Unauthorized Buildings and Demolition: A Normative Review of Satpol PP Authority and Due Process

Abstract

This study analyzes the construction of the authority of the Civil Service Police Unit-Satpol PP in the control and demolition of unauthorized buildings and formulates administrative due process standards as legal limits on local government action. The study is motivated by the fact that demolition practices are frequently contested not only because of the effectiveness of regional regulation enforcement, but also because of unclear legal authority, overlapping institutional roles, and weak traceability of administrative accountability. This research employs a normative juridical method using statutory, conceptual, and limited case approaches. The legal materials examined include legislation, administrative law doctrine, and public administration scholarship relevant to administrative enforcement, discretion, procedural legitimacy, and accountability. The findings show that Satpol PP occupies an important position as an operational administrative enforcement actor; however, the legality of demolition cannot rest solely on its general public order function. The validity of demolition requires a coherent linkage between the verification of violations by the competent technical authority, follow-up determinations by authorized officials, proportionate stages of enforcement, and complete documentation of official action. These findings underscore the importance of structuring both the architecture of authority and the administration of official action in order to ensure lawful, proportionate, and accountable enforcement of Regional Regulations.