Section 41. Penalties for Violations. —
Any public officer committing any of the unlawful acts or omissions mandated under this Act shall be punished by a fine of not less than Five hundred thousand pesos (P500,000.00) but not exceeding One million pesos (P1,000,000.00) or be imprisoned for not less than five years but not more than fifteen (15) years and/or both fine and imprisonment at the discretion of the court without prejudice to the filing of administrative charges that would result to such public officer's perpetual disqualification from public office, and forfeiture, in favor of the government, of his salary and other lawful income.
The violation of the provision of Section 44 proven in a proper administrative proceeding shall be sufficient cause for removal or dismissal of a public officer, even if no criminal prosecution is instituted against him.
A person convicted of an offense under Section 44 may, in addition to any penalty imposed for violation, be prohibited by order of the court from having access to the National Archives for any period that the court deems appropriate.