Timeliness of Court Payments by Electronic Order

The court issued a directive to first-instance courts to change the practice regarding the timeliness of payments made by giro order under the relevant procedural code, which previously required the funds to be credited to the court treasury account by the deadline. Recognizing that surrounding cantons primarily followed the Federal Supreme Court's practice and in light of prior Federal Supreme Court rulings, the appellate court mandated that effective January 1, 2004, payments via electronic order are timely if the due date on the data carrier is the last day of the deadline and the carrier is handed over to the post office before that deadline expires, aligning the local practice with the standard for post-initiated payments.