P.R. Laws tit. 9, § 5043
Any revocation of an authorization granted to a motor vehicle, trailer or semi-trailer to travel on the public highways shall be understood to be for the remainder of the effectiveness of said authorization and shall not preclude, pursuant to the provisions of this chapter, the issue of another authorization to the vehicle when renewal of the withdrawn authorization is in order if the same had been revoked.
When the revocation is due to the fact that the permanent or provisional license of a motor vehicle, trailer or semi-trailer has been issued in error or when the fees for such permits have not been paid, or when the revocation is due to the fact that the physical conditions of the motor vehicle, trailer or semi-trailer are a threat to public safety, or when the dimensions of the vehicle are in conflict with the provisions of this chapter, the Secretary may again authorize the corresponding license if the error in granting the same is rectified, if the fees owed are paid, or if the dimensions or physical conditions of the vehicle which caused the revocation are corrected.
When the Secretary has revoked the permanent or provisional license of a motor vehicle, trailer or semi-trailer because of the provisions of subsections (c), (d) and (e) of § 5041 of this title, he/she may again authorize said vehicle to travel on the public highways, if the transfer of said vehicle to a new owner is confirmed in a document authorized under oath or affirmation before a notary.
No fees shall be returned to the owner of a motor vehicle, trailer or semi-trailer whose permanent or provisional license has been revoked, except when the revocation is due to the same having been granted through an error of the Secretary.
When a motor vehicle, trailer or semi-trailer whose authorization to travel on the public highways has been revoked is again authorized to do so during the same year for which such authorization was issued, its owner shall not be required to pay new fees for the remainder of the year, except in those cases in which the revocation was decreed because of unpaid fees of permanent or provisional permits or because such authorization was granted through an error of the Secretary and such fees had already been reimbursed to the owner of the motor vehicle, trailer or semi-trailer.
In those cases in which reimbursement of the fees is in order pursuant to the provisions of this section, the Secretary of the Department of the Treasury shall proceed to refund such fees as soon as he/she is notified by the Secretary of the obligation to do so, in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.
History —Jan. 7, 2000, No. 22, § 2.42; Aug. 19, 2005, No. 57, § 2.