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Tariff of Fees (GT) - Fee Obligation (GT)
Table of Provisions (175)
Statutory Text (175 Articles)
1. Fees for activities of the administration and the courts are charged according to this tariff. The fee regulations of special legislation, particularly those relating to exemption from fees, remain reserved.
2. Exempt from fees are activities performed for the state.
3. All fees are, unless otherwise noted, amounts in Swiss Francs.
1. Expenses such as expert fees, compensations for opinions and reports, witness fees, publication and advertising costs, costs for binding files, subsistence and travel reimbursements for activities outside the canton, postage, telephone charges, and delivery costs, are to be reimbursed. Special provisions that exclude the reimbursement of expenses remain reserved.
2. Salaries of officials and employees, daily and meeting allowances, as well as subsistence and travel reimbursements for activities within the canton, are not considered expenses.
3. Expenses for activities conducted on behalf of the state are not to be charged.
1. Within a fee framework, fees are to be assessed based on the time and effort involved, the significance of the matter, the interest in the undertaking, as well as the financial capacity of the liable party.
2. The executive council may order that for certain administrative matters
a) the fee be assessed solely based on the time and effort involved, or
b) a base fee assessed by time and effort is charged, and the significance of the matter, the interest in the undertaking, as well as the financial capacity of the liable party are taken into account through surcharges or deductions.
3. In the area of jurisdiction, the powers mentioned in paragraph 2 are vested in the High Court.
4. In particularly extensive and time-consuming cases and in matters with a very high dispute value, the fee may be increased to up to one and a half times the maximum rate.
1. If a prepared transaction does not materialize or if approval is denied, the fee is to be reasonably reduced; generally, the time and labor expended will be charged.
1. Authorities and official agencies may demand an advance for fees and expenses for activities to be carried out upon the request of a party.
2. If neither the advance is paid within the deadline nor free legal aid is requested, there is no entitlement to the requested activity. This consequence must be communicated to the party in writing with the request for the advance payment. The provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act as well as the Swiss Criminal and Civil Procedure Code are reserved.
1. Fees and Reimbursement of Expenses are determined by the authority or office responsible for the activity.
1. The Finance Department may order that fee invoices from the administration are to be audited by the Financial Control before being issued.
1. If the time of fulfillment is neither determined by contract nor by law, the fulfillment of fees and reimbursement of expenses can be both immediately rendered and demanded.
2. Fees and reimbursement of expenses that are invoiced become due upon their delivery and must be paid within 30 days from the date they become due.
1. Amounts billed but unpaid shall accrue interest at the default interest rate for cantonal taxes, even if the invoice is disputed.
1bis No default interest shall be charged by municipalities, citizen and church communities.
2. The provisions of the Swiss Criminal and Civil Procedure Codes are reserved. The Court Administration Commission decides on the application of the federal default interest rate. It may declare this rate applicable to all fee and expense claims by courts and law enforcement authorities.
3. Default interest shall be calculated from the day after the payment deadline until the date of receipt of payment.
4. If payment is received within 10 days after the payment deadline or if the default interest does not exceed 20 francs, no default interest shall be charged.
1. Overpaid amounts that have been invoiced are subject to interest at the compensation interest rate for cantonal taxes. Advance payments are not subject to interest.
2. The compensation interest is calculated from the date of receipt of payment until the date of disbursement.
3. An interest payment is only made if it exceeds 20 francs.
1. Invoiced amounts that are not paid or paid late will incur a reminder fee of 50 francs starting from the second reminder notice.
2. Public-law debtors are exempt from the reminder fee pursuant to paragraph 1.
1. Final orders and decisions regarding the fees and claims for reimbursement of expenses established in the present tariff or in other enactments are equivalent to enforceable judicial judgments (Art. 80 para. 2 of the Federal Act on Debt Collection and Bankruptcy of April 11, 1889, DEBA).
1. All parties involved in a transaction are jointly liable for fees and reimbursement of expenses, with the exception of opposing parties in litigation. The provisions of the Swiss Code of Civil Procedure (ZPO) of December 19, 2008, remain reserved.
1. If the payment of a fee or the reimbursement of expenses within the prescribed period imposes a significant hardship on the liable party, the authority or office that set the demand may grant payment facilities.
2. For payment facilities concerning court costs and procedural costs of the law enforcement authorities, the Central Court Treasury is responsible.
3. Payment facilities consist of the deferral of the entire owed amount or the approval of installment payments. Fees and reimbursement of expenses can generally be deferred for a maximum of two years.
4. Payment facilities may be subject to an appropriate security provision. Securities include, in particular, marketable securities, life insurance policies with a surrender value, bank guarantees, and sureties from two demonstrably solvent joint guarantors.
5. Granted payment facilities will be revoked if their prerequisites cease to exist or if the conditions tied to them are not fulfilled.
1. If the fee payer is significantly impaired in their ability to pay due to special circumstances such as natural events, death, accidents, illness, unemployment, business setbacks, and similar situations, or if they find themselves in a situation where the payment of a fee, interest, or reimbursement of expenses would cause undue hardship, the authority or office that has assessed the claim may waive the amounts owed in whole or in part, provided the invoice amount does not exceed 1,500 Swiss Francs.
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3. The waiver of court costs is under the jurisdiction of the presiding judge of the court that assessed them, while the waiver of procedural costs of law enforcement agencies falls under the jurisdiction of the authority that assessed them.
4. In all other cases, the Department of Finance decides on requests for waivers.
1. The fees shall go to the state treasury unless a specific statutory allocation is provided.
1. The Executive Council ensures uniform application of the fee schedule in the area of administration, and the Higher Court does so in the area of jurisdiction. They issue the necessary directives.
1. The following fee is owed for
a) Administrative decisions and appeal decisions of the government council, unless a specific fee is stipulated: 100-7,000
b) Appeal decisions of a department: 100-4,000
2. A decision fee can be waived entirely or partially if the Department of Education and Culture or the government council decides school complaints in the first instance.
1. The following fee is required for the
a) Approval of regulations and public-law contracts of resident, citizen, and church communities, as well as public-law corporations: 200-5,000
b) Approval of the statutes of common land cooperatives, mountain and rights communities, as well as similar corporations: 200-5,000
1. The following fee is payable for
a) written legal opinions, expert reports, assessments, translations, submission of files and plans, when no fee for a legal transaction is charged: 50-5,000
b) oral advice, consultations, investigations, assessments for commercially active persons (lawyers, trustees, architects, planners, etc.), insofar as they exceed the usual extent and no special fee for a legal transaction is charged: 50-5,000
1. The fee for extraordinary effort (consultations, investigations, clarifications, processing and provision of extensive documents, etc.) and for access to official documents (§ 40 paragraph 2 letter a InfoDG) amounts to 50-2,000 Swiss Francs.
2. Provision of data carriers (§ 40 paragraph 2 letter b InfoDG)
a) per diskette: 2
b) per CD-ROM: 10
3. No fee is charged for the provision of consultation templates.
4. The fee for participation in approval procedures under federal law amounts to 500-2,000 Swiss Francs.
5. Photocopies
a) per A4 page: 0.50
b) per A3 page: 0.70
1. The fees for the establishment or amendment of a foundation deed range from 300 to 3,000 francs.
1. The following fees are owed for services in family law
a) Asset division in a separate document: 300-3,000
b) Drafting or amendment of a marriage contract: 300-3,000
c) Annulment of a marriage contract: 100-400
d) Drafting of other documents pursuant to family law: 300-3,000
1. The following fees are payable for services under inheritance law
a) Establishment or amendment of a public will or inheritance contract: 200-6,000
b) Drafting a hand-written will (including consultation): 50-3,000
c) Revocation of a public will or inheritance contract: 100-400
d) Approval of a public inventory or official liquidation: 150
e) Opening a testamentary disposition outside an inheritance inventory: 100-2,000
f) Creation of an inheritance inventory: 300-10,000
g) Transactions not intended to ascertain the estate (Establishment of an easement, a real burden, a mortgage right, a pre-registrable right, etc.) according to time required: 300-10,000
h) Inheritance division with liquidation of the estate: 100-10,000
i) Conducting an official liquidation, in addition to the fee for creating an inheritance inventory: 100-10,000
j) Certificate of inheritance: 50-1,000
1. The following fees are payable for services in property law
a) Purchase, exchange, and gift contracts: 100-10,000
b) Termination of joint and co-ownership, provided no fee is owed under § 24 paragraph 1 letters h and i: 200-1,000
c) Transfer of an independent and permanent right: 200-10,000
d) Establishment of condominium ownership: 1,000-15,000
e) Exercise of a pre-emptive right: 100-1,000
f) Exercise of a purchase or repurchase right: 300-10,000
g) Establishment of an independent and permanent right: 200-10,000
h) Establishment of another servitude, a real burden, or a right that can be annotated: 100-10,000
i) Control, review, or issuance of a registration certificate for land registry applications: 80-1,500
j) Work related to land reallocation: 1,000-35,000
k) Parceling and unification: 100-10,000
l) Preliminary contract: 100-10,000
m) Establishment or modification of a mortgage right in a separate document: 20-10,000
1. The following fees are due for services under the Law of Obligations
a) Notarization of a surety declaration: 100-1,000
b) Establishment or amendment of an annuity or lifetime maintenance contract: 100-10,000
c) Notarization under company law: 500-10,000
d) Notarization under bill of exchange and check law: 100-1,000
e) Voluntary auction: 200-10,000
f) Approval of a voluntary auction, if not conducted by the Clerk or Deputy Clerk: 200
1. The following fees are owed for various services
a) Certification: 20
b) Electronic certification: 30
c) Authentications, where no specific fee is provided: 10-2,000
d) Receipt, safekeeping, and payment of funds per 1,000 Swiss francs or parts thereof: 3, minimum 5, maximum 2,000
e) Receipt and safekeeping of securities or items: 10-400
f) Safekeeping of a will or a communication according to § 18 of the Introduction to the Swiss Civil Code: 50
g) Land register excerpt with or without certification: 15-500
h) Land register excerpt "Basic" via Terravis (data according to Art. 26 of the Land Register Ordinance): 2
i) Land register excerpt "Extended" via Terravis (all digital land register data of the main register): 5
j) Written or oral information from registers for inquiries made regularly or by businesses (banks, credit information agencies, etc.), per information: 15-500
1. For the sealing of estate items, the preparation of an inventory, the issuance of a certificate of absence of assets, the conduct of an appraisal, and participation in an inventory hearing, inventory officers receive an hourly compensation determined by the government council.
2. The compensation for travel expenses is based on that of state personnel.
3. The compensation for the issuance of a certificate of absence of assets is borne by the state.
1. The compensation of the estate administrator shall be determined by the competent registrar.
1. The compensation of the representative of the community of heirs is determined by the competent clerk after hearing from the representative.
1. The Bar Association imposes the following fees
a)* Decisions regarding registration or deletion in the cantonal register of attorneys or in a legally prescribed list
1.* Registration, when no special inquiries are necessary, or deletion upon own request: 400
2.* Registration, when special inquiries are necessary, or deletion not upon own request: 400-10,000
b) Other decisions: 100-10,000
1. The following fee is owed for the
a) Approval of agreements pursuant to the Primary School Act (VSG) of January 26, 2022: 50-800
b) Approval of the organizational status of associations of municipalities under the Primary School Act (VSG) of January 26, 2022: 800-1,000
c) Reissuance of the teaching authorization: 200-1,000
**1. The following fees are payable for participation in courses designed to fulfill the admission requirements for programs at universities:**
a) Registration fee for Pedagogy Preparatory Course or Passerelle Preparation Course for Vocational Maturity or Specialized Maturity - University Level: 200
b) Course fee for Pedagogy Preparatory Course: 1000
c) Course fee for Passerelle Preparation Course for Vocational Maturity or Specialized Maturity - University Level per Semester: 1000
d) Examination fee for Pedagogy Preparatory Course: 300
**2. The examination fee amounts to:**
a) Gymnasium Maturity: 250
b) Completion with Specialized Middle School Certificate: 250
c) Specialized Maturity in Pedagogy: 250
1. The following fee is payable for
a) unjustified absence or withdrawal from a final examination of basic vocational education, including the vocational baccalaureate: 200
b) adults who are admitted to remedial education or the validation of educational achievements under the Vocational Education and Training Ordinance of 19 November 2003, or who have registered for the vocational baccalaureate after completing basic vocational training and fail to commence the associated training due to their own fault, are obliged to reimburse the expenses incurred by the admission or registration: 100-300
c) career counseling for adults with completed basic vocational education: 50-2,000
d) appeal decisions of the Appeals Commission for Vocational Education and Training: 100-4,000
1. The following fee is owed for
a) Operating licenses for private schools with a profit-oriented character 1,000-3,000
b) Operating licenses for private schools without a profit-oriented character 300-1,000
1. The following fee is owed for
a) the granting of cantonal citizenship, per application: 200-3,000
b) the release from cantonal citizenship, per application: 100-1,000
c) the adoption decree: 600-2,000
d) the approval of a name change: 300-1,200
1. The fee for an order under federal and cantonal energy law ranges from 250 to 1,500 Swiss francs.
**1. Fees are owed for the following services provided by the Office for Municipalities:**
a) Approval for the formation of a new municipality and approval of changes in territory (boundary adjustment or alteration in status), insofar as a municipal merger is not intended: 1,000-10,000
b) Audits of annual accounts, investigations in cases of disorder or unlawful conditions in municipalities: 200-10,000
c) Revocation of self-administration: 1,000-10,000
1. The fees for the issuance or denial of the professional practice license as well as other permits related to professional practice are as follows
a)* Activities conducted under one's own professional responsibility: 300-1,000
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d)* Deputies: 100-500
2. The fees for the examination and certification that a holder of a professional practice license, upon reaching the age of 75, is capable of ensuring flawless professional practice both physically and mentally, amount to 100-500 Francs.
1. Fees for the granting or refusal of operating licenses amount to
a)* public pharmacies and drugstores: 100-2,000
b)* private medical, dental, and veterinary pharmacies: 100-2,000
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c)* hospital and home pharmacies: 100-2,000
cbis)* additional dispensing points: 100-1,000
d)* mail-order trade: 100-2,000
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f)* the storage of blood and blood products: 100-1,000
g)* hospitals: 2,000-10,000
gbis)* nursing homes: 1,000-5,000
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i)* all other healthcare institutions as well as day-care centers for adults and addiction institutions according to social legislation: 500-5,000
2. Fees for the granting or refusal of other licenses amount to
a)* the manufacture of medicinal products: 400-2,000
abis)* the distribution of medicinal products at trade fairs and exhibitions: 50-200
ater)* the procurement, storage, and use of narcotics by hospitals and institutes dedicated to scientific research: 100-1,000
b)* the approval of service providers to operate under the mandatory health insurance: 50-2,000
c)* operating a smoking lounge (fumoir): 50-1,000
3. Fees for measures related to handling patient documentation upon the cessation of business or in the event of death amount to 50-2,000 francs.
4. Fees for the examination and processing of notifications, particularly concerning 90-day service providers from EU/EFTA states, activities not requiring a license, and medical services in pharmacies, amount to 50-500 francs.
5. Fees for the recognition of individual cases from institutions outside the canton in the areas of aging, addiction, and care according to social legislation amount to 50-500 francs.
1. The fees for the adjustment of existing permits range from 50-500 Swiss Francs.
1. The fees for conducted inspections of practices, businesses, studios, salons, tanning salons, and sales outlets (including reporting), as well as for their preparation and follow-up, and for measures ordered in this context, range from 100 to 6,000 francs.
1. Fees for Supervisory and Disciplinary Measures and for the Revocation of Professional Practice and Operational Permits as well as Other Permits shall Amount to 200-5,000 Swiss Francs.
1. The fees for the approval or amendment of rental rates in subsidized housing are 15 francs.
1. Fees may be reduced based on the incurred work effort when
a) a proceeding concludes without a substantive decision, or
b) a decision is issued without a rationale.
2. Revocations and modifications of measures are generally subject to fees in the same manner as their issuance.
3. If a decision encompasses multiple matters, the fees are generally accumulated.
1. In child protection, the following fees are due
a) Consent to adoption (Art. 265 para. 2 Swiss Civil Code): 200-5,000
b) Receipt of the parents' declaration of consent to adoption (Art. 265a para. 2 Swiss Civil Code): 50-200
c) Decision to waive parental consent for adoption (Art. 265c et seq. Swiss Civil Code): 500-2,000
d) Procedure for regulating, shaping, and implementing personal contact, including the order, amendment, and revocation of protective measures (Art. 273 et seq. Swiss Civil Code, Art. 27 Federal Act on the Registered Partnership of Same-Sex Couples (Partnership Act, PartG) of June 18, 2004): 200-5,000
e) Decisions related to parental custody in unmarried parents (Art. 298a et seq. Swiss Civil Code): 200-5,000
f) Approval of maintenance agreements and settlements on maintenance (Art. 287 paras. 1 and 2 Swiss Civil Code, Art. 288 para. 2 item 1 Swiss Civil Code): 200-2,000
g) Re-determination of parental custody, custody arrangements, and approval of a maintenance contract (Art. 134 para. 3 Swiss Civil Code) as well as personal contact (Art. 134 para. 4 Swiss Civil Code, Art. 275 Swiss Civil Code): 200-2,000
h) Appointment of a representative for an unborn child to safeguard inheritance claims (Art. 544 para. 1bis Swiss Civil Code): 100-500
i) Orders and measures concerning the child's assets (Art. 318 et seq. Swiss Civil Code), fees may be waived if the child gains no financial benefit from the transaction: 100-500
1. In adult protection, the following fees are owed
a) Orders and measures concerning the care mandate (Art. 360 et seq. Swiss Civil Code) and the patient directive (Art. 373 Swiss Civil Code): 200-2,000
b) Measures by law for persons lacking capacity (Art. 374 para. 3 Swiss Civil Code, Art. 376 Swiss Civil Code, Art. 381 para. 1 Swiss Civil Code, Art. 385 para. 2 Swiss Civil Code): 50-5,000
c) Decisions concerning exemption from the duty of inventory, the duty of periodic reporting and account submission, and the duty to obtain consent for certain transactions (Art. 420 Swiss Civil Code): 500-2,000
d) Decisions when waiving guardianship (Art. 392 Swiss Civil Code): 200-2,000
1. For decisions, certificates, and confirmations within the scope of the Hague Convention on the Protection of Children (1996 Hague Child Protection Convention) of October 19, 1996, the Hague Convention on the International Protection of Adults (2000 Hague Adult Protection Convention) of January 13, 2000, as well as the Hague Convention on Protection of Children and Co-operation in Respect of Intercountry Adoption (1993 Hague Adoption Convention) of May 29, 1993, the fees amount to 50-2,000 francs.
1. In matters of child and adult protection, the following fees are owed
a) Ordering of guardianships and custodianships: 200-2,000
b) Order to create a public inventory (Art. 405 para. 3 CC): 100-1,000
c) Transactions requiring consent (Art. 416 et seq. CC), wherein the fee may be waived if the person concerned derives no financial benefit from the transaction: 200-2,000
d) Review and approval of report and statement of accounts (Art. 415 para. 1 and 2 CC, Art. 425 para. 2 CC): 500-5,000
e) Precautionary measures (Art. 445 CC) and other interim decisions: 200-2,000
f) Order for procedural representation along with the appointment of the representative (Art. 314a CC, Art. 449a CC): 200-2,000
g) Appointment of an advocate or substitute advocate, or addressing the matter by the child and adult protection authority itself (Art. 306 para. 2 CC, Art. 403 para. 1 CC): 200-2,000
h) Written information about the existence or non-existence of a measure, as well as the regulation of parental custody in relation to private individuals and private enterprises (Art. 451 para. 2 CC): 20
1. The fees for appraisals and dispositions in the areas of land and leasehold rights range from 50 to 1,000 francs.
1. Fees apply for
a) the approval of a shorter lease term for agricultural properties: 50-300
b) the approval for the continuation of the lease: 50-300
c) the approval for the parcel-wise leasing: 50-300
d) the approval of the rent for an agricultural establishment: 50-600
e) a decision on an objection under Articles 43 and 44 of the Federal Act on Agricultural Leases (LPG) of October 4, 1985: 100-2,000
1. Fees for the Approval of the Subdivision of Real Estate Amount to
a) Without Subsidy Repayment 100-250
b) With Subsidy Repayment 150-400
1. The fees for recognition and contribution assessment range from 50 to 500 francs.
1. The fees for the authorization to delete annotations pursuant to §§ 19 to 21 of the Ordinance on Land Improvements in Agriculture (Land Improvement Ordinance, LIO) of August 24, 2004, amount to 100-250 Swiss Francs.
1. At livestock markets, the fees charged by municipalities are as follows
a) Equine animals per head 6
b) Bovine animals over 3 months per head 6
c) Bovine animals up to 3 months per head 3
d) Small livestock per head 3
1. In the areas of migration, foreign workers, and service providers, the fees are as follows
a)* Decisions: 50-1,500
b) Opinion on visa application: 100
c)* Verification of a declaration of commitment: 50
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e) Issuance of a confirmation: 25
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2. For procedures in urgent cases or outside of office hours, a surcharge of 50 percent of the regular fee is applied.
3. For cancellations and substitute requests for dancers, artists, and musicians, a surcharge of 50 francs is applied.
1. The fees for granting permission for motor sporting events range from 100 to 500 francs.
1. The fees amount to
a) Authorization for commercial boat rental 40-150
b) Authorization for nautical events and trial runs 20-100
c) Seasonal authorization for operating an out-of-canton vessel on the Aare 50
1. The fees according to the Enforcement Ordinance related to federal legislation on explosive materials (Cantonal Explosives Ordinance) of May 1, 1984, amount to 50-200 Swiss Francs.
1. The fees for the authorization to open or convert a film exhibition business and the revocation of this authorization range from 200 to 1,000 Swiss Francs.
1. The maximum fee permitted under federal law shall be charged for the excerpt from the cantonal criminal register.
1. The fees for the granting and revocation of the permit for the commercial pursuit of activities pursuant to Section 45, Paragraph 1 of the Cantonal Police Act of September 23, 1990, amount to 200-500 Swiss Francs.
1. Upon activation of an alarm system, the following fees apply
a) a one-time processing and activation fee (including the preparation of an alarm protocol): 500–1,000
b)* Usage fee, per year: 350
c) Modification of the alarm protocol due to relocation or renovation: 300–1,000
2. For responding to false alarms (including systems not connected to the police), the fee per false alarm is 350 Swiss Francs.
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3. The fees under section 2 are halved if the alarm is revoked through the use of a code word before the commencement of police intervention at the alarm center.
1. The fees are as follows for the
a) Installation of mobile alarm systems 100-800
b) Installation of theft traps 50-300
1. The fees are for
a) the deployment/rental of technical equipment (excluding maritime police): 30-500
b) the deployment of maritime police technical equipment: 100-1,000
c) consumables: cost price
d) video analysis, examination of identification documents, micro traces, and light bulbs, forensic reports, coffin sealing: 50-1,000
e)* data destruction: 200-1,000
1. The Fees Amount to the Following for
a)* Storing/Keeping Found or Seized Road Vehicles: 20-6,000
b) Storing/Keeping Found or Seized Watercraft: Self-cost
c) Storing/Keeping Found or Seized Items: 20-500
2. For the Calculation of Personnel Costs, the Directives of the Executive Council Regarding the Implementation of the Fee Schedule are Decisive. The Use of Materials is Billed According to the Rates Stipulated in the Fee Schedule.
1. The Fees are for
a) the submission of reports, sketches, and statistics 25-800
b) photographs, Polaroid pictures, video prints, and trace photograms, per image 5-50
1. The fees for the service of administrative decisions amount to 100 Francs.
2. The service of the first summons is free of charge. The fee for the service of the second summons to the same person and regarding the same matter amounts to 50 Francs, unless the summoned person was unable to comply with the first summons for sufficient reasons.
3. The fees for compulsory attendance are comprised of
a) the fee according to § 66 paragraph 1 and
b) the personnel costs in accordance with the directive of the Council of State regarding the execution of the fee schedule.
1. The fees for the technical inspection of a motorized bicycle amount to 120 Swiss Francs.
2. The fees for speed checks of small motorcycles according to Article 14 letter b number 1 of the Ordinance on the Technical Requirements for Road Vehicles (VTS) dated June 19, 1995, for example using a test roller, amount to 50 Swiss Francs.
1. The fees for the use of state road motor vehicles range from 20 to 150 francs per deployment, depending on the vehicle used.
2. In addition to the fees under paragraph 1, the following charges are payable for special transports
a) Depending on the vehicle category, per kilometer: 0.50-5
b) Personnel costs according to the directive of the Government Council on the implementation of the fee tariff
1. The following fees are due
a) Use of a police boat or an unmanned aerial vehicle, per hour: 100
b) Personnel costs according to the directive of the Council of Ministers concerning the enforcement of the fee schedule
1. Fees are payable for the following permits
a) Permit for cycling events: 100-500
b) Permit for traffic regulations at special events: 50-200
c) Special permit for passage through prohibitory signals: 50-200
1. Special police services provided by the Canton are generally subject to charges. The use of resources is billed according to the rates specified in the fee schedule.
2. Cost reimbursement is particularly required from the organizer of events that necessitate an elaborate or extraordinary police operation. Cost reimbursement may also be demanded from the party responsible for extraordinary expenses incurred during another police operation, especially if these expenses were caused intentionally or through gross negligence, or if they occurred mainly for private or commercial interests.
3. The department may waive the cost reimbursement partially or entirely for events that partially serve public interests or serve an idealistic purpose, as well as for events that yield no profit or only a small profit.
1. In events where violence against persons or property has occurred, the organizer and the individual involved in the act of violence may be charged the costs of the police operation from the onset of the act of violence, in addition to the cost reimbursement according to § 69.
2. The organizer is only liable for costs if they do not possess the necessary authorization or if they have intentionally or with gross negligence failed to comply with the conditions of authorization. The portion of costs borne by them is determined in accordance with their compliance with the authorization conditions. The costs under paragraph 1 may be imposed on the organizer up to a maximum of 40 percent. Their liability for costs amounts to a maximum of 10,000 francs, or in particularly severe cases, a maximum of 30,000 francs.
3. The portion of costs attributed to the individual involved in the act of violence is determined based on their individual responsibility for the police operation under paragraph 1 and their individual contribution to the act of violence. The costs under paragraph 1 may be imposed on them up to a maximum of 60 percent. For the maximum liability for costs, the last sentence of paragraph 2 applies mutatis mutandis.
1. The fees for orders regarding eviction and return bans in cases of domestic violence (§ 37ter of the Law on the Cantonal Police dated September 23, 1990) range from 100 to 1,000 Swiss Francs.
1. The fees for measures and orders related to traffic education for individuals subject to juvenile criminal law (§ 85 para. 2 of the Court Organization Act of March 13, 1977) amount to 20-100 Swiss francs.
1. The fees for orders concerning area bans, reporting obligations, and police custody (Concordat on Measures against Violence at Sports Events of November 15, 2007) range from 100 to 500 Swiss francs.
2. If, for the execution of a measure under Articles 23l-23o of the Federal Act on Measures to Safeguard Internal Security (BWIS) of March 21, 1997, a mobile phone localization is ordered, the terrorist threat may be obliged to partially or fully reimburse the costs.
1. The fee for the reimbursement of overpaid amounts, paid together with the due fine according to the Ordinance on Administrative Fines of May 4, 1996, is 20 francs.
2. Refunds of amounts exceeding the due fine by less than 21 francs will not be processed.
3. The fee for the reimbursement is offset against the overpaid amount.
4. If the fine was overpaid due to an error by the police of the Canton of Solothurn, the overpaid amount will be refunded in full and free of charge.
1. If the involvement of a third party is indispensably necessary for the performance of police duties, the responsible party is obligated to fully reimburse the costs for the services rendered.
1. The fees for the approval to construct ski lifts range from 50 to 700 francs.
1. The fees for the approval to construct or modify pipeline installations range from 50 to 3,000 Swiss francs.
1. Fees for the Permit to Build Outside the Construction Zone Amount to 100-5,000 Swiss Francs.
1. The fees for decisions by the Department as the Building Authority range from 100 to 7,000 francs.
1. The fees for the approval of land use plans and land consolidation range from 200 to 15,000 Swiss Francs.
1. The fees for a special permit under the Ordinance on Nature and Heritage Protection of November 14, 1980, range from 100 to 1,000 Swiss Francs.
1. The fees for the approval to fall below the statutory forest distance range from 100 to 1,000 Swiss Francs.
1. The fees for authorizations regarding exemption from mandatory health insurance range from 100 to 1,000 Swiss Francs.
1. The fees for the approval of forms for rent increases and terminations range from 50 to 200 Swiss francs.
1. The fees for the approval according to the Federal Act on the Requirements and Procedure for Sterilizations (Sterilization Act) of December 17, 2004, amount to 100-1,000 Swiss Francs.
1. The fees for granting permission to take in children for foster care or adoption are 100-1,000 Swiss Francs.
1. The fees for operational and tax permits according to social legislation amount to 100-1,000 Swiss francs. This is subject to § 41 paragraph 1 letters g-bis and i.
1. The fees for the enforcement of orders, decisions, or judgments amount to 300-5,000 Swiss Francs.
1. The fees for notarization or obtaining an external certification amount to 50 francs.
1. The fee for issuing a burial permit is 30 francs.
1. Compensation is, subject to paragraphs 3 and 4, per year
a) for income and asset management: 300-3,000
b) for personal care: 300-3,000
c) for duties outside the aforementioned tasks: 500-5,000
2. Verified and necessary expenses are to be invoiced additionally. As a travel expense, typically the price of a 2nd class train ticket is reimbursed. If a car is used, the mileage allowance applicable to state personnel may be granted.
3. For compensation for mandate holders who are employees of a social region, an hourly rate of 100 Swiss Francs applies. Expenses incurred in the course of official duties are covered by the hourly rate and must not be invoiced separately. The same applies to private mandate holders who possess recognized professional training that is essential for the fulfillment of the mandate and for which the specified hourly rate appears justified.
4. Anyone acting as a lawyer or trustee, with a professional or equivalent qualification, undertaking a mandate ordered by the Child and Adult Protection Authority, can claim a fee according to the applicable professional tariff only for those activities requiring specific professional knowledge. Otherwise, compensation is made according to paragraphs 1 and 2.
1. The fees amount to
a) Archival and genealogical research: 50-5,000
b) Copies, translations, transcriptions, as well as their certifications or authentications: 50-5,000
c) Enlargement from microfilm reader
1. Format A4: 1.50
2. Format A3: 2
d)* Reproduction of archival material: 40
e)* Loan of archival material for exhibition purposes (per item): 50-1,000
f)* Photocopies and scans (per page): 1
1. The fees for issuing a patent certificate or a duplicate for attorneys, notaries, and court clerks amount to 100 francs.
1. The Fees Are As Follows For
a) the Certification 20
b) the Attestation 20
c) the Issuance of an Apostille 30
1. The fees are as follows for
a) admission to a legal internship: 100
b) modification or termination of a legal internship: 100
c) extension of the examination period: 100
d) taking examinations as a
1. Lawyer: 800
2. Notary: 500
3. Court Clerk: 300
e) retaking of an
1. written examination: 100
2. oral examination: 200
1. The fees for the approval pursuant to § 10 paragraph 1 of the Act on Lawyers (Law on Lawyers, AnwG) of May 10, 2000 (Substitution) amount to 100-500 Swiss Francs.
1. Fees shall be charged for the
a)* Authorization to practice as a notary
1.* if no special clarifications are required: 250
2.* if special clarifications are required: 250-10,000
b) Exemption of a notary from confidentiality obligations: 100-2,000
c)* Revocation of the authorization to practice as a notary
1.* upon own request: 350
2.* not upon own request: 350-10,000
d)* Acceptance of notarial documents for safekeeping: 100-5,000
e)* Registration and deregistration of a notary in the Swiss Register of Persons Qualified to Execute Documents: 200
1. Fees for a decision on clemency issued by
a) the Cantonal Council: 100-5,000
b) the Government Council: 100-3,000
1. The fees for a decision on expropriation amount to
a) the Cantonal Council 500-3,000
b) the Government Council 100-1,000
1. The fees for issuing decisions concerning state medical liability according to §§ 19bis ff. of the Hospital Act (SpiG) of May 12, 2004, range from 100 to 5,000 Swiss Francs.
1. Fees for Investigative Measures by the Tax Authorities in Appeal Proceedings are as follows
a) Examination of Books: 200-3,000
b) Other Investigative Measures: 50-1,000
1. The Fees for the Valuation of Real Estate Market Value by the Cadastral Assessment Department Range from 300-1,500 Swiss Francs.
1. The annual supervisory fee for the oversight of foundations that do not serve occupational benefits according to their purpose (classic foundations and public-law foundations) is determined as follows based on the gross assets
a) up to 100,000: 200
b) 100,001–500,000: 400
c) 500,001–1,000,000: 600
d) 1,000,001–5,000,000: 1,000
e) 5,000,001–10,000,000: 1,400
f) 10,000,001–20,000,000: 2,000
g) 20,000,001–50,000,000: 2,800
h) over 50,000,000: 3,800
2. The gross assets are considered to be the total balance sheet assets.
1. The supervisory authority for foundations charges the following fees for examinations, orders, and additional services.
a) Assumption or relinquishment of supervision: 500-2,500
b) Verification, amendment, and approval of documents: 300-5,000
c) Verification, amendment, and approval of regulations: 300-3,000
d) Merger, dissolution, or complete liquidation: 900-10,000
e) Processing of supervisory complaints: 300-5,000
f) Imposition of supervisory measures: 450-5,000
g) Exemption from the obligation to appoint an audit firm: 200-1,000
h) Reminder for the submission of documents or for non-compliance with deadlines for supervisory measures: 50
i) Issuance of further orders: 200-1,000
2. For the second and each subsequent reminder in the same matter pursuant to paragraph 1 letter h, a reminder fee of 100 Francs is charged.
1. Fees for the Permit for Special Use of Cantonal Roads with No Impact on Traffic Flow are as follows
a) Permit Fee (Base Fee): 50-1,500
b) Short-term Occupation with Commercial Use (especially garden restaurants, sales stands, etc.) per m² and season, depending on the character of the road: 50-100
c) Short-term Occupation without Commercial Use (especially dumpsters, scaffolding, etc.) per m² and month, depending on the character of the road: 5-15
d) Long-term Occupation with Commercial Use (especially roundabout inner areas, areas adjacent to traffic spaces, etc.) considering the traffic value of the area occupied, per year: 100-10,000
e) Long-term Occupation without Commercial Use (especially roundabout inner areas, areas adjacent to traffic spaces, etc.) considering the real value of the area occupied, per year: 100-10,000
f) Compensation for Right of Way, per running meter, depending on the character of the road: 1-10
2. Fees for the Permit for Special Use of Cantonal Roads with Impact on Traffic Flow are as follows
a) Permit Fee (Base Fee): 150-1,500
b) Short-term Use Associated with Traffic Impairment (particularly construction sites with traffic lights, closure of pedestrian crossings, lane reduction, etc.), per day, depending on the character of the road: 5-300
3. Fees for the Permit for Anchors in the Road Area range from 150 to 10,000 Swiss Francs, depending on tonnage traction force.
1. Fees for the activities of the District Building Offices pursuant to the Cantonal Building Ordinance of July 3, 1978, shall amount to 150-2,000 Swiss Francs for information, consultations, and clarifications, insofar as they exceed the usual extent and no special fee is required.
1. Fees are payable for the following activities under the Water, Soil and Waste Act (WSWA) of March 4, 2009
a) Issuance, amendment, or revocation of a permit: 100-15,000
b) Inspection and control of facilities approved under the WSWA: 300-3,000
1. Fees are as follows for the
a) Approval of material extraction sites and landfills 400-75,000
b) Monitoring of material extraction sites, per year 1,000-3,000
1. The fees for the granting, extension, renewal, modification, and transfer of water rights are as follows
a) by the government council: 100-100,000
b) by the cantonal council or the people: up to 500,000
c) additionally per kW: 20
1. Permanent and Temporary Usage Fees
a) Withdrawal of Surface Water
1. Allocated water quantity, per liter per minute: -.65
2. Additionally for actual water quantity, per m³: -.007
3. Minimum fee: 100
4. The fees pursuant to items 1 and 2 for the withdrawal of surface water can be reduced by 20 percent for uses in the public interest.
b) Withdrawal of Surface Water for Irrigation of Agricultural Crops
1. Approved or allocated withdrawal quantity, per liter per minute: -.50
2. Minimum fee: 100
c) Withdrawal of Ground and Spring Water. Category A: Private Use as Drinking Water
1. Water rights fee, per liter per minute: 4
2.* Water consumption fee, per m³: -.03
3. Minimum fee: 300
d) Withdrawal of Ground and Spring Water. Category B: Public Use as Drinking Water
1. Water rights fee, per liter per minute: 1.50
2.* Water consumption fee, per m³: -.025
3. Minimum fee: 100
e) If the extraction according to letters c and d is kept operational solely for emergency drinking water supply, both the water rights and consumption fees may be reduced.
f) Withdrawal of Ground and Spring Water. Category C: Use for Industrial and Commercial Purposes
1. Water rights fee, per liter per minute: 4
2.* Water consumption fee, per m³: -.03
3. Minimum fee: 400
g) Withdrawal of Ground and Spring Water. Category D: Use for Heat Pumps (heating or cooling) with reinfiltration
1. Water rights fee, per liter per minute: 1
2.* Water rights fee, per m³: -.015
3. Minimum fee: 300
h) Withdrawal of Ground and Spring Water. Category E: Use for Irrigation of Agricultural Crops
1. Water rights fee, per liter per minute: 4
2. Water consumption fee, per m³: -.02
3. Minimum fee: 300
i) Withdrawal of Ground and Spring Water. Category F: Groundwater Lowering (when discharged into runoff, etc.)
1. Water rights fee, per liter per minute: 10
2. Minimum fee: 400
j) Operation of Heat Pump Systems using Surface Water
1. per MJ/h: 1
k) Withdrawal of Water for Cooling of Nuclear Power Plants
1.* per m³ evaporated water (difference between water withdrawal and water return): -.30
l) Boat Houses and Other Structures
1. per m² of water area occupied: 12
2. Minimum fee: 240
m) Boat Docks
1. per m² of water area occupied: 6
2. Minimum fee: 60
n) Boat Mooring Posts
1. per mooring point: 120
o) per Boat
1. without motor: 100
2.* with engine power up to 6 kW: 250
3.* with higher engine power: 350
2. One-Time Usage Fees
a) Pipes Crossing Over or Under Water Bodies
1. per linear meter: 4-7
2. Minimum fee: 100
b) Overhead Utilities Crossing Water Bodies. Transmission Lines
1. per wire and linear meter, up to 60 kV: 3.50
2. per wire and linear meter, up to 250 kV: 6
3. per wire and linear meter, over 250 kV: 8
4. Minimum fee: 110
c) Utilities Crossing Water Bodies. Pipelines, Anchor Irons, etc.
1. per linear meter: 4-7
2. Minimum fee: 110
d) Utilities Crossing Water Bodies. Poles
1. per pole depending on size and interference with water maintenance services: 70-700
e) Bridges and Coverings
1. depending on type of use and location of the object, per m² of usable area: 10-85
2. Minimum fee: 100
f) Extraction of Sand, Gravel, and Other Material
1. depending on the value of the extracted material, per m³: 3-30
2. Minimum fee: 150
g) Structures in Groundwater
1. Approval: 300-3,000
2. Concession, per m³ of enclosed space, up to the mean groundwater level: -.10-1
3. Concession, per m³ of enclosed space, below the mean groundwater level: 1-10
4. Minimum fee: 200
1. The following fees are applicable for activities under the Federal Environmental Protection Legislation
a) Granting and issuing a decision: 100-10,000
b) Providing data outside regular publications: 50-20,000
2. The fees for assessing Environmental Impact Assessments (including success monitoring under the Federal Ordinance on Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA Ordinance) of October 19, 1988) range from 100 to 100,000 Swiss Francs.
3. The following fees are applicable for activities under the Federal Ordinance on Major Accidents (Major Accidents Ordinance, MAO) of February 27, 1991
a) Evaluation of summary reports and risk assessments: 100-10,000
b) Monitoring and ordering of measures: 100-5,000
4. The following fees are applicable for activities under the Federal Ordinance on Air Pollution Control (APCO) of December 16, 1985
a) Monitoring and issuing of a decision: 100-10,000
b) Emission and immission measurements: 100-30,000
c)* Training and consulting for furnace inspectors, per inspection: 10
d)* Extensive consultations for the owners of an installation and contracted third parties according to APCO: 100-1,000
5. The following fees are applicable for activities under the Federal Noise Abatement Ordinance (NAO) of December 15, 1986, and the Federal Ordinance on Protection of the Public from Harmful Effects of Noise and Laser Beams at Events (Sound and Laser Ordinance, SLO) of February 28, 2007
a) Issuing a decision: 100-2,000
b) Authorization, monitoring, measurements: 100-10,000
6. The following fees are applicable for activities under the Federal Technical Ordinance on Waste (TWO) of December 10, 1990, the Federal Ordinance on the Movement of Waste (WMO) of June 22, 2005, and the waste management provisions of the Cantonal Law on Water, Soil, and Waste (WSWA) of March 4, 2009
a) Operational and other permits: 100-20,000
b) Issuing a decision: 100-5,000
c) Monitoring and investigations: 100-10,000
d) Monitoring and recording of lists and reports per page or report: 20-500
7. The following fees are applicable for activities under the Federal Radiation Protection Act (RPA) of March 22, 1991, and the Federal Radiation Protection Ordinance (RPO) of June 22, 1994
a) Conducting measurements: 100-2,000
b) Monitoring and issuing of a decision: 100-10,000
8. The following fees are applicable for activities under the Federal Ordinance on the Remediation of Contaminated Sites (Contaminated Sites Ordinance, CSO) of August 26, 1998, and the waste management provisions of the Cantonal Law on Water, Soil, and Waste (WSWA) of March 4, 2009
a) Approval of terms of reference for technical investigations: 200-10,000
b) Accompanying preliminary investigations: 200-30,000
c) Accompanying detailed investigations and remediation: 200-50,000
d) Issuing a decision: 200-30,000
e) Providing information: 200-10,000
9. The fees for activities under the Ordinance on Soil Contamination (OSC) of July 1, 1998, range from 200 to 30,000 Swiss Francs.
10. The following fees are applicable for activities under the Federal Ordinance on the Handling of Organisms in Contained Systems (Containment Ordinance, CO) of May 9, 2012, and the Federal Ordinance on the Handling of Organisms in the Environment (Deliberate Release Ordinance, DRO) of September 10, 2008
a) Monitoring and issuing a decision: 300-10,000
b) Collection and examination of samples: 300-10,000
11. The following fees are applicable for activities under the Federal Ordinance on Protection from Non-Ionizing Radiation (NIR Ordinance) of December 23, 1999
a) Verification of calculation bases: 200-2,000
b) Initiating measurements, assessment, drafting the measurement report: 100-1,000
c) Drafting special reports: 200-1,000
d) Exceptional permits: 200-2,000
1. The fees for monitoring
a) reactor landfills, per m³ of landfill material (solid): 3
b) inert waste landfills, per m³ of landfill material (solid): 1
2. The fees for the maintenance service for waste landfills are 5 francs per m³ of landfill material (solid).
3. The fees under paragraph 2 are used for the long-term monitoring of waste landfills.
1. For activities under the federal and cantonal water protection legislation, the following fees are due
a) Approval of acceptance contracts: 200-1,000
b) Authorization and issuance of an order: 100-10,000
c) Acceptance of wastewater treatment plants: 100-15,000
d) Inspection, acceptance, and examination: 100-10,000
e) Provision of data outside of regular publications: 50-20,000
f) Inspection and logging of tank inspection reports and notifications, as well as service reports (equipment): 10-200
g) Supervision and control of inspection companies: 200-2,000
h) Registration and numbering of reportable storage facilities (Tank-Cadastre No.): 50-200
i) Consultations and expert opinions: 100-5,000
1. The following fees are payable for activities under the federal chemicals legislation
a) Collection, investigation, and assessment of samples: 100-10,000
b) Inspections: 100-5,000
c) Issuance of a decision: 100-5,000
d) Review of safety data sheets: 100-2,000
1. For activities pursuant to the Swiss Ordinance on the Marketing of Plant Protection Products (Plant Protection Products Ordinance, PSMO) of May 12, 2010, the following fees are payable
a) Collection, testing, and assessment of samples: 100-10,000
b) Inspections: 100-5,000
c) Issuance of a decree: 100-5,000
d) Review of safety data sheets: 100-2,000
1. For activities under the Federal Ordinance on the Marketing of Fertilizers (Fertilizer Ordinance, DüV) of January 10, 2001, the following fees are payable
a) Collection, examination, and assessment of samples: 100-10,000
b) Inspections: 100-5,000
c) Issuance of a decree: 100-5,000
d) Review of safety data sheets: 100-2,000
1. For activities pursuant to the Federal Ordinance on Dangerous Goods Advisers for the Transport of Dangerous Goods by Road, Rail, and Waterways (Dangerous Goods Advisers Ordinance, DGAO) of June 15, 2001, the following fees are payable
a) Inspections: 100-5,000
b) Issuance of a decree: 100-5,000
c) Registration of dangerous goods advisers: 50-200
1. The fees for permits for the transport of persons range from 100 to 1,000 Swiss Francs.
1. The fees are as follows for
a) Permits under animal protection legislation 100-5,000
b) Ordering administrative measures 100-5,000
c) Inspections, certificates, etc. 100-2,000
1. The fees for the following activities under the Dog Keeping Act of November 7, 2006, are as follows
a) Permit for keeping dogs of certain breeds (§ 4): 200-3,000
b) Imposition of measures (§ 5): 100-3,000
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d) Reminder fee per reminder: 50
1. The fees amount to
a) the retail license 200
b) inspections in practices and businesses (with reporting) according to Article 30, Paragraph 1, Letters a and b of the Federal Ordinance on Veterinary Medicinal Products (Veterinary Medicinal Products Ordinance, TAMV) of August 18, 2004 200-2,000
c) other administrative measures 200-5,000
1. The basic fee for the issuance or renewal of a patent for the practice of livestock trading amounts per year for the
a) Horse and large livestock trading 150
b) Small livestock trading 75
1. Fees are applicable for
a) Inspections and approvals under the Animal Epidemics Legislation: 100-800
b) The imposition of administrative measures: 100-2,500
c) Inspections, certificates, etc.: 50-500
d) Approvals under the Regulation on the Disposal of Animal By-Products (VTNP) of May 25, 2011: 100-2,000
1. The basic fee per operation and visit amounts to 20 francs.
2. The fee for the examination of slaughter animals and meat is per animal
a) Cattle older than 6 weeks: 12
b) Calf: 8
c) Sheep: 8
d) Goat: 8
e) Pig: 5
f) Pig slaughter line: 3
g) Horse: 12
h) Poultry, domestic rabbit: 0.20
i) Breeding hoofed game: 8
j) Game birds, hares: 0.20
k) Wild boar (with sampling): 45
l) Other game: 8
3. If the fees paid by a slaughter facility exceed the services rendered by the meat inspection authorities, the excess fees will be refunded.
4. The additional expenditure incurred as per paragraph 2 letter a due to emergency slaughters and slaughters before 06:00 a.m. will be charged additionally based on the actual costs.
1. The following fees are payable for the
a) Deforestation permit: 300-5,000
b) Logging permit: 100-1,000
c) Special permit for driving on forest roads with motor vehicles: 20-500
d) Permit for adverse use: 100-1,000
e) Specialist and special permit concerning environmentally hazardous substances: 50-200
f) Special permit for the prohibition of clear-cutting: 200-1,000
g) Permit for the partition of forest and sale of forest in public ownership: 200-1,000
h) Permit for conducting events in the forest: 100-2,000
1. Fees are owed for the
a) Determination of forest status in individual cases 100-2,000
b) Imposition of traffic prohibitions in the forest 100-500
c) Use of planning documents 100-2,000
1. The following fees are owed for objection decisions
a) against deforestation applications 100-2,000
b) against deforestation permits 100-2,000
c) in forest determinations during the land-use planning procedure 100-2,000
d) in individual forest determinations 100-2,000
e) against the imposition of driving bans in the forest 100-2,000
1. The fees amount to
a) the hunting course and the hunting examination 600
b) the retake of the practical or theoretical hunting examination 200
c) duplicates for examination certificates 50
1. The fees for issuing a hunting license are as follows for the
a)* Annual hunting license for hunting leaseholders with residence in the canton 100
b)* Annual hunting license for hunting leaseholders with residence outside the canton 200
c)* Annual hunting license for hunting guests with residence in the canton 180
d)* Annual hunting license for hunting guests with residence outside the canton 320
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e)* Multi-year hunting license for hunting leaseholders with residence in the canton (per year) 80
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f)* Multi-year hunting license for hunting leaseholders with residence outside the canton (per year) 160
g)* Hunting license for trainees 100
h)* Daily hunting license 30
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4. The fee is for
a)* the revocation of the hunting license 100
b)* duplicates of the hunting license 50
1. The fee amounts for the
a) Authorization to capture and keep huntable animals: 50-200
b) Authorization to capture, trade, keep, release, import, transit and export, and prepare protected animals: 50-1'000
c) Authorization for the practice of falconry: 50
d) Authorization for sporting events and social occasions in federal ban and protected areas: 100-2'000
e) Authorization to shoot huntable or protected wild animals: 50-200
1. The fees amount to
a) Issuing or amending the hunting lease agreement 50-1,000
b) Reports in the area of wildlife protection and habitat conservation 50-5,000
c) Departmental order regarding wildlife damage 100-2,000
d)* Recovery and disposal of fallen game and completing accident reports in the case of wildlife accidents on the road 200
1. The fees are as follows for a
a) Annual License 140
b) Weekly License 80
c) Daily License 20
d) Guest License 50
e) Youth Annual License 50
f) Youth Weekly License 30
g) Youth Daily License 15
2. For persons with residency outside the canton of Solothurn, a surcharge of up to 100 percent may be applied to the license fees.
3. The fees levied for other fishing permits are as follows
a) Permits for the catching of crabs and fish bait 50-250
b) Permits for broodstock fishing 50-250
c) Special fishing permits 50-250
d) Permits for the use of electrofishing equipment 50-250
1. The following fees shall be levied for
a) Examination fees for the fishery and electrofishing examinations: 50-300
b) Expenses for examination documents and examination certificates: 20-200
c) Issuing, amending, and canceling the lease agreement for fishing waters: 50-1,000
d) Permits for technical interventions in water bodies: 50-15,000
1. The fees for other forestry, hunting, and fishing-related legal determinations range from 50 to 1,000 francs.
1. The fees for expenses related to forestry, hunting, and fishing technical measures, caused or commissioned by third parties, range from 50 to 15,000 Swiss Francs.
1. The fees amount to
a) the imposition of measures under Article 52 of the Federal Act on Work in Industry, Trade, and Commerce (Labour Act, ArG) of March 13, 1964: 100-1,000
b) the work time authorization, depending on the number of authorized working hours: 20-400
c) the revocation and suspension of work time authorizations: 50-400
d) the revocation of the authority to order overtime without authorization: 50-400
1. The fees for orders and decisions related to the exercise of sex work range from 500 to 3,000 francs.
1. The following fees are imposed for transactions related to hospitality activities and alcohol trade
a) Issuance or revocation of a permit: 250-800
b) Issuance or revocation of a permit for the trade of alcoholic beverages: 100-500
c) Extension of a permit: 100
d) Duplicates of a permit: 50
1. The fees for arbitration proceedings before the cantonal conciliation authority range from 200 to 1,500 Swiss francs.
1. The fees for provisions under the Federal Act on Consumer Credit (Konsumkreditgesetz, KKG) of March 23, 2001, range from 500 to 5,000 Swiss Francs.
1. The fees are for the
a) Plan approval for industrial establishments, depending on the size of the built-up area: 100-2'000
b) Operating permit for industrial establishments, depending on the size of the built-up area: 100-1'000
c) Operating permit for technical installations: 100-500
d) Permit for the installation of a chemical clothes cleaning facility: 100-500
e) Imposition of measures to prevent occupational accidents: 300-1'000
1. The fees for registration confirmations for posted workers amount to 25 Swiss Francs.
1. The expenses incurred in metrology in addition to the federal metrology fees are as follows
a) Waiting time, provided that such is attributable to the person liable for fees, is charged according to the hourly rate specified in the Metrology Fees Ordinance (EichGebV) of November 23, 2005.
b) Transport of necessary measurement and auxiliary tools
1) for scales: 15-200
2) for fuel dispensers: 20-100
3) for exhaust gas testing devices: 20-150
4) other measurement and auxiliary tools: 20-100
c) Measurement and auxiliary tools that need to be rented
1) Calibration load train per hour: 450-600
2) Gas calibration of exhaust gas testing devices according to the hourly rate specified in the Metrology Fees Ordinance (EichGebV) of November 23, 2005.
3) other measurement and auxiliary tools according to the hourly rate specified in the Metrology Fees Ordinance (EichGebV) of November 23, 2005.
d) Adjustment and calibration work according to the hourly rate specified in the Metrology Fees Ordinance (EichGebV) of November 23, 2005.
e) Employment of third parties per hour: 93.
1. The fees for special permits deviating from the opening hours for businesses pursuant to the Economic and Labor Act (WAG) of March 8, 2015, amount to 50-200 Swiss Francs.
1. The fees for the approval of small games are as follows
a)* For small lotteries such as lottos and tombolas: 30-600
b)* For local sports betting: 30-600
c)* For small poker tournaments per venue: 30-600
2. Fees may also be charged for supervisory activities in the area of small games according to the rates in paragraph 1.
1. The fees for exemptions according to the Public Holidays Act (Public Holidays Act, RTG) of May 18, 2014, amount to 50-1,000 Swiss Francs.
1. For the activities of the licensing and supervisory authority regarding the professional mediation of individuals from or to foreign countries for marriage or permanent partnership, the following fees are charged
a) Issuance or withdrawal of a license: 500-2,000
b) Renewal of a license or adjustment of the security amount: 250-1,000
c) Revocation of a license or release of the security: 250-500
1. The fees for decisions pursuant to Article 45 of the Intercantonal Agreement on Public Procurement (IVöB) dated 15 November 2019 range from 100 to 10,000 Swiss Francs.
1. If a fee or compensation has not been determined by the competent judge, the court clerk must subsequently have it determined or, if this is no longer possible, determine it themselves.
1. For each proceeding, a cost register shall be maintained. It shall list separately all fees, compensation, and expenses.
1. A fee of 50 cents is charged for each page of copies from decisions and records.
2. Amounts under 10 francs are not billed.
3. For copies of anonymized judgments, an additional flat fee of 20-100 francs may be charged in addition to paragraph 1.
1. The decision fee in disciplinary matters is between 100 and 7,000 Swiss Francs.
1. A flat fee of 200-1,500 francs is owed for the conciliation procedure before the conciliation authorities.
**1. The decision fee is determined by the amount in dispute as follows:**
a) up to 30,000 Swiss Francs: 200-4,000
b) 30,001-50,000 Swiss Francs: 600-5,500
c) 50,001-100,000 Swiss Francs: 800-8,000
d) 100,001-200,000 Swiss Francs: 1,200-13,000
e) 200,001-500,000 Swiss Francs: 1,800-25,000
f) 500,001-1,000,000 Swiss Francs: 2,500-50,000
**2.** If the amount in dispute exceeds 1 million Swiss Francs, the maximum fee according to paragraph 1 may be increased by up to 1 percent of the amount in dispute.
**3.** If the amount in dispute cannot be determined, the decision fee is 200-20,000 Swiss Francs.
**4.** If the proceedings end without a judgment on the merits or if a written reasoning for the judgment is not required, the fee may be reduced to reflect the effort incurred up to the time of termination of proceedings. Generally, the minimum fees specified in paragraph 1 should not be undercut.
1. Fees Owed for Judgments, Orders, Settlements, and Orders
a) Prosecutor, Investigating Officer, and Single Judge
1. Penal Orders and Dismissal Orders: 50-15,000
2. Trials and Other Proceedings: 80-50,000
b) District Court: 80-75,000
c) Higher Court: 80-75,000
d) Detention Judge
1. Decisions in Detention Matters: 50-5,000
2. Other Decisions Assigned to Him by Legislation: 50-5,000
e) Juvenile Justice
1. Juvenile Prosecution: Penal Orders, Orders, Decisions, Reports, Enforcement of Measures: 50-3,000
2. Juvenile Court President: 50-2,000
3. Juvenile Court: 50-5,000
1. The following fees are owed for
a) Proceedings under §§ 48 and 49 of the Court Organization Act of March 13, 1977 [72] | 50-15,000
b) Other proceedings | 30-10,000
1. The Decision Fee in Cases of Reckless or Vexatious Conduct of Complaints and Proceedings Amounts to 50-600 Francs.
1. The following fees are owed for
a) Proceedings before the President 50-1,500
b) Proceedings before the Full Commission 50-10,000
1. The following fees are owed
a) Basic fee: 50-3,000
b) Surcharges
1. Cantonal tax appeals concerning income and earnings: 1 percent of the disputed income/earnings
2. Cantonal tax appeals concerning assets and capital: 2 per mille of the disputed assets/capital
3. Municipal tax appeals: 50-1,500
4. Appeals concerning direct federal tax, if only the federal taxation is disputed: 1/3 of the fee according to No. 1
5. Appeals concerning direct federal tax, when simultaneous assessment of cantonal taxation is made: 10 percent of the fee according to No. 1
6. Military service substitute, withholding tax as well as ancillary taxes and fees according to § 56 paragraph 1 letter b GO: 5 percent of the tax amount
7. Appeals against cadastral assessment: 2 per mille of the disputed estimated amount
2. In special cases, such as disputes over tax jurisdiction, interim assessments, application of § 58 paragraph 3 StG, tax deferral, procedural and collection matters, the surcharge may be waived.
3. The court fee amounts to a maximum of 15,000 francs.
1. The Fees for Mediation Proposals or Arbitral Awards of the Arbitration Tribunal in Health and Accident Insurance range from 500 to 10,000 Swiss Francs.
1. The Justices of the Peace charge the following fees
a) Flat fees as a conciliation authority in civil matters
1. Upon resolution of the dispute by acknowledgment of the claim, settlement, or withdrawal of the claim, or upon issuance of a writ of summons: 50-100
2.* For a proposal of decision or decision: 50-200
b) Fees in criminal matters: For the issuance of a penal order or a dismissal order: 50
c) Fees for other activities
1. Conducting an auction of items other than real estate, livestock, and commercial goods, and participation in the sale of goods, per hour: 40
2. Notification to the seller or a party according to Articles 204 paragraph 3, 427, and 445 of the Swiss Code of Obligations: 20
2. In addition to the fees under paragraph 1, they may require reimbursement of expenses for the delivery of penal orders and dismissal orders.
3. The fees flow into the municipal treasury.
1. Justices of the Peace are entitled to require an advance payment from the plaintiff for the costs of the Justices of the Peace.
1. The enforcement of fines and costs by the justices of the peace is the responsibility of the municipalities.
2. These municipalities determine the competent enforcement authority.
1. Witnesses receive a witness fee of 20 francs.
2. The witness fee may be denied if the witness fails to fulfill their duty to testify adequately.
1. Compensation for experts, liquidators, and translators is determined by the judge, prosecutor, or investigating officer after consulting with them.
2. In the case of written completion of the assignment, they must present an account for expenses and disbursements. The account is to be approved by the judge, prosecutor, or investigating officer. Excessive demands are to be reduced.
1. Witnesses, informants, experts, liquidators, and translators are compensated for loss of earnings, travel expenses, and other expenses incurred due to participation in court proceedings.
2. Compensation for loss of earnings shall generally not exceed 300 francs per day.
3. Travel expenses are generally compensated at the price of a second-class train ticket. If a car is used, the mileage allowance applicable to state personnel may be granted.
1. The judge determines the compensation of privately appointed defense attorneys and legal representatives of private plaintiffs or third parties, as well as public defenders and pro bono legal representatives, based on the effort required for careful and dutiful representation. Before making a decision, the judge gives the parties the opportunity to submit a fee note. If no detailed fee note is submitted, the judge estimates the effort based on reasonable discretion.
2. The hourly rate for determining the costs of privately appointed defense attorneys and legal representatives of private plaintiffs or third parties is 230-330 Swiss Francs, plus value-added tax, provided they are lawyers. § 3 applies analogously.
3. The hourly rate for determining the compensation of public defenders and pro bono legal representatives, as well as the state's failure liability, is 180 Swiss Francs, plus value-added tax.
4. The hourly rates are based on the inflation level as of September 30, 2006. They are adjusted for inflation whenever there is a 5 percent change compared to the current setting. The Court Administration Commission establishes the new hourly rates through directives.
5. The remuneration for photocopies is 50 cents per piece. § 157 paragraph 3 applies to travel expenses.
1. The activities of the duty lawyer are compensated by the canton when, after a preliminary arrest by the police, it is determined that there is no need to provide official defense, although at the time of involvement, the appointment of an official defense attorney seemed likely, and the compensation cannot be recovered from the accused person. The public prosecutor or juvenile prosecutor determines the compensation for the duty lawyer in accordance with § 158 paragraphs 3 and 5. Article 135 paragraphs 4 and 5 of the Swiss Criminal Procedure Code (StPO) of October 5, 2007, apply mutatis mutandis.
1. The judge determines the costs of professional legal representation and the compensation for court-appointed legal counsel based on the effort required for careful and dutiful representation. Parties are given the opportunity to submit a fee note before a decision is made. If no detailed fee note is submitted, the judge estimates the effort at his discretion.
2. The hourly rate for determining the costs of professional legal representation amounts to 230-330 Swiss Francs plus VAT, insofar as it is provided by lawyers. § 3 applies analogously.
3. The hourly rate for determining the compensation of court-appointed legal counsel as well as for the state's liability for possible financial shortfall is 180 Swiss Francs plus VAT.
4. The hourly rates are based on the cost of living as of September 30, 2006. They are adjusted for inflation whenever there is a 5 percent change compared to the current rate. The Court Administration Commission sets the new hourly rates through directives.
5. The compensation for photocopies is 50 cents per piece. For travel expenses, § 157 paragraph 3 applies.
1. In administrative court proceedings, § 160 is applicable mutatis mutandis.
1. The Ruling Fee for Malicious or Frivolous Appeal is Between 100 and 3,000 Francs.