EFEKTIVITAS PENEGAKAN HUKUM TERHADAP PEMBAYARAN DENDA TILANG (STUDI KASUS DI KEJAKSAAN NEGERI PADANG )

Abstract

The effectiveness of law enforcement regarding payment of traffic fines in Padang City is a problem often faced by the Padang District Attorney's Office. Payment of traffic fines is regulated in Law Number 22 of 2009 concerning Traffic and Road Transportation. Problem Formulation: (1) How effective is law enforcement regarding payment of traffic fines in the Padang District Attorney's Office? (2) What are the obstacles faced by the Padang District Attorney's Office in implementing the effectiveness of law enforcement regarding payment of traffic fines? This type of research uses sociological juridical, data sources consist of primary data and secondary data, obtained from document studies and interviews, and analysis of the data is carried out using qualitative analysis. The results of the study are as follows: (1) The effectiveness of law enforcement regarding payment of traffic fines by the Padang District Attorney's Office has not been implemented effectively, which is caused by the low level of public awareness regarding payment of traffic fines. (2) The obstacles faced by the Padang District Attorney's Office in implementing effective law enforcement regarding the payment of traffic fines are in the form of internal factors, namely the passive nature of the prosecutor's office in waiting for violators to come and pay the fine, while external factors include the low level of legal understanding among the public regarding traffic ticketing procedures and payment of fines, low legal awareness, where the public considers traffic fines to be not urgent, and the payment process is considered complicated, especially for people who do not understand technology.