PELAKSANAAN KEWENANGAN PENYIDIK SATUAN KEPOLISIAN LALU LINTAS RESOR KOTA PADANG DALAM MELAKUKAN PENYITAAN BARANG BUKTI PELANGGARAN LALU LINTAS

Abstract

The authority of traffic police investigators to confiscate evidence belonging to motorists who violate traffic regulations is regulated in Article 260 paragraph (1) of Law no. 22 of 2009 concerning Road Traffic and Transportation. As data on traffic violations in the Singgalang Zebra Operation by the Padang Police, 308 traffic violators have been caught. The formulation of the problem is 1) How is the implementation of the authority of the Padang City Resort Traffic Police unit investigator in confiscating evidence of traffic violations? 2) What are the obstacles encountered by investigators from the Padang City Resort Traffic Police unit in confiscating evidence of traffic violations? This type of research is sociological juridical. Data sources include primary data and secondary data. Data collection techniques in this study were obtained through interviews. Data were analyzed qualitatively. The conclusions of the research results 1) Investigators in confiscating evidence in the form of a driver's license or vehicle registration are a guarantee for investigators from motorists to attend trials (tipiring) and pay a predetermined fine. 2). The obstacles faced by the Padang City Resort traffic police investigators in carrying out confiscations were the lack of personnel in carrying out prosecutions, the lack of awareness of vehicle drivers in complying with traffic regulations and there were still drivers who fled during raids so that they could trigger and cause traffic jams or accidents. Keywords:Police, confiscation, evidence, traffic violators