No Need to Panic, Here's the Flow of the Traffic Ticket Trial Process

Zebra operations are indeed often carried out, especially with the presence of E-Tilang. Despite the vigorous operations, there are still many people who commit traffic violations. As a result, many must be ticketed and attend court hearings.

Although this hearing is considered a common occurrence, many people still do not understand how the ticket hearing process works. Some even overthink about this hearing. Instead of attending, many choose to pay on the spot. Friends should know that this is illegal. The ticket case hearing is actually very easy to conduct, and the fines imposed generally do not exceed 250 thousand.

Steps When Attending a Ticket Case Hearing

For those who have never attended this ticket case hearing, it is advisable to know each step that will occur during the hearing. Here are the steps to take when violating traffic rules and receiving a ticket fine.

Attend the District Court as scheduled

When you are ticketed, whether due to a zebra operation or E-Tilang, you will receive a ticket letter in red or possibly blue. The letter you receive contains the ticket number along with the schedule listed in it. You need to remember that you are required to attend according to the schedule provided. You cannot arrive earlier or later than the written schedule.

In addition, you are also required to go to the district court whose address is provided in the ticket letter. For example, if you receive a ticket letter in Semarang, you must go to the Semarang district court, even if your ID card is actually from outside that city.

Take a queue number

After you know the ticket number, you will also receive a queue number to enter the courtroom. Once you have your number, you must wait in front of the courtroom and are not allowed to go anywhere. The reason is that the ticket case hearing process is very quick; if you are late, you may be reprimanded by the officer.

Attend the hearing

When you are in the courtroom, you will not be alone. There will be many others undergoing the hearing process as well. Usually, in one day, the hearing can involve hundreds of people. To save more time, the judge will call 10 to 20 people at once. You will be informed of the violation according to the order. You also need to respond with “Yes” or you can also say, “Okay, I will not repeat it” or other responses according to the statement given.

Pay the fine at the cashier and collect your vehicle registration

After this hearing process is complete, you will be directed to pay the fine at the cashier. The amount of the fine is relative. It depends on the type of violation you committed. For example, if you cannot show your driver's license, the fine is generally around 50 thousand rupiah. Once you have paid, you will receive your vehicle registration that was previously held.