P.R. Laws tit. 11, § 18
Failure to insure the payment of the compensation as provided in § 19 of this title, shall constitute a misdemeanor to be sanctioned with a term of imprisonment of not more than six (6) months or with a fine of not more than five thousand dollars ($5,000), or with both penalties at the discretion of the court. In case of recidivism both penalties shall be imposed and failure to post the written or printed notice stating the fact of being insured as also provided in § 19 of this title shall constitute a misdemeanor and be sanctioned with a term of imprisonment of not more than six (6) months or with a fine of not more than five thousand dollars ($5,000) or with both penalties at the discretion of the court; Provided, That the complaint shall be filed by the Administrator of the State Insurance Fund Corporation, by his/her agents, or by any agent of the Department of Labor and Human Resources or of the Treasury, to whom the Administrator may delegate, or by any law enforcement officer, before the part of the Court of First Instance where the works of the employer have been conducted and in case the works of the employer extend to more than one judicial district, then before any of these.
History —Apr. 18, 1935, No. 45, p. 250, § 17; Apr. 22, 1942, No. 43, p. 454, § 1; June 26, 1959, No. 88, p. 246, § 1; renumbered as § 15 on July 1, 1996, No. 63, § 3; Sept. 16, 2004, No. 343, § 4.