When getting a ticket for a traffic violation, an Indonesian police officer will often hope to settle the traffic penalty quietly onsite with a “cash donation” rather than following the official rules of a fine.

If you do get the fine then below is a picture of what it looks like. The fine is a carbon copy, numbered tickets that have five colours;

Yellow Indonesia Traffic Ticket

a. Red : you don’t agree with the traffic ticket or want to negotiate a lower penalty and wish to defend yourself in front of a judge at court. The police officer will take your drivers license and/or registration. You will sign the traffic ticket and get the red copy. You will need to attend a court hearing at a set date (usually 14 days after being ticketed). The judge will decide on your penalty which you will need to pay onsite. After payment, you will get your drivers license and/or registration back.

 b. Blue : you agree with the traffic ticket and are prepared to pay the maximum penalty. The police officer will take your drivers license and/or registration. You will sign the traffic ticket and get the blue copy. You take the blue copy to a BRI bank where you will pay the fine before the payment due date (usually 14 days). With the BRI payment receipt, you go to the police office (DitLantas) to show that you have paid and collect your drivers license and/or registration.

  1. Yellow : copy for the police officer
  2. Green : copy for the court
  3. White : copy for the archive

These are official fees for several traffic penalties.

  • If you are driving a vehicle and you cannot show a valid international or Indonesian drivers license then you may get a one month prison sentence and/or a Rp 250,000 penalty.
  • If you are driving a vehicle and you do not have an International or Indonesian drivers license then you may get a four month prison sentence and/or a Rp 1,000,000 penalty.
  • If you are driving a motorbike without wearing an SNI (Standard Nasional Indonesia) certified helmet you can get a Rp 250,000 penalty.

Have you had to deal with Indonesian traffic police? What penalty did you pay?

Content Protection by DMCA.com