P.R. Laws tit. 29, § 390
(a) Any person who willfully makes a false statement or representation knowing it to be false, in order to lower the amount of fees due from him under §§ 371—392 of this title; or any person who makes a deduction not authorized by law from the wages or salary of any [home-based worker]; or any person who refuses to allow the Secretary of Labor and Human Resources, or his authorized representative, to enter a place of business for the purpose of inspecting his payroll, or other records or documents relative to the enforcement of §§ 371—392 of this title, or who refuses to permit the Secretary of Labor and Human Resources, or his authorized representative, to copy such record or documents, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall be punished by a fine not exceeding one thousand dollars ($1,000) or by imprisonment in jail for a term not to exceed six (6) months, or by both penalties, in the discretion of the court.
(b) Any person who violates the provisions of §§ 371—392 of this title, or any section or provision hereof, for which no specific penalty has been prescribed, or who violates any rule or regulation promulgated hereunder shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be punished by a fine not exceeding five hundred dollars ($500), or by imprisonment in jail for a term of not more than three (3) months, or by both penalties in the discretion of the court.
History —May 15, 1939, No. 163, p. 812, § 21; May 12, 1949, No. 295, p. 886, § 3.