P.R. Laws tit. 9, § 5484
The Public Service Commission of Puerto Rico is likewise authorized to seize or order the seizure of the permit and license plates of any vehicle authorized to transport persons or freight for pay whenever its permit, certificate of public convenience and necessity or franchise has expired, has been revoked or suspended for just cause and after a hearing has been held, or whenever said vehicle is in such poor working order as to constitute a threat to the public safety. Once the permit and license plates have been seized, the Commission shall retain the same until it has reached a final determination and shall then notify the Secretary so that the latter may refrain from issuing any new permits or license plates of any kind to the same vehicle.
When in the judgment of the Commission the grounds for such a revocation or suspension no longer exist, the latter shall return the license plates and permits to their owner or order the Secretary to issue these.
In the event the revocation or suspension of the permit of any of the motor vehicles referred to in this section is ordered, the owner thereof shall be entitled to a reimbursement by the Secretary of the Treasury of Puerto Rico of the proportional amount corresponding to the unexpired months of the current fiscal year from the total paid by said owner.
The Commission shall be authorized to suspend the public service vehicle permits and license plates of any person who, by means of scanners or any other technology to such effects, warns other persons of the presence of the Puerto Rico Police during clandestine races, speed trials, acceleration contests, and drag races on the state and municipal highways of Puerto Rico, when they are not authorized by the Secretary.
History —Jan. 7, 2000, No. 22, § 16.04; June 3, 2004, No. 132, § 16, eff. 8 months after June 3, 2004.