Birth certificates not given free

Birth certificates not given free

JAKARTA: The National Commission for Child Protection (Komnas
PA) urged on Sunday the government to start issuing birth
certificates free of charge as mandated by Law No. 23/2002 on
child protection.

Henny Marhaeni, an official at Komnas PA said that the cost of
processing a birth certificate should be shouldered by the
government.

"So far, birth certificates are not issued free of charge as
the local government still collects the fee as part of their
income," Henny said.

Under Law No. 23/2002, birth certificates must be issued free
of charge and the document must be given within 30 days to the
applicant after submission. --Antara