Text of the provision
Sec. 44. Confidentiality. – All records pertaining to cases of violence against women and their children including those in the barangay shall be confidential and all public officers and employees and public or private clinics to hospitals shall respect the right to privacy of the victim. Whoever publishes or causes to be published, in any format, the name, address, telephone number, school, business address, employer, or other identifying information of a victim or an immediate family member, without the latter's consent, shall be liable to the contempt power of the court. Any person who violates this provision shall suffer the penalty of one
(1) year imprisonment and a fine of not more than Five Hundred Thousand pesos (P500,000.00).
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
Makes all records of these cases, including those at the barangay, confidential, and requires officials, employees and public or private clinics and hospitals to respect the victim’s privacy. Publishing, in any format, the name, address, telephone number, school, business address, employer or other identifying information of a victim or an immediate family member without consent is punishable as contempt, and any person who violates the provision suffers one (1) year imprisonment and a fine of not more than P500,000.00.
Related provisions
- Section 43 — Paid Leave For Victims.
- Section 45 — Funding.
Cases citing this section
- Authorities on this section will be added here as each is verified against primary sources.