Driving license in Indonesia

The Indonesian driving license (Surat Izin Mengemudi, abbreviated as SIM) is a legal document required for a person to be allowed to drive a motor vehicle in Indonesia. It is issued by the Indonesian National Police (POLRI), renewable every 5 years, and is valid in all ASEAN member states without an International Driving Permit. Driving license holders are subject to all Indonesian road rules and regulations. There is no provisional driving license in Indonesia.

By definition, the license is considered both proof of registration and valid identification given to someone who has met administrative requirements, is physically and mentally healthy, understands traffic regulations and is qualified to drive a motorized vehicle. The minimum age for a license varies depending on class, starting from 17 for private cars to 23 for commercial heavy vehicles.

Requirements
The requirements for an individual applicant are stated below:
 * 1) Be of age for the intended class
 * 2) Indonesian identity card (KTP)
 * 3) Application form
 * 4) Fingerprint
 * 5) Medical certificate indicating one's physical health
 * 6) Psychological test result indicating one's mental fitness
 * 7) Pass both theory and practical or simulator examination

Classes
The following are the classes of the Indonesian driving license: Notes:

Violations and penalties
Every person who drives a motorized vehicle on the road without a driving license as intended in Article 77 paragraph (1) shall be punished with a maximum imprisonment of 4 (four) months or a maximum fine of Rp1,000,000,- (one million rupiah) Every person who drives a motorized vehicle on the road who cannot show a valid driving license while driving a motorized vehicle described in Article 106 paragraph (5) letter b shall be punished with imprisonment for a maximum of 1 (one) month and/or a fine of a maximum of Rp250,000,- (two hundred and fifty thousand rupiah).

Apart from criminal penalties, imprisonment or fines, perpetrators of traffic crimes may be subject to additional penalties in the form of revocation of their driving license or compensation for losses caused by traffic crimes. Traffic violations on driving licenses are marked by National Police officers by recording them in the Driver Registry database electronically and/or manually. In the event that a traffic violation has reached a value of 12 (twelve) the driving license is temporarily revoked, and if it has reached 18 (eighteen) then the driving license can be revoked as an additional sanction based on a court decision.

Identity page
Information shown on the front page, with corresponding numbers in bold:
 * License class
 * License number
 * Photograph
 * Full name (1)
 * Place and date of birth (dd-mm-yyyy) (2)
 * Blood type - sex (3)
 * Residential address (4)
 * Occupation (5)
 * Province (police jurisdiction) of registration (6)
 * Expiry date
 * Holders' signature

Rear page
Information shown on the rear page (translated to English):
 * ATTENTION:
 * 1. Counterfeiting a driving license (SIM) is in violation of Article 263 KUHP, which may be sentenced to prison at a maximum of 6 years.
 * 2. Traffic violations by the driver are given a weighted mark which is recorded in the data centre of the Indonesian National Police in such categories:
 * a. Light violation (administrative) is weighted by 1 mark.
 * b. Medium violation (resulted in traffic disturbance) is weighted by 3 marks.
 * c. Heavy violation (resulted in a traffic accident) is weighted by 5 marks.
 * 3. For license holders who acted in a cumulative violation of over than 12 marks, the driving license may be revoked or may result in a re-test during the license extension period (Perkap No. 9 of 2012 regarding Driving Licenses).

Use overseas / conversions
Indonesia is not a party to the 1949 Geneva Convention on Road Traffic. However, the International Driving Permit (IDP) is honored and is issued by the Indonesian National Police. Holders of the Indonesian driving license do not need to acquire an IDP to drive in any ASEAN countries in accordance with The Kuala Lumpur Agreement of 1985; this also applies vice versa whereby citizens of a member state from ASEAN only need to possess a valid driving licence of their respective countries to drive in Indonesia, and do not require any conversions or an IDP.