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Practice question: Safe Harbor Provision

Multiple Choice Easy

Practice question

Does safe harbor require that a good-faith report ultimately produce a criminal prosecution?
  1. Yes, in every case
  2. Yes, only after conviction
  3. No, the statute expressly applies whether or not reporting results in prosecution
  4. Only if a newspaper endorses it
  5. Only if the reporter pays a fee

Legal references

  • AMLA Section 9(c), as amended by RA 9194 Section 6; malicious reporting Section14(c), amended by Section9: https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra2003/ra_9194_2003.html
  • RA 10365 Section 7, reporting confidentiality: https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra2013/ra_10365_2013.html

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