Sanctions For Using Fake License Plates, Subject To Imprisonment And Fines

Car with fake license plate of DGT official's son (SPC photo)

YOGYAKARTA - The National Police have banned the use of fake license plates for drivers of two-wheeled and four-wheeled vehicles. The rules for using Motorized Vehicle Numbers (TNKB) are contained in the law. What are the penalties for using fake license plates?

Recently, the use of fake license plates has become a topic of discussion in the aftermath of the abuse case committed by Mario Dandy, the son of DGT officials. Mario puts fake license plates on the Rubicon luxury car he drives.

The Rubicon car with a fake license plate is often used by Mario Dandy on a daily basis. The expensive car was deliberately installed with fake license plates allegedly to avoid electronic fines or ETLE. Many netizens questioned the sanctions for using fake license plates.

Sanctions for Using Fake License Plates

Guidelines for the use of license plates or TNKB have been regulated in the Regulation of the Head of the National Police of the Republic of Indonesia Number 5 of 2012 concerning Registration and Identification of Motorized Vehicles (Perkapolri 5/2012).

In Article 39 Paragraph 5 it is stated that if a TNKB is not issued by the Korlantas Polri, it is declared officially invalid. If a driver is desperate to use it or falsifies the number plate, then he is subject to fraud in article 263 of the Criminal Code (KUHP).

The following reads from the article: "Anyone who makes a fake letter or falsifies a letter that can give rise to a right, agreement or debt relief, or which is intended as evidence of something with the intention to use or order other people to use the letter as if the contents were true and is not forged, is threatened, if such use can cause harm, due to forgery of documents, with a maximum imprisonment of six years,"

In addition, the act of falsifying vehicle number plates is also related to Law Number 22 of 2009 concerning Road Traffic and Transportation.

If indications of counterfeiting STNK and vehicle number plates are found, fines will be carried out and criminal action will be taken according to applicable regulations.

Following are the sanctions for using fake license plates as stipulated in the law:

1. Article 280, for violating not having a motorized vehicle number marked by the Indonesian National Police, imprisonment for a maximum of 2 (two) months or a fine of up to IDR 500,000.

2. Article 288 Paragraph 1, violating not being equipped with a vehicle registration certificate or a motorized vehicle test certificate stipulated by the Indonesian National Police, imprisonment for a maximum of 2 (two) months or a fine of up to IDR 500,000.

Drivers who put up fake license plates have violated the law. Article 68 Paragraph 1 it states: "every motorized vehicle that is operated on the road must be equipped with STNK and TNKB".

License Plate Requirements Recognized by the Police

There is a requirement for TNKB or license plates to be recognized by the police. In addition to TNKB having to be issued officially by the police, license plates must also meet the requirements for shape, size, material, color, and method of installation.

Apart from that, the rules regarding the TNKB are also contained in the Chief of Police Regulation Number 5 of 2012 Concerning the Registration and Identification of Motorized Vehicles. In Article 39 Paragraph 1 it is stated that TNKB must be made of materials containing safety elements according to technical specifications. The security element is in the form of a live logo and other safeguards that function as guarantors of the TNKB's legality.

Such is the information regarding sanctions for using fake license plates for two-wheeled and four-wheeled vehicles. Putting a fake license plate on a vehicle is an illegal act and will be prosecuted under the applicable criminal law.

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