P.R. Laws tit. 33, § 4840

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§ 4840. Construction works fraud

Any entrepreneur, engineer, contractor or architect of works, juridical person and any other person who is contracted or who agrees to execute works and who, after receiving money in partial or total payment for the execution of the contracted work, with the intention of defrauding, fails to comply with the obligation to execute or complete the work as agreed shall incur a misdemeanor.

If the value of the work agreed upon and not executed or not completed was five hundred dollars ($500) or more, the offender shall incur a fourth degree felony.

The court may also impose restitution and the suspension or revocation of license, permit or authorization.

History —June 18, 2004, No. 149, § 212, eff. May 1, 2005.