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In the case of a conviction pursuant to a special law in which the penalty of fines or the rendering of community services is imposed, if said fines or services are not satisfied, they shall be converted into imprisonment, at a rate of fifty dollars ($50) for each day of imprisonment.\nThe convicted person may regain his freedom at any time through the payment of the fines, and shall be credited for the part corresponding to imprisonment time served.\nIf the fines have been imposed jointly with a punishment of imprisonment, the default imprisonment shall be additional to the punishment of imprisonment.\nWhen a penalty of fine is imposed in these cases, its conversion cannot exceed ninety (90) days of imprisonment. If the punishment of the fine imposed is less than fifty dollars ($50) and cannot be paid by the convicted person, he/she shall be imposed one single day of imprisonment.\nHistory —June 18, 2004, No. 149, § 60, eff. May 1, 2005.