1. État, peuple, "Authorities" 10. Constitution and Other Fundamental Acts
Statutory Text (4 Articles)
This agreement regulates the transfer, conservation, and provision of information related to civil status registers, as well as the preservation of records related to name change procedures.
The Bernese civil status authority shall hand over to the Jura civil status authority
a) the family registers of the municipality of Moutier, along with the related supporting documents;
b) the register of events maintained on paper by the Moutier civil status district, along with the related supporting documents.
The Jura civil status authority is responsible for retrieving the registers specified in paragraph 1.
The supporting documents related to entries in the electronic civil status register shall be retained by the Bernese civil status authority.
The reciprocal provision of copies of extracts from the paper-maintained event registers, as well as copies of supporting documents, shall be free of charge. If necessary, the originals shall also be transmitted free of charge.
Records related to name change procedures concerning the municipality of Moutier that have been archived up to December 31, 2025, are kept by the Bernese authorities.
This agreement shall enter into force on October 1, 2025.