Act on Local Citizenship (OBüG) - Scope of Application (OBüG)

1. This Law Governs the Acquisition and Loss of Municipal Citizenship.

1. For the purposes of this law, the term "municipalities" refers to the municipalities of Aargau.

2. The terms "municipal citizen" and "local citizen" apply to both genders.

1. A local citizen can only be someone who possesses the corresponding municipal citizenship.

1. A local citizen shall automatically be, by operation of law, anyone who

a) acquires the municipal citizenship by operation of law or through facilitated naturalization, provided that the person conferring the citizenship (father, mother, spouse) possesses the local citizenship;

b) acquires the municipal citizenship through re-naturalization, if they were a local citizen before the loss of citizenship.

1. Whoever loses municipal citizenship also loses local citizenship by operation of law.

1. The local municipal assembly may, upon request, grant local citizenship to municipal citizens either for a fee or free of charge.

1. The municipal council shall release local citizens without residence in the municipality from local citizenship upon request, free of charge.

1. The provisions of the law concerning cantonal and municipal citizenship rights, which relate to honorary citizenship, children, the processing and disclosure of personal data, the obligation to provide reasons, and legal protection, apply mutatis mutandis to local citizenship rights.

2. Decisions of the local community assembly regarding the admission to local citizenship rights are not subject to a referendum.

1. Upon the entry into force of this law, Sections 21-25 of the Citizenship Act of October 29, 1940, are repealed.

1. This law is to be published in the official law collection. The government council determines the date of its entry into force.