30/07/2019 Republic Act No. 9372 | Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines SEC. 30. Effective Period of Court Authorization to Examine and Obtain Information on Bank Deposits, Accounts, and Records. — The authorization issued or granted by the authorizing division of the Court of Appeals to examine or cause the examination of and to freeze bank deposits, placements, trust accounts, assets, and records, or to gather information about the same, shall be effective for the length of time speci ed in the written order of the authorizing division of the Court of Appeals, which shall not exceed a period of thirty (30) days from the date of receipt of the written order of the authorizing division of the Court of Appeals by the applicant police or law enforcement o cial. The authorizing division of the Court of Appeals may extend or renew the said authorization for another period, which shall not exceed thirty (30) days renewable to another thirty (30) days from the expiration of the original period: Provided, That the authorizing division of the Court of Appeals is satis ed that such extension or renewal is in the public interest: and, Provided, further, That the application for extension or renewal, which must be led by the original applicant, has been duly authorized in writing by the Anti-Terrorism Council. In case of death of the original applicant or in case he is physically disabled to le the application for extension or renewal, the one next in rank to the original applicant among the members of the ream named in the original written order of the authorizing division of the Court of Appeals shall le the application for extension or renewal: Provided, That, without prejudice to the liability of the police or law enforcement personnel under Section 19 hereof, the applicant police or law enforcement o cial shall have thirty (30) days after the termination of the period granted by the Court of Appeals as provided in the preceding paragraphs within which to le the appropriate case before the Public Prosecutor’s O ce for any violation of this Act. If no case is led within the thirty (30)-day period, the applicant police or law enforcement o cial shall immediately notify in writing the person subject of the bank examination and freezing of bank deposits, placements, trust accounts, assets and records. The penalty of ten (10) years and one day to twelve (12) years of imprisonment shall be imposed upon the applicant police or law enforcement o cial who fails to notify in writing the person subject of the bank examination and freezing of bank deposits, placements, trust accounts, assets and records. Any person, law enforcement o cial or judicial authority who violates his duty to notify in writing as de ned above shall suffer the penalty of six years and one day to eight years of imprisonment. SEC. 31. Custody of Bank Data and Information Obtained after Examination of Deposits, Placements, Trust Accounts, Assets and Records. — All information, data, excerpts, summaries, notes, memoranda, working sheets, reports, and other documents obtained from the examination of the bank deposits, placements, trust accounts, assets and records of: (1) a person charged with or suspected of the crime of terrorism or the crime of conspiracy to commit terrorism; (2) a judicially declared and outlawed terrorist organization, association, or group of persons; or (3) a member of any such https://www.officialgazette.gov.ph/2007/03/06/republic-act-no-9372/ 14/26