§ 4895. Embezzlement of public funds

Statutes | 33 L.P.R.A. § 4895

Any public officer or employee who is responsible, directly or indirectly, for the administration, transfer, care, custody, revenues, disbursement or accounting of public funds shall incur a third degree felony, regardless of whether or not he/she obtained benefits for him/herself or for any...

§ 4894. Negligence in the performance of duty

Statutes | 33 L.P.R.A. § 4894

Any public officer or employee who persistently neglects to comply with a duty imposed by law or regulation and, as a consequence of said omission causes the loss of public funds or damages to public property shall incur a misdemeanor.If the assessed value of the loss of public funds or the...

§ 4893. Omission in the performance of duty

Statutes | 33 L.P.R.A. § 4893

Any public officer or employee who knowingly omits to comply with any duty imposed by law or regulations and, as a consequence of said omission, causes the loss of public funds or damages to public property shall incur a misdemeanor.If the assessed value of the loss of public funds or the...

§ 4892. Undue influence

Statutes | 33 L.P.R.A. § 4892

Repealed. 

§ 4888. Alteration or mutilation of property

Statutes | 33 L.P.R.A. § 4888

Any public officer or employee who is in charge of or has control over any property, file, record, document, electronic register or any other type of register or data bank, whether hard copy or electronic, and who alters, destroys, mutilates, removes or conceals the same in whole or in part,...

§ 4885. Undue intervention in government operations

Statutes | 33 L.P.R.A. § 4885

Any person who unduly intervenes or without legal authority in the execution of a contract, in a bid process or otherwise in the negotiation of any other procedure of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico for purposes of obtaining benefits or to benefit a third party shall incur a fourth degree...

§ 4884. Negotiations incompatible with the discharge of public office

Statutes | 33 L.P.R.A. § 4884

Any public officer or employee who, by reason of his/her office, directly or through third party, promotes, authorizes or executes a contract, bid or any other operation in which he/she has an interest without having a dispensation or authorization allowed by the law shall incur a fourth degree...

§ 4883. Unlawful benefit from public office

Statutes | 33 L.P.R.A. § 4883

Any public officer or employee who unlawfully uses for his/her benefit or the benefit of a third party any property, works or services paid for with public funds shall incur a fourth degree aggravated felony.The court may also impose restitution.

§ 4881. Unlawful enrichment

Statutes | 33 L.P.R.A. § 4881

Repealed. 

§ 4873. False telephone call to emergency system

Statutes | 33 L.P.R.A. § 4873

Any person who knowingly calls or allows calls to be made from any telephone under his/her control to any emergency call response system, such as 9-1-1, to falsely warn or notify a fire alarm, medical emergency, commission of a crime, natural disaster or any other situation requiring the...