IndonesiaNarrow instrument only. Letter No. 112/WKMA.Y/HK2.1/IX/2026 of 2 September 2026 bars circulating draft judgment-writing materials outside the working team, including by uploading them to document-processing and artificial-intelligence services. No general SEMA or PERMA on judicial AI use was found.
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Indonesia
Substantialcivil lawupdated 2026-09-04verified 2026-09-04
Indonesia's first legal-AI instrument came from the Bar: PERADI issued its AI guideline for advocates on 6 August 2026, a risk-tiered ethics standard requiring advocates to review every AI output. A 2 September 2026 Supreme Court letter added a narrow AI-services restriction for draft criminal-code judgment templates.
As of 2026-09-04, Indonesia has 3 binding rules, official guidance in 8 categories, 1 proposal and 0 positions set only by case law across the 20 categories in the map. Binding rules cover judges' use of AI, courts' own AI deployment, data protection and legal AI. In 6 categories we found nothing; in 2 the position is not yet determined.
How to read this page
- Binding rule Binding rule means a rule in force from a court, statute, regulator or equivalent authority.
- Official guidance Official guidance means an official non-binding position from a judiciary, regulator, bar or public body.
- Proposed / consultation Proposed / consultation means a public bill, draft rule or consultation that is not yet in force.
- Set by case law Set by case law means no rule was found, but courts have set the position in decisions.
- Nothing found Nothing found means the category was checked and no rule, guidance, proposal or case-law position was found.
- Not yet determined Not yet determined means research did not establish a reliable position yet.
The rules, category by category
Operational rather than regulated. The Supreme Court deploys Smart Majelis, an AI application that automatically assigns judicial panels, piloted in August 2025 and shipped in SIPP v6.0.1 from November 2025, and is developing a Decision Support System to reduce inconsistent decisions. Both were deployed by administrative instruction, not by PERMA or SEMA.
The Personal Data Protection Law (UU No. 27 Tahun 2022) has been fully in force since October 2024, but its mandated implementing Government Regulation and the supervisory authority (Lembaga Pelindungan Data Pribadi) had still not been issued or established as of mid-2026, leaving AI-specific enforcement guidance absent.
PERADI's guideline requires that every AI output pass through the advocate's own intellectual examination and filtration, with full professional accountability remaining with the advocate.
Profession only. No law bars AI-made judicial decisions. PERADI's guideline prohibits fully automated legal decisions and any use that eliminates human control. The draft Presidential Regulation on AI ethics is reported to include prohibited-use categories.
PERADI's guideline bans AI uses that breach confidentiality and requires alignment with the Personal Data Protection Law. Separately, a Deputy Chief Justice letter of 2 September 2026 (No. 112/WKMA.Y/HK2.1/IX/2026), annex C.3, bans uploading draft judicial templates to AI document-processing services.
- Guideline on the Use of Artificial Intelligence for Indonesian Advocates [Pedoman Penggunaan Kecerdasan Buatan] 2026-08-06
- Letter No. 112/WKMA.Y/HK2.1/IX/2026: draft judgment-writing guidance and templates for the new Criminal Codes 2026-09-02
- Mahkamah Agung — letter 112/WKMA.Y/HK2.1/IX/2026 with annex (official PDF)
- PERADI — AI guideline announcement
The Kode Etik Advokat Indonesia (2002) predates AI; article 3(1) allows declining work outside one's expertise. PERADI's 2026 guideline requires AI to be treated as assistant or augmentation, not a replacement for human reasoning, preserving diligence and competence.
PERADI's guideline provides that firms remain obliged to give trainee advocates adequate mentoring, training and learning opportunities, and that AI must not replace the mentorship of junior advocates.
Weak. PERADI's guideline requires transparency to clients and bars AI uses that mislead clients or courts, but does not require informed consent before using AI on a matter.
PERADI issued the Pedoman Penggunaan Kecerdasan Buatan bagi Advokat Indonesia on 6 August 2026, Indonesia's first bar AI guideline, using permitted, supervised and prohibited risk tiers. It is a non-binding professional standard; the full text is not published at an official URL.
PERADI's guideline commits the association to encourage continuing education and training so that all members have adequate technology literacy, and AI content is appearing in advocate training (PKPA). There is no mandatory AI CLE requirement.
Circular Letter of the Minister of Communication and Informatics No. 9 of 2023 on AI ethics (19 December 2023) is the only in-force instrument: nine ethical values addressed to AI businesses and electronic system operators, with no mention of courts or legal services. Two draft Presidential Regulations awaited signature in September 2026.
No Indonesian rule requires disclosure of AI use in court filings; no PERMA or SEMA imposes AI certification. PERADI's 2026 guideline speaks of transparency to clients but sets no filing-level disclosure duty.
No rules addressing self-represented litigants' AI use. The e-Court framework (PERMA 1/2019 as amended by PERMA 7/2022) permits registered non-advocate users but says nothing about AI.
Electronic evidence is governed by the Electronic Information and Transactions Law (UU 11/2008, amended by UU 19/2016 and UU 1/2024). There is no AI- or deepfake-specific authentication rule; the question is discussed only in academic literature.
No rule on billing for AI-assisted work. Advocate fees are set by agreement under the Advocates Law (UU 18/2003) and PERADI's AI guideline does not address fees.
No Indonesian court decision or Dewan Kehormatan disposition sanctioning AI-fabricated citations was found as of 4 September 2026; the Charlotin database contains no Indonesian entry, and Indonesian coverage of AI-hallucination sanctions concerns United States cases.
BANI (Badan Arbitrase Nasional Indonesia) has issued no AI rules or guidance and its 2022 Arbitration Rules are silent on AI. Arbitrator qualification under article 12 of the Arbitration Law (UU 30/1999) is read academically as excluding AI arbitrators.
The Advocates Law reserves advocate services to admitted advocates, but no authority has applied it to AI legal tools or chatbots and no enforcement action was identified.
No legal-sector AI procurement or vendor-vetting rules were identified for courts or firms. Komdigi's 2023 circular addresses AI developers and operators generally but not legal-sector procurement.
Official documents recorded for Indonesia (3)
- Letter No. 112/WKMA.Y/HK2.1/IX/2026: draft judgment-writing guidance and templates for the new Criminal Codes
Mahkamah Agung · revised 2026-09-02 · verified 2026-09-04
- Guideline on the Use of Artificial Intelligence for Indonesian Advocates [Pedoman Penggunaan Kecerdasan Buatan]
PERADI · revised 2026-08-06 · verified 2026-09-04
- Circular Letter No. 9 of 2023 on Artificial Intelligence Ethics [SE Menkominfo No. 9/2023 Etika Kecerdasan Artifisial]
Komdigi · revised 2023-12-19 · verified 2026-09-04
Court incidents on the record in Indonesia
- Yichang District Court (Hubei)2026-07-21 Warning
Cite this page
SafeLegalAI Legal AI Regulation Tracker, "Indonesia" (updated 2026-09-04, verified 2026-09-04), https://safelegalai.com/regulation/country/id (accessed 2026-09-04). Data: CC BY 4.0.
SafeLegalAI is a research publication by Cognesio LLP, not a law firm. Nothing here is legal advice, and no lawyer–client relationship arises from reading it. Rules change; always check the official document linked on each record and take advice on your own situation. Researched and drafted with AI assistance; verified against primary sources and edited by Cognesio LLP. The linked official documents are the record — our summaries are not the law and are not legal advice.
- PERADI — Pedoman Penggunaan Kecerdasan Buatan bagi Advokat Indonesia (6 Aug 2026, announcement)
- Komdigi — Surat Edaran Menteri No. 9 Tahun 2023 tentang Etika Kecerdasan Artifisial
- Mahkamah Agung — letter No. 112/WKMA.Y/HK2.1/IX/2026 and annex (2 Sep 2026)
- PERADI — Kode Etik Advokat Indonesia (2002, no AI provision)