Criminal Responsibility of Village Chief in Approving Indigenous Inheritance Necessity Certificate

This paper aims to identify and analyze the legal responsibilities of village heads in passing a certificate of inheritance. This research is normative research. The results of the study found that the village head in the case of ratifying the inheritance certificate inadvertently could violate article 56 of the Criminal Code concerning persons who participate in criminal acts, assist in criminal conduct and may also violate the articles of False Oath and False Statement Article 242 paragraph (1) of the Criminal Code.