P.R. Laws tit. 10, § 654
The Commissioner is hereby authorized to:
(a) Impose and collect administrative fines, which shall not be less than one hundred dollars ($100) or more than one thousand dollars ($1,000), for each violation of the provisions of this chapter or the provisions contained in the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
(b) Order restitution or reimbursement of payments received in contravention of the provisions of this chapter or any rules or regulations promulgated thereunder, or any other remedy that he/she may deem necessary to achieve the purposes of this chapter.
(c) Impose and collect administrative fines, which shall not be less than one hundred dollars ($100) or more than five thousand dollars ($5,000), for each day the person engaged in a pawnbroking business fails to meet the requirements or orders of the Commissioner.
(d) In addition to the imposition of authorized administrative fines pursuant to the previous subsections, the Commissioner or his/her representatives may initiate the corresponding judicial action against the person who committed such violation when the nature of the violation of this chapter, the rules or regulations, or the resolutions issued by the Commissioner so justify.
Any natural or juridical person who violates the provisions of this chapter, the rules and regulations, or the orders and resolutions issued by the Commissioner shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be subject to an individual fine, which shall be no less than one hundred dollars ($100) or more than five thousand dollars ($5,000), or imprisonment for a term of up to six (6) months or both, at the discretion of the court. Each transaction conducted in violation of the aforesaid provisions shall constitute a separate infraction and be punishable as such. If said conduct constitutes a felony under the Penal Code of Puerto Rico or any other special act, the perpetrator shall be processed for such felony.
(e) In addition to the penalties established in this chapter, the Commissioner may impose an additional fine equivalent to the total price of the pledged good and sold in violation of the provisions of this chapter, minus the balance of the amount received on loan; or order the return of the pledged good in the conditions in which it was brought in.
History —Feb. 24, 2011, No. 23, § 22, eff. 60 days after Feb. 24, 2011.