The title of this research is the responsibility of children in traffic
accidents that cause the victim to die.. The background of the problem is that
motorized vehicles are often used by the community as access to land
transportation that is easy and affordable for other communities, one of which
is children who are not yet 17 (seventeen) years old and do not yet have a
driving license (SIM) that can be used. cause traffic accidents and even
death.The formulation of the problem in this legal research is the
responsibility of the child in a traffic accident until the victim dies and what
considerations are used by the judge in the decision of the child.The purpose
of this study was to determine and analyze the responsibility of children in
traffic accidents that resulted in the victim's death and the judge's
consideration in decisions relating to cases of traffic accidents that resulted in
the victim's death.This study uses a normative method that focuses on
positive legal norms. The purpose of punishment for child perpetrators is to
get a deterrent effect for the actions they have committed. The decision
handed down by the judge provides supervision of the child by the child's
parents and the provision of guidance by the community counselor for ten
months.the decision is in accordance with the applicable law, namely
providing guidance to children by parents and community counselors and the
judge's decision using the law on the juvenile justice system.