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The Fire Chief shall determine by regulation the clothing and insignia that will constitute the official uniform of the Corps. All prescribed wearing apparel, the uniform and equipment shall be supplied to Firefighters Corps members at the Government’s expense. Provided, That uniform and wearing apparel shall be understood to be the jacket, shirt, tie, pants, socks, boots, shoes, hat, cape, safety helmet, gloves, and insignias that members of the Corps are bound to use pursuant to regulations and the task they must perform. Appropriations for the purchase of uniforms and equipment shall be consigned in the agency’s annual budget.The use of the uniform or any combination of the above-mentioned outer garments that identify the user as a member of the Puerto Rico Firefighters Corps by any person who is not a member of the Puerto Rico Firefighters Corps is hereby prohibited. Any person who violates the above-stated prohibition shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be punished with imprisonment for a term of not less than thirty (30) days nor more than six (6) months, or a fine of not less than three hundred dollars ($300) nor more than five hundred dollars

all be punished with imprisonment for a term of not less than thirty (30) days nor more than six (6) months, or a fine of not less than three hundred dollars ($300) nor more than five hundred dollars ($500) or both penalties at the discretion of the court. History —June 21, 1988, No. 43, p. 163, § 26, renumbered as § 27 on Aug. 12, 1995, No. 199, § 3.