Ordinance on Preparatory Seminar Courses for Public Registry Employees Preparing for the Solothurn Notary Examination - Purpose

1. To promote the training of employees in the registry offices to become Solothurn notaries, seminar courses are conducted.

1. Eligibility for Participation in Seminar Courses

Eligible for participation in the seminar courses are those who are employees of a legal registry office and have successfully completed the basic legal education according to the Regulation on Basic Legal Education in the subjects of Personal and Family Law, Matrimonial Property and Inheritance Law, Property Law, Contractual Obligations Law, Debt Enforcement and Bankruptcy Law, as well as Constitutional and Administrative Law, or have completed an equivalent education.

1. Seminars are offered in the following areas of law

a) Matrimonial Property and Inheritance Law;

b) Land Registry and Property Law;

c) Law of Obligations (excluding Corporate and Commercial Register Law);

d) Corporate and Commercial Register Law;

e) Debt Collection and Bankruptcy Law;

f) Notarial Law;

g) Constitutional and Administrative Law;

h) Fee and Secondary Tax Law.

2. The fields listed under a - e are considered major subjects, and the others as minor subjects.

1. The seminar lasts three years.

2. In the main subjects, the training lasts 6 to 12 half-days, and in the subsidiary subjects, 4 half-days.

3. The seminar courses generally take place on an ongoing basis according to a curriculum prepared by the conference of specialist teachers. Enrollment in the seminar courses is possible at the beginning of each semester.

4. Attendance at the seminar courses is mandatory.

5. The location of instruction is determined by the seminar leader.

1. In cases of repeated unexcused absences, failure to complete assignments, or repeated disruptive behavior, the participant may be excluded from the seminar by the conference of subject teachers.

1. Decisions of the Conference of Specialist Teachers may be appealed to the Government Council within 10 days.

2. Decisions of the Government Council may be appealed to the Administrative Court within 10 days.

1. The seminar leader must be a holder of the Solothurn notarial patent.

2. The governing council appoints the seminar leader.

1. The specialist instructors are to be recruited from among the notaries of the administrative offices and the internal administrative lawyers. Additional specialist instructors may be engaged as needed.

1. The specialist instructors are periodically convened by the seminar leader for conferences to discuss the teaching program and to assess the training level of each individual course participant.

2. Each year, the conference of specialist instructors must submit a report to the supervisor of each course participant regarding the degree of training and recommendations for practical further training.

3. The conference of specialist instructors decides on the admission of course participants, the assignment to individual classes, and the repetition of classes.

1. Authorization and Conditions for Attendance of Seminar Courses are Governed by the Legislation on State Personnel.

2. Participation in the Seminar Courses is Free of Charge.

1. The Executive Council determines the compensation for specialized teaching staff.

1. An individual who, according to § 4 paragraph 1 of the Regulations on the Conduct of Seminar Courses for the Preparation for the Solothurn Notarial Examination from February 20, 1970, has attended at least a two-year legal course pursuant to the Ordinance on Legal Courses from July 13, 1971, or an equivalent instruction at foreign educational institutions, may register for seminar courses within one year of the entry into force of this ordinance without having to complete the basic training pursuant to § 2.

2. An individual who, in the five years preceding the entry into force of this ordinance, has attended courses according to the Ordinance on Legal Courses from July 13, 1971, may have these courses credited towards the basic training required to be completed under § 2 for admission to seminar courses.

1. The Regulation on the Conduct of Seminar Courses for Preparation for the Solothurn Notary Exam of February 20, 1970, is repealed.

1. This regulation shall come into force on January 1, 2006.

2. Subject to the right of objection by the Cantonal Council.