P.R. Laws tit. 7, § 1087
The Commissioner is hereby authorized to impose and collect administrative fines of not less than one hundred dollars ($100) nor more than five thousand dollars ($5,000), for any violation to the provisions of this chapter or to the provisions contained in the rules and regulations promulgated by virtue thereof.
The Commissioner shall bring a criminal suit against the offender when the nature of the violation of this chapter or the rules or regulations, or the orders and resolutions issued by the Commissioner, justifies it, in addition to the imposition of the administrative fine authorized by the preceding paragraph.
Any violation to the provisions of this chapter or the provisions contained in the rules and regulations promulgated by virtue thereof, or to the orders and resolutions issued by the Commissioner, shall constitute a misdemeanor, punishable by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars ($500) or with imprisonment for a term not to exceed six (6) months, or both penalties, at the discretion of the court.
The violations to subsections (3), (6), (8), (9) and (13) of § 1080 of this title shall be excepted, which shall constitute a felony, punishable by a fine of not more than five thousand dollars ($5,000) or with an established penalty of imprisonment for a term six (6) years, or both penalties, at the discretion of the court. The penalty of imprisonment for a felony may be increased up to a maximum of ten (10) years if aggravating circumstances are involved; if mitigating circumstances are involved, it may be reduced to a minimum of four (4) years. In any of the cases, the court may impose the penalty of restitution when applicable, in addition to the penalty established.
History —Oct. 14, 1995, No. 214, § 18; Aug. 11, 2000, No. 153, § 2; renumbered as § 17 on Dec. 30, 2010, No. 248, § 14.