P.R. Laws tit. 25, § 3128
The Superintendent may enter into contracts with the municipalities, departments, instrumentalities and public corporations of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico for security services to be rendered in addition to those already provided by the Force, as well as with private security enterprises. Contracting for these services with private enterprises, such as owners and concessionaires of artistic, cultural or amusement shows shall only be performed when they do not affect the regular services provided by the police. Services which involved labor management disputes or bodyguard services cannot be contracted.
The funds needed [to] defray the expenses for services to be rendered pursuant to the provisions of this section shall be bonded or paid in full and in advance when the agreement covering the aforesaid is signed. The Superintendent shall establish, through regulations, the procedure and rates to be paid for the contracting of security services.
The funds received on this account by the Puerto Rico Police shall be entered into the books of the Secretary of the Treasury apart from any other funds obtained by said agency from other sources so that they may be easily identifiable as to their use by the Puerto Rico Police.
These funds shall be accounted regardless of any specific fiscal year and shall be governed by the rules and regulations adopted by the Superintendent in consultation with the Secretary of the Treasury and in harmony with the provisions in effect for the administration of similar funds. Expenses of these funds must be closely related to the application of this section. Said funds may be transferred to the corresponding items of the operating budget of the Police in any fiscal year. Likewise, expenses may be transferred according to the budgetary needs for said year, and only if they are closely related to the operations subject to this section. Provided, That, notwithstanding the provisions of this section, for Fiscal Year 2015-2016, the sum of one million dollars ($1,000,000) in account number 0400000-253-081-1998, or in any other created for the same purposes in the Department of the Treasury’s accounting system shall be transferred from this Fund to the “2015-2016 Legal Liability Fund”.
Those enterprises that sponsor nonprofit shows and shows produced especially for children shall be exempted from paying for the use of police officers.
History —June 10, 1996, No. 53, § 29; Jan. 8, 1998, No. 14, § 1; July 2, 2015, No. 105, § 25.