P.R. Laws tit. 16, § 625e
If an aspirant or candidate who has received contributions for a certain elective office himself/herself, or through his/her campaign committee, authorized committee, authorized agent or representative for a certain election chooses to withdraw from such election, the aspirant or candidate shall be required to refund the contributors the total amount of contributions not used in the campaign, if any. Provided, That the real or personal property acquired with money proceeding from contributions shall be returned to the Election Comptroller to be transferred to the Government of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico within a term of thirty (30) days as of the time he/she chooses to withdraw from aspiring or from the candidacy. Failure to comply with this section shall entail a fine for the total value of the property not returned plus legal interest. However, the Office of the Election Comptroller or the Government may refuse to receive the returned property if doing so would result in a burden or loss for the treasury. In the event that a contributor cannot be located or in the case of an anonymous contribution of two hundred dollars ($200) or less, which does not require the contributor’s identification, the aspirant or candidate who has received the contribution shall be responsible for remitting the same to the Secretary of the Treasury by means of a certified check, electronic transfer, or bank or postal money order. The Secretary of the Treasury shall cover any sum received under the provisions of this section into the Special Fund of the Office of the Election Comptroller.
History —Nov. 18, 2011, No. 222, § 6.005; July 3, 2012, No. 135, § 11; renumbered as § 5.004 and amended on Dec. 19, 2014, No. 233, § 24.