P.R. Laws tit. 3, § 1976k-1

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§ 1976k-1. Special Fund

The money collected from the administrative fines imposed by virtue of this chapter or regulations derived from the same or omissions against the rights of the elderly shall be covered into the special fund under the responsibility of the Office of the Advocate, without being subject to the public policy contained in §§ 283—283p of this title, known as the “Puerto Rico Government Accounting Act”. In addition to the annual budget appropriations that said entity shall continue to receive, the money covered into the Fund may be used to defray part of the operating, fiscal and administrative expenses of the Office of the Advocate. At the closing of each fiscal year, the Office of the Advocate shall submit a comprehensive and detailed report on the use made of the income collected from the fines imposed to the Legislature of Puerto Rico.

History —Aug. 7, 2006, No. 203, added as § 14-A on Dec. 26, 2006, No. 303, § 1, retroactive to July 1, 2006.