It is hereby provided that the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, through the Secretary of Justice, may file before the Court of First Instance of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, civil actions against any natural or juridical person that has incurred in negligent, culpable or illicit acts or omissions that impair the public treasury, in order to claim that it be awarded a monetary compensation of up to three (3) times the compensation determined for the immediate economic damage caused to the public treasury by said conduct. Said claim shall be subject to the reasonable evaluation of the prudent judge that shall take into account the corrective and dissuasive nature of the cause of action authorized in this chapter.\nHistory —June 13, 2001, No. 36, § 2.
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