the obligation of notary to prevent and eradicate criminal acts of moneylaundering

Notary as general official and as a trusted person because his office has an obligation that is oneof which is stipulated in article 16 paragraph (1) letter f. the law of tenure notary (hereinafter referredto uujn) namely to keep the contents of the deed and all the information obtained in the making of thedeed unless the law determines otherwise. however, in government regulation no. 43 of 2015 onreporting parties in the prevention and eradication of money laundering crimes, notary public is given theobligation to report to the financial transaction reporting and analysis center (hereinafter referred toppatk) regarding suspicious financial transactions conducted by its clients. so there is a conflict ofnorms on both provisions. this research aims to assess and analyse the arrangements and responsibilitiesand responsibilities of notary public in the prevention and eradication of money laundering crimes. thismethod of research uses normative research methods. the approach which is used in this study are thestatutory approach and conceptual approach. the results of this research are regulatory obligations ofnotary in the prevention and eradication of money laundering crimes against the secret obligation of theposition that these two obligations are not contradicted. the notary is obliged to report to the ppatk, ifthe notary acts for interest or for and on behalf of the service user. if a notary is acting in accordance withthe authority as stipulated in the uujn, the notary is not obliged to report any suspicious financialtransactions made by his clients. secondly, the obligation and responsibility of the notary in theprevention and eradication of money laundering crimes is legally notarized liable for alleged criminalacts of money laundering when it acts for the benefit of or for behalf of the service user to objects that arerequired to be reported, by applying the principle of recognizing the service users, the principle ofrecognizing the benefit owners of corporations and delivering suspicious financial transaction.