P.R. Laws tit. 23, § 9024b
In cases in which there is serious, imminent, and immediate danger to the health or safety of persons or the environment, that may not be otherwise prevented but by taking immediate action, the concerned government entities and the Office of the Inspector may issue provisional cease and desist orders when deemed necessary, without the previous intervention or authorization of the court or the Chief Permit Inspector, following the criteria to be established by regulation. The order shall be subject to the following: a provisional administrative cease and desist order issued under such circumstances shall lose effectiveness, efficiency and value and shall not be enforceable ten (10) calendar days after its issuance by the concerned government entity or the Chief Permit Inspector, except that the Court of First Instance of the Government of Puerto Rico, by petition of the concerned government entity or the Chief Permit Inspector, holds an evidentiary hearing and determines the need for extending the effectiveness thereof for up to a maximum additional term of twenty (20) calendar days through a court order or resolution. If the circumstances and conditions that led the court to issue a stay or cease and desist order continue, the interested party may request such forum an extension thereof, before the previous order expires. In all other cases, the procedure established in §§ 9024 and 9024a of this title or in other subchapters of this chapter, as applicable, shall be followed.
History —Dec. 1, 2009, No. 161, § 14.3.