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Death Registration
Indonesia
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Indonesia
Death Registration
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Procedure
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Can the death registration record be amended by the registrar in medicolegal cases, after the inquiry has concluded?
Recommended Practice based on International Guidelines
A death confirmation letter is required to register a death. The death confirmation letter is completed by a physician (for deaths in health facilities), or the head of a village (for community deaths).
What is the minimum information required by law to register death?
Minimum information is in accordance with UN guidance and registrar has no discretion to register death without all required information
Recommended Practice based on International Guidelines
Law Source
Indonesia
Legal Analysis
Informants must complete Form F-2.01 when reporting a death. In Form F-2.01, the required information about the deceased includes name, national identity number (NIK), date and time of death, place of death and "cause of death". The "cause of death" datafield contains six (6) options - ordinary/old, disease outbreak, accident, crime, suicide, other - and therefore is actually requesing manner of death.
Are there any fees or sanctions for late or delayed death registration?
Yes
Recommended Practice based on International Guidelines
Law Source
Indonesia
Legal Analysis
Article 90 of Law 23/2006 on Population Administration states that informants will be subject to a fine if they exceed the time limit for reporting vital events, including deaths. However, Presidential Regulation 96/2018, Article 73(2) requires officers to give verbal and written warnings first and impose fines in accordance with the population's ability. In practice, local governments determine whether to impose fines for late reporting and the amount of fines.
A death confirmation letter is required to register a death. The death confirmation letter is completed by a physician (for deaths in health facilities), or the head of a village (for community deaths).
What is the minimum information required by law to register death?
Minimum information is in accordance with UN guidance and registrar has no discretion to register death without all required information
Recommended Practice based on International Guidelines
Law Source
Indonesia
Legal Analysis
Informants must complete Form F-2.01 when reporting a death. In Form F-2.01, the required information about the deceased includes name, national identity number (NIK), date and time of death, place of death and "cause of death". The "cause of death" datafield contains six (6) options - ordinary/old, disease outbreak, accident, crime, suicide, other - and therefore is actually requesing manner of death.
Are there any fees or sanctions for late or delayed death registration?
Yes
Recommended Practice based on International Guidelines
Law Source
Indonesia
Legal Analysis
Article 90 of Law 23/2006 on Population Administration states that informants will be subject to a fine if they exceed the time limit for reporting vital events, including deaths. However, Presidential Regulation 96/2018, Article 73(2) requires officers to give verbal and written warnings first and impose fines in accordance with the population's ability. In practice, local governments determine whether to impose fines for late reporting and the amount of fines.
A death confirmation letter is required to register a death. The death confirmation letter is completed by a physician (for deaths in health facilities), or the head of a village (for community deaths).
What is the minimum information required by law to register death?
Minimum information is in accordance with UN guidance and registrar has no discretion to register death without all required information
Recommended Practice based on International Guidelines
Law Source
Indonesia
Legal Analysis
Informants must complete Form F-2.01 when reporting a death. In Form F-2.01, the required information about the deceased includes name, national identity number (NIK), date and time of death, place of death and "cause of death". The "cause of death" datafield contains six (6) options - ordinary/old, disease outbreak, accident, crime, suicide, other - and therefore is actually requesing manner of death.
Are there any fees or sanctions for late or delayed death registration?
Yes
Recommended Practice based on International Guidelines
Law Source
Indonesia
Legal Analysis
Article 90 of Law 23/2006 on Population Administration states that informants will be subject to a fine if they exceed the time limit for reporting vital events, including deaths. However, Presidential Regulation 96/2018, Article 73(2) requires officers to give verbal and written warnings first and impose fines in accordance with the population's ability. In practice, local governments determine whether to impose fines for late reporting and the amount of fines.
A death confirmation letter is required to register a death. The death confirmation letter is completed by a physician (for deaths in health facilities), or the head of a village (for community deaths).
What is the minimum information required by law to register death?
Minimum information is in accordance with UN guidance and registrar has no discretion to register death without all required information
Recommended Practice based on International Guidelines
Law Source
Indonesia
Legal Analysis
Informants must complete Form F-2.01 when reporting a death. In Form F-2.01, the required information about the deceased includes name, national identity number (NIK), date and time of death, place of death and "cause of death". The "cause of death" datafield contains six (6) options - ordinary/old, disease outbreak, accident, crime, suicide, other - and therefore is actually requesing manner of death.
Are there any fees or sanctions for late or delayed death registration?
Yes
Recommended Practice based on International Guidelines
Law Source
Indonesia
Legal Analysis
Article 90 of Law 23/2006 on Population Administration states that informants will be subject to a fine if they exceed the time limit for reporting vital events, including deaths. However, Presidential Regulation 96/2018, Article 73(2) requires officers to give verbal and written warnings first and impose fines in accordance with the population's ability. In practice, local governments determine whether to impose fines for late reporting and the amount of fines.
A death confirmation letter is required to register a death. The death confirmation letter is completed by a physician (for deaths in health facilities), or the head of a village (for community deaths).
What is the minimum information required by law to register death?
Minimum information is in accordance with UN guidance and registrar has no discretion to register death without all required information
Recommended Practice based on International Guidelines
Law Source
Indonesia
Legal Analysis
Informants must complete Form F-2.01 when reporting a death. In Form F-2.01, the required information about the deceased includes name, national identity number (NIK), date and time of death, place of death and "cause of death". The "cause of death" datafield contains six (6) options - ordinary/old, disease outbreak, accident, crime, suicide, other - and therefore is actually requesing manner of death.
Are there any fees or sanctions for late or delayed death registration?
Yes
Recommended Practice based on International Guidelines
Law Source
Indonesia
Legal Analysis
Article 90 of Law 23/2006 on Population Administration states that informants will be subject to a fine if they exceed the time limit for reporting vital events, including deaths. However, Presidential Regulation 96/2018, Article 73(2) requires officers to give verbal and written warnings first and impose fines in accordance with the population's ability. In practice, local governments determine whether to impose fines for late reporting and the amount of fines.
A death confirmation letter is required to register a death. The death confirmation letter is completed by a physician (for deaths in health facilities), or the head of a village (for community deaths).
What is the minimum information required by law to register death?
Minimum information is in accordance with UN guidance and registrar has no discretion to register death without all required information
Recommended Practice based on International Guidelines
Law Source
Indonesia
Legal Analysis
Informants must complete Form F-2.01 when reporting a death. In Form F-2.01, the required information about the deceased includes name, national identity number (NIK), date and time of death, place of death and "cause of death". The "cause of death" datafield contains six (6) options - ordinary/old, disease outbreak, accident, crime, suicide, other - and therefore is actually requesing manner of death.
Are there any fees or sanctions for late or delayed death registration?
Yes
Recommended Practice based on International Guidelines
Law Source
Indonesia
Legal Analysis
Article 90 of Law 23/2006 on Population Administration states that informants will be subject to a fine if they exceed the time limit for reporting vital events, including deaths. However, Presidential Regulation 96/2018, Article 73(2) requires officers to give verbal and written warnings first and impose fines in accordance with the population's ability. In practice, local governments determine whether to impose fines for late reporting and the amount of fines.
