Implementing Ordinance to the Federal Act on Foreign Nationals (Foreign Nationals Ordinance, AusV) (Ausländerverordnung, AusV) - Civil Registry Commission (AusV)

1. The oversight of the execution of federal legislation concerning foreigners lies with the Council of State.

2. It issues supplementary regulations.

3. It may implement any necessary adjustments arising from the Schengen Association Agreements.

1. The execution of federal legislation concerning foreigners is the responsibility of the Department of Justice, Police, and Military (hereinafter referred to as the Department).

1. Competent Cantonal Authority pursuant to the Federal Act on Foreign Nationals and Integration of December 16, 2005 (FNA) and its implementing ordinances is the Office for Foreign Affairs, unless another authority is designated for this purpose.

2. It carries out all immigration police tasks, including the ordering of coercive measures, insofar as they are not assigned to another authority.

3. It may enlist the assistance of the Cantonal Police, particularly in enforcing coercive measures.

1. Judicial Authority within the Meaning of the AuG is the District Court President. The principles of the cantonal applicable Criminal Procedure Code apply mutatis mutandis.

1. The Office for Foreigners' Affairs may require security from individuals without recognized and valid identification documents for public-law claims and for the fulfillment of imposed conditions.

1. The confiscation and securing of identity documents and travel papers may be carried out by the Cantonal Police or the Office for Foreigners' Affairs.

1. The notification period for changes of residence or address within the canton is 14 days.

1. The fees are determined in addition to the federal legal provisions according to the cantonal regulations concerning the fees of administration and legal proceedings.

1. Violations of the provisions of this regulation, additional provisions enacted based on it, as well as orders issued based on the same, shall be punishable by a fine.

2. The Office for Foreign Affairs may issue fee-based warnings.

3. The prosecution of offenses under paragraph 1 and against the federal legislation on foreigners shall be in accordance with the provisions of the cantonal applicable criminal procedure code.

1. Ordinance on the Fees of the Cantonal Administration of June 25, 2007 (GebV) is amended

1. Chapter I, No. 2532 Administrative Police, paragraph "Border card for minor cross-border traffic 20.-- to 100.--" is repealed.

2. Chapter I, No. 2532 Administrative Police, paragraph "Renewal 20.-- to 80.--" is repealed.

3. Chapter I, No. 2532 Administrative Police, paragraph "Fines/Warnings up to 2000.--" is replaced with "Warnings up to 250.--"

1. The Ordinance on the Residence and Settlement of Foreigners of November 25, 1996, is repealed.

1. This regulation shall enter into force upon adoption by the Grand Council.