Notary is a public official. If they are convicted as criminals, they can be sanctioned in Law Notary. A notary who has been sentenced of crime in less than five years has the opportunity to stay in his potition. This is due to the absence of rules regarding sanctions dishonorable discharge in Articles 12 and 13 ruling it. This journal aims to identify, analyze and find any legal vacuum regarding the granting sanction for Notary who has been sentenced with less than five years based on analysis of Article 12 and 13, Law of the Republic of Indonesia Number 2 Year 2014 concerning the Amendment to Law Number 30 Year 2004 on Notary. The journal uses normative juridical method to approach legislation and the concept. Legal materials used are the primary, secondary and tertiary legal materials. Legal materials analysis techniques that have been collected using the method of grammatical interpretation and systematic interpretation. The result of the journal concludes that a Notary who has been sentenced for less than five years has smeared the honor and dignity. However, he can still resume to his position. A Notary cannot be penalized with dishonorable discharge set out in Articles 12 and 13 as the aforementioned article does not specify a thing when a notary is sentenced with less than five years. There is the existence of a legal vacuum, hence the necessity of setting sanctions of dishonorable discharge for a Notary who has been sentenced with less than five years because it can prevent the Notary from committing another crime and provide a deterrent effect for him
