Text of the provision
Sec. 34. Persons Intervening Exempt from Liability. – In every case of violence against women and their children as herein defined, any person, private individual or police authority or barangay official who, acting in accordance with law, responds or intervenes without using violence or restraint greater than necessary to ensure the safety of the victim, shall not be liable for any criminal, civil or administrative liability resulting therefrom.
Anti-Violence Against Women and Their Children Act of 2004, Republic Act No. 9262 (2004). Reproduced in full from the official enactment and verified word-for-word against the LawPhil and ChanRobles renderings.
What this section means
A private individual, police officer or barangay official who responds or intervenes in accordance with law, without using violence or restraint greater than necessary to secure the victim’s safety, incurs no criminal, civil or administrative liability for it.
Related provisions
- Section 32 — Duties Of Agencies And LGUs.
- Section 35 — Rights Of Victims.
Cases citing this section
- Authorities on this section will be added here as each is verified against primary sources.