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https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-ten/subtitle-1/chapter-36/subchapter-ii/758/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TEN - Commerce (§§ 1 — 4196)›Subtitle 1 - Regulation of Business Generally (§§ 1 — 998q)›Chapter 36 - Retail Installment Sales and Finance Companies (§§ 731 — 793)›Subchapter II - Retail Installment Sales of Goods and Services (§§ 74... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TEN - Commerce (§§ 1 — 4196) › Subtitle 1 - Regulation of Business Generally (§§ 1 — 998q) › Chapter 36 - Retail Installment Sales and Finance Companies (§§ 731 — 793) › Subchapter II - Retail Installment Sales of Goods and Services (§§ 741 — 760) › § 758 - Cancellation | After payment by the buyer of all the sums due under a contract, the seller or holder shall be bound to submit to the pertinent registry within sixty (60) days from the date of cancellation all documents that may be needed, or perform any actions required for the cancellation of the liens on the goods pursuant to the r... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-ten/subtitle-1/chapter-36/subchapter-ii/759/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TEN - Commerce (§§ 1 — 4196)›Subtitle 1 - Regulation of Business Generally (§§ 1 — 998q)›Chapter 36 - Retail Installment Sales and Finance Companies (§§ 731 — 793)›Subchapter II - Retail Installment Sales of Goods and Services (§§ 74... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TEN - Commerce (§§ 1 — 4196) › Subtitle 1 - Regulation of Business Generally (§§ 1 — 998q) › Chapter 36 - Retail Installment Sales and Finance Companies (§§ 731 — 793) › Subchapter II - Retail Installment Sales of Goods and Services (§§ 741 — 760) › § 759 - Consolidation or increase of ... | If two (2) or more transactions in which credit is granted are consolidated or if an existing obligation is increased, it shall be deemed a new transaction subject to the required disclosure.
History —June 19, 1964, No. 68, p. 192, added as § 219 on May 31, 1972, No. 78, p. 171, § 13; Dec. 23, 1998, No. 310, § 12, eff.... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-ten/subtitle-1/chapter-36/subchapter-ii/760/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TEN - Commerce (§§ 1 — 4196)›Subtitle 1 - Regulation of Business Generally (§§ 1 — 998q)›Chapter 36 - Retail Installment Sales and Finance Companies (§§ 731 — 793)›Subchapter II - Retail Installment Sales of Goods and Services (§§ 74... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TEN - Commerce (§§ 1 — 4196) › Subtitle 1 - Regulation of Business Generally (§§ 1 — 998q) › Chapter 36 - Retail Installment Sales and Finance Companies (§§ 731 — 793) › Subchapter II - Retail Installment Sales of Goods and Services (§§ 741 — 760) › § 760 - Requirement of notice | The seller or the holder shall be bound to serve notice to the buyer for the failure of payment of any installment and of the corresponding charge for delay in payment at the shortest possible time and before the next installment falls due.
History —June 19, 1964, No. 68, p. 192, added as § 220 on May 31, 1972, No. 78,... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-ten/subtitle-1/chapter-36/subchapter-iii/761/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TEN - Commerce (§§ 1 — 4196)›Subtitle 1 - Regulation of Business Generally (§§ 1 — 998q)›Chapter 36 - Retail Installment Sales and Finance Companies (§§ 731 — 793)›Subchapter III - Financing Companies (§§ 761 — 764)›§ 761 - License | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TEN - Commerce (§§ 1 — 4196) › Subtitle 1 - Regulation of Business Generally (§§ 1 — 998q) › Chapter 36 - Retail Installment Sales and Finance Companies (§§ 731 — 793) › Subchapter III - Financing Companies (§§ 761 — 764) › § 761 - License | (1) No person, except a bank, trust company, investment company or credit union organized or authorized to do business under the laws of Puerto Rico or a credit union organized or authorized to do business under the laws of the United States, shall engage in the business of a [finance] company in Puerto Rico without ob... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-ten/subtitle-1/chapter-36/subchapter-iii/762/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TEN - Commerce (§§ 1 — 4196)›Subtitle 1 - Regulation of Business Generally (§§ 1 — 998q)›Chapter 36 - Retail Installment Sales and Finance Companies (§§ 731 — 793)›Subchapter III - Financing Companies (§§ 761 — 764)›§ 762 - Processin... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TEN - Commerce (§§ 1 — 4196) › Subtitle 1 - Regulation of Business Generally (§§ 1 — 998q) › Chapter 36 - Retail Installment Sales and Finance Companies (§§ 731 — 793) › Subchapter III - Financing Companies (§§ 761 — 764) › § 762 - Processing of license by Commissioner | (1) After the application for a license for a financing company is filed and the license and investigation fees are paid, the Commissioner may refuse to issue the license if he finds that the applicant, or any other person who, at the time of filing the application was a shareholder, director, official, member, partner... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-ten/subtitle-1/chapter-36/subchapter-iii/763/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TEN - Commerce (§§ 1 — 4196)›Subtitle 1 - Regulation of Business Generally (§§ 1 — 998q)›Chapter 36 - Retail Installment Sales and Finance Companies (§§ 731 — 793)›Subchapter III - Financing Companies (§§ 761 — 764)›§ 763 - Content o... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TEN - Commerce (§§ 1 — 4196) › Subtitle 1 - Regulation of Business Generally (§§ 1 — 998q) › Chapter 36 - Retail Installment Sales and Finance Companies (§§ 731 — 793) › Subchapter III - Financing Companies (§§ 761 — 764) › § 763 - Content of license; restrictions | (1) Every license shall contain the address at which the business is to be conducted, and the complete name of the person to whom issued. Such license shall be posted in a conspicuous place at the establishment of the licensee and shall be transferable.
Whenever a licensee moves his business offices to another place he... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-ten/subtitle-1/chapter-36/subchapter-iii/764/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TEN - Commerce (§§ 1 — 4196)›Subtitle 1 - Regulation of Business Generally (§§ 1 — 998q)›Chapter 36 - Retail Installment Sales and Finance Companies (§§ 731 — 793)›Subchapter III - Financing Companies (§§ 761 — 764)›§ 764 - Revocatio... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TEN - Commerce (§§ 1 — 4196) › Subtitle 1 - Regulation of Business Generally (§§ 1 — 998q) › Chapter 36 - Retail Installment Sales and Finance Companies (§§ 731 — 793) › Subchapter III - Financing Companies (§§ 761 — 764) › § 764 - Revocation, surrender and suspension of licenses | (1) The Commissioner may suspend or revoke a license issued under this chapter if it is found that:
(a) The licensee has violated the provisions of this chapter or of any regulation adopted thereunder; or
(b) a fact exists which, if existing or known at the time the application was filed, would have justified denial of... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-ten/subtitle-1/chapter-36/subchapter-iv/766/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TEN - Commerce (§§ 1 — 4196)›Subtitle 1 - Regulation of Business Generally (§§ 1 — 998q)›Chapter 36 - Retail Installment Sales and Finance Companies (§§ 731 — 793)›Subchapter IV - Provisions Applicable to Revolving Account Plans for ... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TEN - Commerce (§§ 1 — 4196) › Subtitle 1 - Regulation of Business Generally (§§ 1 — 998q) › Chapter 36 - Retail Installment Sales and Finance Companies (§§ 731 — 793) › Subchapter IV - Provisions Applicable to Revolving Account Plans for Credit Card Use (§§ 766 — 766g) › § 766 - Granti... | The issuer of a credit card may grant credit and collect financing charges under a revolving account plan for credit card use in which:
(a) The issuer of the credit card allows the card holder to perform transactions from time to time;
(b) a financing charge or an interest rate is computed from time to time on the bala... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-ten/subtitle-1/chapter-36/subchapter-iv/766a/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TEN - Commerce (§§ 1 — 4196)›Subtitle 1 - Regulation of Business Generally (§§ 1 — 998q)›Chapter 36 - Retail Installment Sales and Finance Companies (§§ 731 — 793)›Subchapter IV - Provisions Applicable to Revolving Account Plans for ... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TEN - Commerce (§§ 1 — 4196) › Subtitle 1 - Regulation of Business Generally (§§ 1 — 998q) › Chapter 36 - Retail Installment Sales and Finance Companies (§§ 731 — 793) › Subchapter IV - Provisions Applicable to Revolving Account Plans for Credit Card Use (§§ 766 — 766g) › § 766a - Discl... | Prior to opening a revolving account plan, the issuer of a credit card must disclose in the monthly statements of account and in every event requiring disclosure, any information required by the federal law known as the “Truth in Lending Act” (15 U.S.C.A. § 1601 et seq.) and by Regulation Z, adopted thereunder, as amen... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-ten/subtitle-1/chapter-36/subchapter-iv/766b/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TEN - Commerce (§§ 1 — 4196)›Subtitle 1 - Regulation of Business Generally (§§ 1 — 998q)›Chapter 36 - Retail Installment Sales and Finance Companies (§§ 731 — 793)›Subchapter IV - Provisions Applicable to Revolving Account Plans for ... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TEN - Commerce (§§ 1 — 4196) › Subtitle 1 - Regulation of Business Generally (§§ 1 — 998q) › Chapter 36 - Retail Installment Sales and Finance Companies (§§ 731 — 793) › Subchapter IV - Provisions Applicable to Revolving Account Plans for Credit Card Use (§§ 766 — 766g) › § 766b - Prohi... | Any person, firm, partnership or corporation, on its own or through its agent, is prohibited from providing, issuing or distributing credit cards to persons who have not applied for them, except in the case of renewal of credit cards that have been accepted previously.
History —June 19, 1964, No. 68, p. 192, added as §... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-ten/subtitle-1/chapter-36/subchapter-iv/766c/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TEN - Commerce (§§ 1 — 4196)›Subtitle 1 - Regulation of Business Generally (§§ 1 — 998q)›Chapter 36 - Retail Installment Sales and Finance Companies (§§ 731 — 793)›Subchapter IV - Provisions Applicable to Revolving Account Plans for ... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TEN - Commerce (§§ 1 — 4196) › Subtitle 1 - Regulation of Business Generally (§§ 1 — 998q) › Chapter 36 - Retail Installment Sales and Finance Companies (§§ 731 — 793) › Subchapter IV - Provisions Applicable to Revolving Account Plans for Credit Card Use (§§ 766 — 766g) › § 766c - Fradu... | Any person not exempted from obtaining a license, and who without obtaining the same and under misrepresentation, uses any means to issue credit cards or to offer or arrange for the obtaining thereof in exchange for money or other goods, shall be guilty of a felony and punished by a fine not greater than ten thousand d... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-ten/subtitle-1/chapter-36/subchapter-iv/766d/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TEN - Commerce (§§ 1 — 4196)›Subtitle 1 - Regulation of Business Generally (§§ 1 — 998q)›Chapter 36 - Retail Installment Sales and Finance Companies (§§ 731 — 793)›Subchapter IV - Provisions Applicable to Revolving Account Plans for ... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TEN - Commerce (§§ 1 — 4196) › Subtitle 1 - Regulation of Business Generally (§§ 1 — 998q) › Chapter 36 - Retail Installment Sales and Finance Companies (§§ 731 — 793) › Subchapter IV - Provisions Applicable to Revolving Account Plans for Credit Card Use (§§ 766 — 766g) › § 766d - Limit... | (a) The liability of a card holder for the unauthorized use of a credit card that has not been accepted is hereby limited to a maximum of fifty dollars ($50).
(b) The cardholder shall not be held liable for the unauthorized use of a credit card that has not been accepted.
(c) The holder shall be exempted from liability... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-ten/subtitle-1/chapter-36/subchapter-iv/766e/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TEN - Commerce (§§ 1 — 4196)›Subtitle 1 - Regulation of Business Generally (§§ 1 — 998q)›Chapter 36 - Retail Installment Sales and Finance Companies (§§ 731 — 793)›Subchapter IV - Provisions Applicable to Revolving Account Plans for ... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TEN - Commerce (§§ 1 — 4196) › Subtitle 1 - Regulation of Business Generally (§§ 1 — 998q) › Chapter 36 - Retail Installment Sales and Finance Companies (§§ 731 — 793) › Subchapter IV - Provisions Applicable to Revolving Account Plans for Credit Card Use (§§ 766 — 766g) › § 766e - Burde... | In every judicial action filed by a credit card issuer against its holder, the burden of proof of the application, authorization or permit for the card holder to use or benefit from the use of a credit card shall fall on the issuer.
History —June 19, 1964, No. 68, p. 192, added as § 406 on Dec. 23, 1998, No. 310, § 35,... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-ten/subtitle-1/chapter-36/subchapter-iv/766f/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TEN - Commerce (§§ 1 — 4196)›Subtitle 1 - Regulation of Business Generally (§§ 1 — 998q)›Chapter 36 - Retail Installment Sales and Finance Companies (§§ 731 — 793)›Subchapter IV - Provisions Applicable to Revolving Account Plans for ... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TEN - Commerce (§§ 1 — 4196) › Subtitle 1 - Regulation of Business Generally (§§ 1 — 998q) › Chapter 36 - Retail Installment Sales and Finance Companies (§§ 731 — 793) › Subchapter IV - Provisions Applicable to Revolving Account Plans for Credit Card Use (§§ 766 — 766g) › § 766f - Right... | (1) When a person who accepts payment through a credit card fails to satisfactorily resolve a dispute or claim of the bearer of the card regarding the goods or services paid for with said card, the bearer may file against the credit card issuer any claim (except a claim for damages) or defense related to the disputed t... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-ten/subtitle-1/chapter-36/subchapter-iv/766g/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TEN - Commerce (§§ 1 — 4196)›Subtitle 1 - Regulation of Business Generally (§§ 1 — 998q)›Chapter 36 - Retail Installment Sales and Finance Companies (§§ 731 — 793)›Subchapter IV - Provisions Applicable to Revolving Account Plans for ... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TEN - Commerce (§§ 1 — 4196) › Subtitle 1 - Regulation of Business Generally (§§ 1 — 998q) › Chapter 36 - Retail Installment Sales and Finance Companies (§§ 731 — 793) › Subchapter IV - Provisions Applicable to Revolving Account Plans for Credit Card Use (§§ 766 — 766g) › § 766g - Accep... | (a) Any issuer of credit cards under this chapter shall inform the Commissioner, within the term provided by the Commissioner through regulations, if any affiliated or related entity issues the same or similar credit cards to residents of the other jurisdictions of the United States. Should the issuer report having suc... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-ten/subtitle-1/chapter-36/subchapter-v/773/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TEN - Commerce (§§ 1 — 4196)›Subtitle 1 - Regulation of Business Generally (§§ 1 — 998q)›Chapter 36 - Retail Installment Sales and Finance Companies (§§ 731 — 793)›Subchapter V - Administration (§§ 771 — 786)›§ 773 - Powers of the Co... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TEN - Commerce (§§ 1 — 4196) › Subtitle 1 - Regulation of Business Generally (§§ 1 — 998q) › Chapter 36 - Retail Installment Sales and Finance Companies (§§ 731 — 793) › Subchapter V - Administration (§§ 771 — 786) › § 773 - Powers of the Commissioner | According to the provisions of §§ 2101 et seq. of Title 3, known as the “Uniform Administrative Procedures Act of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico”, the Commissioner shall have the power to approve, review, amend, suspend and revoke regulations:
(1) To prescribe the kinds of insurance permitted in retail installment sal... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-ten/subtitle-1/chapter-36/subchapter-v/773a/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TEN - Commerce (§§ 1 — 4196)›Subtitle 1 - Regulation of Business Generally (§§ 1 — 998q)›Chapter 36 - Retail Installment Sales and Finance Companies (§§ 731 — 793)›Subchapter V - Administration (§§ 771 — 786)›§ 773a - Powers of the B... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TEN - Commerce (§§ 1 — 4196) › Subtitle 1 - Regulation of Business Generally (§§ 1 — 998q) › Chapter 36 - Retail Installment Sales and Finance Companies (§§ 731 — 793) › Subchapter V - Administration (§§ 771 — 786) › § 773a - Powers of the Board | (a) The Board may require the Commissioner to conduct studies of every or any activity undertaken under this chapter and of the operations of financing companies, to determine the legitimacy of the financing charges and any other factor which, in the judgment of the Board, merits revision.
(b) The Board may fix, regula... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-ten/subtitle-1/chapter-36/subchapter-v/774/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TEN - Commerce (§§ 1 — 4196)›Subtitle 1 - Regulation of Business Generally (§§ 1 — 998q)›Chapter 36 - Retail Installment Sales and Finance Companies (§§ 731 — 793)›Subchapter V - Administration (§§ 771 — 786)›§ 774 - Policy | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TEN - Commerce (§§ 1 — 4196) › Subtitle 1 - Regulation of Business Generally (§§ 1 — 998q) › Chapter 36 - Retail Installment Sales and Finance Companies (§§ 731 — 793) › Subchapter V - Administration (§§ 771 — 786) › § 774 - Policy | (a) In the exercise of the powers granted to it by this chapter, and in conformity with the public policy hereby implemented, the Board may make classifications for the purpose of fixing proper charges for different goods or services whenever advisable due to the nature of the goods or services.
(b) The Board shall tak... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-ten/subtitle-1/chapter-36/subchapter-v/775/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TEN - Commerce (§§ 1 — 4196)›Subtitle 1 - Regulation of Business Generally (§§ 1 — 998q)›Chapter 36 - Retail Installment Sales and Finance Companies (§§ 731 — 793)›Subchapter V - Administration (§§ 771 — 786)›§ 775 - The Commissioner | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TEN - Commerce (§§ 1 — 4196) › Subtitle 1 - Regulation of Business Generally (§§ 1 — 998q) › Chapter 36 - Retail Installment Sales and Finance Companies (§§ 731 — 793) › Subchapter V - Administration (§§ 771 — 786) › § 775 - The Commissioner | The Commissioner shall have charge of the administration and enforcement of this chapter and of the rules and regulations approved by the Board.
History —June 19, 1964, No. 68, p. 192, § 405; Aug. 17, 1989, No. 69, p. 301, § 10; renumbered as § 503 on Dec. 23, 1998, No. 310, § 24, eff. 60 days after Dec. 23, 1998. |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-ten/subtitle-1/chapter-36/subchapter-v/776/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TEN - Commerce (§§ 1 — 4196)›Subtitle 1 - Regulation of Business Generally (§§ 1 — 998q)›Chapter 36 - Retail Installment Sales and Finance Companies (§§ 731 — 793)›Subchapter V - Administration (§§ 771 — 786)›§ 776 - Duties of the Co... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TEN - Commerce (§§ 1 — 4196) › Subtitle 1 - Regulation of Business Generally (§§ 1 — 998q) › Chapter 36 - Retail Installment Sales and Finance Companies (§§ 731 — 793) › Subchapter V - Administration (§§ 771 — 786) › § 776 - Duties of the Commissioner | (a) The Commissioner shall study the conditions of the retail sale installment business and financing thereof whenever it is deemed convenient by him/her or entrusted to him/her by the Board.
(b) All departments, agencies, corporations, authorities, offices and political subdivisions of the Commonwealth shall provide t... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-ten/subtitle-1/chapter-36/subchapter-v/777/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TEN - Commerce (§§ 1 — 4196)›Subtitle 1 - Regulation of Business Generally (§§ 1 — 998q)›Chapter 36 - Retail Installment Sales and Finance Companies (§§ 731 — 793)›Subchapter V - Administration (§§ 771 — 786)›§ 777 - Procedure for fi... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TEN - Commerce (§§ 1 — 4196) › Subtitle 1 - Regulation of Business Generally (§§ 1 — 998q) › Chapter 36 - Retail Installment Sales and Finance Companies (§§ 731 — 793) › Subchapter V - Administration (§§ 771 — 786) › § 777 - Procedure for fixing charges | (a) When the Commissioner, motu proprio or at the request of the Board, determines it is necessary to fix or revise the charges mentioned in this chapter, he/she shall remit to the Board a proposal for regulations. The Board shall consider the proposal for regulations and may accept, amend, complement or reject the sam... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-ten/subtitle-1/chapter-36/subchapter-v/778/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TEN - Commerce (§§ 1 — 4196)›Subtitle 1 - Regulation of Business Generally (§§ 1 — 998q)›Chapter 36 - Retail Installment Sales and Finance Companies (§§ 731 — 793)›Subchapter V - Administration (§§ 771 — 786)›§ 778 - Investigative po... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TEN - Commerce (§§ 1 — 4196) › Subtitle 1 - Regulation of Business Generally (§§ 1 — 998q) › Chapter 36 - Retail Installment Sales and Finance Companies (§§ 731 — 793) › Subchapter V - Administration (§§ 771 — 786) › § 778 - Investigative power | (a) The Commissioner may issue subpoenas to compel the attendance of witnesses and the production of such economic data or information as he may deem necessary for the administration of the statute. If the subpoenaed person should refuse to submit the required information, he/she may challenge the requirements of the C... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-ten/subtitle-1/chapter-36/subchapter-v/779/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TEN - Commerce (§§ 1 — 4196)›Subtitle 1 - Regulation of Business Generally (§§ 1 — 998q)›Chapter 36 - Retail Installment Sales and Finance Companies (§§ 731 — 793)›Subchapter V - Administration (§§ 771 — 786)›§ 779 - Other powers and... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TEN - Commerce (§§ 1 — 4196) › Subtitle 1 - Regulation of Business Generally (§§ 1 — 998q) › Chapter 36 - Retail Installment Sales and Finance Companies (§§ 731 — 793) › Subchapter V - Administration (§§ 771 — 786) › § 779 - Other powers and duties of the Commissioner | The Commissioner shall have power to:
(1) Appoint, subject to the provisions of §§ 2001 et seq. of Title 7, the technical and office personnel necessary to carry out his functions.
(2) To make, at the request of an interested party or motu proprio, investigations in connection with alleged violations of this chapter, a... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-ten/subtitle-1/chapter-36/subchapter-v/780/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TEN - Commerce (§§ 1 — 4196)›Subtitle 1 - Regulation of Business Generally (§§ 1 — 998q)›Chapter 36 - Retail Installment Sales and Finance Companies (§§ 731 — 793)›Subchapter V - Administration (§§ 771 — 786)›§ 780 - Duties of financ... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TEN - Commerce (§§ 1 — 4196) › Subtitle 1 - Regulation of Business Generally (§§ 1 — 998q) › Chapter 36 - Retail Installment Sales and Finance Companies (§§ 731 — 793) › Subchapter V - Administration (§§ 771 — 786) › § 780 - Duties of financing companies | Financing companies shall be bound to:
(1)
(a) Provide all such information as the Commissioner may deem necessary from time to time for the enforcement of this chapter or any regulations approved hereunder and to place at the disposal of the Commissioner, at the place of business, the accounting books, records, docume... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-ten/subtitle-1/chapter-36/subchapter-v/781/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TEN - Commerce (§§ 1 — 4196)›Subtitle 1 - Regulation of Business Generally (§§ 1 — 998q)›Chapter 36 - Retail Installment Sales and Finance Companies (§§ 731 — 793)›Subchapter V - Administration (§§ 771 — 786)›§ 781 - Judicial review ... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TEN - Commerce (§§ 1 — 4196) › Subtitle 1 - Regulation of Business Generally (§§ 1 — 998q) › Chapter 36 - Retail Installment Sales and Finance Companies (§§ 731 — 793) › Subchapter V - Administration (§§ 771 — 786) › § 781 - Judicial review of regulations | (a) The validity of regulations adopted under this chapter may be challenged pursuant to §§ 2101 et seq. of Title 3, known as the “Uniform Administrative Procedures Act of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico”.
(b) The Board’s findings of fact, supported by substantial evidence in the record, shall be conclusive.
(c) The pa... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-ten/subtitle-1/chapter-36/subchapter-v/782/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TEN - Commerce (§§ 1 — 4196)›Subtitle 1 - Regulation of Business Generally (§§ 1 — 998q)›Chapter 36 - Retail Installment Sales and Finance Companies (§§ 731 — 793)›Subchapter V - Administration (§§ 771 — 786)›§ 782 - Orders to cease ... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TEN - Commerce (§§ 1 — 4196) › Subtitle 1 - Regulation of Business Generally (§§ 1 — 998q) › Chapter 36 - Retail Installment Sales and Finance Companies (§§ 731 — 793) › Subchapter V - Administration (§§ 771 — 786) › § 782 - Orders to cease and desist | (a) Upon finding that a person has incurred a violation of this statute, of an administrative order or resolution, or of regulations approved thereunder, the Commissioner may issue against such person an order to cease and desist and prescribe those corrective terms and conditions that according to the evidence at hand... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-ten/subtitle-1/chapter-36/subchapter-v/783/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TEN - Commerce (§§ 1 — 4196)›Subtitle 1 - Regulation of Business Generally (§§ 1 — 998q)›Chapter 36 - Retail Installment Sales and Finance Companies (§§ 731 — 793)›Subchapter V - Administration (§§ 771 — 786)›§ 783 - Reconsideration ... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TEN - Commerce (§§ 1 — 4196) › Subtitle 1 - Regulation of Business Generally (§§ 1 — 998q) › Chapter 36 - Retail Installment Sales and Finance Companies (§§ 731 — 793) › Subchapter V - Administration (§§ 771 — 786) › § 783 - Reconsideration before the Commissioner; judicial review of or... | (a) Any final determination by the Commissioner grounded on the statute or on any rules or regulations issued by virtue of this chapter may be subject to reconsideration and review pursuant to the provisions of §§ 2101 et seq. of Title 3, known as the “Uniform Administrative Procedures Act of the Commonwealth of Puerto... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-ten/subtitle-1/chapter-36/subchapter-v/785/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TEN - Commerce (§§ 1 — 4196)›Subtitle 1 - Regulation of Business Generally (§§ 1 — 998q)›Chapter 36 - Retail Installment Sales and Finance Companies (§§ 731 — 793)›Subchapter V - Administration (§§ 771 — 786)›§ 785 - Injunctions | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TEN - Commerce (§§ 1 — 4196) › Subtitle 1 - Regulation of Business Generally (§§ 1 — 998q) › Chapter 36 - Retail Installment Sales and Finance Companies (§§ 731 — 793) › Subchapter V - Administration (§§ 771 — 786) › § 785 - Injunctions | (a) Whenever the Commissioner deems that a person has engaged or is about to engage in any act or practice that constitutes a violation of any provision of this chapter, or any regulation or order promulgated pursuant to the provisions thereof, he/she may establish proceedings at the Court of First Instance, Superior P... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-ten/subtitle-1/chapter-36/subchapter-v/786/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TEN - Commerce (§§ 1 — 4196)›Subtitle 1 - Regulation of Business Generally (§§ 1 — 998q)›Chapter 36 - Retail Installment Sales and Finance Companies (§§ 731 — 793)›Subchapter V - Administration (§§ 771 — 786)›§ 786 - Authority of the... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TEN - Commerce (§§ 1 — 4196) › Subtitle 1 - Regulation of Business Generally (§§ 1 — 998q) › Chapter 36 - Retail Installment Sales and Finance Companies (§§ 731 — 793) › Subchapter V - Administration (§§ 771 — 786) › § 786 - Authority of the Court of First Instance | The Court of First Instance of Puerto Rico is hereby vested with authority to take cognizance of actions instituted for the commission of the offenses established in this chapter. Such cases shall be heard before a court without a jury.
History —June 19, 1964, No. 68, p. 192, § 4016, renumbered as § 416 on May 31, 1972... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-ten/subtitle-1/chapter-36/subchapter-vi/792/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TEN - Commerce (§§ 1 — 4196)›Subtitle 1 - Regulation of Business Generally (§§ 1 — 998q)›Chapter 36 - Retail Installment Sales and Finance Companies (§§ 731 — 793)›Subchapter VI - General Provisions (§§ 791 — 793)›§ 792 - Penalties | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TEN - Commerce (§§ 1 — 4196) › Subtitle 1 - Regulation of Business Generally (§§ 1 — 998q) › Chapter 36 - Retail Installment Sales and Finance Companies (§§ 731 — 793) › Subchapter VI - General Provisions (§§ 791 — 793) › § 792 - Penalties | (a) The Commissioner is hereby authorized to impose or collect administrative fines of not less than one hundred dollars ($100) or more than five thousand dollars ($5,000) for each violation of the provisions of this chapter or the provisions contained in the rules and regulations promulgated by virtue thereof, or in t... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-ten/subtitle-1/chapter-36/subchapter-vi/793/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TEN - Commerce (§§ 1 — 4196)›Subtitle 1 - Regulation of Business Generally (§§ 1 — 998q)›Chapter 36 - Retail Installment Sales and Finance Companies (§§ 731 — 793)›Subchapter VI - General Provisions (§§ 791 — 793)›§ 793 - Waiver of r... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TEN - Commerce (§§ 1 — 4196) › Subtitle 1 - Regulation of Business Generally (§§ 1 — 998q) › Chapter 36 - Retail Installment Sales and Finance Companies (§§ 731 — 793) › Subchapter VI - General Provisions (§§ 791 — 793) › § 793 - Waiver of rights | Any waiver by the buyer or cardholder of the application of the provisions of this chapter shall be null and void.
History —June 19, 1964, No. 68, p. 192, § 503, renumbered as § 602 and amended on Dec. 23, 1998, No. 310, § 28, eff. 60 days after Dec. 23, 1998. |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-ten/subtitle-1/chapter-37/subchapter-i/851/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TEN - Commerce (§§ 1 — 4196)›Subtitle 1 - Regulation of Business Generally (§§ 1 — 998q)›Chapter 37 - Uniform Securities Act (§§ 851 — 898)›Subchapter I - Fraudulent and Other Prohibited Practices (§§ 851 — 853)›§ 851 - Sales and pur... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TEN - Commerce (§§ 1 — 4196) › Subtitle 1 - Regulation of Business Generally (§§ 1 — 998q) › Chapter 37 - Uniform Securities Act (§§ 851 — 898) › Subchapter I - Fraudulent and Other Prohibited Practices (§§ 851 — 853) › § 851 - Sales and purchases | It shall be unlawful for any person, relative to the offer, sale or purchase of any securities, directly or indirectly:
(1) To employ any device, scheme, or artifice to defraud;
(2) to make any untrue statement of a material fact or to omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements made, in the... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-ten/subtitle-1/chapter-37/subchapter-i/852/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TEN - Commerce (§§ 1 — 4196)›Subtitle 1 - Regulation of Business Generally (§§ 1 — 998q)›Chapter 37 - Uniform Securities Act (§§ 851 — 898)›Subchapter I - Fraudulent and Other Prohibited Practices (§§ 851 — 853)›§ 852 - Advisory acti... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TEN - Commerce (§§ 1 — 4196) › Subtitle 1 - Regulation of Business Generally (§§ 1 — 998q) › Chapter 37 - Uniform Securities Act (§§ 851 — 898) › Subchapter I - Fraudulent and Other Prohibited Practices (§§ 851 — 853) › § 852 - Advisory activities | (a) It is unlawful for any person who receives any consideration from another person primarily for advising the other person as to the value of securities or their purchase or sale, whether through the issuance of analyses or reports or otherwise:
(1) To employ any device, scheme, or artifice to defraud the other perso... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-ten/subtitle-1/chapter-37/subchapter-i/853/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TEN - Commerce (§§ 1 — 4196)›Subtitle 1 - Regulation of Business Generally (§§ 1 — 998q)›Chapter 37 - Uniform Securities Act (§§ 851 — 898)›Subchapter I - Fraudulent and Other Prohibited Practices (§§ 851 — 853)›§ 853 - Market manipu... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TEN - Commerce (§§ 1 — 4196) › Subtitle 1 - Regulation of Business Generally (§§ 1 — 998q) › Chapter 37 - Uniform Securities Act (§§ 851 — 898) › Subchapter I - Fraudulent and Other Prohibited Practices (§§ 851 — 853) › § 853 - Market manipulation | It shall be unlawful for any person, directly or indirectly:
(a) With the purpose of creating the false or deceptive appearance of the active negotiation of securities, or a false or deceptive impression regarding the existence of a market for specific securities:
(1) To carry out any transaction regarding securities w... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-ten/subtitle-1/chapter-37/subchapter-ii/861/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TEN - Commerce (§§ 1 — 4196)›Subtitle 1 - Regulation of Business Generally (§§ 1 — 998q)›Chapter 37 - Uniform Securities Act (§§ 851 — 898)›Subchapter II - Registration of Broker-Dealers, Agents and Investment Advisers (§§ 861 — 864)... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TEN - Commerce (§§ 1 — 4196) › Subtitle 1 - Regulation of Business Generally (§§ 1 — 998q) › Chapter 37 - Uniform Securities Act (§§ 851 — 898) › Subchapter II - Registration of Broker-Dealers, Agents and Investment Advisers (§§ 861 — 864) › § 861 - Registration and notification require... | (a) It is unlawful for any person to transact business in Puerto Rico as a broker-dealer or agent unless he is registered under this chapter.
(b) It shall be unlawful for any broker-dealer or issuer to employ an agent unless said agent is registered. The registration of an agent shall not be effective during the period... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-ten/subtitle-1/chapter-37/subchapter-ii/862/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TEN - Commerce (§§ 1 — 4196)›Subtitle 1 - Regulation of Business Generally (§§ 1 — 998q)›Chapter 37 - Uniform Securities Act (§§ 851 — 898)›Subchapter II - Registration of Broker-Dealers, Agents and Investment Advisers (§§ 861 — 864)... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TEN - Commerce (§§ 1 — 4196) › Subtitle 1 - Regulation of Business Generally (§§ 1 — 998q) › Chapter 37 - Uniform Securities Act (§§ 851 — 898) › Subchapter II - Registration of Broker-Dealers, Agents and Investment Advisers (§§ 861 — 864) › § 862 - Registration or notice procedures | (a) A broker-dealer, agent, investment advisor or investment advisor representative may register or notify his/her registration statement initially, or renew his/her registration or notice of registration statement, by filing an application or notice before the Commissioner, and also giving consent to be summoned pursu... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-ten/subtitle-1/chapter-37/subchapter-ii/863/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TEN - Commerce (§§ 1 — 4196)›Subtitle 1 - Regulation of Business Generally (§§ 1 — 998q)›Chapter 37 - Uniform Securities Act (§§ 851 — 898)›Subchapter II - Registration of Broker-Dealers, Agents and Investment Advisers (§§ 861 — 864)... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TEN - Commerce (§§ 1 — 4196) › Subtitle 1 - Regulation of Business Generally (§§ 1 — 998q) › Chapter 37 - Uniform Securities Act (§§ 851 — 898) › Subchapter II - Registration of Broker-Dealers, Agents and Investment Advisers (§§ 861 — 864) › § 863 - Postregistration provisions | (a) Every registered broker-dealer and investment adviser shall keep and maintain such accounts, correspondence, memoranda, papers, books and other records prescribed by the Commissioner through regulations. All records required shall be kept for three (3) years unless the Commissioner, through regulations, provides ot... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-ten/subtitle-1/chapter-37/subchapter-ii/864/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TEN - Commerce (§§ 1 — 4196)›Subtitle 1 - Regulation of Business Generally (§§ 1 — 998q)›Chapter 37 - Uniform Securities Act (§§ 851 — 898)›Subchapter II - Registration of Broker-Dealers, Agents and Investment Advisers (§§ 861 — 864)... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TEN - Commerce (§§ 1 — 4196) › Subtitle 1 - Regulation of Business Generally (§§ 1 — 998q) › Chapter 37 - Uniform Securities Act (§§ 851 — 898) › Subchapter II - Registration of Broker-Dealers, Agents and Investment Advisers (§§ 861 — 864) › § 864 - Denial, revocation, suspension, cance... | (a) The Commissioner may, through an order to that effect, deny, suspend or revoke any registration should he/she find that:
(1) It is so required in the public interest, and
(2) the applicant or the person registered or, in the case of a broker-dealer or an investment adviser, or any partner, official, director, or pe... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-ten/subtitle-1/chapter-37/subchapter-iii/871/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TEN - Commerce (§§ 1 — 4196)›Subtitle 1 - Regulation of Business Generally (§§ 1 — 998q)›Chapter 37 - Uniform Securities Act (§§ 851 — 898)›Subchapter III - Registration of Securities (§§ 871 — 877)›§ 871 - Requirement | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TEN - Commerce (§§ 1 — 4196) › Subtitle 1 - Regulation of Business Generally (§§ 1 — 998q) › Chapter 37 - Uniform Securities Act (§§ 851 — 898) › Subchapter III - Registration of Securities (§§ 871 — 877) › § 871 - Requirement | It shall be illegal for any person to offer or sell any security in Puerto Rico unless:
(1) Said security has been registered under the provisions of this chapter;
(2) the security or transaction is exempted under the provisions of § 882 of this title, or
(3) [the] security in question is a federally covered security.
... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-ten/subtitle-1/chapter-37/subchapter-iii/872/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TEN - Commerce (§§ 1 — 4196)›Subtitle 1 - Regulation of Business Generally (§§ 1 — 998q)›Chapter 37 - Uniform Securities Act (§§ 851 — 898)›Subchapter III - Registration of Securities (§§ 871 — 877)›§ 872 - By notification | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TEN - Commerce (§§ 1 — 4196) › Subtitle 1 - Regulation of Business Generally (§§ 1 — 998q) › Chapter 37 - Uniform Securities Act (§§ 851 — 898) › Subchapter III - Registration of Securities (§§ 871 — 877) › § 872 - By notification | (a) The following securities may be registered by notification, whether or not they are also eligible for registration by coordination under § 873 of this title:
(1) Any security whose issuer and any predecessors have been in continuous operation for at least five (5) years if:
(A) There has been no default during the ... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-ten/subtitle-1/chapter-37/subchapter-iii/873/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TEN - Commerce (§§ 1 — 4196)›Subtitle 1 - Regulation of Business Generally (§§ 1 — 998q)›Chapter 37 - Uniform Securities Act (§§ 851 — 898)›Subchapter III - Registration of Securities (§§ 871 — 877)›§ 873 - By coordination | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TEN - Commerce (§§ 1 — 4196) › Subtitle 1 - Regulation of Business Generally (§§ 1 — 998q) › Chapter 37 - Uniform Securities Act (§§ 851 — 898) › Subchapter III - Registration of Securities (§§ 871 — 877) › § 873 - By coordination | (a) Any securities for which a registration statement has been filed under the Securities Act of 1933 relative to the same offering may be registered by coordination. Said registration may be carried out through the use of the electronic system known as the Securities Registration Depository (SRD) or any successor or s... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-ten/subtitle-1/chapter-37/subchapter-iii/874/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TEN - Commerce (§§ 1 — 4196)›Subtitle 1 - Regulation of Business Generally (§§ 1 — 998q)›Chapter 37 - Uniform Securities Act (§§ 851 — 898)›Subchapter III - Registration of Securities (§§ 871 — 877)›§ 874 - By qualification | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TEN - Commerce (§§ 1 — 4196) › Subtitle 1 - Regulation of Business Generally (§§ 1 — 998q) › Chapter 37 - Uniform Securities Act (§§ 851 — 898) › Subchapter III - Registration of Securities (§§ 871 — 877) › § 874 - By qualification | (a) Any security may be registered by qualification.
(b) A registration statement under this section shall contain the following information and be accompanied by the following documents in addition to the information specified in § 875(c) of this title and the consent to service of process required by § 894(g) of this... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-ten/subtitle-1/chapter-37/subchapter-iii/875/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TEN - Commerce (§§ 1 — 4196)›Subtitle 1 - Regulation of Business Generally (§§ 1 — 998q)›Chapter 37 - Uniform Securities Act (§§ 851 — 898)›Subchapter III - Registration of Securities (§§ 871 — 877)›§ 875 - Provisions applicable to r... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TEN - Commerce (§§ 1 — 4196) › Subtitle 1 - Regulation of Business Generally (§§ 1 — 998q) › Chapter 37 - Uniform Securities Act (§§ 851 — 898) › Subchapter III - Registration of Securities (§§ 871 — 877) › § 875 - Provisions applicable to registration generally | (a) A registration statement may be filed by the issuer, any other person on whose behalf the offering is to be made, or a registered broker-dealer.
(b) Any person who files a registration statement by coordination or notice shall pay a registration fee equal to [one-fifth] ⅕ of one percent (⅕ of 1%) of the maximum ten... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-ten/subtitle-1/chapter-37/subchapter-iii/876/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TEN - Commerce (§§ 1 — 4196)›Subtitle 1 - Regulation of Business Generally (§§ 1 — 998q)›Chapter 37 - Uniform Securities Act (§§ 851 — 898)›Subchapter III - Registration of Securities (§§ 871 — 877)›§ 876 - Denial, suspension, and re... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TEN - Commerce (§§ 1 — 4196) › Subtitle 1 - Regulation of Business Generally (§§ 1 — 998q) › Chapter 37 - Uniform Securities Act (§§ 851 — 898) › Subchapter III - Registration of Securities (§§ 871 — 877) › § 876 - Denial, suspension, and revocation | (a) The Commissioner may issue a stop order denying effectiveness to, or suspending or revoking the effectiveness of, any registration statement if he/she finds:
(1) That the order protects the public interest, and
(2)
(A) That the registration statement as of its effective date or as of any earlier date in the case of... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-ten/subtitle-1/chapter-37/subchapter-iii/877/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TEN - Commerce (§§ 1 — 4196)›Subtitle 1 - Regulation of Business Generally (§§ 1 — 998q)›Chapter 37 - Uniform Securities Act (§§ 851 — 898)›Subchapter III - Registration of Securities (§§ 871 — 877)›§ 877 - Federally covered securiti... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TEN - Commerce (§§ 1 — 4196) › Subtitle 1 - Regulation of Business Generally (§§ 1 — 998q) › Chapter 37 - Uniform Securities Act (§§ 851 — 898) › Subchapter III - Registration of Securities (§§ 871 — 877) › § 877 - Federally covered securities | (a) Pursuant to the provisions in Section 18(b)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, for federally covered securities, said securities are excluded from the scope of the provisions of § 882(a)(13) of this title. With regard to those securities that are federally covered securities by virtue of said Section 18(b)(2) of the... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-ten/subtitle-1/chapter-37/subchapter-iv/881/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TEN - Commerce (§§ 1 — 4196)›Subtitle 1 - Regulation of Business Generally (§§ 1 — 998q)›Chapter 37 - Uniform Securities Act (§§ 851 — 898)›Subchapter IV - General Provisions (§§ 881 — 898)›§ 881 - Definitions | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TEN - Commerce (§§ 1 — 4196) › Subtitle 1 - Regulation of Business Generally (§§ 1 — 998q) › Chapter 37 - Uniform Securities Act (§§ 851 — 898) › Subchapter IV - General Provisions (§§ 881 — 898) › § 881 - Definitions | When used in this chapter, unless otherwise construed from the context:
(a) Commissioner. — Shall mean the Commissioner of Financial Institutions, as defined in §§ 2001 et seq. of Title 7.
(b) Agent. — Shall mean any individual other than a broker-dealer, who represents a broker-dealer, or an issuer, in conducting or a... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-ten/subtitle-1/chapter-37/subchapter-iv/882/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TEN - Commerce (§§ 1 — 4196)›Subtitle 1 - Regulation of Business Generally (§§ 1 — 998q)›Chapter 37 - Uniform Securities Act (§§ 851 — 898)›Subchapter IV - General Provisions (§§ 881 — 898)›§ 882 - Exemptions | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TEN - Commerce (§§ 1 — 4196) › Subtitle 1 - Regulation of Business Generally (§§ 1 — 998q) › Chapter 37 - Uniform Securities Act (§§ 851 — 898) › Subchapter IV - General Provisions (§§ 881 — 898) › § 882 - Exemptions | (a) The following securities are exempted from §§ 871 and 883 of this title:
(1) Any securities (including a revenue obligation) issued or, guaranteed by the United States, any state, any political subdivision of a state, or any agency or corporation or other instrumentality of one or more of the foregoing; or any cert... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-ten/subtitle-1/chapter-37/subchapter-iv/883/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TEN - Commerce (§§ 1 — 4196)›Subtitle 1 - Regulation of Business Generally (§§ 1 — 998q)›Chapter 37 - Uniform Securities Act (§§ 851 — 898)›Subchapter IV - General Provisions (§§ 881 — 898)›§ 883 - Filing of sales and advertising lit... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TEN - Commerce (§§ 1 — 4196) › Subtitle 1 - Regulation of Business Generally (§§ 1 — 998q) › Chapter 37 - Uniform Securities Act (§§ 851 — 898) › Subchapter IV - General Provisions (§§ 881 — 898) › § 883 - Filing of sales and advertising literature | The Commissioner may, through regulation or order to that effect, require the filing of any prospectus, pamphlet, circular, form letter, advertisement or any sales literature or advertisement communication addressed or intended for distribution to prospective investors, including clients or prospective clients of an in... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-ten/subtitle-1/chapter-37/subchapter-iv/884/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TEN - Commerce (§§ 1 — 4196)›Subtitle 1 - Regulation of Business Generally (§§ 1 — 998q)›Chapter 37 - Uniform Securities Act (§§ 851 — 898)›Subchapter IV - General Provisions (§§ 881 — 898)›§ 884 - Misleading filings | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TEN - Commerce (§§ 1 — 4196) › Subtitle 1 - Regulation of Business Generally (§§ 1 — 998q) › Chapter 37 - Uniform Securities Act (§§ 851 — 898) › Subchapter IV - General Provisions (§§ 881 — 898) › § 884 - Misleading filings | It shall be unlawful for any person to make or cause to be made, in any document filed with the Commissioner, or in any proceeding established pursuant to the provisions of this chapter, any statement which is, at the time and in light of the circumstances under which it is made, false or deceptive in any material resp... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-ten/subtitle-1/chapter-37/subchapter-iv/885/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TEN - Commerce (§§ 1 — 4196)›Subtitle 1 - Regulation of Business Generally (§§ 1 — 998q)›Chapter 37 - Uniform Securities Act (§§ 851 — 898)›Subchapter IV - General Provisions (§§ 881 — 898)›§ 885 - Unlawful representations concerning... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TEN - Commerce (§§ 1 — 4196) › Subtitle 1 - Regulation of Business Generally (§§ 1 — 998q) › Chapter 37 - Uniform Securities Act (§§ 851 — 898) › Subchapter IV - General Provisions (§§ 881 — 898) › § 885 - Unlawful representations concerning registration or exemption | (a)
(1) Neither the fact that an application for registration under Subchapter II or a registration statement under Subchapter III has been filed nor,
(2) the fact that a person is effectively registered, shall constitute a finding by the Commissioner that any document filed pursuant to this chapter is true, complete, ... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-ten/subtitle-1/chapter-37/subchapter-iv/886/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TEN - Commerce (§§ 1 — 4196)›Subtitle 1 - Regulation of Business Generally (§§ 1 — 998q)›Chapter 37 - Uniform Securities Act (§§ 851 — 898)›Subchapter IV - General Provisions (§§ 881 — 898)›§ 886 - Administration of chapter | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TEN - Commerce (§§ 1 — 4196) › Subtitle 1 - Regulation of Business Generally (§§ 1 — 998q) › Chapter 37 - Uniform Securities Act (§§ 851 — 898) › Subchapter IV - General Provisions (§§ 881 — 898) › § 886 - Administration of chapter | (a) This chapter shall be administered by the Commissioner of Financial Institutions.
(b) It is unlawful for the Commissioner or any of its officers or employees to use for personal benefit any information which is filed with or obtained by the Commissioner and which is not made public. No provision of this chapter aut... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-ten/subtitle-1/chapter-37/subchapter-iv/887/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TEN - Commerce (§§ 1 — 4196)›Subtitle 1 - Regulation of Business Generally (§§ 1 — 998q)›Chapter 37 - Uniform Securities Act (§§ 851 — 898)›Subchapter IV - General Provisions (§§ 881 — 898)›§ 887 - Investigations and subpoenas | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TEN - Commerce (§§ 1 — 4196) › Subtitle 1 - Regulation of Business Generally (§§ 1 — 998q) › Chapter 37 - Uniform Securities Act (§§ 851 — 898) › Subchapter IV - General Provisions (§§ 881 — 898) › § 887 - Investigations and subpoenas | (a) The Commissioner at his/her discretion:
(1) May make such public or private investigations within or without Puerto Rico as he/she deems necessary to determine if any person has violated or is about to violate any provision of this chapter, or any or regulation or order hereunder, or to aid in the enforcement of th... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-ten/subtitle-1/chapter-37/subchapter-iv/888/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TEN - Commerce (§§ 1 — 4196)›Subtitle 1 - Regulation of Business Generally (§§ 1 — 998q)›Chapter 37 - Uniform Securities Act (§§ 851 — 898)›Subchapter IV - General Provisions (§§ 881 — 898)›§ 888 - Injunctions | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TEN - Commerce (§§ 1 — 4196) › Subtitle 1 - Regulation of Business Generally (§§ 1 — 998q) › Chapter 37 - Uniform Securities Act (§§ 851 — 898) › Subchapter IV - General Provisions (§§ 881 — 898) › § 888 - Injunctions | (a) When in the judgment of the Commissioner any person has engaged or is about to engage in any act or practice constituting a violation of any provision of this chapter, or any regulation or order promulgated pursuant to the provisions of the same, he/she may at his/her discretion, initiate a process in the Court of ... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-ten/subtitle-1/chapter-37/subchapter-iv/889/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TEN - Commerce (§§ 1 — 4196)›Subtitle 1 - Regulation of Business Generally (§§ 1 — 998q)›Chapter 37 - Uniform Securities Act (§§ 851 — 898)›Subchapter IV - General Provisions (§§ 881 — 898)›§ 889 - Criminal penalties | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TEN - Commerce (§§ 1 — 4196) › Subtitle 1 - Regulation of Business Generally (§§ 1 — 998q) › Chapter 37 - Uniform Securities Act (§§ 851 — 898) › Subchapter IV - General Provisions (§§ 881 — 898) › § 889 - Criminal penalties | (a) Any person who willfully violates any provision of this chapter except § 884 of this title, or who willfully violates any regulation or order promulgated under the provisions of this chapter, or who willfully violates § 884 of this title knowing that the statement made is false or misleading in any material respect... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-ten/subtitle-1/chapter-37/subchapter-iv/890/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TEN - Commerce (§§ 1 — 4196)›Subtitle 1 - Regulation of Business Generally (§§ 1 — 998q)›Chapter 37 - Uniform Securities Act (§§ 851 — 898)›Subchapter IV - General Provisions (§§ 881 — 898)›§ 890 - Civil liabilities | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TEN - Commerce (§§ 1 — 4196) › Subtitle 1 - Regulation of Business Generally (§§ 1 — 998q) › Chapter 37 - Uniform Securities Act (§§ 851 — 898) › Subchapter IV - General Provisions (§§ 881 — 898) › § 890 - Civil liabilities | (a) Any person who:
(1) Offers or sells a security in violation of § 861(a), 871, or 885(b) of this title, or of any rule or order under § 883 of this title which requires the affirmative approval of sales literature before it is used, or of any condition imposed under § 874(d), 875(g), or 875(h) of this title, or
(2) ... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-ten/subtitle-1/chapter-37/subchapter-iv/891/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TEN - Commerce (§§ 1 — 4196)›Subtitle 1 - Regulation of Business Generally (§§ 1 — 998q)›Chapter 37 - Uniform Securities Act (§§ 851 — 898)›Subchapter IV - General Provisions (§§ 881 — 898)›§ 891 - Judicial review of orders | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TEN - Commerce (§§ 1 — 4196) › Subtitle 1 - Regulation of Business Generally (§§ 1 — 998q) › Chapter 37 - Uniform Securities Act (§§ 851 — 898) › Subchapter IV - General Provisions (§§ 881 — 898) › § 891 - Judicial review of orders | Any person prejudiced by a final order of the Commissioner may obtain revision thereof before the Circuit Court of Appeals pursuant to the provisions of Act No. 248 of December 25, 1995.
History —June 18, 1963, No. 60, p. 128, § 411; Aug. 28, 1991, No. 77, § 9; Aug. 11, 1996, No. 114, § 22. |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-ten/subtitle-1/chapter-37/subchapter-iv/892/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TEN - Commerce (§§ 1 — 4196)›Subtitle 1 - Regulation of Business Generally (§§ 1 — 998q)›Chapter 37 - Uniform Securities Act (§§ 851 — 898)›Subchapter IV - General Provisions (§§ 881 — 898)›§ 892 - Rules, forms, orders, and hearings | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TEN - Commerce (§§ 1 — 4196) › Subtitle 1 - Regulation of Business Generally (§§ 1 — 998q) › Chapter 37 - Uniform Securities Act (§§ 851 — 898) › Subchapter IV - General Provisions (§§ 881 — 898) › § 892 - Rules, forms, orders, and hearings | (a) The Commissioner may issue, amend and rescind, from time to time, such regulations, forms, and orders as may be necessary to enforce the provisions of this chapter, including regulations and forms governing, applications and reports, and defining any terms, whether or not used in this chapter, insofar as said defin... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-ten/subtitle-1/chapter-37/subchapter-iv/893/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TEN - Commerce (§§ 1 — 4196)›Subtitle 1 - Regulation of Business Generally (§§ 1 — 998q)›Chapter 37 - Uniform Securities Act (§§ 851 — 898)›Subchapter IV - General Provisions (§§ 881 — 898)›§ 893 - Administrative files and opinions | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TEN - Commerce (§§ 1 — 4196) › Subtitle 1 - Regulation of Business Generally (§§ 1 — 998q) › Chapter 37 - Uniform Securities Act (§§ 851 — 898) › Subchapter IV - General Provisions (§§ 881 — 898) › § 893 - Administrative files and opinions | (a) A document is considered as filed when it has been received by the Commissioner.
(b) The Commissioner shall keep a record of all registration applications which are or have ever been effective at any time pursuant to this chapter, and of all denial, stop or revocation orders which have been issued under this chapte... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-ten/subtitle-1/chapter-37/subchapter-iv/894/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TEN - Commerce (§§ 1 — 4196)›Subtitle 1 - Regulation of Business Generally (§§ 1 — 998q)›Chapter 37 - Uniform Securities Act (§§ 851 — 898)›Subchapter IV - General Provisions (§§ 881 — 898)›§ 894 - Scope of chapter and service of pro... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TEN - Commerce (§§ 1 — 4196) › Subtitle 1 - Regulation of Business Generally (§§ 1 — 998q) › Chapter 37 - Uniform Securities Act (§§ 851 — 898) › Subchapter IV - General Provisions (§§ 881 — 898) › § 894 - Scope of chapter and service of process | (a) Sections 851, 861(a), 871, 885 and 890 of this title apply to persons who sell or offer to sell when (1) an offer to sell is made in Puerto Rico, or (2) an offer to buy is made and accepted in Puerto Rico.
(b) Sections 851, 861(a) and 885 of this title apply to persons who buy or offer to buy when (1) an offer to b... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-ten/subtitle-1/chapter-37/subchapter-iv/895/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TEN - Commerce (§§ 1 — 4196)›Subtitle 1 - Regulation of Business Generally (§§ 1 — 998q)›Chapter 37 - Uniform Securities Act (§§ 851 — 898)›Subchapter IV - General Provisions (§§ 881 — 898)›§ 895 - Statutory policy | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TEN - Commerce (§§ 1 — 4196) › Subtitle 1 - Regulation of Business Generally (§§ 1 — 998q) › Chapter 37 - Uniform Securities Act (§§ 851 — 898) › Subchapter IV - General Provisions (§§ 881 — 898) › § 895 - Statutory policy | This chapter shall be so construed as to effectuate its general purpose to make uniform the law of those states which enact it and to coordinate the interpretation and administration of this chapter with the related federal regulation.
History —June 18, 1963, No. 60, p. 128, § 415, renumbered as § 418 [bis] on Aug. 11,... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-ten/subtitle-1/chapter-37/subchapter-iv/896/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TEN - Commerce (§§ 1 — 4196)›Subtitle 1 - Regulation of Business Generally (§§ 1 — 998q)›Chapter 37 - Uniform Securities Act (§§ 851 — 898)›Subchapter IV - General Provisions (§§ 881 — 898)›§ 896 - Cooperation with other agencies | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TEN - Commerce (§§ 1 — 4196) › Subtitle 1 - Regulation of Business Generally (§§ 1 — 998q) › Chapter 37 - Uniform Securities Act (§§ 851 — 898) › Subchapter IV - General Provisions (§§ 881 — 898) › § 896 - Cooperation with other agencies | In order to foster uniform construction and administration of this chapter and attain the effective regulation and supervision of the securities industry, the Commissioner may cooperate with other State or Federal securities agencies of the United States, Canada, Mexico, or of any other country, with any self-regulated... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-ten/subtitle-1/chapter-37/subchapter-iv/897/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TEN - Commerce (§§ 1 — 4196)›Subtitle 1 - Regulation of Business Generally (§§ 1 — 998q)›Chapter 37 - Uniform Securities Act (§§ 851 — 898)›Subchapter IV - General Provisions (§§ 881 — 898)›§ 897 - Special fund | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TEN - Commerce (§§ 1 — 4196) › Subtitle 1 - Regulation of Business Generally (§§ 1 — 998q) › Chapter 37 - Uniform Securities Act (§§ 851 — 898) › Subchapter IV - General Provisions (§§ 881 — 898) › § 897 - Special fund | (a) A special fund is hereby created, to be known as the “Fund for Investor and Consumer Education in Relation with the Financial System and for the Training of the Personnel of the Office of the Financial Institutions Commissioner”, to provide money to educate the general public on financial issues and train the perso... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-ten/subtitle-1/chapter-37/subchapter-iv/898/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TEN - Commerce (§§ 1 — 4196)›Subtitle 1 - Regulation of Business Generally (§§ 1 — 998q)›Chapter 37 - Uniform Securities Act (§§ 851 — 898)›Subchapter IV - General Provisions (§§ 881 — 898)›§ 898 - North American Securities Administr... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TEN - Commerce (§§ 1 — 4196) › Subtitle 1 - Regulation of Business Generally (§§ 1 — 998q) › Chapter 37 - Uniform Securities Act (§§ 851 — 898) › Subchapter IV - General Provisions (§§ 881 — 898) › § 898 - North American Securities Administrators Association, Inc.—Adoption of Standards | The Commissioner may, through regulation or order to such effects, adopt those policies or initiatives deemed pertinent as adopted by the North American Securities Administrators Association, Inc. (NASAA).
History —June 18, 1963, No. 60, p. 128, added as § 418 on Aug. 11, 1996, No. 114, § 29. |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-ten/subtitle-1/chapter-39/941/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TEN - Commerce (§§ 1 — 4196)›Subtitle 1 - Regulation of Business Generally (§§ 1 — 998q)›Chapter 39 - Small Personal Loans (§§ 941 — 959)›§ 941 - Title | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TEN - Commerce (§§ 1 — 4196) › Subtitle 1 - Regulation of Business Generally (§§ 1 — 998q) › Chapter 39 - Small Personal Loans (§§ 941 — 959) › § 941 - Title | The short title of this chapter shall be: “Small Personal Loan Act”.
History —June 28, 1965, No. 106, p. 278, § 1, eff. 30 days after June 28, 1965. |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-ten/subtitle-1/chapter-39/942/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TEN - Commerce (§§ 1 — 4196)›Subtitle 1 - Regulation of Business Generally (§§ 1 — 998q)›Chapter 39 - Small Personal Loans (§§ 941 — 959)›§ 942 - Definitions | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TEN - Commerce (§§ 1 — 4196) › Subtitle 1 - Regulation of Business Generally (§§ 1 — 998q) › Chapter 39 - Small Personal Loans (§§ 941 — 959) › § 942 - Definitions | For the purposes of this chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings expressed below:
(1) Person. — Shall include individuals, partnerships, associations, trusts, corporations, and any other [juridical] entities.
(2) Secretary. — Shall mean the Secretary of the Treasury of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.
(3) ... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-ten/subtitle-1/chapter-39/943/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TEN - Commerce (§§ 1 — 4196)›Subtitle 1 - Regulation of Business Generally (§§ 1 — 998q)›Chapter 39 - Small Personal Loans (§§ 941 — 959)›§ 943 - License—Obligatory requirement | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TEN - Commerce (§§ 1 — 4196) › Subtitle 1 - Regulation of Business Generally (§§ 1 — 998q) › Chapter 39 - Small Personal Loans (§§ 941 — 959) › § 943 - License—Obligatory requirement | (a) Scope. — No person shall engage in the business of small personal loans of four thousand dollars ($4,000) or less as of January 1, 1999 and five thousand dollars ($5,000) or less as of January 1, 2001, nor shall contract, nor charge, or receive directly or indirectly, on or in connection with any such kind of loan,... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-ten/subtitle-1/chapter-39/944/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TEN - Commerce (§§ 1 — 4196)›Subtitle 1 - Regulation of Business Generally (§§ 1 — 998q)›Chapter 39 - Small Personal Loans (§§ 941 — 959)›§ 944 - License—Application | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TEN - Commerce (§§ 1 — 4196) › Subtitle 1 - Regulation of Business Generally (§§ 1 — 998q) › Chapter 39 - Small Personal Loans (§§ 941 — 959) › § 944 - License—Application | (a) Application and license fee.— Applications for a license shall be filed, under oath, with the Commissioner of Financial Institutions of Puerto Rico. Such application shall state the street address where the main office of the business will be located, as well as any such information as the Commissioner may require,... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-ten/subtitle-1/chapter-39/945/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TEN - Commerce (§§ 1 — 4196)›Subtitle 1 - Regulation of Business Generally (§§ 1 — 998q)›Chapter 39 - Small Personal Loans (§§ 941 — 959)›§ 945 - License—Procedure | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TEN - Commerce (§§ 1 — 4196) › Subtitle 1 - Regulation of Business Generally (§§ 1 — 998q) › Chapter 39 - Small Personal Loans (§§ 941 — 959) › § 945 - License—Procedure | (a) Issuance of license.— Upon filing the application and paying the fees, the Commissioner shall conduct such investigations as he/she may deem necessary, and if he/she finds that the financial liability, experience, character, and general fitness of the applicant are such that they shall inure to the public benefit a... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-ten/subtitle-1/chapter-39/946/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TEN - Commerce (§§ 1 — 4196)›Subtitle 1 - Regulation of Business Generally (§§ 1 — 998q)›Chapter 39 - Small Personal Loans (§§ 941 — 959)›§ 946 - License—Circumstances and other requirements | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TEN - Commerce (§§ 1 — 4196) › Subtitle 1 - Regulation of Business Generally (§§ 1 — 998q) › Chapter 39 - Small Personal Loans (§§ 941 — 959) › § 946 - License—Circumstances and other requirements | (a) License.— Each license shall contain the address of the office where the business will be operated and the name of the concessionaire. The license shall be posted conspicuously in the authorized place of business and shall be untransferable.
(b) Continuity of license.— Each license shall remain in effect insofar as... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-ten/subtitle-1/chapter-39/947/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TEN - Commerce (§§ 1 — 4196)›Subtitle 1 - Regulation of Business Generally (§§ 1 — 998q)›Chapter 39 - Small Personal Loans (§§ 941 — 959)›§ 947 - License—Number of licenses | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TEN - Commerce (§§ 1 — 4196) › Subtitle 1 - Regulation of Business Generally (§§ 1 — 998q) › Chapter 39 - Small Personal Loans (§§ 941 — 959) › § 947 - License—Number of licenses | (a) Offices. — A license shall be required for each office to be established. The Commissioner may issue more than one license to any person.
(b) Transfer. — No grantee shall transfer the location of its main business office or of one or more branches without previous notification in writing, personally or by certified... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-ten/subtitle-1/chapter-39/948/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TEN - Commerce (§§ 1 — 4196)›Subtitle 1 - Regulation of Business Generally (§§ 1 — 998q)›Chapter 39 - Small Personal Loans (§§ 941 — 959)›§ 948 - License—Revocation, suspension or waiver | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TEN - Commerce (§§ 1 — 4196) › Subtitle 1 - Regulation of Business Generally (§§ 1 — 998q) › Chapter 39 - Small Personal Loans (§§ 941 — 959) › § 948 - License—Revocation, suspension or waiver | (a) Revocation of license .—Upon notice and hearing of the concessionaire the Commissioner may revoke any license if he finds that:
(1) A fact exists which, had it existed or had it been known at the time of the filing of the petition, would have justified the refusal of the Commissioner to issue the license, or
(2) th... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-ten/subtitle-1/chapter-39/949/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TEN - Commerce (§§ 1 — 4196)›Subtitle 1 - Regulation of Business Generally (§§ 1 — 998q)›Chapter 39 - Small Personal Loans (§§ 941 — 959)›§ 949 - License—Annual inspections | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TEN - Commerce (§§ 1 — 4196) › Subtitle 1 - Regulation of Business Generally (§§ 1 — 998q) › Chapter 39 - Small Personal Loans (§§ 941 — 959) › § 949 - License—Annual inspections | (a) Examinations. — The Commissioner or his/her authorized representatives shall examine the loans, books, accounts and records of each office to which a license has been granted, whenever he/she deems it proper. The grantee shall pay to the Commissioner, through a certified check payable to the Secretary of the Treasu... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-ten/subtitle-1/chapter-39/950/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TEN - Commerce (§§ 1 — 4196)›Subtitle 1 - Regulation of Business Generally (§§ 1 — 998q)›Chapter 39 - Small Personal Loans (§§ 941 — 959)›§ 950 - Records and reports | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TEN - Commerce (§§ 1 — 4196) › Subtitle 1 - Regulation of Business Generally (§§ 1 — 998q) › Chapter 39 - Small Personal Loans (§§ 941 — 959) › § 950 - Records and reports | (a) Records. — Each grantee shall keep those records of loans effected hereunder that may allow the Commissioner to determine if the grantee is complying with the same and shall preserve said records, for purposes of this chapter, at least four (4) years after the last entry therein. Whenever the Commissioner authorize... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-ten/subtitle-1/chapter-39/951/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TEN - Commerce (§§ 1 — 4196)›Subtitle 1 - Regulation of Business Generally (§§ 1 — 998q)›Chapter 39 - Small Personal Loans (§§ 941 — 959)›§ 951 - Regulations | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TEN - Commerce (§§ 1 — 4196) › Subtitle 1 - Regulation of Business Generally (§§ 1 — 998q) › Chapter 39 - Small Personal Loans (§§ 941 — 959) › § 951 - Regulations | The Commissioner shall adopt such regulations as he deems necessary to ensure compliance with the provisions of this chapter. At least thirty (30) days before the approval of a regulation, the Commissioner shall remit a copy of the proposed regulation to each concessionaire requesting recommendations and suggestions, i... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-ten/subtitle-1/chapter-39/952/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TEN - Commerce (§§ 1 — 4196)›Subtitle 1 - Regulation of Business Generally (§§ 1 — 998q)›Chapter 39 - Small Personal Loans (§§ 941 — 959)›§ 952 - Publicity | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TEN - Commerce (§§ 1 — 4196) › Subtitle 1 - Regulation of Business Generally (§§ 1 — 998q) › Chapter 39 - Small Personal Loans (§§ 941 — 959) › § 952 - Publicity | No person shall advertise, display, distribute or broadcast or cause or permit to be advertised, displayed or broadcast, in a deceptive and false manner, information on the rates, terms and conditions of small personal loans. If the rates or charges, terms and conditions are advertised, the Commissioner may require tha... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-ten/subtitle-1/chapter-39/952a/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TEN - Commerce (§§ 1 — 4196)›Subtitle 1 - Regulation of Business Generally (§§ 1 — 998q)›Chapter 39 - Small Personal Loans (§§ 941 — 959)›§ 952a - Publication of interest rates | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TEN - Commerce (§§ 1 — 4196) › Subtitle 1 - Regulation of Business Generally (§§ 1 — 998q) › Chapter 39 - Small Personal Loans (§§ 941 — 959) › § 952a - Publication of interest rates | Every concessionaire shall publish, every Wednesday, in two newspapers of general circulation, the maximum rate, the average weighted rate and the minimum interest rate of small personal loans granted during the week preceding the publication.
History —June 28, 1965, No. 106, p. 278, added as § 12(a) on Sept. 12, 2003,... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-ten/subtitle-1/chapter-39/953/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TEN - Commerce (§§ 1 — 4196)›Subtitle 1 - Regulation of Business Generally (§§ 1 — 998q)›Chapter 39 - Small Personal Loans (§§ 941 — 959)›§ 953 - Other businesses prohibited | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TEN - Commerce (§§ 1 — 4196) › Subtitle 1 - Regulation of Business Generally (§§ 1 — 998q) › Chapter 39 - Small Personal Loans (§§ 941 — 959) › § 953 - Other businesses prohibited | (a) Other businesses in the same office.—No concessionaire may engage in the small personals loan business in any office or place of business in which other commercial transactions are conducted unless authorized by the Commissioner. The Commissioner shall revoke the authorization if he finds, after giving ten (10) day... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-ten/subtitle-1/chapter-39/954/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TEN - Commerce (§§ 1 — 4196)›Subtitle 1 - Regulation of Business Generally (§§ 1 — 998q)›Chapter 39 - Small Personal Loans (§§ 941 — 959)›§ 954 - Charges | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TEN - Commerce (§§ 1 — 4196) › Subtitle 1 - Regulation of Business Generally (§§ 1 — 998q) › Chapter 39 - Small Personal Loans (§§ 941 — 959) › § 954 - Charges | (a) Maximum charge. — The Financial Board shall be empowered to fix, regulate, increase, reduce or open to free trade through regulations and for the time needed, the rates of interest and maximum charges allowed by law. Furthermore, the Financial Board may determine the methods for computing the rate of interest.
(b) ... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-ten/subtitle-1/chapter-39/955/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TEN - Commerce (§§ 1 — 4196)›Subtitle 1 - Regulation of Business Generally (§§ 1 — 998q)›Chapter 39 - Small Personal Loans (§§ 941 — 959)›§ 955 - Requirements of loan documents | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TEN - Commerce (§§ 1 — 4196) › Subtitle 1 - Regulation of Business Generally (§§ 1 — 998q) › Chapter 39 - Small Personal Loans (§§ 941 — 959) › § 955 - Requirements of loan documents | (a) Granting and payment of loans. — Whenever a grantor awards any loan, it shall:
(1) Deliver to the borrower, or if there are two (2) more, to one of them at option of the grantor, a document in which § 954 of this title shall be transcribed, indicate the disbursement date of said cash advance, the amount advanced in... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-ten/subtitle-1/chapter-39/956/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TEN - Commerce (§§ 1 — 4196)›Subtitle 1 - Regulation of Business Generally (§§ 1 — 998q)›Chapter 39 - Small Personal Loans (§§ 941 — 959)›§ 956 - Loans granted in other jurisdictions | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TEN - Commerce (§§ 1 — 4196) › Subtitle 1 - Regulation of Business Generally (§§ 1 — 998q) › Chapter 39 - Small Personal Loans (§§ 941 — 959) › § 956 - Loans granted in other jurisdictions | Nothing in this chapter shall prevent the enforcement in Puerto Rico of any legal loan contract made under and in accordance with the laws of any state of the United States of America.
History —June 28, 1965, No. 106, p. 278, § 16, eff. 30 days after June 28, 1965. |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-ten/subtitle-1/chapter-39/957/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TEN - Commerce (§§ 1 — 4196)›Subtitle 1 - Regulation of Business Generally (§§ 1 — 998q)›Chapter 39 - Small Personal Loans (§§ 941 — 959)›§ 957 - Collection procedure | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TEN - Commerce (§§ 1 — 4196) › Subtitle 1 - Regulation of Business Generally (§§ 1 — 998q) › Chapter 39 - Small Personal Loans (§§ 941 — 959) › § 957 - Collection procedure | Physical threats or extreme psychological pressures aimed at collecting loans in arrears shall constitute a violation of this chapter.
History —June 28, 1965, No. 106, p. 278, § 17, eff. 30 days after June 28, 1965. |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-ten/subtitle-1/chapter-39/958/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TEN - Commerce (§§ 1 — 4196)›Subtitle 1 - Regulation of Business Generally (§§ 1 — 998q)›Chapter 39 - Small Personal Loans (§§ 941 — 959)›§ 958 - Penalties | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TEN - Commerce (§§ 1 — 4196) › Subtitle 1 - Regulation of Business Generally (§§ 1 — 998q) › Chapter 39 - Small Personal Loans (§§ 941 — 959) › § 958 - Penalties | The Commissioner is hereby authorized to impose and collect administrative fines of not less than one hundred dollars ($100) or more than ten thousand dollars ($10,000) for any violation of the provisions of this chapter or of the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. Furthermore, the Commissioner is hereby emp... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-ten/subtitle-1/chapter-39/959/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TEN - Commerce (§§ 1 — 4196)›Subtitle 1 - Regulation of Business Generally (§§ 1 — 998q)›Chapter 39 - Small Personal Loans (§§ 941 — 959)›§ 959 - Review | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TEN - Commerce (§§ 1 — 4196) › Subtitle 1 - Regulation of Business Generally (§§ 1 — 998q) › Chapter 39 - Small Personal Loans (§§ 941 — 959) › § 959 - Review | The decisions of the Commissioner based on this chapter or on any rule or regulation issued by the Commissioner hereunder shall be reviewable through certiorari in the Court of First Instance, San Juan Part, by petition of the aggrieved party filed within thirty (30) days reckoning from the date of the decision of the ... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-ten/subtitle-1/chapter-40/961/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TEN - Commerce (§§ 1 — 4196)›Subtitle 1 - Regulation of Business Generally (§§ 1 — 998q)›Chapter 40 - Debt Contracts (§§ 961 — 963)›§ 961 - Delivery of copies | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TEN - Commerce (§§ 1 — 4196) › Subtitle 1 - Regulation of Business Generally (§§ 1 — 998q) › Chapter 40 - Debt Contracts (§§ 961 — 963) › § 961 - Delivery of copies | In every debt contract there should be given to the debtor a copy of the promissory note and any other document signed by the executing parties in said contract.
History —June 24, 1971, No. 96, p. 325, § 1. |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-ten/subtitle-1/chapter-40/962/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TEN - Commerce (§§ 1 — 4196)›Subtitle 1 - Regulation of Business Generally (§§ 1 — 998q)›Chapter 40 - Debt Contracts (§§ 961 — 963)›§ 962 - Loans insured with savings accounts; limit | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TEN - Commerce (§§ 1 — 4196) › Subtitle 1 - Regulation of Business Generally (§§ 1 — 998q) › Chapter 40 - Debt Contracts (§§ 961 — 963) › § 962 - Loans insured with savings accounts; limit | In case of loans insured with savings accounts, the amount of the savings committed in said warranty shall not exceed the outstanding balance of the loan plus the interest earned.
History —June 24, 1971, No. 96, p. 325, § 2. |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-ten/subtitle-1/chapter-40/963/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TEN - Commerce (§§ 1 — 4196)›Subtitle 1 - Regulation of Business Generally (§§ 1 — 998q)›Chapter 40 - Debt Contracts (§§ 961 — 963)›§ 963 - Penalties | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TEN - Commerce (§§ 1 — 4196) › Subtitle 1 - Regulation of Business Generally (§§ 1 — 998q) › Chapter 40 - Debt Contracts (§§ 961 — 963) › § 963 - Penalties | Every person who violates the provisions of this chapter shall incur in a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be punished by a fine of not less than one hundred dollars ($100) nor more than one thousand dollars ($1,000) or by imprisonment in jail for a term of not more than six (6) months or by both penalties... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-ten/subtitle-1/chapter-41/971/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TEN - Commerce (§§ 1 — 4196)›Subtitle 1 - Regulation of Business Generally (§§ 1 — 998q)›Chapter 41 - Junkyard Act (§§ 971 — 971q)›§ 971 - Short title | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TEN - Commerce (§§ 1 — 4196) › Subtitle 1 - Regulation of Business Generally (§§ 1 — 998q) › Chapter 41 - Junkyard Act (§§ 971 — 971q) › § 971 - Short title | The short title of this chapter is “Junkyard Act”.
History —June 27, 1966, No. 125, p. 390, § 1, eff. July 1, 1966. |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-ten/subtitle-1/chapter-41/971a/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TEN - Commerce (§§ 1 — 4196)›Subtitle 1 - Regulation of Business Generally (§§ 1 — 998q)›Chapter 41 - Junkyard Act (§§ 971 — 971q)›§ 971a - Definitions | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TEN - Commerce (§§ 1 — 4196) › Subtitle 1 - Regulation of Business Generally (§§ 1 — 998q) › Chapter 41 - Junkyard Act (§§ 971 — 971q) › § 971a - Definitions | For the purposes of this chapter, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
(a) Junk. — Means any material which is old, or in a state of refuse, such as copper, bronze, aluminum, batteries, dismantled or wrecked vehicles, or their respective parts, whether they are of a ferrous or nonferrous material, iron, stee... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-ten/subtitle-1/chapter-41/971b/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TEN - Commerce (§§ 1 — 4196)›Subtitle 1 - Regulation of Business Generally (§§ 1 — 998q)›Chapter 41 - Junkyard Act (§§ 971 — 971q)›§ 971b - License to operate | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TEN - Commerce (§§ 1 — 4196) › Subtitle 1 - Regulation of Business Generally (§§ 1 — 998q) › Chapter 41 - Junkyard Act (§§ 971 — 971q) › § 971b - License to operate | After January 1, 1968, no person, firm or corporation may establish, operate or maintain a junkyard without holding a license issued to him for the purpose by the Secretary, in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.
History —June 27, 1966, No. 125, p. 390, § 3, eff. July 1, 1966. |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-ten/subtitle-1/chapter-41/971c/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TEN - Commerce (§§ 1 — 4196)›Subtitle 1 - Regulation of Business Generally (§§ 1 — 998q)›Chapter 41 - Junkyard Act (§§ 971 — 971q)›§ 971c - Application for license, procedure | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TEN - Commerce (§§ 1 — 4196) › Subtitle 1 - Regulation of Business Generally (§§ 1 — 998q) › Chapter 41 - Junkyard Act (§§ 971 — 971q) › § 971c - Application for license, procedure | An interested party shall file in writing, on a blank form prepared to that effect and supplied by the Secretary, an application for a license to operate a junkyard, accompanied by the permit of use issued by the Regulations and Permits Administration for such purpose.
History —June 27, 1966, No. 125, p. 390, § 4; Feb.... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-ten/subtitle-1/chapter-41/971d/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TEN - Commerce (§§ 1 — 4196)›Subtitle 1 - Regulation of Business Generally (§§ 1 — 998q)›Chapter 41 - Junkyard Act (§§ 971 — 971q)›§ 971d - License; conditions | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TEN - Commerce (§§ 1 — 4196) › Subtitle 1 - Regulation of Business Generally (§§ 1 — 998q) › Chapter 41 - Junkyard Act (§§ 971 — 971q) › § 971d - License; conditions | (a) The license to be issued by the Secretary shall contain such conditions as he may deem reasonably necessary for the purpose of maintaining and conserving the value of the adjacent areas, preserving public beautification and the natural landscape, and protecting the public health, safety and welfare.
(b) It shall be... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-ten/subtitle-1/chapter-41/971f/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TEN - Commerce (§§ 1 — 4196)›Subtitle 1 - Regulation of Business Generally (§§ 1 — 998q)›Chapter 41 - Junkyard Act (§§ 971 — 971q)›§ 971f - Term of license | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TEN - Commerce (§§ 1 — 4196) › Subtitle 1 - Regulation of Business Generally (§§ 1 — 998q) › Chapter 41 - Junkyard Act (§§ 971 — 971q) › § 971f - Term of license | All licenses so issued by the Secretary shall expire one year from their issuance and shall be annually renewed.
History —June 27, 1966, No. 125, p. 390, § 7, renumbered as § 6 on Feb. 11, 1987, No. 1, p. 3, § 4, eff. 90 days after Feb. 11, 1987. |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-ten/subtitle-1/chapter-41/971g/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TEN - Commerce (§§ 1 — 4196)›Subtitle 1 - Regulation of Business Generally (§§ 1 — 998q)›Chapter 41 - Junkyard Act (§§ 971 — 971q)›§ 971g - Renewal of license | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TEN - Commerce (§§ 1 — 4196) › Subtitle 1 - Regulation of Business Generally (§§ 1 — 998q) › Chapter 41 - Junkyard Act (§§ 971 — 971q) › § 971g - Renewal of license | Before expiration of the license, the interested party may request from the Secretary the renewal thereof, in writing, on the blank forms prepared to that effect by the Secretary, within thirty (30) days before the expiration date of the license in force.
History —June 27, 1966, No. 125, p. 390, § 8, renumbered as § 7 ... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-ten/subtitle-1/chapter-41/971h/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TEN - Commerce (§§ 1 — 4196)›Subtitle 1 - Regulation of Business Generally (§§ 1 — 998q)›Chapter 41 - Junkyard Act (§§ 971 — 971q)›§ 971h - License fees | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TEN - Commerce (§§ 1 — 4196) › Subtitle 1 - Regulation of Business Generally (§§ 1 — 998q) › Chapter 41 - Junkyard Act (§§ 971 — 971q) › § 971h - License fees | Every license or license renewal application shall be accompanied by the corresponding fees, fixed for all cases at five hundred dollars ($500).
History —June 27, 1966, No. 125, p. 390, § 9, renumbered as § 8 and amended on Feb. 11, 1987, No. 1, p. 3, § 5; Aug. 7, 2002, No. 110, § 3. |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-ten/subtitle-1/chapter-41/971i/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TEN - Commerce (§§ 1 — 4196)›Subtitle 1 - Regulation of Business Generally (§§ 1 — 998q)›Chapter 41 - Junkyard Act (§§ 971 — 971q)›§ 971i - License to be conspicuously posted | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TEN - Commerce (§§ 1 — 4196) › Subtitle 1 - Regulation of Business Generally (§§ 1 — 998q) › Chapter 41 - Junkyard Act (§§ 971 — 971q) › § 971i - License to be conspicuously posted | The license to be granted shall be framed and posted in a conspicuous place in the establishment for visitors to see. It shall be shown for examination to any police officer, representative of the Department of the Treasury, the Department of Transportation and Public Works or the Planning Board, the Regulations and Pe... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-ten/subtitle-1/chapter-41/971j/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TEN - Commerce (§§ 1 — 4196)›Subtitle 1 - Regulation of Business Generally (§§ 1 — 998q)›Chapter 41 - Junkyard Act (§§ 971 — 971q)›§ 971j - Revocation of license | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TEN - Commerce (§§ 1 — 4196) › Subtitle 1 - Regulation of Business Generally (§§ 1 — 998q) › Chapter 41 - Junkyard Act (§§ 971 — 971q) › § 971j - Revocation of license | Any license issued pursuant to the provisions of this chapter may, upon notice and after giving the interested party an opportunity to be heard, be revoked by the Secretary, or shall be returned to him, in the following cases:
(a) Sale, assignment or transfer of the junkyard.
(b) Violation of any of the conditions impo... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-ten/subtitle-1/chapter-41/971k/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TEN - Commerce (§§ 1 — 4196)›Subtitle 1 - Regulation of Business Generally (§§ 1 — 998q)›Chapter 41 - Junkyard Act (§§ 971 — 971q)›§ 971k - Review | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TEN - Commerce (§§ 1 — 4196) › Subtitle 1 - Regulation of Business Generally (§§ 1 — 998q) › Chapter 41 - Junkyard Act (§§ 971 — 971q) › § 971k - Review | Any person, firm or corporation adversely affected by the decision of the Secretary, in accordance with the provisions of this chapter may, within thirty (30) days from the date having been notified of said decision, file a petition for review in the Court of First Instance for a determination of the legality of the de... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-ten/subtitle-1/chapter-41/971l/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TEN - Commerce (§§ 1 — 4196)›Subtitle 1 - Regulation of Business Generally (§§ 1 — 998q)›Chapter 41 - Junkyard Act (§§ 971 — 971q)›§ 971l - Public nuisance | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TEN - Commerce (§§ 1 — 4196) › Subtitle 1 - Regulation of Business Generally (§§ 1 — 998q) › Chapter 41 - Junkyard Act (§§ 971 — 971q) › § 971l - Public nuisance | Any junkyard which after one hundred and twenty (120) days from and after January 1, 1968, does not comply with the requirements established in this chapter is hereby declared a public nuisance.
History —June 27, 1966, No. 125, p. 390, § 13, renumbered as § 12 on Feb. 11, 1987, No. 1, p. 3, § 7, eff. 90 days after Feb.... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-ten/subtitle-1/chapter-41/971m/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TEN - Commerce (§§ 1 — 4196)›Subtitle 1 - Regulation of Business Generally (§§ 1 — 998q)›Chapter 41 - Junkyard Act (§§ 971 — 971q)›§ 971m - Suppression of public nuisance | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TEN - Commerce (§§ 1 — 4196) › Subtitle 1 - Regulation of Business Generally (§§ 1 — 998q) › Chapter 41 - Junkyard Act (§§ 971 — 971q) › § 971m - Suppression of public nuisance | The Court of First Instance, at the instance of the Secretary of Justice, shall have power to order the removal, closure or suppression, for its being a public nuisance, any junkyard which he finds is not complying with the requisites required of it by this chapter. For these purposes no previous sentence for violation... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-ten/subtitle-1/chapter-41/971n/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TEN - Commerce (§§ 1 — 4196)›Subtitle 1 - Regulation of Business Generally (§§ 1 — 998q)›Chapter 41 - Junkyard Act (§§ 971 — 971q)›§ 971n - Rules of procedure | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TEN - Commerce (§§ 1 — 4196) › Subtitle 1 - Regulation of Business Generally (§§ 1 — 998q) › Chapter 41 - Junkyard Act (§§ 971 — 971q) › § 971n - Rules of procedure | The action authorized by § 971m of this title shall be of a civil nature and shall be governed by the rules of procedure applicable to civil actions.
History —June 27, 1966, No. 125, p. 390, § 15, renumbered as § 14 on Feb. 11, 1987, No. 1, p. 3, § 7, eff. 90 days after Feb. 11, 1987. |
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