(a) The Puerto Rico Police shall be responsible for providing security and protection to the Governor of Puerto Rico and his/her family.
(b) It shall also be responsible for providing security and protection to the Superintendent and his/her family during his/her term of office. Once the term of office of the latter has concluded, said service shall continue for four (4) additional years and may be extended upon the prior request to and approval of the incoming Superintendent.
The nature of the protection services provided for the former Superintendent shall be similar to that provided while he/she was holding office as Superintendent.
(c) Those officials or former officials for whom the Police provides escort, security and protection services shall only be entitled to said services within the jurisdiction and territory of Puerto Rico, with the exception of the Governor of Puerto Rico. In those exceptional or meritorious cases for which escort, security and protection services are requested to be provided outside the jurisdiction of Puerto Rico, said services shall be provided with the prior approval of the Superintendent and the Governor. Should the request for police escort come from an official, the expenses incurred for per diems, overtime, transportation and lodging shall be paid by the agency or dependency represented by the official requesting the service.
History —June 10, 1996, No. 53, § 30, eff. July 1, 1996.