P.R. Laws tit. 3, § 614
Whenever any check issued by a disbursing officer of the Commonwealth Government who has died or is no longer in the service as disbursing officer, is lost, destroyed, stolen or mutilated to such an extent that it is not negotiable, the Secretary of the Treasury, within the six (6) months following the date of issue of the original check, may notify the bank of the depository, so that the amount of the check is drawn to his account, chargeable to the disbursing officer’s funds. The Secretary of the Treasury shall issue a cashier’s receipt for the amount of the check, accredited to the “Outstanding Liabilities Account” in favor of the respective interested party. The liquidation of the claim shall be carried out pursuant to the provision of § 252 of this title.
History —Political Code, 1902, § 194; Apr. 24, 1950, No. 88, p. 212, § 1; May 6, 1983, No. 32, p. 54.