P.R. Laws tit. 8, § 449
Reports on institutional abuse and institutional neglect shall be made and investigated in the same way as provided for in § 446 of this title, except that the Department of Justice shall be the government entity responsible for carrying out the corresponding investigation when institutional abuse and institutional neglect occur, or are suspected of occurring in an institution that gives shelter or provides services, treatment, or detention to minors who are offenders pursuant to §§ 2201 et seq. of Title 34.
The Department of Justice shall establish the procedures for the investigation of cases of institutional abuse and institutional neglect in its charge. It shall also provide mechanisms to submit the data required to prepare the annual government plan and to update the information in the Commonwealth Center for the Protection of Minors on the investigation, findings, and progress of each case.
History —Aug. 1, 2003, No. 177, § 65, eff. 90 days after Aug. 1, 2003.