Legal Protection Against Notary Employee who Acts as Witness in Making Deed

Abstract

The main problem of this study is how the form of legal protection against notary employee who acts as witness in making deed according to the Law of Manpower and what the form of legal protection against notary employee who acts as witness in making deed according to the provisions of civil law and criminal law. The method used in this study is a normative juridical approach. In addition, this is an analytical descriptive study which will be analyzed qualitatively. The discussion results of this study found that Law No. 13 of 2003 concerning Manpower does not regulate legal protection against notary employee who acts as witness in making deed in the event of legal problem. However, it provides legal protection in the form of guaranteeing the basic rights of worker and guaranteeing equality and treatment without discrimination on any basis. According to the provisions of civil law, until now there are no rules governing legal protection against notary employee who acts as witness in making deed in the trial process. However, in the context of criminal law, regarding general protection of witness with the existence of Law No. 31 of 2014 concerning Amendment to Law No. 13 of 2006 concerning Protection of Witness and Victim, notary employee who acts as witness in making deed will also obtain protection of personal, family and property security.