P.R. Laws tit. 25, § 918

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§ 918. Expulsion of the offender

The administrator or any of the tenants may, reasonably and in an adequate manner, make an offender leave the shopping center or establishment as long as the offender has been enjoined in writing for his/her unacceptable conduct and after having requested him/her to cease and desist in the violation of the code of conduct; or when he/she has been intervened for his/her alleged participation in criminal acts, or in any act which is or could be offensive to users or which is or could be prejudicial to the reputation, dignity or credit of the users, of the shopping center or of the establishments, or which is or threatens to be damaging to the activities or the business of the shopping center or an establishment, be it specifically mentioned or not in the code of conduct. The administrator or any of the tenants with grounds to expel any person from the premises of the shopping center or an establishment, shall first give notice to said person, in writing, as to the fact that his/her presence is unwelcome in the premises of the shopping center or the establishment, and request him/her to immediately vacate the premises and under admonishment that if he/she refuses, he/she may be expelled by police officers.

If the offender, after having been enjoined and admonished by the administrator or his/her authorized agent or by a tenant for specific violations of the code of conduct, refuses to vacate the property of the shopping center or the establishment, the administrator or tenant shall be empowered to request cooperation from any law enforcement officer, and the latter shall be bound to immediately expel the offender from the premises of the shopping center or establishment.

In the event the offender is a minor, the administrator must notify a law enforcement officer to expel him/her from the premises.

History —Dec. 6, 2007, No. 179, § 7.