P.R. Laws tit. 3, § 444t
It is hereby established that an alternative procedure for conflict resolution may be sought in matters of sports, without prejudice to the Puerto Rico Olympic Committee. Submission to this procedure shall be of a voluntary nature and it may be initiated by the Department with the filing of a claim, request or petition, or at the request of the General Court of Justice, in agreement with the legal norms and regulations applying to alternative methods of conflict resolution. It is Provided, That agreements made within an alternative method shall be recorded in writing and shall be mandatory between the parties. If so convened, its content shall not be disclosed.
People designated as interventors, mediators or arbitrators must be knowledgeable of sports matters, have no interest in the conflict, remain impartial and have the support of the parties in the conflict.
History —Jan. 8, 2004, No. 8, § 23, eff. 120 days after Jan. 8, 2004.