Office of the Inspector General of the Government of Puerto Rico

Government body

Office of the Inspector General of the Government of Puerto Rico
Agency overview

Formed	2017
Type	Inspector general
Jurisdiction	Executive branch of the government of Puerto Rico
Headquarters	San Juan, Puerto Rico
Agency executive	Ivelisse Torres Rivera, Inspector
Key document	Law No. 15 of 2017
Website	http://www.oig.pr.gov

Executive branch of the government of Puerto Rico
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Creation

This office was created under law No. 15 of February 28, 2017, as amended (law No. 1 of January 3, 2018, Law No. 125 of July 10, 2018, Law No. 203 of August 5, 2018) with the purpose of strengthening the mechanisms of prevention, control, investigation and audit of government management; perform audits and consultancies in government entities aimed at achieving optimal levels of economy, efficiency and effectiveness of their administrative systems and risk management, control and direction; achieve, with a greater degree of possible security, reliable information; and encourage compliance with applicable laws, regulations and norms.

Jurisdiction

According to Article 4 of Law No. 15-2017, as amended, the Office of the Inspector General will have access to information and documents related to the budget of all government entities. The OIG will not have jurisdiction over the Legislative and Judicial branches and will not be able to intervene with the following entities.

Excluded Entities

Entities
Center for the Collection of Municipal Taxes (CRIM)
Company for the Integral Development of the Peninsula de Cantera
Corporation of Proyecto Enlace del Caño Martín Peña
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
PR Government Ethics Office (OEG)
Office of Management and Budget (OGP)
Panel Office of the Independent Special Prosecutor (FEI)
Municipalities
University of Puerto Rico (UPR)

References

https://www.oig.pr.gov

v t e Office of the Governor of Puerto Rico
Direct	Office of Management and Budget Planning Board Secretariat of Governance
Delegated	Environmental Quality Board Office of the Inspector General

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