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Death Registration
Indonesia
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Indonesia
Death Registration
Certificates and Related Services
Certificates and Related Services
Certified Copies
Does the law specify the process to retire legal identity after death?
Yes
Recommended Practice based on International Guidelines
Law Source
Indonesia
Legal Analysis
The Ministry of Home Affairs and the Department of Population and Civil Registration established the Population Administration Information System (SIAK) to maintain data on the registration of vital events, identity cards and numbers, and residence registration. Every district civil registration office is connected to SIAK. Therefore, when a death is registered at the district, it is automatically included in the population register.
Is proof of death registration required in order to access any public services or benefits?
Unclear
Recommended Practice based on International Guidelines
Law Source
Indonesia
Legal Analysis
It is unclear what public benefits or services are tied to death registration.
Law Source
Does the law require that funeral, burial, and cremation services share records with civil registrar?
In countries where death registration is not a precondition for issuing a permit to dispose of bodies, custodians of funeral facilities, crematoriums and burial sites should be required to maintain a record of all deaths and to notify the civil registrar
Recommended Practice based on International Guidelines
Law Source
Indonesia
Legal Analysis
Circular Letter No. 472.12/2701 requests regional heads to require the head of the cemetery service or the Regional Work Unit (SKPD) in charge of cemetery affairs to record deaths in the "Basic Cemetery Book" and report deaths to the district civil registration office. However, this report alone does not result in death registration.
Does the law require that a death is registered before a burial permit can be obtained to dispose of a body?
No
Recommended Practice based on International Guidelines
Law Source
Indonesia
Legal Analysis
The law does not require that the death be reported to the civil registrar before the body may be buried or cremated.
Law Source
Is the first copy of death certificate issued free of charge?
Yes
Recommended Practice based on International Guidelines
Law Source
Indonesia
Legal Analysis
The original death certificate is issued free of charge.
Law Source
Burial Permits and Disposal of Bodies
Does the law specify the process to retire legal identity after death?
Yes
Recommended Practice based on International Guidelines
Law Source
Indonesia
Legal Analysis
The Ministry of Home Affairs and the Department of Population and Civil Registration established the Population Administration Information System (SIAK) to maintain data on the registration of vital events, identity cards and numbers, and residence registration. Every district civil registration office is connected to SIAK. Therefore, when a death is registered at the district, it is automatically included in the population register.
Is proof of death registration required in order to access any public services or benefits?
Unclear
Recommended Practice based on International Guidelines
Law Source
Indonesia
Legal Analysis
It is unclear what public benefits or services are tied to death registration.
Law Source
Does the law require that funeral, burial, and cremation services share records with civil registrar?
In countries where death registration is not a precondition for issuing a permit to dispose of bodies, custodians of funeral facilities, crematoriums and burial sites should be required to maintain a record of all deaths and to notify the civil registrar
Recommended Practice based on International Guidelines
Law Source
Indonesia
Legal Analysis
Circular Letter No. 472.12/2701 requests regional heads to require the head of the cemetery service or the Regional Work Unit (SKPD) in charge of cemetery affairs to record deaths in the "Basic Cemetery Book" and report deaths to the district civil registration office. However, this report alone does not result in death registration.
Does the law require that a death is registered before a burial permit can be obtained to dispose of a body?
No
Recommended Practice based on International Guidelines
Law Source
Indonesia
Legal Analysis
The law does not require that the death be reported to the civil registrar before the body may be buried or cremated.
Law Source
Is the first copy of death certificate issued free of charge?
Yes
Recommended Practice based on International Guidelines
Law Source
Indonesia
Legal Analysis
The original death certificate is issued free of charge.
Law Source
Registration Linked to Access to Key Services and Other Incentives
Does the law specify the process to retire legal identity after death?
Yes
Recommended Practice based on International Guidelines
Law Source
Indonesia
Legal Analysis
The Ministry of Home Affairs and the Department of Population and Civil Registration established the Population Administration Information System (SIAK) to maintain data on the registration of vital events, identity cards and numbers, and residence registration. Every district civil registration office is connected to SIAK. Therefore, when a death is registered at the district, it is automatically included in the population register.
Is proof of death registration required in order to access any public services or benefits?
Unclear
Recommended Practice based on International Guidelines
Law Source
Indonesia
Legal Analysis
It is unclear what public benefits or services are tied to death registration.
Law Source
Does the law require that funeral, burial, and cremation services share records with civil registrar?
In countries where death registration is not a precondition for issuing a permit to dispose of bodies, custodians of funeral facilities, crematoriums and burial sites should be required to maintain a record of all deaths and to notify the civil registrar
Recommended Practice based on International Guidelines
Law Source
Indonesia
Legal Analysis
Circular Letter No. 472.12/2701 requests regional heads to require the head of the cemetery service or the Regional Work Unit (SKPD) in charge of cemetery affairs to record deaths in the "Basic Cemetery Book" and report deaths to the district civil registration office. However, this report alone does not result in death registration.
Does the law require that a death is registered before a burial permit can be obtained to dispose of a body?
No
Recommended Practice based on International Guidelines
Law Source
Indonesia
Legal Analysis
The law does not require that the death be reported to the civil registrar before the body may be buried or cremated.
Law Source
Is the first copy of death certificate issued free of charge?
Yes
Recommended Practice based on International Guidelines
Law Source
Indonesia
Legal Analysis
The original death certificate is issued free of charge.
Law Source
Retirement of Legal Identity
Does the law specify the process to retire legal identity after death?
Yes
Recommended Practice based on International Guidelines
Law Source
Indonesia
Legal Analysis
The Ministry of Home Affairs and the Department of Population and Civil Registration established the Population Administration Information System (SIAK) to maintain data on the registration of vital events, identity cards and numbers, and residence registration. Every district civil registration office is connected to SIAK. Therefore, when a death is registered at the district, it is automatically included in the population register.
Is proof of death registration required in order to access any public services or benefits?
Unclear
Recommended Practice based on International Guidelines
Law Source
Indonesia
Legal Analysis
It is unclear what public benefits or services are tied to death registration.
Law Source
Does the law require that funeral, burial, and cremation services share records with civil registrar?
In countries where death registration is not a precondition for issuing a permit to dispose of bodies, custodians of funeral facilities, crematoriums and burial sites should be required to maintain a record of all deaths and to notify the civil registrar
Recommended Practice based on International Guidelines
Law Source
Indonesia
Legal Analysis
Circular Letter No. 472.12/2701 requests regional heads to require the head of the cemetery service or the Regional Work Unit (SKPD) in charge of cemetery affairs to record deaths in the "Basic Cemetery Book" and report deaths to the district civil registration office. However, this report alone does not result in death registration.
