P.R. Laws tit. 9, § 5016
Every person who wishes to devote him/herself fully or partially to the sale, rescue, salvage, repair, reconstruction and sale in limited numbers of motor vehicles, trailers or semi-trailers damaged in accidents, shall request and obtain from the Secretary, a special dealer’s license or certificate using the forms authorized by the Secretary for such purposes. The Secretary shall adopt and promulgate the regulations necessary for issuing, supervising, and revoking such licenses [sic] exercise of said work, providing, among other things, the maximum number of motor vehicles, trailers or semi-trailers that said special dealers may save, repair, reconstruct and sell annually, which shall never be more than twelve (12) motor vehicles, trailers or semi-trailers a year, as well as all that is related to the granting of licenses and the supervision of said licenses by the Secretary, which may be revoked by him/her, including the necessary requirements to obtain, renew and retain the licenses, and the grounds and procedure to deny, suspend and revoke them. The Secretary may summarily suspend the license or authorization granted for this, when any of the provisions he/she establishes by regulations are violated.
Prior to the issuing of the special dealers license, the person shall provide the Secretary with evidence that same is subscribed to a vehicular information service. Any special dealer who upon the approval of this act has a license in effect shall present to the Secretary, within a term of not more than thirty (30) days, evidence of being subscribed to a vehicular information service. The vehicular history report shall be offered to customers free of charge at the time such customer requests information of the vehicle he/she is interested in purchasing.
Any person who violates any of the provisions contained in this section or in the regulations approved by virtue thereof shall incur a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be punished with a penalty of imprisonment which shall not exceed six (6) months, or a fine of not more than three thousand dollars ($3,000), or both penalties, at the discretion of the court.
History —Jan. 7, 2000, No. 22, § 2.15; June 3, 2004, No. 132, § 2; Aug. 19, 2005, No. 57, § 2.