P.R. Laws tit. 8, § 748
Any violation of this chapter, or the regulations adopted hereunder for which no express penalty has been provided, shall constitute a misdemeanor. The court shall also retain the authority to impose civil or criminal contempt charges for noncompliance with the orders issued by the court, the Administrator or the Administrative Judge.
The Administrator may impose fines up to a maximum of five thousand dollars ($5,000), compensation, interest, late charges, expenses, costs, fees, penalties, or up to three (3) months of community service for violating the provisions of this chapter, the laws administered by the Program, or the regulations or orders issued by the Administrator and civil or criminal contempt by request of the court.
The money collected for the imposition of penalties or administrative fines shall be deposited in the Special Fund.
History —Aug. 12, 2000, No. 168, § 40, renumbered as § 18 and amended on Aug. 17, 2002, No. 193, § 23; Sept. 16, 2004, No. 375, § 1.