(a) The organization of a band which shall be known as the “Puerto Rico Police Band” is hereby provided, whose organization and composition, as well as the rules for its government and administration, shall be determined in the Police Regulations. The members of the band shall be engaged in regular police work at least fifty percent (50%) of their working time.
(b) Operating expenses shall be consigned annually in the operating budget of the police.
(c) The Police Superintendent is hereby authorized to charge a minimum fee equal to the necessary expenses incurred by the Police Band, when participating in activities other than those of an official protocolary nature.
The Superintendent shall regulate the procedure to be followed and the fee to be paid for using the services of the Police Band.
The moneys collected by the Puerto Rico Police for said account shall be covered into the General Fund of the Commonwealth Treasury, separate from any funds from other sources received by said agency, to be used by the Puerto Rico Police Band in pursuit of its activities and rehearsals and to acquire musical instruments.
History —June 10, 1996, No. 53, § 34; Aug. 7, 1998, No. 198, § 1; renumbered as § 43 on Sept. 23, 2004, No. 468, § 3.