Implementing Ordinance on the Issuing of Identity Documents for Swiss Nationals (Identity Documents Ordinance) (Ausweisverordnung) - Issuing Authority

1. Issuing Authority within the meaning of Art. 4 para. 1 AwG and responsible for identity matters is the Migration Office and Passport Bureau.

1. Any person who wishes to obtain an identification document must appear in person at the issuing authority. Article 12 paragraph 4 of the Administrative Procedure Act (VAwG) remains reserved.

2. Personal data may be transmitted to the issuing authority via Internet or telephone prior to the personal appearance.

3. The applicant may bring a digital photograph. The issuing authority will assess the quality of the photograph and make a final decision on whether it meets the requirements.

4. Further proceedings are governed by the provisions of federal law.

1. The application for the inclusion of a subsequent entry in the passport must be submitted to the issuing authority.

1. The report of the loss of an identity document pursuant to Art. 8 of the AwG must be made to the Schaffhausen Police. The police will issue the loss report and ensure the appropriate entries are made in the registers.

1. The order for the withdrawal of an identity document is issued by the Migration Office and Passport Office.

2. If an authority or the police determine the presence of a reason for withdrawal pursuant to Art. 7 of the AwG, they shall confiscate the identity document and forward it to the Migration Office and Passport Office for further action.

1. Police Authority as referred to in Art. 12 para. 2 lit. d and e of the Foreign Nationals Act is the Schaffhausen Police.

1. The revenue remaining after deduction of production costs and the federal share from the fee for the identification card shall accrue to the canton.

2. Other fees shall remain with the entity that collects them.

1. The revenue remaining after the deduction of production costs from the fee for the identification card shall accrue to the canton.

1. The fee for subsequent entries in identification documents is payable to the canton.

1. Fees and expenses for official acts related to identity documents that are not covered by the federal fee regulation shall be charged in accordance with the provisions of cantonal law.

1. The residential registration offices of the municipalities are authorized to accept applications for identity cards without a chip.

2. If the identity card without a chip is applied for at the municipality of residence, the revenue from the fee for the card, after deducting production costs and the federal share, is allocated 60% to the municipality and 40% to the canton. The issuing authority may settle accounts with the municipalities of residence on a monthly basis, but at least annually.

1. This ordinance shall enter into force on March 1, 2010.

2. It replaces the Implementing Ordinance on the Issuance of Identification Documents for Swiss Nationals (Identification Ordinance) dated January 28, 2003.

3. It shall be published in the Official Gazette and included in the cantonal compilation of laws.