30/07/2019 Republic Act No. 9372 | Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines SEC. 10. Effective Period of Judicial Authorization. — Any authorization granted by the authorizing division of the Court of Appeals, pursuant to Section 9(d) of this Act, shall only 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 non-extendible period, which shall not exceed 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 ex parte 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 team 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 20 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 the person subject of the surveillance, interception and recording of the termination of the said surveillance, interception and recording. 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 the person subject of the surveillance, monitoring, interception and recording as speci ed above. SEC. 11. Custody of Intercepted and Recorded Communications. — All tapes, discs, and recordings made pursuant to the authorization of the authorizing division of the Court of Appeals, including all excerpts and summaries thereof as well as all written notes or memoranda made in connection therewith, shall, within forty-eight (48) hours after the expiration of the period xed in the written order of the authorizing division of the Court of Appeals or within forty-eight (48) hours after the expiration of any extension or renewal granted by the authorizing division of the Court of Appeals, be deposited with the authorizing Division of the Court of Appeals in a sealed envelope or sealed package, as the case may be, and shall be accompanied by a joint a davit of the applicant police or law enforcement o cial and the members of his team. https://www.officialgazette.gov.ph/2007/03/06/republic-act-no-9372/ 5/26