Art. 31 Act on Administrative Procedure and Administrative Justice (Administrative Justice Act, VRG) (Verwaltungsrechtspflegegesetz, VRG)

1. The authority shall deliver summons, decisions, and other notifications via mail or messenger; if the whereabouts of a party are unknown or if delivery is not possible for other reasons, the authority shall arrange for delivery by publication in the official gazette and, at its discretion, in other newspapers.

2. If the recipient resides or is headquartered outside the canton, the authority may request the locally competent instance to carry out the delivery in accordance with the locally applicable law.

3. Parties with residence or headquarters abroad must, upon request by the authorities, designate a delivery domicile within the canton. Deliveries to parties who fail to comply with this request may be made by public announcement in the official gazette.

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