Title
MTRCB Penalties for Film Regulation Violations
Law
Mtrcb
Decision Date
Oct 23, 1992
The MTRCB imposes strict penalties, including fines and potential theater closures, for various violations in film exhibition and production, such as illegal insertions, unapproved materials, and admission of minors to restricted films.
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Q&A (MTRCB)

The producer may be fined not less than P20,000.00 but not exceeding P250,000.00, and may have their permits canceled or suspended for a period not exceeding one year.

The theater or network owner may be fined not less than P20,000.00 but not exceeding P250,000.00 and/or face closure of the theater for a period not exceeding one year.

Producers can be fined not less than P20,000.00 but not exceeding P250,000.00 and the confiscation of the film prints.

They may be fined not less than P20,000.00 but not exceeding P250,000.00 and/or have their theaters closed for up to ninety days.

Both can be fined not less than P3,000.00 but not exceeding P50,000.00. Producers may also face suspension of permits for up to one month, while theater owners may have their theaters closed for up to one month.

Producers may be fined from P15,000.00 to P100,000.00 and have their permits canceled or suspended for up to five months. Theater owners may face similar fines and closure of theaters for up to five months.

The theater owner may be fined between P15,000.00 and P50,000.00 and/or face closure of the theater for up to five months.

The theater owner can be fined not less than P3,000.00 but not exceeding P20,000.00 and/or have the theater closed for up to one month.

They may be fined not less than P3,000.00 but not exceeding P10,000.00.

Producers may be fined from P20,000.00 to P100,000.00 and the trailers confiscated. Theater or network owners may be fined similarly and/or have their theaters or networks closed for up to six months.


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