Ordinance on Court Fees in Criminal Proceedings (VGS) - General Provisions (VGS)

1. The court's remuneration is compensated through a flat fee according to this regulation.

2. Not included in the flat fee are the costs for official defense and free legal counsel, for translations, for evidence gathering, as well as for the involvement of other authorities.

3. The liability for costs of translations between several official languages of a court is governed by the provisions of the Language Act of the Canton of Graubünden.

4. The flat fees according to this regulation apply to the adult criminal process. In juvenile criminal matters, the fee framework applicable to the adult criminal process is to be reduced by half.

5. Special cost regulations of federal law or cantonal legislation remain reserved.

6. For expenses incurred after the conclusion of the procedure, Article 12 of the Regulation on Costs in Administrative Procedures applies.

1. In proceedings before the coercive measures court, the court fee amounts to 200 to 2000 Swiss Francs.

2. In particularly complex proceedings, the court fee may be increased up to 10,000 Swiss Francs.

1. If the Regional Court makes a substantive decision on the charges, the court fee shall be

a) before single judges, from 200 to 10,000 Swiss Francs;

b) before collegial courts, from 500 to 20,000 Swiss Francs.

2. In particularly complex proceedings, the court fee according to paragraph 1, letter a, may be increased up to 50,000 Swiss Francs, and the fee according to paragraph 1, letter b, up to 100,000 Swiss Francs.

3. If the proceedings are concluded without a substantive examination of the charges, the court fee may be reduced by up to half of the rates.

4. If a decision on a civil claim is made only subsequent to the assessment of guilt and penalty (Art. 126 para. 4 StPO), the court fee shall be calculated according to paragraph 1.

1. The court fee ranges from 200 to 5000 Swiss Francs

a) in summary proceedings (Art. 358 to Art. 362 of the Swiss Code of Criminal Procedure);

b) for independent subsequent decisions (Art. 363 to Art. 365 of the Swiss Code of Criminal Procedure);

c) for the imposition of a peace bond in an independent procedure (Art. 372 to Art. 373 of the Swiss Code of Criminal Procedure);

d) in independent confiscation proceedings (Art. 376 to Art. 378 of the Swiss Code of Criminal Procedure).

1. If a decision is not required to be provided with a written justification, the court fee is reduced by up to half.

1. In appellate proceedings, the court fee ranges from 1,500 to 20,000 Swiss francs.

2. In particularly complex proceedings, the court fee may be increased to up to 100,000 Swiss francs.

3. If the appellate court's decision is made by a single judge, the court fee may be reduced.

1. In appellate proceedings, the court fee amounts to 1000 to 5000 Swiss Francs.

2. In particularly complex proceedings, the court fee can be increased to up to 25,000 Swiss Francs.

3. If the decision of the appellate instance is made by a single judge, the court fee may be reduced.

1. If an application for revision is resolved in the preliminary review procedure (Art. 412 para. 1 and para. 2 of the Criminal Procedure Code), the court fee amounts to 500 to 2000 Swiss Francs.

2. For decisions on revisions according to Article 413 of the Criminal Procedure Code, a court fee of 1000 to 5000 Swiss Francs is imposed.

3. If the court itself issues a new decision, the fee framework applicable to the procedure in which the new decision is rendered shall apply.

1. No costs shall be charged for the decision on an application for legal aid unless the proceedings have been initiated in bad faith or vexatiously.

2. In such cases, the court fee amounts to 200 to 2000 Swiss francs.

1. Insofar as this regulation does not contain any other provision, a court fee ranging from 200 to 5000 francs shall be charged for decisions with an advance determination of costs (Art. 421 para. 2 CCP).

1. In proceedings with particularly low effort, the court may impose a reduced court fee or waive the imposition of a court fee.

1. For the handling of baseless requests for explanations and corrections, the court fee amounts to 200 to 2000 francs.

1. If the court rules on a request for waiver of procedural costs, fees shall only be charged if the proceedings have been initiated maliciously or vexatiously.

2. In such a case, the court fee shall range from 200 to 2000 Swiss Francs.