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Art. 33 Act on Administrative Justice (VRG) - Legal Documents

Procedures before Cantonal Administrative Authorities - Administrative Appeal - Proceedings
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Art. 33 VRG - Legal Documents · Legal Documents

1. Legal documents must be drafted in an official language and must include a petition and a statement of grounds. They must be submitted with the available evidence and the contested decision enclosed. Additional evidence must be specified precisely.

2. Legal documents in paper form must be signed and submitted in duplicate.

3. If a submission does not meet the legal requirements or is drafted in an inappropriate form, is illegible, or unnecessarily extensive, a reasonable deadline will be set to remedy the deficiency, with the warning that otherwise the submission will not be considered.

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Court Decisions Applying This Provision (12)

A 2018 44 · gr (Art. 33 Abs. 3 VRG)
Communal Tax Objection Rejection Upheld Due to Unsigned Fax Submission
This article was cited in the reasoning section concerning granting time limits for correcting defects, but it is not explicitly mentioned in the final dispositive orders (1-4).
U 2017 20 · gr (Art. 33 VRG)
Property Valuation Appeal Regarding Primary Residence Restriction and Market Conditions
Cited as the procedural rule requiring the appellant to specify in the appeal grounds which points of the contested decision are challenged and why.
U 2017 20 · gr (Art. 33 VRG)
Taxpayers Appeal Property Valuation Based on Future Legislation and Existing Residence Status
Cited in the reasoning to establish the requirement for the appealing party to specify objections in the statement of appeal (though this is a general procedural rule discussed in the considerations, not explicitly cited in the dispositive orders, it is retained here as it informs the admissibility/handling of the appeal basis).
R 2015 62 · gr (Art. 33 Abs. 3 VRG)
Landholder v. Alpine Cooperative and Municipal Board (Grazing Rights Allocation)
Cited in the reasoning when discussing the procedural requirement for the municipal board to set a deadline for a missing signature, which is relevant to the outcome of the appeal.
U 2014 26 · gr (Art. 33 Abs. 3 VRG)
Appellant v. Department Regarding Cost Recovery for Refused Vaccination
The court found that the administrative authority should have granted the appellant a grace period to remedy the formal deficiency in the appeal application.
U 2014 26 · gr (Art. 33 Abs. 3 VRG)
Departmental Refusal to Rule on Appeal Annulled Due to Improper Abuse of Process Finding
The court used the failure to grant a deadline for rectification under this provision as the basis for overturning the challenged non-entry decision and remitting the case.
SK2 2010 47 · gr (art. 33 cpv. 1 e 2 LGA)
Appeal Against Refusal to Investigate Misappropriation and Theft: Statute of Limitations Confirmed
Cited in the reasoning confirming the timeliness and proper form of the appeal, which is a procedural prerequisite.
SK2 2009 35 · gr (art. 33 cpv. 1 e 2 LGA)
Appeal on Battery Dismissal Remanded for Reconsideration of Evidence
Cited in the reasoning defining the required form and content of the appeal (Considerand 1).
BK 2008 35 · gr (art. 33 cpv. 1 e 2 LGA)
Public Prosecutor v. Negligent Horse Owner Regarding Child Injury
Cited in the reasoning concerning the formal requirements for filing the appeal (request and reasoning).
BK 2007 48 · gr (art. 33 cpv. 1 e 2 LGA)
Prosecutor v. Horse Owner (Negligence)
Cited in the context of the formal requirements for the appeal (request and grounds/evidence).
BK 2007 37 · gr (Art. 33 Abs. 1 und 2 VRG)
Appellant v. Prosecutor (Fraud Dismissal Appeal)
Cited regarding the formal requirements for filing the appeal (motion and justification).
PKG 2008 17 · gr (Art. 178 Abs. 1 StPO in Verbindung mit Art. 33 ff.VRG)
Administrative Penalty Order Objection: Public Hearing Right in Subsequent Judicial Appeal
The court cited this provision as the legal basis for the lack of obligation to hold a public hearing before the administrative authority (DJSG).