P.R. Laws tit. 10, § 781

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§ 781. Judicial review of regulations

(a) The validity of regulations adopted under this chapter may be challenged pursuant to §§ 2101 et seq. of Title 3, known as the “Uniform Administrative Procedures Act of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico”.

(b) The Board’s findings of fact, supported by substantial evidence in the record, shall be conclusive.

(c) The party aggrieved by the decision of the Court of First Instance may file a petition for review in the Supreme Court of Puerto Rico within thirty (30) days next following notice of the decision. The Supreme Court may issue the writ of certiorari if it finds the petition worthy.

(d) When the petition for judicial review authorized in this section is filed, the Commissioner shall transmit to the Court of First Instance the original records of the case within fifteen (15) days next following the date of the filing of the copy of the petition for review with the Commissioner. Likewise he shall prepare and certify as correct the transcription of the stenographic record of the case, which shall be transmitted to the court at the request of the interested party upon payment of the pertinent fees, and in the manner and within the term prescribed by the court.

(e) The procedure herein established for the judicial review of the regulations approved by the Board is exclusive, and the same shall not be subject to collateral review.

History —June 19, 1964, No. 68, p. 192, § 4011, renumbered as § 411 on May 31, 1972, No. 78, p. 171, § 18; Aug. 17, 1989, No. 69, p. 301, § 16; renumbered as § 509 and amended on Dec. 23, 1998, No. 310, § 20, eff. 60 days after Dec. 23, 1998.