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(a) Any person who intentionally violates any of the provisions of this subtitle or who violates the ordinances, regulations or norms approved by virtue hereof, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be punished by a fine of not less than twenty-five dollars ($25) nor more than five hundred dollars ($500), or by imprisonment for a term of not more than ninety (90) days, or both penalties, in the discretion of the court, unless the actions performed are punishable under the provisions of § 1828 of Title 3, known as 'Ethics in Government Act of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico' or any other legal provision.\n(b) Any sum of money paid with regard to personnel actions in contravention of the provisions of this subtitle, the regulations, and norms approved pursuant thereto, shall be recovered from the official or employee who, by carelessness or negligence, approves or countersigns the personnel action, or from the one who approves said payment, or who signs or countersigns the voucher, payrolls, checks, or payment order; or the bonds of said official. The monies thus recovered shall be covered into the treasury of the corresponding municipality, as the case may

ersigns the voucher, payrolls, checks, or payment order; or the bonds of said official. The monies thus recovered shall be covered into the treasury of the corresponding municipality, as the case may be.\n(c) The municipal nominating authorities shall have the obligation of imposing appropriate disciplinary action on any official or employee who, by carelessness or negligence, fails to comply with any of the provisions of this subtitle, or of the ordinances, regulations or norms approved by virtue thereof.\nHistory —Aug. 30, 1991, No. 81, § 12.026; Oct. 29, 1992, No. 84, § 55; renumbered as § 11.026 on Jan. 10, 1999, No. 30, § 3; renumbered as § 11.027 on Jan. 10, 1999, No. 42, § 2.