Jail Time & a Rp5,000,000 Fine?

I'm leaving for Ambon tomorrow to do 3 workshops for lecturers, and junior & senior high teachers. Because this area is considered "politically unstable" there were a few extra steps I needed to do before going. Not to worry though, it hasn't been living up to this label. So yesterday Pak Dwi from my uni said that I need to go to the police station before going to Ambon. I knew this probably wasn't going to be an easy process, so I was prepared for whatever was thrown at me......or at least I thought I was prepared! So we sat down at the desk of the official and he and Pak Dwi proceeded to talk in Bahasa Indonesia and I was pretty pleased with myself that I could understand a bit. Then the official, with his very serious face, pulled a dusty book from his desk and had Pak Dwi read "Article 61". Pak Dwi began to smile....a smile here is used to mean so many things like......."you've got to be joking", "this is impossible", "how much can I pay you so this doesn't happen", etc. These things were probably going through his head. So I asked if I could read "Article 61" since it was in English and it said that I would face up to 1 year jail time and a fine of Rp 5,000,000 ($500USD) since I didn't report to the police station within 30 days of getting my immigration card. I told him I just received the card but he didn't believe me. Then he said it was impossible to go to Ambon tomorrow since I didn't have the permanent immigration card. With a smile, I kindly told him I had my ticket and I was going. So after jumping through lots of hoops and smiling a lot, the official told me no jail time, no fine, and just smile and tell the Ambon police I didn't know I needed a permanent card. Pak Dwi slipped the guy Rp50,000 ($5) and we were on our way with the letter we needed.