Responsibility of Mall Owners/Operators and Owners or Lessors of Other Business Establishments.
Section 10
SEC. 10. Responsibility of Mall Owners/Operators and Owners or Lessors of Other Business Establishments. — All mall owners/operators and owners or lessors of other business establishments shall notify the PNP or the NBI within seven (7) days from obtaining facts and circumstances that child pornography is being committed in their premises: Provided, That public display of any form of child pornography within their premises is a conclusive presumption of the knowledge of the mall owners/operators and owners or lessors of other business establishments of the violation of this Act: Provided, further, That a disputable presumption of knowledge by mall owners/operators and owners or lessors of other business establishments is established if, through the exercise of ordinary diligence, mall owners/operators and owners or lessors of other business establishments should know or reasonably know that a violation of this Act is being committed in their premises. Photo developers, information technology professionals, credit card companies and banks and any person who has direct knowledge of any form of child pornography activities shall have the duty to report any suspected child pornography materials or transactions to the proper authorities within seven (7) days from discovery thereof. Any willful and intentional violation of this provision shall be subject to the penalty provided under Section 15(l) of this Act.