P.R. Laws tit. 21, § 4363
The mayor and the Municipal Legislature or their respective authorized representatives, shall be responsible for the custody, care, control and accounting of municipal property acquired and assigned for use by the Executive and Legislative Branches. This responsibility shall be performed pursuant to the norms and regulations promulgated to such effects by the Commissioner.
Every municipal official or employee who uses or assumes the custody, care, or physical control of any municipal property shall answer to the municipality for its worth, in case of loss, undue deterioration or harm thereto caused by negligence or carelessness, pursuant to the norms established by the Commissioner.
The mayor or his authorized representative shall render such reports on the municipal property required by the Commissioner to carry out the functions which have been conferred on him/her by law. The President of the Legislature shall have the same responsibility with regard to the property in use by the Municipal Legislative Branch.
History —Aug. 30, 1991, No. 81, § 8.013.