Decision on the Delegation of Supervisory and Decision-making Powers of the Directorate of the Interior to the Directorate Secretariat and to the Civil Status and Citizenship Service in the Areas of Civil Status Law, Citizenship Law, and Name Changes (DelV ZiBü) (ZiBü)

1. The following decision-making and supervisory powers of the Directorate of Internal Affairs (§ 3 Para. 1 Cl. 1 OG), acting as an administrative authority, are delegated to the Secretariat of the Directorate of Internal Affairs (§ 3 Para. 1 Cl. 1 of the Ordinance concerning the Organization and Competencies of the State Administration of the Canton of Zug (Organizational Ordinance, OV) dated October 2, 2018)

a) Actions for the registration of disputed information concerning civil status, for the correction, or for the deletion of an entry under Article 42 Para. 2 of the Swiss Civil Code (CC) dated December 10, 1907;

b) Appeals against decisions of civil courts under Article 42 Para. 2 CC;

c) Disciplinary measures according to Article 47 CC;

d) Appeal procedures against decisions made by civil registry officers under Article 90 Para. 1 of the Swiss Civil Status Ordinance (CSO) dated April 28, 2004;

e) Determination of citizenship status according to Article 49 of the Federal Act on the Acquisition and Loss of Swiss Citizenship (Citizenship Act, CA) dated September 29, 1952, as well as according to § 28 of the Act concerning the Acquisition and Loss of Municipal and Cantonal Citizenship (Cantonal Citizenship Act, Cant. CA) dated September 3, 1992.

2. The following decision-making and supervisory powers of the Directorate of Internal Affairs (§ 3 Para. 1 Cl. 1 OG), acting as an administrative authority, are delegated to the Civil Status and Citizenship Service

a) Authorizations for the proof of undisputed information by submitting a declaration before the civil registry officer under Article 41 Para. 1 CC;

b) Opinions on registration, correction, or deletion actions under Article 42 Para. 1 CC as well as general declaratory lawsuits in the field of civil status;

c) Correction procedures under Article 43 CC;

d) Execution of all tasks under Article 45 Para. 2 CC;

e) Decisions on name changes according to Article 30 Para. 1 CC;

f) Refusal of cantonal citizenship under § 21 Para. 1 Cant. CA;

g) Conducting procedures for issuing federal naturalization permits under § 29 Para. 2 Cant. CA;

h) Participation in citizenship issues under federal law in accordance with § 29 Para. 1 Cant. CA;

i) Conducting procedures for release from cantonal and municipal citizenship, including release from Swiss citizenship under Article 42 CA and § 27 Cant. CA;

j) Determination of the loss of municipal citizenship in Zug under § 4 Cant. CA;

k) * Opinion in appeal procedures against decisions of the Civil Status and Citizenship Service;

l) * Execution of tasks assigned to the Directorate of Internal Affairs according to the Transitional Ordinance to the Revised Federal Act on Swiss Citizenship (ÜVBüG) dated November 7, 2017 (excluding supervision according to § 9 ÜVBüG).

3. In disputed cases, before changes in practice, and in fundamental decisions, the Civil Status and Citizenship Service consults the Directorate of Internal Affairs for decision-making.

1. The Civil Status and Citizenship Service operates the Special Civil Status Office pursuant to § 1bis of the Implementing Ordinance on Civil Status Matters (Cantonal Civil Status Ordinance, Cant. CSO) dated April 28, 1981.

2. The Special Civil Status Office is entrusted with all duties pursuant to Art. 2 para. 2 CSO.

3. The personnel separation in the exercise of supervisory and registry authorities must be ensured through organizational measures.

1. The Civil Status and Citizenship Service is a division of the Directorate Secretariat.