P.R. Laws tit. 8, § 1194
At any stage of the proceedings where it is determined that there is an emergency situation that endangers the safety, health, or physical, mental, or emotional integrity of a minor as a result of institutional abuse and/or institutional neglect, the court may:
(a) Order that the minor be immediately placed in the custody of the father, mother, or person responsible for him/her.
(b) Order that the minor be placed in the custody of the Department.
(c) Order the immediate relocation of the minor and any other minor who is considered to be at risk.
(d) Order that the requested treatment or required services be provided.
(e) Order the institution to desist from the actions that pose a risk to the health, safety, and well-being of the minors it is in charge of.
(f) Order the institution to take or carry out all the necessary steps to guarantee the health, safety, and well-being of the minors.
(g) Order the partial or total closing of the institution.
(h) Order that all admissions and placements in the respondent institution or agency cease.
(i) Order any temporary measure necessary to guarantee the well-being of the minors.
(j) Order any public agency charged with the accreditation of, or with the authority for granting a license to the respondent institution or agency, to cancel or deny such accreditation or license.
(k) Order the appearance of any public, private, or privatized agency whose intervention is necessary to address the need for protecting the minor or minors that are object of the petition.
(l) Issue any order needed to enforce the purposes and public policy established in this Act.
It is hereby provided that the remedies listed in subsections (a), (b), (g), (h) and (j) of this section shall not be available in cases where the Department of Justice is the petitioning party.
History —Dec. 16, 2011, No. 246, § 74, eff. 90 days after Dec. 16, 2011.