P.R. Laws tit. 16, § 633c
Any natural or juridical person:
(1) That is in the process of obtaining permits or registration, or adjudication, or awarding of one or more contracts for the sale and purchase of real property, agreements for supplies or services, as well as land, building, and equipment lease agreements, and contracts for public work construction with the Government of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, its agencies or municipalities, or that is subject to regulations thereof;
(2) That offers, makes, receives, or solicits, directly or indirectly, for the duration of such adjudication or granting process, any contribution, whether of money or any other kind.
(3) That for the purpose of obtaining, expediting, or benefiting from such permit, franchise, adjudication, award, service rendering.
(4) That, in support of a political party, aspirant, candidate, independent candidate, campaign committee, political action committee, public official, or a person or persons that, acting independently, raise funds to such effect, committing bribery as defined in § 5350 of Title 33, known as the “Puerto Rico Penal Code”, or any other substitute law, shall be punished for a felony by imprisonment ranging from eight (8) years and one (1) day to fifteen (15) years. If it is a juridical person, it shall be punished for a felony by a fine equal to eight percent (8%) of the annual income at the time the felony was committed and, for a felony, by a fine equivalent to six percent (6%) of the annual income at the time the felony was committed. The Office of the Election Comptroller may request from the Secretary of State, and obtain from him/her, the cancellation of the certificate of incorporation, the dissolution, suspension of activities, or the revocation of the license of the corporation, as the case may be.
The provisions of §§ 928 et seq. of Title 3, prohibiting the award of public bids and government contracts to persons who have been convicted of certain offenses shall apply to natural or juridical persons convicted of violations of this section.
The criminal action for this felony shall prescribe within five (5) years.
History —Nov. 18, 2011, No. 222, § 14.003; renumbered as § 13.003 and amended on Dec. 19, 2014, No. 233, § 93.