Vehicles From Outside Papua Need To Be Reported In Satlantas

Kasatlantas Jayapura Police AKP Robertus Rengil. (Photo: Doc. ANTARA)

JAKARTA - The Jayapura Resort Police (Polres) appealed to vehicle owners from outside Papua to immediately report to the local Traffic Unit (Satlantas).

This follows that there are still many vehicles, both two-wheeled and four-wheeled police numbers outside Papua that operate in Jayapura, but do not report to the Jayapura Police Traffic Unit or the nearest police station.

"We still find vehicles with police numbers outside Papua operating in this area," said Jayapura Police Chief AKBP Umar Nasatekay as quoted by ANTARA, Sunday, November 3.

According to him, according to Law Number 22 of 2009, motorized vehicle and car owners are required to report their vehicles to the National Police and the nearest traffic unit if motorized vehicles or cars come from outside Papua.

"In accordance with the applicable laws, vehicles with police numbers outside Papua must report their vehicles, if they have arrived here and are used for more than three months to be registered at the Satlantas office," he said.

He explained that the registration referred to was a police number from outside Papua so that it would immediately be replaced with a police number from the Papua region.

"This step is used to control the police number or the outside plate so that it is replaced with the Papuan police number," he said.

He emphasized that this control is the support of the National Police in helping to increase local revenue (PAD) for Papua, especially Jayapura Regency.

"If the vehicle has an external police number, the tax enters the area of origin of the vehicle, while if it is changed, the tax will enter the Papua region, especially Jayapura Regency," he said.