P.R. Laws tit. 23, § 9017e
No authorized professional may issue a final determination or permit for a project in which he/she has participated in any phase of its design, or in which he/she has a direct or indirect personal or financial interest or when he/she is related to the applicant or the applicant’s authorized representative by fourth-degree of consanguinity or second-degree affinity. Furthermore, authorized professionals shall observe a Code of Ethics, to be promulgated by the Office of the Chief Permit Inspector. Such Code shall set forth the obligations and prohibitions that apply to authorized professionals. Authorized professionals shall be subject to fines and penalties as established in this chapter for infringing any provision thereof. Moreover, they shall meet any requirement imposed by the Management Office or the Office of the Chief Permit Inspector in the discharge of their responsibilities as imposed under this chapter, including their appearance as an indispensable party in those recourses to contest their final determinations.
History —Dec. 1, 2009, No. 161, § 7.6.