P.R. Laws tit. 23, § 9024d
Subject to the provisions of § 9024c of this title, the Office of the Chief Permit Inspector has the authority to issue administrative fines to any natural or juridical person who:
(a) Violates this chapter, the adopted Joint Permit Regulation, the permits or conditions of the permits issued thereunder or the Planning Regulations or any other applicable law. The administrative fines shall not exceed fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) for each infraction, being it understood that every day the infraction persists shall be deemed as an independent violation.
(b) Fails to comply with any resolution, order or decision issued. The administrative fines shall not exceed fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) for each infraction, being it understood that every day the infraction persists shall be deemed as an independent violation.
(c) Has been found to be in contempt of court in committing or continuing the actions in violation of this chapter or the regulations adopted thereunder or the Planning Regulations, the Office of the Chief Permit Inspector, in the exercise of his/her discretion, may impose an additional administrative fine of up to a maximum of one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) for each violation.
(d) The administrative fines imposed by means of this chapter shall also apply to any person who obstructs, limits, paralyzes, or invades, without legal authorization, a building or authorized use activity pursuant to the provisions of this chapter.
The Office of the Chief Permit Inspector shall establish through the Joint Permit Regulation the standards and procedures to impose the administrative fines established in subsections (a)—(d) of this section, based on the seriousness of the violation, the duration of the violation, recidivism, or the financial benefit derived from committing the violation, and the risk posed or the damage caused to the health and/or safety as a result of the violation. The sum of all administrative fines imposed by the Office of the Chief Permit Inspector under the provisions of this chapter shall be covered into the Special Fund that the Secretary of the Department of the Treasury shall establish in favor of the Office of the Chief Permit Inspector, pursuant to § 9020p of this title. The authority to impose administrative fines granted to the Office of the Chief Permit Inspector does not substitute or lessens the authority of any of the concerned government entities to initiate any judicial proceeding, whether civil or criminal, that may apply.
History —Dec. 1, 2009, No. 161, § 14.5.