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2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE FOUR - Judiciary (§§ 1-3 — 2166) › PART V - Correction and Parole (§§ 1101 — 1646) › Chapter 81 - Corrections Administration (§§ 1101 — 1284) › Subchapter X - Halfway Houses (§§ 1201 — 1206) › § 1206 - Regulations for administration of houses

The Administrator shall adopt regulations for the administration of the houses, including the procedure for the transfer from the institution to the halfway houses, as well as the recommitment of any member of the correctional population to another institution and all other aspects related to the rehabilitation programs, which are developed through these houses.
History —July 22, 1974, No. 116, Part 1, p. 501, § 32; July 18, 2001, No. 60, § 20.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE FOUR - Judiciary (§§ 1-3 — 2166) › PART V - Correction and Parole (§§ 1101 — 1646) › Chapter 81 - Corrections Administration (§§ 1101 — 1284) › Subchapter XI - Institution Shops (§§ 1216-1222 — 1224) › § 1223 - Operation of stores

The Administration is hereby authorized to establish and operate stores in correctional institutions and facilities to enable the sale of products and goods to the members of the correctional population. The operation of these stores shall be made, subject to the regulations that are approved to rule the availability of goods and products, accountability of funds and supervision of these activities and to guarantee security in the institutions.
The stores to be established in the institutional facilities of the Administration shall only sell goods or products authorized through the regulations approved by the Administrator, together with the Secretary of Corrections and Rehabilitation, as provided by §§ 2101 et seq. of Title 3, known as the “Commonwealth of Puerto Rico Uniform Administrative Procedures Act”. Sales to the members of the corrections population shall constitute a privilege that may be temporarily or permanently suspended for just cause. These regulations shall only apply to the members of the corrections population, and sales to resident employees may be authorized when certain circumstances of their work justify it. Sales to the members of the corrections population shall be charged to the money each one has deposited in their account established in the Special Fund of the Commonwealth Treasury created by this chapter.
The Administration may operate the stores it establishes as provided in this section, directly or through a concession or other agreement with government agencies, corporations or public instrumentalities, municipalities or profit or nonprofit persons or entities. Every concession or agreement executed pursuant to the provisions of this section shall be preceded by a feasibility and convenience study of this delegation and of the term of said concessions, contracts or agreements, and shall be carried out pursuant to the bidding procedure, subject to periodic evaluations and to the authority of the Administration to continue or terminate these contracts, in order to guarantee the compliance of the conditions imposed, thus guaranteeing the optimum administration of these stores.
The Administration shall provide, to the extent possible, the spaces needed for the operation of these stores in institutional facilities, whether free of charge or through a reasonable rental rate.
The moneys obtained from the operation of the stores shall be accounted separately from any other funds of the Administration.
The Administrator, together with the Secretary of Corrections and Rehabilitation shall review the procedures regarding the administration of the stores annually and shall set forth any rule deemed necessary to optimize the use thereof by the members of the corrections population.
History —July 22, 1974, No. 116, Part. 1, p. 501, added as § 33 on Jan. 4, 2000, No. 4, § 3.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE FOUR - Judiciary (§§ 1-3 — 2166) › PART V - Correction and Parole (§§ 1101 — 1646) › Chapter 81 - Corrections Administration (§§ 1101 — 1284) › Subchapter XI - Institution Shops (§§ 1216-1222 — 1224) › § 1224 - Special funds

The moneys obtained from the establishing of the stores shall be covered into a Special Fund denominated as the “Corrections Administration Stores Fund”, created in the Department of the Treasury. These sums as well as any other resource deposited in this Special Fund, shall be used to defray the operating expenses of the stores and programs of the Administration, and for the individual or collective benefit of the members of the corrections population themselves, as provided by regulations.
The Administration may also use the resources of said Fund to reimburse, in whole or in part, the expenses incurred by the Administration or the Government of Puerto Rico, for violations of the laws, rules and regulations committed by the members of the corrections population that are applicable to them, during the custody or confinement period.
The Administrator may accept and receive [on] behalf of the Government of Puerto Rico, any goods and products donated free of charge, to be used in the operation of the stores. This includes promotional goods and products for purchase which shall be accountable and accepted pursuant to the established norms. The debts and obligations of privatized stores shall not constitute debts or obligations of the Government of Puerto Rico.
History —July 22, 1974, No. 116, Part 1, p. 501, added as § 34 on Jan. 4, 2000, No. 4, § 4.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE FOUR - Judiciary (§§ 1-3 — 2166) › PART V - Correction and Parole (§§ 1101 — 1646) › Chapter 81 - Corrections Administration (§§ 1101 — 1284) › Subchapter XII - Bank Accounts; Moneys of the Correctional Population (§§ 1231 — 1236) › § 1231 - Bank accounts of members of the correctional population

The creation of bank accounts in the name of each of the institutions of the Administration, is hereby authorized, into which there shall be deposited:
(a) All moneys and securities received from the members of the correctional population upon their commitment to the institution.
(b) All moneys and securities received from the members of the correctional population from their relatives or other persons, while the member of the correctional population is in the institution.
(c) Any compensation earned by the members of the correctional population for services rendered to any entity.
(d) Any income for any other account which is received in the institutions for the members of the correctional population.
History —July 22, 1974, No. 116, Part 1, p. 501, § 40; July 18, 2001, No. 60, § 22.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE FOUR - Judiciary (§§ 1-3 — 2166) › PART V - Correction and Parole (§§ 1101 — 1646) › Chapter 81 - Corrections Administration (§§ 1101 — 1284) › Subchapter XII - Bank Accounts; Moneys of the Correctional Population (§§ 1231 — 1236) › § 1232 - Collection officer, appointment

The Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Administrator, shall appoint in each institution a Collection Officer, who shall be in charge of receiving, protecting and depositing these moneys, securities and income in the bank account.
History —July 22, 1974, No. 116, Part 1, p. 501, § 41, retroactive to July 1, 1974.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE FOUR - Judiciary (§§ 1-3 — 2166) › PART V - Correction and Parole (§§ 1101 — 1646) › Chapter 81 - Corrections Administration (§§ 1101 — 1284) › Subchapter XII - Bank Accounts; Moneys of the Correctional Population (§§ 1231 — 1236) › § 1233 - Special pay officer, appointment

The Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Administrator, shall appoint in each institution a Special Pay Officer, who shall be in charge of making the disbursements against the bank account.
History —July 22, 1974, No. 116, Part 1, p. 501, § 42, retroactive to July 1, 1974.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE FOUR - Judiciary (§§ 1-3 — 2166) › PART V - Correction and Parole (§§ 1101 — 1646) › Chapter 81 - Corrections Administration (§§ 1101 — 1284) › Subchapter XII - Bank Accounts; Moneys of the Correctional Population (§§ 1231 — 1236) › § 1234 - Inmates special money deposit

The Secretary of Justice shall transfer, to the corresponding bank accounts established, all balances appearing in his account books of “Inmates Special Money Deposit”, corresponding to the income of those inmates who, at the time this act goes into effect, are confined. The amounts remaining in the accounts “Inmates Special Money Deposit” shall be withheld by the Secretary of the Treasury to continue its liquidation pursuant to §§ 1 and 2 of Act No. 409 of May 13, 1947, as amended.
History —July 22, 1974, No. 116, Part 1, p. 501, § 43, retroactive to July 1, 1974.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE FOUR - Judiciary (§§ 1-3 — 2166) › PART V - Correction and Parole (§§ 1101 — 1646) › Chapter 81 - Corrections Administration (§§ 1101 — 1284) › Subchapter XII - Bank Accounts; Moneys of the Correctional Population (§§ 1231 — 1236) › § 1235 - Bank account balances

After the effectiveness of this act, all the balances belonging to members of the correctional population who have been released and whose whereabouts are unknown, that remain in the bank accounts of the institutions for three (3) years or more after the release of the members of the correctional population without having the corresponding refund made to them, shall be transferred to a special deposit account in the books of the Secretary of the Treasury. The liquidation of said special deposit account shall be made pursuant to Sections 1 and 2 of Act No. 409 of May 13, 1947, as amended.
History —July 22, 1974, No. 116, Part 1, p. 501, § 44; July 18, 2001, No. 60, § 23.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE FOUR - Judiciary (§§ 1-3 — 2166) › PART V - Correction and Parole (§§ 1101 — 1646) › Chapter 81 - Corrections Administration (§§ 1101 — 1284) › Subchapter XII - Bank Accounts; Moneys of the Correctional Population (§§ 1231 — 1236) › § 1236 - Regulation of funds deposited in bank accounts

The Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Administrator, shall promulgate the regulations necessary for the receipt, deposit and disbursement of the funds deposited in the bank accounts created herein and to establish the internal control measures and the accounting of operations.
History —July 22, 1974, No. 116, Part 1, p. 501, § 45, retroactive to July 1, 1974.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE FOUR - Judiciary (§§ 1-3 — 2166) › PART V - Correction and Parole (§§ 1101 — 1646) › Chapter 81 - Corrections Administration (§§ 1101 — 1284) › Subchapter XIII - Convicts of Other Jurisdictions (§§ 1245 — 1249) › § 1245 - Imprisonment of persons convicted of offenses against the laws of the United States

The Administrator shall receive and commit to the institution of the Administration he may determine, pursuant to the terms of the mittimus or warrant of commitment, which has been issued by the competent authority and shall take custody with full security until their release pursuant to the proper course of law, of all the persons accused or convicted heretofore or hereinafter of an offense against the laws of the United States of America.
The Administrator shall be responsible if he fails to receive and commit with full security the persons heretofore or hereinafter convicted, who are delivered under the authority of the United States of America and shall be liable for the punishments and penalties fixed for similar faults in cases of persons confined under the authority of the People of Puerto Rico.
History —July 22, 1974, No. 116, Part 1, p. 501, § 46, retroactive to July 1, 1974.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE FOUR - Judiciary (§§ 1-3 — 2166) › PART V - Correction and Parole (§§ 1101 — 1646) › Chapter 81 - Corrections Administration (§§ 1101 — 1284) › Subchapter XIII - Convicts of Other Jurisdictions (§§ 1245 — 1249) › § 1245a - Agreements for receiving, confining and expenses for support and care of persons arrested

The Administrator is authorized to execute with the Attorney General of the United States or his representative, such agreements, pacts or contracts as are necessary to govern everything concerning receiving, confinement and expenses for the support and care of persons arrested for investigation under the federal naturalization and immigration laws.
History —July 22, 1974, No. 116, Part 1, p. 501, added as § 46A on May 19, 1976, No. 45, p. 126.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE FOUR - Judiciary (§§ 1-3 — 2166) › PART V - Correction and Parole (§§ 1101 — 1646) › Chapter 81 - Corrections Administration (§§ 1101 — 1284) › Subchapter XIII - Convicts of Other Jurisdictions (§§ 1245 — 1249) › § 1246 - Native persons imprisoned in federal or state institutions

The Administrator is hereby authorized to accept and confine in the institutions of the Administration, insofar as the powers and economic means of the Government of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico allow, those persons born in Puerto Rico who are convicted and are serving sentences in a federal correctional institution or that of any of the states of the United States of America, the District of Columbia, and the Virgin Islands, so that these convicts may finish serving their sentence term in the institutions in Puerto Rico.
History —July 22, 1974, No. 116, Part 1, p. 501, § 47; July 18, 2001, No. 60, § 24.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE FOUR - Judiciary (§§ 1-3 — 2166) › PART V - Correction and Parole (§§ 1101 — 1646) › Chapter 81 - Corrections Administration (§§ 1101 — 1284) › Subchapter XIII - Convicts of Other Jurisdictions (§§ 1245 — 1249) › § 1247 - Transferred convicts, expenses

The Administrator is authorized to execute with the federal authorities or with the authorities of any of the states of the Union, the District of Columbia and the Virgin Islands, such agreements, such pacts or contracts as are necessary to govern everything concerning the expenses defrayed for the support and care of the convicts transferred and their transportation, custody and supervision from the remitting state to the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. Any income received on this account shall be deposited in the General Fund.
History —July 22, 1974, No. 116, Part 1, p. 501, § 48, retroactive to July 1, 1974.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE FOUR - Judiciary (§§ 1-3 — 2166) › PART V - Correction and Parole (§§ 1101 — 1646) › Chapter 81 - Corrections Administration (§§ 1101 — 1284) › Subchapter XIII - Convicts of Other Jurisdictions (§§ 1245 — 1249) › § 1248 - Regulations to formulate agreements adopted by pact

In the exercise of the powers granted by §§ 637—639 of this title, the Governor of Puerto Rico may commission the Administrator to promulgate the rules and regulations necessary to formulate the agreements adopted, or which might be adopted, by virtue of any pact executed or which may be executed, pursuant to said sections.
Parolees or probationers who are sent to Puerto Rico under the terms of any pact executed, or which may be executed, under the provisions of §§ 637—639 of this title, shall be governed, in addition to the provisions contained in the pact, by the same standards with respect to the functions of the Administration, applicable to parolees and probationers residing in Puerto Rico.
History —July 22, 1974, No. 116, Part 1, p. 501, § 49, retroactive to July 1, 1974.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE FOUR - Judiciary (§§ 1-3 — 2166) › PART V - Correction and Parole (§§ 1101 — 1646) › Chapter 81 - Corrections Administration (§§ 1101 — 1284) › Subchapter XIV - Institutional Standards (§ 1255) › § 1255 - Rights of members of the correctional population; women members of the correctional population; minors

The Administrator shall see to the faithful compliance of the following standards, in addition to the standards, rules and regulations it promulgates:
(a) The member of the correctional population shall receive a respectful and humanitarian treatment with a view to propitiate his/her rehabilitation and to expedite his/her return to the free community as a useful and reliable citizen.
(b) Abuse and corporal punishment are prohibited.
(c) The member of the correctional population shall be permitted all type of communication compatible with his/her security and that of other members of the correctional population, tends to ensure his/her welfare, particularly in all that concerns having due access to the courts, maintaining family ties, and presenting their complaints to the officers who must receive them.
(d) Female members of the correctional population shall be confined separately from the facilities used for male members of the correctional population.
(e) Every member of the correctional population shall be entitled to participate in rehabilitation, treatment, study or work programs compatible with his/her process for reintegration into society, subject to the provisions of the new Penal Code of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and the Constitutional Rehabilitation Mandate Act.
(f) No minors adjudged as adults may be confined in institutions used for the confinement of adults, except when the confinement takes place in a room or hall entirely separate from the adults therein confined.
(g) Any member of the correctional population shall be sent to the penal institution closest to the geographic location of his/her family unit; provided that his/her institutional plan is not affected and that there is space available at the referred facility.
History —July 22, 1974, No. 116, Part 1, p. 501, § 50; July 18, 2001, No. 60, § 28; Sept. 15, 2004, No. 315, § 7; Oct. 26, 2009, No. 130, § 1.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE FOUR - Judiciary (§§ 1-3 — 2166) › PART V - Correction and Parole (§§ 1101 — 1646) › Chapter 81 - Corrections Administration (§§ 1101 — 1284) › Subchapter XV - Investigations (§ 1261) › § 1261 - Matters affecting the correctional system; investigations and studies

The Administration is authorized to carry out all kinds of studies and investigations on matters affecting the correctional system, and, to that end, the Administrator shall require whatever information is necessary, pertinent and essential to achieve such purposes and to approve such rules and regulations as are necessary and reasonable. The Administrator shall issue summons requiring the appearance of witnesses and the presentation of data and information to carry out the purposes of this chapter. He shall, further, by himself or through an agent duly authorized, administer oaths and receive testimonies, data or information.
If a summons issued by the Administrator is not duly answered, the Administrator may appear before the Court of First Instance of Puerto Rico and request that compliance with the summons be ordered. The Court of First Instance shall give priority to the processing of said petition and may enter orders compelling the appearance of witnesses or the presentation of data or information previously required by the Administrator. The Court of First Instance shall have power to punish for contempt disobedience of those orders.
No person shall refuse to comply with a summons of the Administrator or of his representative, or to produce the evidence requested or refuse to answer any question in connection with any study or investigation, or because the evidence required could incriminate him or expose him to a criminal trial to be removed or suspended from his employment, profession or occupation; but the testimony or evidence produced by said person at the request of the Administrator or his representative or by virtue of a judicial order, shall not be used or presented in evidence against him in a criminal prosecution or a civil or administrative suit which could result in the removal or suspension from his profession, employment or occupation.
History —July 22, 1974, No. 116, Part 1, p. 501, § 51, retroactive to July 1, 1974.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE FOUR - Judiciary (§§ 1-3 — 2166) › PART V - Correction and Parole (§§ 1101 — 1646) › Chapter 81 - Corrections Administration (§§ 1101 — 1284) › Subchapter XVI - Penalties (§§ 1271 — 1272) › § 1271 - Refusal to supply information requested by officers or employees

Any officer or employee who refuses, without reasonable justification, to furnish to the Administrator the information he requires and that is necessary for the function of the Administration statistics center, exception that according to law is confidential, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
History —July 22, 1974, No. 116, Part 1, p. 501, § 52, retroactive to July 1, 1974.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE FOUR - Judiciary (§§ 1-3 — 2166) › PART V - Correction and Parole (§§ 1101 — 1646) › Chapter 81 - Corrections Administration (§§ 1101 — 1284) › Subchapter XVI - Penalties (§§ 1271 — 1272) › § 1272 - Violation of regulations

The regulations promulgated by the Administrator shall enter into effect once they are approved by the Governor and upon compliance with the requirements provided by regulations approved under its authority.
Any person who violates any of the provisions of this chapter or of the regulations approved under its authority shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
History —July 22, 1974, No. 116, Part 1, p. 501, § 53, retroactive to July 1, 1974.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE FOUR - Judiciary (§§ 1-3 — 2166) › PART V - Correction and Parole (§§ 1101 — 1646) › Chapter 81 - Corrections Administration (§§ 1101 — 1284) › Subchapter XVII - Crime Victims’ Rights (§§ 1273 — 1277) › § 1274 - Definition of the term “crime victim”

For the purposes of this chapter, the term “crime victim” means:
(a) Any natural person against whom a crime typified in the laws of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico or the laws of the United States, has been committed or attempted, or
(b) the tutor or legal guardian, surviving spouse, or relative up to the third degree of consanguinity of such person, when that person has died, is a minor, or is physically or mentally unable to appear to testify.
History —July 22, 1974, No. 116, Part 1, p. 501, added as § 55 on Oct. 31, 2001, No. 151, § 14.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE FOUR - Judiciary (§§ 1-3 — 2166) › PART V - Correction and Parole (§§ 1101 — 1646) › Chapter 81 - Corrections Administration (§§ 1101 — 1284) › Subchapter XVII - Crime Victims’ Rights (§§ 1273 — 1277) › § 1276 - Eligibility for inmate diversion programs

The opinion of the victim shall be considered, among other criteria, for the granting of the privilege of referring an inmate to a diversion program.
History —July 22, 1954, No. 116, Part 1, p. 501, added as § 57 on Oct. 31, 2001, No. 151, § 14.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE FOUR - Judiciary (§§ 1-3 — 2166) › PART V - Correction and Parole (§§ 1101 — 1646) › Chapter 81 - Corrections Administration (§§ 1101 — 1284) › Subchapter XVII - Crime Victims’ Rights (§§ 1273 — 1277) › § 1277 - Notice of the hearing to the victim of a crime

The Committee shall be responsible for notifying the victim in writing of the diversion program consideration hearing at the last fifteen (15) working days in advance. If the victim does not reply, or opts not to attend the hearing, or the Corrections Administration is unable to locate the person, the procedure shall continue without his/her participation.
Said notice shall be remitted to the last known mailing address of the victim and shall include:
(1) The date, hour and place that the hearing shall be held;
(2) a brief explanation of the reasons for the hearing, including a mention of the crime or crimes for which the client was convicted;
(3) a list of the provisions of law or regulations that apply to the participation of the victim in the procedure, and
(4) the address and telephone number of the office or the official with whom the victim may communicate to receive more information on his/her participation in the hearing.
The Committee shall make every effort within its reach to locate and notify the crime victim, keeping evidence thereof in the case file.
In the event that the victim waives his/her right to appear at the hearing to consider the diversion program, he/she must so consign it in writing on the document provided by the Corrections Administration. A copy of the waiver shall be remitted to the corrections system and eventually to the Parole Board, which in turn shall keep a file of the waivers signed by the victims. In the event of an express waiver, the wishes of the victim shall be respected and the notification provided by law shall not proceed.
Failure to comply with the provisions of §§ 1273—1277 of this title shall create an impediment for the Committee to exercise its jurisdiction in the specific case. The provisions of this section shall apply to the convicts of any crime, even when it is not required by Act No. 91 of June 13, 1988, as amended.
History —July 22, 1954, No. 116, Part. 1, p. 501, added as § 58 on Oct. 31, 2001, No. 151, § 14.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE FOUR - Judiciary (§§ 1-3 — 2166) › PART V - Correction and Parole (§§ 1101 — 1646) › Chapter 81 - Corrections Administration (§§ 1101 — 1284) › Subchapter XVIII - Special Provisions (§§ 1281 — 1284) › § 1281 - Definitions

The following terms wherever used or referred to in this chapter, except where incompatible with the purposes hereof, shall mean:
(a) Administration. — The Corrections Administration.
(b) Administrator. — The Correctional Administrator.
(c) Correctional population, members of the correctional population or member of the correctional population. — Any person placed under the jurisdiction of the Corrections Administration by authority of law.
(d) Institution or Institutions. — Any structure or place, under the jurisdiction of the Corrections Administration, where the members of the correctional population are confined.
(e) Director. — The Director of the Corrections Administration Transportation Office.
(f) Office. — Is the Transportation Office for members of the Correctional Administration.
(g) Indicted person. — Any person placed under the custody of the Corrections Administration by virtue of a judicial order or decision.
(h) Person. — Includes indicted and convicted persons who have been placed in the custody of the Corrections Administration by virtue of authority of law.
(i) Classification, Diagnosis and Treatment Center or Center. — Includes every facility or dependency of the Classification, Diagnosis or Treatment Center located in any region of Puerto Rico.
History —July 22, 1974, No. 116, Part 1, p. 501, § 54; July 10, 1978, No. 21, p. 420, § 1; Aug. 20, 1996, No. 155, § 3; Jan. 4, 2000, No. 4, § 2; July 18, 2001, No. 60, § 29; renumbered as § 59 on Oct. 31, 2004, No. 151, § 15.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE FOUR - Judiciary (§§ 1-3 — 2166) › PART V - Correction and Parole (§§ 1101 — 1646) › Chapter 81 - Corrections Administration (§§ 1101 — 1284) › Subchapter XVIII - Special Provisions (§§ 1281 — 1284) › § 1282 - Injunction

No injunction shall be issued to enjoin the application of this chapter or of any of its provisions.
History —July 22, 1974, No. 116, Part 1, p. 501, § 55, renumbered as § 60 on Oct. 31, 2001, No. 151, § 15.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE FOUR - Judiciary (§§ 1-3 — 2166) › PART V - Correction and Parole (§§ 1101 — 1646) › Chapter 81 - Corrections Administration (§§ 1101 — 1284) › Subchapter XVIII - Special Provisions (§§ 1281 — 1284) › § 1283 - Authority to name public buildings after deceased public servants of the correctional system

The Corrections Administrator is hereby authorized to denominate the public buildings where the offices, dependencies and institutions of the Corrections Administration are located, with the names of those deceased public servants of the correctional system, who were members of the Custody Officers Corps, Sociopenal Services Technicians or other employees or officials, who honorably complied with the duties corresponding to the position or office he/she filled, through exceptional public service in benefit of the rehabilitation of convicts and inmates.
History —July 22, 1974, No. 116, Part 1, p. 501, added as § 56 [bis] on Aug. 20, 1996, No. 151, § 1; renumbered as § 61 on Oct. 31, 2001, No. 151, § 15.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE FOUR - Judiciary (§§ 1-3 — 2166) › PART V - Correction and Parole (§§ 1101 — 1646) › Chapter 81 - Corrections Administration (§§ 1101 — 1284) › Subchapter XVIII - Special Provisions (§§ 1281 — 1284) › § 1284 - Creation of the Interdenominational Chaplain Corps of the Corrections Administration

The Interdenominational Chaplain Corps of the Corrections Administration is hereby created.
(a) All religious beliefs shall be represented in the Interdenominational Chaplain Corps of the Corrections Administration. All religious beliefs represented by the Interdenominational Chaplain Corps of the Corrections Administration shall be bound to comply with the rules and regulations established by the Administrator of Corrections.
(b) The Administration shall designate three Chaplaincy Directors of different denominations that lead the spiritual development of the citizenry. Their functions, including the form, term and manner in which they shall be designated, shall be defined through regulation promulgated by the Corrections Administrator for such purposes. Said regulations shall not limit the inmates’ exercise of freedom of religion.
(c) All chaplains shall wear the vestments of their respective religion or religious organization and shall bear an identification card with a photograph prepared by the high officials of their religious organization.
(d) A strict separation shall be maintained between church and state, it being understood that the state does not favor any specific religious belief.
History —July 22, 1974, No. 116, Part 1, p. 501, added as § 57 [bis] on Nov. 13, 2001, No. 155, § 1.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE FOUR - Judiciary (§§ 1-3 — 2166) › PART V - Correction and Parole (§§ 1101 — 1646) › Chapter 82 - Office of Pretrial Services (§§ 1301 — 1312) › § 1301 - Short title

This chapter shall be known and referred to as the “Office of Pretrial Services Act”.
History —Aug. 12, 1995, No. 177, § 1.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE FOUR - Judiciary (§§ 1-3 — 2166) › PART V - Correction and Parole (§§ 1101 — 1646) › Chapter 82 - Office of Pretrial Services (§§ 1301 — 1312) › § 1303 - Creation

(a) The Office of Pretrial Services is hereby created as an autonomous entity attached to the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. The Office shall constitute an Individual Administrator for the purposes of Act No. 5 of October 14, 1975, known as the “Puerto Rico Public Service Personnel Act”. The Office, which is exempted from the norms and provisions of §§ 931 et seq. of Title 3, known as the “General Services Administration Organic Act,” may acquire by purchase or gratuitously, the equipment, materials and services needed to comply with the provisions of this chapter.
(b) The Office shall be administered and supervised by an Executive Director who shall be appointed by the Governor and shall carry out the functions and powers conferred on him/her by this chapter. This Executive Director shall receive an annual salary of seventy-five thousand dollars ($75,000).
History —Aug. 12, 1995, No. 177, § 3; Aug. 4, 1997, No. 58, § 2; Dec. 11, 1998, No. 296, § 1; June 3, 2004, No. 133, § 1.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE FOUR - Judiciary (§§ 1-3 — 2166) › PART V - Correction and Parole (§§ 1101 — 1646) › Chapter 82 - Office of Pretrial Services (§§ 1301 — 1312) › § 1306 - Secretary—Functions and powers

The functions and powers of the Secretary shall be to:
(a) Establish the public policy of the Office to implement the provisions of this chapter.
(b) Supervise the implementation of the Pretrial Services Program and approve the establishment of regional centers to provide said services.
History —Aug. 12, 1995, No. 177, § 6, renumbered as § 5 and amended on Aug. 4, 1997, No. 58, § 5.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE FOUR - Judiciary (§§ 1-3 — 2166) › PART V - Correction and Parole (§§ 1101 — 1646) › Chapter 82 - Office of Pretrial Services (§§ 1301 — 1312) › § 1307 - Executive Director—Functions and duties

(a) Administer and supervise the operations of the Office, including all its personnel.
(b) Recruit and appoint personnel, as well as contract the necessary technical and professional services to execute the purposes of this chapter, subject to the applicable laws and regulations.
(c) Coordinate and solicit to obtain information through the Criminal Justice Information System (SUC, Spanish acronym), the National Crime Information Center (NCIC), the Vehicle and Driver Information System (VADIS/DAVID), the Courts Administration Office (OAT, Spanish acronym), and any other similar information systems.
(d) Prepare reports to the Secretary, on the work accomplished by the Office, including statistical studies based on the data compiled.
(e) Prepare the annual budget of the Office and submit [it] to the Secretary for his/her approval.
(f) Adopt and promulgate the regulations that are necessary or convenient to implement the provisions of this chapter, including the requirements for the agents of the Special Investigation and Arrest Special Unit to possess and carry firearms. The Executive Director shall adopt and promulgate the regulations and norms for the contracting, appointment and compensation of the Office personnel, that shall adjust to the essential merit principles; he/she shall also establish, through regulations, the norms and conditions that shall govem the rendering of services to the Office by persons assigned by other government agencies or by natural or juridical private persons, and for accepting donations in services, in kind or cash, from other Puerto Rico government agencies or from other jurisdictions and to participate in federal or other jurisdictional programs, as well as other government or private institutions.
(g) Any other function entrusted by the Secretary.
History —Aug. 12, 1995, No. 177, § 7, renumbered as § 6 and amended on Aug. 4, 1997, No. 58, § 6.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE FOUR - Judiciary (§§ 1-3 — 2166) › PART V - Correction and Parole (§§ 1101 — 1646) › Chapter 82 - Office of Pretrial Services (§§ 1301 — 1312) › § 1308 - Specialized Arrests and Investigation Unit; creation

The Office shall have a Specialized Arrests and Investigations Unit. The qualification and training requirements of the members of the Unit, shall be provided by regulations. The investigating personnel shall perform the following functions and shall have the following powers:
(1) Carry out investigations with regard to the compliance of the conditions imposed on the persons under the Office’s jurisdiction.
(2) Make arrests.
(3) Serve court orders and notices regarding the persons imputed who are under conditional release.
(4) Bear firearms, subject to the regulations approved by the Board.
(5) Take oaths.
History —Aug. 12, 1995, No. 177, § 8, renumbered as § 7 on Aug. 4, 1997, No. 58, § 7.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE FOUR - Judiciary (§§ 1-3 — 2166) › PART V - Correction and Parole (§§ 1101 — 1646) › Chapter 82 - Office of Pretrial Services (§§ 1301 — 1312) › § 1309 - Jurisdiction

Any person charged with an offense that entails bail, may submit him/herself to the jurisdiction of the Office.
(a) The Office shall be responsible for evaluating the cases under its jurisdiction in order to make a recommendation to the courts regarding the determination of the terms and conditions of the corresponding bail.
(b) Parole pending criminal sentencing, not subject to pecuniary conditions, shall be recommended for any person charged with an offence when it is determined that:
(1) The pecuniary conditions are not needed to ensure the appearance of the person charged at the trial or any other judicial procedure.
(2) Parole pending criminal sentencing does not place any person or community in risk of physical harm.
(3) Such parole pending criminal sentencing does not violate the integrity of the judicial process.
History —Aug. 12, 1995, No. 177, § 9, renumbered as § 8 and amended on Aug. 4, 1997, No. 58, § 8; June 3, 2004, No. 133, § 3.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE FOUR - Judiciary (§§ 1-3 — 2166) › PART V - Correction and Parole (§§ 1101 — 1646) › Chapter 82 - Office of Pretrial Services (§§ 1301 — 1312) › § 1310 - Conditions that may be imposed

The Report submitted by the Office to the court shall include a recommendation on which condition or conditions may be imposed to the indicted person, to direct his/her conditional release under his/her own recognizance, in custody of a third party, or on deferred bail. The conditions can be one or more of the following:
(a) Appear in person periodically before the Office, or the person or institution designated by the court.
(b) Shall not posses any firearm or other dangerous weapon.
(c) Keep from approaching or communicating with a specific person or a class of persons.
(d) Keep from visiting a specific area, establishment or place.
(e) Abstain from specific actions or using alcoholic beverages or narcotic drugs or any other controlled substance, including submitting periodically to testing for the use of controlled substances.
(f) Submit to treatment against drug or alcohol addiction.
(g) Submit to medical or psychiatric treatment.
(h) Work, or pursue an academic or vocational course of studies.
(i) Attend or reside in a facility designated by the court.
(j) Support his/her dependents.
(k) Observe any schedule prescribed by the court.
(l) Remain in custody of a person or institution designated by the court, that is willing to supervise the [accused] during his/her conditional release. This third party shall be responsible for notifying the court and the Office if the indicted person fails to comply with any of the conditions the third party has agreed to supervise.
(m) Remain under the direct supervision of the Office and appear as ordered, at a supervision center, with or without the use of an approved electronic supervision system.
(n) When, through a sworn statement, the defendant proves his/her inability to defray the administrative expenses established in this chapter, he/she shall be subject to community service as payment for the services of OSAJ, as provided by regulations, and
(o) any other reasonable condition imposed by the court.
History —Aug. 12, 1995, No. 177, § 10, renumbered as § 9 on Aug. 4, 1997, No. 58, § 9; Dec. 27, 2011, No. 282, § 2, eff 90 days after Dec. 27, 2011.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE FOUR - Judiciary (§§ 1-3 — 2166) › PART V - Correction and Parole (§§ 1101 — 1646) › Chapter 82 - Office of Pretrial Services (§§ 1301 — 1312) › § 1311 - Access to government files and records

The Office shall have access to the files and records of the agencies of the Government of Puerto Rico, as provided by applicable statutes.
History —Aug. 12, 1995, No. 177, § 11, renumbered as § 10 on Aug. 4, 1997, No. 58, § 9.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE FOUR - Judiciary (§§ 1-3 — 2166) › PART V - Correction and Parole (§§ 1101 — 1646) › Chapter 82 - Office of Pretrial Services (§§ 1301 — 1312) › § 1312 - Confidentiality of the Office records

(a) All the information provided by the person charged during his/her initial interview or subsequent contacts with the Office and all its personnel, shall be strictly confidential, as well as all the information derived from the information provided by the person charged during his/her initial interview or subsequent contacts with the Office. Said information shall not be divulged without the written consent of the person charged, except for the report with the recommendations of the Office, which shall be remitted to the prosecutor, the defense attorney and the judge. This information may never be used against the person charged during his/her trial. In the event of failure to appear at court when the person charged has been properly summoned, the Office may furnish to the court or to any other public law agency, upon their request, the last known address of the person charged or any other information that may help in his/her arrest. The original report shall remain in the files of the Office of Pretrial Services and a copy shall remain in the confidential files of the court.
(b) None of the provisions of this chapter shall be interpreted to impair the right [of] every person charged with a crime to be released conditionally by posting bond as provided in Art. II, Sec. 11 of the Constitution of Puerto Rico and the Rules of Criminal Procedure of Puerto Rico, Title 34, App. II.
(c) Any party that does not agree with the decision of the court shall be allowed to request a review of said decision, subject to the provisions of the Rules of Criminal Procedure in effect.
History —Aug. 12, 1995, No. 177, § 12, renumbered as § 11 on Aug. 4, 1997, No. 58, § 9; June 3, 2004, No. 133, § 4.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE FOUR - Judiciary (§§ 1-3 — 2166) › PART V - Correction and Parole (§§ 1101 — 1646) › Chapter 83A - Interstate Compact for Adult Offender Supervision (§§ 1433 — 1446) › § 1434 - Definitions

For the purposes of this chapter, the following terms and phrases shall have the meaning expressed below:
(a) Adult. — Means those persons who are classified by law as adults and minors treated as adults by statute or court order, or by effect of law.
(b) Bylaws. — Means those bylaws established by the Interstate Commission for its governance or for directing or controlling the Interstate Commission’s actions or conduct.
(c) Compact administrator. — Means the individual in each compacting state appointed under the terms of this Compact, responsible for the administration and management of the state’s supervision and transfer of offenders subject to the terms of this Compact, the rules adopted by the Interstate Commission, and policies adopted by the state council under this Compact.
(d) Compacting state. — Means any state that has enacted the enabling legislation for this Compact.
(e) Commissioner. — Means the voting representative of each compacting state, designated pursuant to § 1435 of this title.
(f) Interstate Commission. — Means the Interstate Commission for Adult Offender Supervision established by this Compact.
(g) Member. — Means the Commissioner of a compacting state or the Commissioner’s designee who is an individual officially connected with the Commissioner.
(h) Non-compacting state. — Means any state that has not enacted the enabling legislation for this Compact.
(i) Offender. — Means an adult placed under or subject to supervision as the result of the commission of a criminal offense and released to the community under the jurisdiction of courts, paroling or probation authorities, or other criminal justice agencies.
(j) Person. — Means any individual, corporation, business or other public or private legal entity.
(k) Rules. — Means edicts of the Interstate Commission, duly promulgated pursuant to § 1440 of this title and substantially affecting interested parties in addition to the Interstate Commission, which have the force and effect of law in the Compacting States.
(l) State. — Means a state of the United States, the District of Columbia, or any other territorial possession of the United States.
(m) State Council. — Means the resident members of the State Council for Interstate Adult Offender Supervision created by each state under Article III of this Compact.
History —Aug. 11, 2004, No. 208, § 1, art. 2.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE FOUR - Judiciary (§§ 1-3 — 2166) › PART V - Correction and Parole (§§ 1101 — 1646) › Chapter 83A - Interstate Compact for Adult Offender Supervision (§§ 1433 — 1446) › § 1435 - Compact Commission

The Compacting States hereby create the Interstate Commission for Adult Offender Supervision. The Interstate Commission is a body corporate and joint agency of the Compacting States. The Interstate Commission has all the responsibilities, powers, and duties set forth in this Compact, including the power to sue and be sued and any additional powers as may be conferred upon it by subsequent action of the respective legislatures of the Compacting States in accordance with the terms of this Compact.
The Interstate Commission consists of Commissioners selected and appointed by the resident members of the State Council for Interstate Supervision of Adult Offenders of each state.
In addition to the Commissioners who are the voting representatives of each state, the Interstate Commission includes individuals who are not Commissioners but who are members of interested organizations. The non-commissioner members include a member of the national organizations of governors, legislators, state chief justices, attorneys general, and crime victims. All non-commissioner members of the Interstate Commission are ex-officio (nonvoting) members. The Interstate Commission may provide in its bylaws for additional ex-officio nonvoting members as it deems necessary.
Each compacting state represented at any meeting of the Interstate Commission is entitled to one vote. A majority of the Compacting States constitutes a quorum for the transaction of business, unless a larger quorum is required by the bylaws of the Interstate Commission.
The Interstate Commission shall meet at least once each calendar year. The chairperson may call additional meetings and, upon the request of twenty-seven (27) or more Compacting States, shall call additional meetings. Public notice must be given of all meetings and meetings are open to the public.
The Interstate Commission shall establish an Executive Committee that includes Commission officers, members, and others as determined by the bylaws. The Executive Committee has the power to act on behalf of the Interstate Commission during periods when the Interstate Commission is not in session, with the exception of rulemaking and/or amendment to the Compact. The Executive Committee oversees the day-to-day activities managed by the Executive Director and Interstate Commission staff, administers enforcement and compliance with the provisions of the Compact, and its bylaws and as directed by the Interstate Commission and performs other duties as directed by the Commission or as set forth in the bylaws.
History —Aug. 11, 2004, No. 208, § 1, art. 3.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE FOUR - Judiciary (§§ 1-3 — 2166) › PART V - Correction and Parole (§§ 1101 — 1646) › Chapter 83A - Interstate Compact for Adult Offender Supervision (§§ 1433 — 1446) › § 1436 - State Council

Each compacting state shall create a State Council for the Interstate Supervision of Adult Offenders, which shall be responsible for appointing the Commissioner who shall serve in the Interstate Commission representing said state. Each state council shall appoint as Commissioner the Compact Administrator of its state to serve in the Interstate Commission in said capacity or pursuant to the applicable laws of the compacting state. Even though each compacting state may determine the number of members of its own state council, the latter shall include at least one representative of the legislative, judicial and executive branch of the government, victim’s organizations and Compact Administrators. Each compacting state reserves the right to determine the qualifications of the Compact Administrator who shall be appointed by the state council or by the governor in consultation with the Legislature and the Judicial Branch. In addition to appointing its Commissioner to the Interstate Commission, each state council shall supervise and defend its participation in the activities of the Interstate Commission and any other duties as determined by each compacting state including, but not limited to, the development of the policy related to the operations and procedures of the Compact in said state.
History —Aug. 11, 2004, No. 208, § 1, art. 4.