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2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY - Examining Boards and Professional Colleges (§§ 1 — 6033) › Chapter 62 - Dental Technicians Association (§§ 2105 — 2105j) › § 2105a - Powers

The Association of Dental Technicians of Puerto Rico shall be empowered to:
(a) Exist to perpetuity under this name, sue and be sued as a judicial person.
(b) Have and use a seal to identify it.
(c) Acquire rights and properties, both real or personal, by donation, legacy, assessments on its own members, purchase or otherwise; and to possess, transfer, mortgage, rent or otherwise dispose of them in any manner which benefits its members.
(d) Appoint its directors, officers or officials, as provided in the regulations of the Association and this chapter.
(e) Adopt regulations which shall be binding for all its members and amend them in the manner and according to the requirements established therein.
(f) Adopt and enforce the rules of professional ethics which shall govern the conduct of dental technicians and which shall be approved and published by the Association.
(g) Receive and investigate the complaints made through a sworn statement regarding the conduct of members in the exercise of their profession, which shall be remitted to the Board of Directors for pertinent action after a hearing in which the defendant or his legal counsel shall be given the opportunity to present the corresponding evidence. If it is determined that there is a reasonable cause, then the corresponding disciplinary procedure may be initiated before the Puerto Rico Board of Examiners of Dental Technicians. The Board of Directors shall make the pertinent recommendations before the Puerto Rico Board of Examiners of Dental Technicians. Nothing of what is provided herein shall be understood in the sense of limiting or altering the power of the Board of Examiners of Dental Technicians to initiate such procedures on its own account.
(h) Protect its members in the practice of the profession and through the creation of an insurance system, special fund or otherwise, help those who retire due to physical disability or old age and the heirs or the beneficiaries of members who die.
(i) Exercise the incidental powers that are necessary or convenient for the purposes of its creation and operation that are not in conflict with this chapter.
History —July 3, 1986, No. 64, p. 218, § 4.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY - Examining Boards and Professional Colleges (§§ 1 — 6033) › Chapter 62 - Dental Technicians Association (§§ 2105 — 2105j) › § 2105b - Members—Condition for professional practice; exceptions

After sixty (60) days from the date the first general assembly of the Association is held, no person that is not a member thereof may practice the profession of dental technician in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. The dental technicians in active duty in the United States Armed Forces in the performance of their official obligations and those who are permanent employees of federal agencies that participate in research projects in the field of dental techniques, duly recognized by the Puerto Rico Board of Examiners of Dental Technicians and the Department of Health, are hereby excluded from this provision.
History —July 3, 1986, No. 64, p. 218, § 5.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY - Examining Boards and Professional Colleges (§§ 1 — 6033) › Chapter 62 - Dental Technicians Association (§§ 2105 — 2105j) › § 2105c - Members—Requirements

All dental technicians who are legally admitted to practice the dental technician profession, licensed by the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico Board of Examiners of Dental Technicians and who meet the requirements established by this chapter, as well as those provided in the regulations approved by the Association, shall be members of said Association.
History —July 3, 1986, No. 64, p. 218, § 6.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY - Examining Boards and Professional Colleges (§§ 1 — 6033) › Chapter 62 - Dental Technicians Association (§§ 2105 — 2105j) › § 2105d - Government—Assembly and Board of Directors

The destiny of the Association shall be ruled, in the first place, by the General Assembly and in the second place by its Board of Directors.
The Board of Directors after having been constituted and is operating shall organize the delegates according to the sections of the districts or local bodies established by the regulations of the Association and shall select the members of its Committees or Commissions who shall have the obligations that are established in the regulations of the Association.
History —July 3, 1986, No. 64, p. 218, § 7.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY - Examining Boards and Professional Colleges (§§ 1 — 6033) › Chapter 62 - Dental Technicians Association (§§ 2105 — 2105j) › § 2105e - Government—Officials

The Association’s officials who shall also be on the Board of Directors shall consist of a president, a first vice-president, a second vice-president, a secretary, a treasurer, an auditor and a member from each section, district or local body as provided in the regulations.
History —July 3, 1986, No. 64, p. 218, § 8.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY - Examining Boards and Professional Colleges (§§ 1 — 6033) › Chapter 62 - Dental Technicians Association (§§ 2105 — 2105j) › § 2105f - Government—Regulations

All the members of the Association shall obey and comply with the regulations which may be amended or repealed according to the procedure established therein. The Board of Directors as well as the other members shall assume their obligations and shall faithfully comply with the terms of the regulations.
The regulations shall establish the organization of the Association by sections, districts or local bodies, the delegates, officials or representatives thereof, the manner they shall be elected or designated, shall operate and carry out their duties.
The regulations shall provide for whatever has not been included in this chapter, including everything regarding the functions, duties and procedures of all its bodies and officials; calls for meetings, dates, quorum, form and requirements of the general assemblies and sessions of the directors; election of directors and officers; standing committees; budgets or investment of funds and disposal of the Association’s assets; and the terms of all the positions, creation of vacancies and method of filling said vacancies; in addition, it shall determine the respective territorial limits for the election of its delegates or members of the Board of Directors in representation of the sections, districts or local bodies of the Association.
History —July 3, 1986, No. 64, p. 218, § 9.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY - Examining Boards and Professional Colleges (§§ 1 — 6033) › Chapter 62 - Dental Technicians Association (§§ 2105 — 2105j) › § 2105g - Annual dues

The members of the Association shall pay annual dues which shall be fixed in the regulations. When a change in the dues is to be considered, it shall be included in the assembly’s convocation as one of the matters to be considered, and the same shall be approved through an affirmative vote of not less than two-thirds (2 / 3) of the members present after the quorum established by regulations has been constituted. This proposed change in dues shall be informed to all the members of the Association not less than thirty (30) days prior to the date of the assembly.
All members of the Association must pay their dues within a term of thirty (30) days after receiving the notice of payment. After the term has elapsed, and without verification of payment, a complaint shall be filed before the Puerto Rico Board of Examiners of Dental Technicians which shall officially advise the respondent of the procedure filed against him. If the member refuses to pay the dues he owes the Association, the Puerto Rico Board of Examiners of Dental Technicians shall proceed to suspend his license until he pays the total amount of the debt.
Any member who does not pay his annual dues shall be suspended as a member of the Association even though he is otherwise qualified as a member thereof; Provided, however, That during the suspension period he may not practice his profession nor enjoy the rights and benefits corresponding to the members of the Association.
History —July 3, 1986, No. 64, p. 218, § 10.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY - Examining Boards and Professional Colleges (§§ 1 — 6033) › Chapter 62 - Dental Technicians Association (§§ 2105 — 2105j) › § 2105h - Certificate

Every dental technician duly authorized to practice his profession and who pays his first annual dues shall be issued a certificate in addition to a receipt which shall state that said member of the Association has met all the legal requirements and regulations and that he is authorized to practice his profession during the year in accordance with and under the conditions established by the Associations’s regulations. For the second and subsequent years the regulations shall provide for the issuing of a certificate renewal seal that will allow him to practice his profession as a member of the Association. The member must post said certificate in a visible place in his laboratory.
History —July 3, 1986, No. 64, p. 218, § 11.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY - Examining Boards and Professional Colleges (§§ 1 — 6033) › Chapter 62 - Dental Technicians Association (§§ 2105 — 2105j) › § 2105i - Illegal professional practice; penalties

Any dental technician who is not a duly certified member of the Association as provided in this chapter and its regulations, and who practices as a person qualified and authorized therefor or attempts to pass as a duly certified dental technician shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be punished with a fine of not less than one hundred twenty-five dollars ($125) nor more than two hundred fifty dollars ($250). In case of recidivism, he shall be punished with a fine of not less than two hundred fifty dollars ($250) and not more than five hundred dollars ($500).
History —July 3, 1986, No. 64, p. 218, § 12.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY - Examining Boards and Professional Colleges (§§ 1 — 6033) › Chapter 62 - Dental Technicians Association (§§ 2105 — 2105j) › § 2105j - Duties and obligations

The Puerto Rico Dental Technicians Association shall have the following duties and obligations:
(1) To negotiate and implement a continuing education program.
(2) To establish its own laboratory where the members can learn and perfect modern practices in the field of dental technology.
(3) To promote and stimulate its members to use the most advanced procedures and measures in the field of dental technology, and to ensure the faithful compliance of the regulations on continuing education.
(4) To contribute to the advancement and development of dental techniques.
(5) To elevate and maintain the dignity of the profession and its members.
(6) To establish professional relations with similar associations in other countries within specific rules of solidarity and courtesy.
(7) To cooperate with the medical profession and with professions related to health in all that could be of mutual interest and beneficial to the general welfare.
(8) To promote fraternal relationship among its members.
(9) To furnish reports required by the Government.
(10) To carry out all the steps needed so that all the members of the Association shall be registered in the Health Professional’s Register.
History —July 3, 1986, No. 64, p. 218, § 13.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY - Examining Boards and Professional Colleges (§§ 1 — 6033) › Chapter 63 - College of Beauticians (§§ 2111 — 2126) › § 2111 - Creation

Persons entitled to practice the profession of beauticians in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico are hereby constituted into an artificial entity or quasi-public corporation under the name of “College of Beauticians of Puerto Rico”, with official domicile in San Juan, Capital of Puerto Rico, if a majority of them so resolve in a referendum which shall be held for the purpose as hereinafter provided.
History —Mar. 20, 1972, No. 9, p. 18, § 1, eff. 90 days after Mar. 20, 1972.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY - Examining Boards and Professional Colleges (§§ 1 — 6033) › Chapter 63 - College of Beauticians (§§ 2111 — 2126) › § 2115 - Who shall be members

All beauticians duly licensed by the Board and who comply with the duties under this chapter shall be members of the College.
History —Mar. 20, 1972, No. 9, p. 18, § 5, eff. 90 days after Mar. 20, 1972.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY - Examining Boards and Professional Colleges (§§ 1 — 6033) › Chapter 63 - College of Beauticians (§§ 2111 — 2126) › § 2116 - Membership required

After the first General Assembly has been held and the Board of Directors elected, no person who is not a member of the College shall practice the profession of beauticians in Puerto Rico.
History —Mar. 20, 1972, No. 9, p. 18, § 6, eff. 90 days after Mar. 20, 1972.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY - Examining Boards and Professional Colleges (§§ 1 — 6033) › Chapter 63 - College of Beauticians (§§ 2111 — 2126) › § 2117 - Duties

The College shall have the following duties:
(a) To promote and contribute to the improvement of the bonds of friendship and fellowship among the persons engaged in the practice of beauticians.
(b) To determine and sponsor protective measures for its members and that at the same time serve to protect the community.
(c) To maintain sound and strict ethics in the practice of the profession by the members.
History —Mar. 20, 1972, No. 9, p. 18, § 7, eff. 90 days after Mar. 20, 1972.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY - Examining Boards and Professional Colleges (§§ 1 — 6033) › Chapter 63 - College of Beauticians (§§ 2111 — 2126) › § 2118 - Powers

The College shall have power to:
(a) Subsist in perpetuity under that name, to sue and be sued as an artificial person.
(b) Possess and use a seal, which it may alter at will.
(c) Acquire rights and property, both real and personal, by donation, legacy, assessments on its own members, purchase or otherwise, and to possess them, mortgage them, lease them and dispose of them in any manner.
(d) Appoint its directors and officials.
(e) Adopt its bylaws which shall be binding on all its members and to amend same in the manner and under the requirements established therein.
(f) Adopt and [effect] the canons of professional ethics that shall govern the conduct of its members.
(g) Receive and investigate the complaint that may be made in regard to the conduct of the members in the practice of their profession, and the complaints can be sent to the Board of Directors for action, after a preliminary hearing in which an opportunity shall be given to the interested person, if well-founded cause is found, to institute the corresponding complaint before the Board of Examiners. Nothing provided herein shall be understood as a limitation or alteration of the faculty of the Board of Examiners to initiate on its own these proceedings.
(h) Protect its members in the exercise of their profession, and through the creation of gratuity funds, insurance systems, and special funds, or in any other way to help those who retire for physical disability or advanced age, or the heirs or beneficiaries of those who die.
(i) Exercise such incidental powers as may be necessary or advisable for the purposes of its creation and which are not in conflict with this chapter.
History —Mar. 20, 1972, No. 9, p. 18, § 8, eff. 90 days after Mar. 20, 1972.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY - Examining Boards and Professional Colleges (§§ 1 — 6033) › Chapter 63 - College of Beauticians (§§ 2111 — 2126) › § 2119 - Government

The destiny of the College shall be governed, in the first place, by its General Assembly and in the second place by its Board of Directors.
History —Mar. 20, 1972, No. 9, p. 18, § 9, eff. 90 days after Mar. 20, 1972.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY - Examining Boards and Professional Colleges (§§ 1 — 6033) › Chapter 63 - College of Beauticians (§§ 2111 — 2126) › § 2120 - Board of Directors; composition; selection of auditor

The Board of Directors of the College shall be composed of the officials, which shall be the President, the Vice President, the Secretary, the Treasurer and seven (7) members.
The Board of Directors shall, after elected, select by absolute majority of all its members, an auditor, whose functions shall be fixed by regulations.
History —Mar. 20, 1972, No. 9, p. 18, § 10, eff. 90 days after Mar. 20, 1972.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY - Examining Boards and Professional Colleges (§§ 1 — 6033) › Chapter 63 - College of Beauticians (§§ 2111 — 2126) › § 2121 - District delegations

The regulations shall establish district delegations which are to be elected or appointed, to function and to fulfill their duties in the form and under the conditions fixed by the regulations themselves; but the election or designation of those who are to constitute them shall be made, save in the case such power is relinquished, by the members of the College who reside or have their office in the respective territorial districts of the delegations or organizations.
History —Mar. 20, 1972, No. 9, p. 18, § 11, eff. 90 days after Mar. 20, 1972.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY - Examining Boards and Professional Colleges (§§ 1 — 6033) › Chapter 63 - College of Beauticians (§§ 2111 — 2126) › § 2122 - Complementary regulatory measures

The regulations shall contain such provisions as are not herein contained, necessary for the compliance of the purposes for which the College was established, including those concerning the operations, duties and proceedings of all bodies and officers; calls; dates; quorum; form and requisites of the general assemblies, both regular and special, and meetings of the Board of Directors; election of officers; permanent committees; budgets; investment of funds and disposal of property of the College; terms of all offices; and creation of vacancies and manner of filling them.
History —Mar. 20, 1972, No. 9, p. 18, § 12, eff. 90 days after Mar. 20, 1972.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY - Examining Boards and Professional Colleges (§§ 1 — 6033) › Chapter 63 - College of Beauticians (§§ 2111 — 2126) › § 2123 - Annual dues

Every year the members of the College shall pay dues on the date or in the installments fixed in the regulations, by provision of the annual regular assembly of the College. In order to fix dues the quorum shall consist of one hundred (100) members.
History —Mar. 20, 1972, No. 9, p. 18, § 13, eff. 90 days after Mar. 20, 1972.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY - Examining Boards and Professional Colleges (§§ 1 — 6033) › Chapter 63 - College of Beauticians (§§ 2111 — 2126) › § 2124 - Suspension for failure to pay

In the case of members of the College who have failed to pay their dues, the College is empowered, after a lapse of a reasonable period of time without the member having rehabilitated himself through the payment of the amount due, to suspend him as a member of the College and shall notify this fact to the Board of Examiners for the purposes of filing and transacting the proper complaint for the revocation of the license of the beautician.
History —Mar. 20, 1972, No. 9, p. 18, § 14, eff. 90 days after Mar. 20, 1972.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY - Examining Boards and Professional Colleges (§§ 1 — 6033) › Chapter 63 - College of Beauticians (§§ 2111 — 2126) › § 2125 - Penalties

Every person who, without being duly collegiated, practices in Puerto Rico the profession of beautician and every person who, without being duly licensed by the Board practices or advertises himself as such beautician, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not less than twenty-five dollars ($25) or more than one hundred dollars ($100), in case of recidivism by a fine of not less than one hundred dollars ($100) or more than three hundred dollars ($300) or by imprisonment in jail for not less than one (1) month or more than six (6) months or both penalties in the discretion of the court.
History —Mar. 20, 1972, No. 9, p. 18, § 15, eff. 90 days after Mar. 20, 1972.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY - Examining Boards and Professional Colleges (§§ 1 — 6033) › Chapter 63 - College of Beauticians (§§ 2111 — 2126) › § 2126 - Definitions

For the purposes of this chapter, the following terms shall have the meaning hereinbelow stated:
(a) Board. — Means the Board of Examiners of Beauticians of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.
(b) College. — Means the College of Beauticians of Puerto Rico.
History —Mar. 20, 1972, No. 9, p. 18, § 16, eff. 90 days after Mar. 20, 1972.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY - Examining Boards and Professional Colleges (§§ 1 — 6033) › Chapter 65 - Board of Examiners of Automotive Technicians (§§ 2131 — 2144c) › § 2131 - Definitions

For the purposes of §§ 2131—2144 of this title the following terms shall have the meaning set forth hereinbelow:
(a) Automotive technician. — Shall mean any person who has full knowledge, understanding and control of the manual techniques and processes involved in the diagnosis, repair and adjustment of the motor, transmission and other parts that are essential for the operation of a motor vehicle, including the electrical or electronic system thereof, which require special skills. The person must have the ability to perform the work pertinent to his/her trade, without instruction in the details as to how to do the work, it being sufficient to be told the kind of work to be done. He/she shall instruct, coordinate and supervise the activities of automotive technicians who work in the area of repairing and adjusting the essential parts of motor vehicles. He/she must also have acquired prior experience in the work he/she performs. It also means any person who is engaged in the repair of motors or systems that are essential to the operation of agricultural, industrial, commercial, construction and marine equipment, and every person trained to supervise an automotive mechanic. This term shall not include the persons who work in the repair or changing of tires, greasing motor vehicles, installing light bulbs, wiper blades, and other minor accessories such as air or oil filters, or that perform other work that does not require special skills, and that are part of the regular services rendered by gasoline stations to its consumers.
(b) Automotive mechanic. — Shall mean any person engaged [in the] repair and adjustment of the [motor, transmission] and other parts that [operate] a motor vehicle, including the electrical system, body work, radiators and the engine gas emission system (catalytic [converter]), for which special skills are required. He/she must have the capacity to perform the tasks assigned to him/her as part of his/her trade. However, he/she will need the advice and technical assistance of the automotive technician to perform tasks which involve specialized and complex skills. This term shall not include the persons who repair or change tires, lubricate motor vehicles, install light bulbs, windshield wiper blades and other minor accessories such as air and oil filters, or who perform other tasks which do not require special skills and are part of the services rendered by gas stations to their patrons.
(c) Board. — Shall mean the Board of Examiners of Automotive Technicians and Mechanics of Puerto Rico, created hereby.
History —May 25, 1972, No. 40, p. 83, § 1; Sept. 13, 1996, No. 220, § 1; Mar. 26, 1999, No. 100, § 1.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY - Examining Boards and Professional Colleges (§§ 1 — 6033) › Chapter 65 - Board of Examiners of Automotive Technicians (§§ 2131 — 2144c) › § 2132 - Creation and composition

The Board of Examiners of Automotive Technicians and Mechanics is hereby created, which shall be composed of five (5) members who shall be persons of known capacity in their respective occupations:
(a) Three (3) members shall be automotive technicians with not less than five (5) years of experience as such, duly licensed and associated, and at least one of them must have experience in the management and operation of a mechanical services shop. Said members shall be appointed by the Governor with the advice and consent of the Senate.
(b) Another member of the Board shall be a representative of the Secretary of the Department of Transportation and Public Works, designated by the Secretary.
(c) The fifth member shall be a teacher or official of the Department of Education, designated by the Secretary. The former shall have knowledge of automotive techniques and mechanics and shall be duly licensed and associated to exercise said function.
(d) The members of the Board shall be of legal age, citizens of the United States of America.
(e) The first members appointed by the Governor shall serve: two (2) for the term of one year, two (2) for the term of two (2) years and one for the term of three (3) years. Subsequent appointments shall be made for the term of four (4) years. The members of the Board shall hold office until their successors are appointed and take office. Any vacancy on the Board before the expiration of the term shall be filled for the remainder of the term. No member shall be appointed for more than two (2) consecutive terms.
(f) The Governor may remove any member of the Board, upon previous preferment of charges, notice and hearing for failure to fulfill his duties, for gross incompetence in the fulfillment of his obligations or for having been convicted of a felony or misdemeanor involving moral turpitude.
(g) The Board shall elect a chairman from among its members. The member representing the Secretary of Transportation and Public Works shall not be elected as Chairman of the Board.
History —May 25, 1972, No. 40, p. 83, § 2; Sept. 13, 1996, No. 220, § 2; Nov. 19, 1997, No. 134, § 1.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY - Examining Boards and Professional Colleges (§§ 1 — 6033) › Chapter 65 - Board of Examiners of Automotive Technicians (§§ 2131 — 2144c) › § 2133 - Meetings; quorum; per diems and reimbursements

The Board shall hold meetings at least twice a year for the consideration and resolution of its matters, but it may meet as many times as it may be necessary for the prompt transaction of its acts and duties.
(b) Three (3) members of the Board shall constitute a quorum. All resolutions of the Board shall be taken with the affirmative vote of at least three (3) of its members.
(c) The members of the Board, including public employees and officers, shall receive a per diem at a rate of fifty dollars ($50) per day or fraction thereof that they attend a meeting. They shall be entitled to reimbursement for traveling expenses incurred in the performance of the duties pursuant to the regulations of the Department of the Treasury of Puerto Rico. The member of the Board representing the Secretary of the Department of Transportation and Public Works shall only be entitled to reimbursement of traveling expenses, as indicated. Provided, That the payment for per diems or mileage to which each member of the Board is entitled to shall [be limited] to a maximum of twelve (12) meetings per year. As of July 1, 1999, the members of the Board shall receive per diems equal to the minimum per diem established for members of the Legislature, up to a maximum of three thousand dollars ($3,000) per year, except for the Chairperson of the Board who shall receive per diems equal to one hundred and thirty-three percent (133%) of the per diems received by the remaining members of the Board.
History —May 25, 1972, No. 40, p. 83, § 3; June 3, 1983, No. 62, p. 134; June 29, 1995, No. 61, § 1; Jan. 4, 2000, No. 7, § 3.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY - Examining Boards and Professional Colleges (§§ 1 — 6033) › Chapter 65 - Board of Examiners of Automotive Technicians (§§ 2131 — 2144c) › § 2134 - Duties, powers and faculties

The Board shall have the following duties, powers and faculties:
(a) To offer examinations at least twice a year to authorize the exercise of the automotive mechanic technician’s occupation, and to issue the corresponding license to those persons who qualify thereof pursuant to the provisions of §§ 2131—2144 of this title.
(b) To adopt rules and regulations for the implementation of the provisions of this chapter. Said rules and regulations shall have force of law once they have been promulgated in accordance with the provisions of Act No. 112 of June 30, 1957, known as the “Rules and Regulations Act of 1958”. The Board shall, further, adopt rules and regulations for its internal operation.
(c) To adopt an official seal for the authentication of all its matters of which the court shall take judicial cognizance.
(d) To keep a book of the minutes of all the proceedings and a register of all the persons to whom it has granted a license with the number and the date of issuance and expiration thereof. In this register there shall also be set forth all the data relative to the suspension or revocation of the licenses.
(e) To investigate on its own initiative or upon a claim presented by an automotive technician or by a private person any violation of the provisions of this chapter or of the rules and regulations adopted by the Board. To such effects the Board may issue summons requiring the attendance of witnesses and the production of the data and reports it may deem advisable. If the summons issued by the Board are not duly executed, the Board may appeal to, before any part of, the Court of First Instance of Puerto Rico and demand the execution of the summons. The Court of First Instance may issue a writ to compel attendance of witnesses and the production of any document which the Board may have previously required. Any disobedience to such orders shall be punished as contempt of court.
History —May 25, 1972, No. 40, p. 83, § 4; Sept. 13, 1996, No. 220, § 3.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY - Examining Boards and Professional Colleges (§§ 1 — 6033) › Chapter 65 - Board of Examiners of Automotive Technicians (§§ 2131 — 2144c) › § 2135 - Licenses—Technician; requirements

The Board shall issue licenses to perform the occupation of automotive technician to every person who meets the following requirements:
(a) Have attained the age of eighteen (18) years;
(b) Have obtained a high school diploma.
(c) Have obtained a diploma from a vocational school or from any other institution accredited or authorized by the Department of Education of Puerto Rico or by the Council on Higher Education of the University of Puerto Rico, certifying that the applicant has pursued and passed a course of at least two (2) years duration in motor vehicles, mechanics or electromechanics, offered by [a] post-secondary vocational school or universit[y], or a course of twelve hundred (1,200) hours in general motor vehicle mechanics or electromechanics which qualify him/her to perform as automotive technicians or, in lieu thereof, to have completed the training course prescribed, or to be prescribed in the future by the Apprenticeship Council of Puerto Rico, by virtue of the provisions of Act No. 484 of May 15, 1947, as subsequently amended, or by those institutions recognized by the Board of Examiners in the future.
(d) To enjoy good conduct, which shall be certified through the timely official certificate issued by the Puerto Rico Police; Provided, That the Board may require any other document if it deems pertinent.
(e) To have passed the examinations offered by the Board, and
(f) to have paid the examination and license fees established by §§ 2131—2144 of this title.
History —May 25, 1972, No. 40, p. 83, § 5; June 3, 1976, No. 135, p. 387, § 1; Sept. 13, 1996, No. 220, § 4.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY - Examining Boards and Professional Colleges (§§ 1 — 6033) › Chapter 65 - Board of Examiners of Automotive Technicians (§§ 2131 — 2144c) › § 2135a - Licenses—Automotive license; requirements

The Board shall issue a license to exercise the occupation of automotive technician to any person who meets the following requirements:
(a) To have attained sixteen (16) years of age.
(b) To hold an intermediate school diploma.
(c) To have passed a general automobile mechanics course of at least six months or six hundred (600) hours in a vocational school or in a school recognized by the General Council on Education, or in lieu thereof, to have completed the training course prescribed by it.
(d) To have passed the mechanic’s examination authorized by the Board.
(e) To have paid the examination and license fees established in §§ 2131—2144 of this title. The Board may issue licenses, by specialties, in the field of automotive mechanics as provided through regulations to such effects.
History —May 25, 1972, No. 40, p. 83, added as § 5A on June 3, 1976, No. 135, p. 387, § 2; Sept. 13, 1996, No. 220, § 5; Nov. 19, 1997, No. 134, § 2.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY - Examining Boards and Professional Colleges (§§ 1 — 6033) › Chapter 65 - Board of Examiners of Automotive Technicians (§§ 2131 — 2144c) › § 2136 - Licenses—Denial of issuance

The Board shall, upon previous notice and hearing, deny the issuance of a license to any person who:
(a) Has not complied with the requirements established in §§ 2131—2144 of this title.
(b) Has practiced the trade of automotive technician in Puerto Rico without having previously obtained a license issued by the Board.
(c) Has tried to obtain or has helped another person to obtain a license through fraud or deceit.
History —May 25, 1972, No. 40, p. 83, § 6, eff. July 1, 1972.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY - Examining Boards and Professional Colleges (§§ 1 — 6033) › Chapter 65 - Board of Examiners of Automotive Technicians (§§ 2131 — 2144c) › § 2137 - Licenses—Suspension

Upon previous notice and hearing the Board may suspend, for a term of not more than one (1) year, the license of any automotive technician who:
(a) Has been convicted of a felony or misdemeanor involving moral turpitude.
(b) Has tried to obtain or has helped another person to obtain a license through fraud or deceit.
(c) Has incurred in gross incompetence in the practice of the trade in prejudice of a third person.
History —May 25, 1972, No. 40, p. 83, § 7, eff. July 1, 1972.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY - Examining Boards and Professional Colleges (§§ 1 — 6033) › Chapter 65 - Board of Examiners of Automotive Technicians (§§ 2131 — 2144c) › § 2138 - Licenses—Denial of renewal

(a) The licenses issued shall have a maximum term of effectiveness of five (5) years, and their holders shall be bound to renew them thirty (30) days prior to their expiration. If the license is not renewed within said term and is renewed within one (1) year after its expiration date, the holder is bound to pay double fees.
(b) Board shall deny the renewal of a license to every automotive technician who has not renewed his/her license for a term of five (5) years after it has expired, upon prior notice and hearing; Provided, That if denied, the person may obtain his/her license anew, once he/she has met the requirements of §§ 2131—2144 of this title for any person who requests it for the first time.
(c) No license shall be renewed if its holder does not present evidence of being duly associated and of having approved continuing studies through training or seminars for their improvement in the practice of his occupation for a term of not less than fifty (50) hours during the effective term of the license; Provided, That he may obtain his license, upon providing evidence of association and continued studies along with the remaining renewal requirements.
History —May 25, 1972, No. 40, p. 83, § 8; Sept. 13, 1996, No. 220, § 6; Mar. 27, 1999, No. 103, § 1.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY - Examining Boards and Professional Colleges (§§ 1 — 6033) › Chapter 65 - Board of Examiners of Automotive Technicians (§§ 2131 — 2144c) › § 2139 - Review

Any person who is adversely affected by any order or decision of the Board, denying the issuance or renewal of a license or suspension of a license, may request the revision of the order or decision within the thirty (30) days following the service of the notice thereof. The Court of First Instance shall review the order or decision of the Board on the basis of the record taken by the Board.
History —May 25, 1972, No. 40, p. 83, § 9, eff. July 1, 1972.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY - Examining Boards and Professional Colleges (§§ 1 — 6033) › Chapter 65 - Board of Examiners of Automotive Technicians (§§ 2131 — 2144c) › § 2140 - Requirement for practice; display of license; identification card

(a) No person may perform or offer to perform the occupation of automotive technician or automotive mechanic in Puerto Rico without having first obtained a license issued by the Board.
(b) The license shall be displayed in a prominent and easily visible place in the workplace of the automotive technician or mechanic for whom it was issued.
(c) In addition to the license, the Board shall issue to every automotive technician or mechanic an identification card with the name and photograph of the automotive technician or mechanic, the license number, and its date of issue and renewal signed by the Chairman of the Board as evidence of the existence of the license. Every automotive technician or mechanic shall carry this card with him when rendering services outside his workplace.
History —May 25, 1972, No. 40, p. 83, § 10; Sept. 13, 1996, No. 220, § 7.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY - Examining Boards and Professional Colleges (§§ 1 — 6033) › Chapter 65 - Board of Examiners of Automotive Technicians (§§ 2131 — 2144c) › § 2141 - Fees

The Board shall charge every automotive technician the following fees for examinations, licenses, licence renewals and identification cards:
(a) For each examination: ten dollars ($10).
(b) For each license: fifteen dollars ($15).
(c) For the renewal of a license: twenty-five dollars ($25).
(d) For each identification card: five dollars ($5).
History —May 25, 1972, No. 40, p. 83, § 11; Sept. 13, 1996, No. 220, § 8.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY - Examining Boards and Professional Colleges (§§ 1 — 6033) › Chapter 65 - Board of Examiners of Automotive Technicians (§§ 2131 — 2144c) › § 2142 - Penalties

Any person who violates any of the provisions of §§ 2131—2144 of this title or who engages in the occupation of automotive technician or mechanic without having first obtained a license therefor, or who after having his license suspended or revoked continues to perform the trade, or who employs or allows a person to be employed to practice this trade or trades knowing that said person does not have a license therefor, or that his license has been revoked or suspended, shall incur a misdemeanor. If convicted, he/she shall be punished by imprisonment for a term not to exceed six (6) months, or a fine not to exceed five hundred dollars ($500), or both penalties, at the discretion of the court.
History —May 25, 1972, No. 40, p. 83, § 12; Sept. 13, 1996, No. 220, § 9.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY - Examining Boards and Professional Colleges (§§ 1 — 6033) › Chapter 65 - Board of Examiners of Automotive Technicians (§§ 2131 — 2144c) › § 2143 - Teacher/Professor; requirements

Every teacher or professor engaged in teaching automotive techniques or mechanics in public or private schools in Puerto Rico shall have to hold an automotive technician’s license issued by the Board of Examiners of Automotive Technicians and Mechanics of Puerto Rico and, in addition to the license certificate issued by the Department of Education of Puerto Rico, shall have a duly associated [sic]. No person may teach the course for automotive technicians or mechanics if he does not comply with the requirements.
History —May 25, 1972, No. 40, p. 83, added as § 13 on Sept. 13, 1996, No. 220, § 10.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY - Examining Boards and Professional Colleges (§§ 1 — 6033) › Chapter 65 - Board of Examiners of Automotive Technicians (§§ 2131 — 2144c) › § 2144 - Appropriations

The sum of ten thousand dollars ($10,000) is hereby appropriated from unencumbered funds in the Commonwealth Treasury to the Department of State for the operation expenses of the Board during fiscal year 1972-73. The necessary expenses for the implementation of §§ 2131—2144 of this title shall be set aside for subsequent years in the Operational Budget of Expenses of the Department of State.
History —May 25, 1972, No. 40, p. 83, § 14, eff. July 1, 1972.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY - Examining Boards and Professional Colleges (§§ 1 — 6033) › Chapter 65 - Board of Examiners of Automotive Technicians (§§ 2131 — 2144c) › § 2144a - License without examination

The Automotive Technicians and Mechanics Examining Board of Puerto Rico shall issue a license without an examination to every person who, upon the effective date of this act, has engaged in the trade of automotive technician in Puerto Rico for a period of not less than ten (10) years and meets the provisions of subsections (a), (b), and (e) of § 2135 of this title.
The Board shall likewise issue a license as automotive mechanic without requiring an examination from every person who has engaged in the trade of automotive mechanic for a period of not less than five (5) years, and meets the other requirements established in § 2135a of this title, is working and can satisfactorily attest, through sworn statements certified by two duly-licensed and collegiated automotive technicians, which state that he/she has worked as an automotive mechanic for a term of five (5) years prior to the date said application is presented. Said persons shall file an application for a license without examination in the unpostponeable term of one (1) year, from the effective date of this act.
History —Sept. 23, 1992, No. 78, § 1; Mar. 29, 1993, No. 3, § 2.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY - Examining Boards and Professional Colleges (§§ 1 — 6033) › Chapter 65 - Board of Examiners of Automotive Technicians (§§ 2131 — 2144c) › § 2144b - Association

The delivery of the Automobile Technician and Mechanic licenses shall be subject to pertinent association in the Association of Automobile Technicians and Mechanics as provided by the Act that created that body.
History —Sept. 23, 1992, No. 78, § 2.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY - Examining Boards and Professional Colleges (§§ 1 — 6033) › Chapter 65 - Board of Examiners of Automotive Technicians (§§ 2131 — 2144c) › § 2144c - Application for license without examination

Every automotive technician with ten (10) or more years of experience or automotive mechanic with five (5) years of experience as such, who wishes to be granted a license without an examination, shall file an application for a license without an examination within an unpostponeable term, which as of 1993, the term shall be extended until September 23, 1993. In the application a certification shall be presented which will state the time, date and place that the trade was engaged in, among others [sic].
History —Sept. 23, 1992, No. 78, § 3; Mar. 29, 1993, No. 3, § 3.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY - Examining Boards and Professional Colleges (§§ 1 — 6033) › Chapter 66 - Automotive Technicians and Mechanics Association (§§ 2145 — 2145m) › § 2145 - Definitions

For the purposes of this chapter, the following terms shall have the meaning expressed hereinbelow, except where the context clearly indicates otherwise:
(a) Automotive technician. — Shall mean every person licensed to practice the trade as provided in §§ 2131—2144 of this title.
(b) Automotive mechanic. — Shall mean every person licensed to practice the trade as provided in §§ 2131—2144 of this title.
(c) Association. — Shall mean the Puerto Rico Automotive Technicians and Mechanics Association whose creation is authorized by this chapter.
(d) Board. — Shall mean the Board of Examiners of Automotive Technicians created by virtue of §§ 2131—2144 of this title.
History —June 30, 1986, No. 50, p. 164, § 1, eff. 60 days after June 30, 1986.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY - Examining Boards and Professional Colleges (§§ 1 — 6033) › Chapter 66 - Automotive Technicians and Mechanics Association (§§ 2145 — 2145m) › § 2145a - Creation

The automotive technicians and mechanics duly licensed by the Board of Examiners of Automotive Technicians are hereby authorized, provided a majority of them do so agree in a referendum to that effect which shall be held as provided in this chapter, to become constituted in a juridical entity or quasi-public corporation, under the name of the “Puerto Rico Automotive Technicians and Mechanics Association”, with official domicile in the San Juan metropolitan area.
History —June 30, 1986, No. 50, p. 164, § 2, eff. 60 days after June 30, 1986.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY - Examining Boards and Professional Colleges (§§ 1 — 6033) › Chapter 66 - Automotive Technicians and Mechanics Association (§§ 2145 — 2145m) › § 2145b - Powers

The Puerto Rico Automotive Technicians and Mechanics Association shall be empowered to:
(a) Exist in perpetuity under that name; to sue and be sued as a juridical person.
(b) Possess and use a seal which it may alter at will.
(c) Acquire rights and assets, real as well as personal, through donation, bequest or contribution among its members, by purchase or in other ways, and possess, transfer, mortgage, rent and dispose of them in any other manner.
(d) Appoint its directors and officials or officers, pursuant to the provisions of its regulations and this chapter.
(e) Adopt its regulations which shall bind all its members and/or amend them in the manner and pursuant to the requirements established therein.
(f) Adopt and enforce compliance of the rules of ethics which shall govern the conduct of the automotive technicians and mechanics, which must be approved and published by the Board of Examiners of Automotive Technicians.
(g) Receive and investigate those sworn complaints filed with respect to the conduct of its members in the exercise of the trade and violations of this chapter, forwarding them to the Association’s directors for pertinent action and, after a preliminary hearing in which the interested party or his legal counsel is allowed to present witnesses and be heard, shall file the corresponding complaint before the Board of Examiners of Automotive Technicians if it finds grounds therefor. None of what is provided in this subsection shall be understood as limiting or altering the power of the Board of Examiners of Automotive Technicians to initiate these proceedings on its own account.
(h) Protect its members in the practice of their trade and aid those who retire due to physical disability or advanced age, through the creation of a relief fund that will also provide aid to the heirs of those who pass away.
(i) Exercise the incidental powers that are necessary or convenient for the purpose of its creation and functioning, and are not in contravention with this chapter.
History —June 30, 1986, No. 50, p. 164, § 3, eff. 60 days after June 30, 1986.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY - Examining Boards and Professional Colleges (§§ 1 — 6033) › Chapter 66 - Automotive Technicians and Mechanics Association (§§ 2145 — 2145m) › § 2145c - Members

All automotive technicians and mechanics legally admitted to practice the trade in Puerto Rico, and who comply with the duties imposed by §§ 2131—2144 of this title and the Association’s regulations shall be members of the Association.
History —June 30, 1986, No. 50, p. 164, § 4, eff. 60 days after June 30, 1986.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY - Examining Boards and Professional Colleges (§§ 1 — 6033) › Chapter 66 - Automotive Technicians and Mechanics Association (§§ 2145 — 2145m) › § 2145d - Organization

In the first instance, the destinies of the Association shall be governed by its general assembly and, in the second, by its directors.
History —June 30, 1986, No. 50, p. 164, § 5, eff. 60 days after June 30, 1986.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY - Examining Boards and Professional Colleges (§§ 1 — 6033) › Chapter 66 - Automotive Technicians and Mechanics Association (§§ 2145 — 2145m) › § 2145e - Directors

The directors of the Association shall consist of a president, a vicepresident, a secretary, a treasurer, an auditor and eight (8) members who shall be the chairmen of the senatorial district delegations.
History —June 30, 1986, No. 50, p. 164, § 6, eff. 60 days after June 30, 1986.