adopted by the Board to deny the granting of a license may be reviewed by the Court of Appeals by submitting the corresponding appellate recourse, which shall be filed not later than thirty (30) days [following] the notice of the resolution denying the license. To conduct the hearing provided herein, the Board shall have the same powers and duties hereunder granted for holding the hearing required in this section.
History —May 21, 1976, No. 54, p. 140, § 30; Sept. 22, 2004, No. 425, § 11.