P.R. Laws tit. 20, § 211l-a
Any member of the College who fails to pay his/her dues on the regulatory date shall not be entitled to vote. The debtor shall be deemed as a passive member of the College for a maximum term of thirty (30) days during which the College shall notify said person in writing by certified mail indicating that he/she:
(a) Is indebted to the College on account of the membership dues.
(b) Must show cause, before the person designated by the Board of Governors within a term of ten (10) working days, as of the date of the notice, as to why the College should not cancel his/her membership.
(c) After the aforementioned term has expired and the corresponding payment has not been made and no proof in his/her favor has been presented, the membership shall be cancelled and notice thereof shall be forwarded to his/her employer.
(d) Shall be advised of the intention of the College to petition the Board of Examiners as to the immediate suspension of his/her license to practice the nursing profession in Puerto Rico through the process established in the bylaws of the Board of Examiners for such a purpose. Once the aforementioned process has been completed, the College shall present a petition for the suspension of the license for noncompliance with the payment of the membership dues before the Board of Examiners, within a period of thirty (30) days after the member has been declared as suspended and has not presented any documentation whatsoever or settled his/her debt.
Once the member, whose license has been suspended, pays the amount owed, the same shall recover all rights and duties proceeding from having an active and current license.
History —June 1, 1973, No. 82, p. 367, added as § 10-A on Sept. 15, 2004, No. 306, § 9.