P.R. Laws tit. 23, § 6842
(a) Any vehicle used or proposed to be used to offer tourist ground transportation services shall be submitted to an inspection every six (6) months, under the criteria established to that effect by the Tourism Company.
(b) As part of the inspection, attesting evidence shall be submitted that the vehicle fully complies with the license sticker and inspection requirements, among others, imposed by the Department of Transportation and Public Works.
(c) Once certified that the motor vehicle has complied with all the inspection requirements, the corresponding certificate of inspection shall be issued.
(d) Motor vehicles that do not comply with the inspection requirements shall be declared “out of service” by the officer or employee of the Tourism Company conducting the inspection, in which case the corresponding certificate of inspection shall not be issued, and said vehicle shall be banned from use to render tourist ground transportation services.
(e) In case of tourist taxicabs, the toplight, air conditioner and taximeter shall be in perfect working conditions at the time of inspection. If these requirements are not complied with, the inspection shall not be approved.
(f) Any officers or employees of the Tourism Company may conduct inspections without prior notice, and may file a complaint motu proprio on behalf of the public interest if they understand and absolutely prove that there exists a violation against this chapter or to any regulation approved pursuant to it.
History —Dec. 19, 2002, No. 282, § 57, eff. 180 days after Dec. 19, 2002.