P.R. Laws tit. 8, § 555a
The creation of bank accounts in the name of each of the institutions of the Administration is hereby authorized, for the deposit of:
(a) All the monies and valuables received from the members of the clientele when they are held in a juvenile institution;
(b) all the monies and valuables received for the clientele from their families or individuals while they are held in the juvenile institution;
(c) all income earned by the clientele for services rendered to any entity, and
(d) any other income received for the clientele in juvenile institutions.
The Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Administrator, shall appoint a collections officer in each juvenile institution, who shall be responsible for the receipt, custody and deposit in the bank account of the clients any monies, valuables and income.
The Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Administrator, shall appoint a paymaster in each juvenile institution, who shall be responsible for making the disbursements to be charged against the bank accounts.
The Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Administrator, shall promulgate the necessary regulations to receive, deposit and disburse the funds deposited in the bank accounts whose creation is hereby authorized and to establish the internal control measures and the accounting of the operations.
Subject to compliance with the applicable federal and/or Commonwealth laws and regulations, and the applicable federal or Commonwealth jurisprudence, the funds deposited in the bank accounts of the clientele shall be subject to consideration and utilization to comply with the child support obligations that these clients would meet, whether provided by judicial and/or administrative order.
History —Aug. 5, 1988, No. 154, p. 704, added as § 6A on Sept. 23, 2004, No. 460, § 1, eff. 6 months after Sept. 23, 2004.