Register Act - Subject Matter

1. This Act serves to implement the Federal Act on the Harmonization of Population Registers and Other Official Registers of Persons dated June 23, 2006. It specifically governs the management of population registers as well as the reporting system and aims at simplifying data exchange.

2. The Act also forms the basis for a cantonal object register.

1. The Government Council shall designate a cantonal body responsible, pursuant to Art. 9 RHG, for the coordination, implementation, and quality control of the register harmonization.

1. Principal Residence within the meaning of this law is considered to be in the municipality where a person resides with the intention of permanent stay and, for third parties, establishes the center of their life.

2. A person can only have one principal residence.

1. Secondary Residence within the meaning of this law, a person has in the municipality where they stay for a specific purpose, without the intention of permanent residence, for at least three consecutive months or three months within a year.

1. Obligation to Register

a. anyone who establishes or relinquishes a primary or secondary residence in a municipality;

b. anyone who moves within a municipality or a building.

2. An individual required to register must report to the municipality within 14 days either by personal appearance or electronically. The municipality ensures the electronic registration and verification of identity.

3. The person required to register must provide truthful information about the data to be recorded in the residents' register and substantiate this information upon request. The municipality may require the submission of a certificate of residence or an equivalent document.

4. Special provisions for foreigners remain reserved.

1. If a person fails to fulfill their registration or disclosure obligation, the municipality may obtain information from employers, landlords, property managements, and accommodation providers.

2. The information must be provided free of charge.

1. Industrial enterprises and other registry-maintaining entities are required to provide, free of charge, the data necessary for determining and updating the federal residential identifier of a registered person to the authorities responsible for the residents' registers.

1. Each municipality maintains a register of residents. All persons who have a primary or secondary residence in the municipality are recorded therein.

2. The register of residents is maintained electronically.

3. The municipality bears the costs for the collection, recording, and updating of the data.

1. The Municipal Council designates the registry office. This office has the following specific duties

a. Maintenance of the resident register and data exchange for arrivals and departures in accordance with federal regulations;

b. Acceptance of registrations and deregistrations;

c. Issuance of residence certificates upon request;

d. Provision of data to the Federal Statistical Office in accordance with federal regulations.

1. The resident register includes the data relating to the identifiers and characteristics according to Art. 6 RHG.

2. Municipalities may record additional identifiers and characteristics in the resident register as necessary for the fulfillment of their legal duties.

1. The municipal council determines the access rights of the municipal offices after consultation with the cantonal data protection supervisory authority.

2. The access rights are limited to the data necessary for the fulfillment of statutory duties.

1. The population register serves as the basis for the electoral register.

2. For the exercise of political rights by Swiss citizens abroad, there is a separate electoral register in each municipality, which is harmonized throughout the canton and maintained electronically. The government council shall regulate the details.

1. The canton operates a resident data platform as a replica of the municipal resident registers.

2. The resident data platform serves for data exchange between the municipal resident registers and data delivery to the federal government. It can be used for fulfilling other tasks of the canton and municipalities.

3. The government council determines, after consultation with the cantonal data protection supervisory authority, the access rights of the cantonal and municipal offices.

4. The access rights are limited to the data necessary for the fulfillment of legal duties.

5. The costs of operating the resident data platform are borne two-thirds by the canton. The remaining costs are allocated to the municipalities according to their population numbers.

1. The canton operates a cantonal object register to fulfill the tasks of the canton and municipalities as well as for statistical purposes. The government council determines the entity responsible for maintaining the register.

2. The object register is maintained as a replica of the federal building and housing register. The government council may specify additional objects and attributes to be included in the object register.

3. The costs of operating the object register are borne by the canton and the municipalities. The distribution key is based on the ratio of user numbers.

1. The canton and municipalities, as well as the independent institutions and corporations under public law, shall provide the data necessary for the object register free of charge.

2. The data transmission shall occur in electronic form and be protected against unauthorized access.

3. Changes shall be reported to the registry-maintaining office as promptly as possible.

1. The government council, after consulting the cantonal data protection supervisory authority, establishes the access rights of municipal and cantonal offices.

2. The access rights are limited to the data necessary for the fulfillment of legal duties.

1. The disclosure of data to third parties is governed by the cantonal data protection law. Specific provisions, particularly the federal regulations concerning the AHV insurance number, remain reserved.

2. The data in the population registers and the cantonal object register are archived indefinitely.

3. Access to the registers under this law will be logged.

4. The data protection supervisory body is authorized to review the register accesses on servers.

1. Any person who intentionally or negligently fails to comply with the reporting and information obligations under Article 5 and 6 despite a warning shall be punished with a fine of up to 1,000 francs.

1. The electronic notification and identity verification must be ensured no later than two years after the entry into force of this law.