P.R. Laws tit. 23, § 9024e
Subject to the provisions of §§ 9024c and 9024d of this title, the procedure established in this section shall be employed by the Chief Permit Inspector, the autonomous municipalities with I to V granted hierarchy, and the concerned government entities, subject to their corresponding jurisdiction.
(a) The Chief Permit Inspector, the concerned government entities, and the autonomous municipalities with I to V granted hierarchy, or their authorized representatives, may issue administrative fines to public entities or to natural or juridical persons who violate or fail to comply with any of the provisions of this chapter, any restriction, regulation or order adopted under this chapter or other laws, within their scope of jurisdiction. The procedure to issue such fines shall be established through the Joint Permit Regulation.
(b) In the establishment of this procedure, the Chief Permit Inspector, the concerned government entities, and the autonomous municipalities with I to V granted hierarchy, or their authorized representatives, may avail themselves of the services of their officials and employees, and of the police force to issue administrative fine tickets. The forms for such tickets shall be prepared, pre-printed, individually identified, and distributed according to the regulation that the Office of the Chief Permit Inspector shall promulgate for such purposes. The person who issues the ticket shall sign it and clearly state therein the alleged administrative offense, the legal provision violated, the date on which the ticket was given, and the sum to be paid for the administrative fine.
(c) The representative of the Chief Permit Inspector, the concerned government entities or the autonomous municipalities with I to V granted hierarchy, shall give a copy of the ticket to the person in charge of the property, be it the owner, broker, employee, the person in charge, assignee, tenant or successor. The instructions on how to request reconsideration and review recourse, as well as the information required in subsection (b) of this section, shall be on the back of the copy so given.
History —Dec. 1, 2009, No. 161, § 14.6.