P.R. Laws tit. 27, § 1273
Any person, public service company, or private carrier who shall willfully violate any provision of this part, or omit, neglect or refuse to obey, observe and comply with any ruling or decision of the Commission, or fail to comply with any judgment of any court; or who shall incite or abet the violation, omission, or neglect of, or the failure or refusal to comply with, the provisions of this part, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. If this part does not expressly provide a penalty for said offense, the same shall be punished by a fine of not less than fifty dollars ($50) nor more than one thousand dollars ($1,000), or by imprisonment for a term of not less than one (1) month nor more than twelve (12) months, or both, [at] the discretion of the court. Subsequent convictions of the same offense shall be punished by a fine of not less than one hundred dollars ($100) nor more than two thousand dollars ($2,000), or by imprisonment for a term of not less than three (3) months nor more than eighteen (18) months, or both, [at] the discretion of the court.
Any person who violates any provision of the regulations governing the carrying of gas through pipelines shall be punished by a fine which shall not exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000) for each day in which the violation prevails. However, the maximum penalty shall not exceed two hundred thousand dollars ($200,000) for any series of violations.
Action against any person, public service company, or public carrier under the provisions of this section does not bar the Commission from taking any other additional action authorized by this part.
History —June 28, 1962, No. 109, p. 288, § 62; June 23, 1969, No. 60, p. 115.