<![CDATA[This research aims to explain the authority of notaries in terms of buying and selling land for investment and analyze the form of notary's responsibility if proven to have committed a criminal act against security deposits in terms of buying and selling land for investment. The research method used is normative legal research, with a statutory approach, conceptual approach and case approach. The results of the research can be concluded that the Notary who receives the deposit money indirectly becomes a party to the deed he makes himself, because a deposit agreement arises between the Notary and the confronters. The deed, which was previously an authentic deed that has perfect evidentiary power, degrades its evidentiary power to become like a deed under the hand. The form of criminal responsibility in the criminal decision of the Mataram High Court Decision Number 1/PID/2023/PT.MTR. which in its opinion upheld the Mataram District Court Decision Number 126/Pid.B/2022/PN.PYA which stated that Defendant I Chuck Wijaya S.H., M.Kn. and Defendant II Lalu Ading Buntaran Alias Lalu Buntaran were legally and convincingly proven guilty of committing a crime as charged by the Public Prosecutor.]]>
