P.R. Laws tit. 16, § 630c
The Board of Election Comptrollers shall evaluate the recommendations received from the Director of the Contributions and Expenditures Audit Division, and may:
(1) Refer the matter to the Secretary of Justice for violations of this chapter that are deemed to be a crime;
(2) refer the matter to any agency with jurisdiction on any aspect related thereto, such as the Office of the Comptroller and the Office of Government Ethics;
(3) impose administrative fines;
(4) resort to the court to request the suspension of disbursements to political parties; and/or
(5) in the case of electioneering communications financed without meeting the requirements of this chapter, to institute an action in the Court of First Instance, San Juan Part, to halt detected violations and prevent future violations, such as stopping disbursements from the Special Fund. Instituting any action shall not impair any referrals to the Secretary of Justice or any other agency, or the imposition of administrative fines in accordance with this subchapter. Likewise, the Office of the Election Comptroller may resort to the court in the event that fines imposed are not paid or a disbursement suspension order is not complied with. Provided, That, the Board of Election Comptrollers shall be authorized to take any action within the scope of its powers, in accordance with this chapter, without the consent of the Director of the Contributions and Expenditures Audit Division.
History —Nov. 18, 2011, No. 222, § 11.003; renumbered as § 10.003 and amended on Dec. 19, 2014, No. 233, § 77.