P.R. Laws tit. 29, § 565
Every person who wishes to operate an employment agency shall fill an application therefor on a form to be furnished by the Department. The Secretary shall, personally or through his subordinates, investigate the character, moral standing, business integrity, or any other particulars that said official may deem advisable to investigate with respect to the applicant. After the investigation is made, if the Secretary deems that the applicant is of a good moral character and business integrity and meets the other requirements provided or that may be provided by regulation, the Secretary shall issue a license to the applicant upon payment to the Department of Labor and Human Resources of a fee of twenty-five dollars ($25) in internal revenue stamps. No license shall be issued unless the applicant complies or is willing to comply with the provisions of §§ 564—574 of this title and the regulations issued hereunder. The agent or employee of an employment agency to which a license has been issued by the Secretary shall not need to obtain other license under §§ 564—574 of this title. Each license shall state the name of the person to whom it is issued, and the specific place or address where he is to operate the agency. Licenses issued under §§ 564—574 of this title shall be valid only of the person and place therein indicated. The person or entity to whom the license is issued may only operate within the limits of Puerto Rico. To make diligences for, or bringing workmen from any place outside the limits of Puerto Rico or to refer workmen for employment outside Puerto Rico there shall be needed a special permit from the Secretary that may be issued by him only when in his judgment there are special circumstances to merit it. The place may be changed only upon the written approval of the Secretary, and it shall be so stated on the license. Licenses shall be effective from the date of their approval and shall remain in effect for a year, unless previously revoked or suspended by the Secretary. Upon summons for the purpose and an opportunity to be heard, the Secretary may suspend or revoke the license of any employment agency after he finds that any of the provisions hereof, or any regulation or order issued hereunder has not been complied with.
Any person who operates an employment agency without having previously obtained a license from the Secretary as provided herein shall be guilty of a misdemeanor punishable as established by § 574 of this title, and each violation shall constitute a separate offense.
History —May 14, 1947, No. 417, p. 826, § 2; May 7, 1948, No. 114, p. 272, § 1; June 22, 1962, No. 91, p. 236, § 2.