Decree Fixing the Fees to Be Levied by Prefectures (AE-Préf) - [ 1, 2 ] (AE-PRÉF)

1. The prefectures levy the following emoluments

1. Decision without summons: Fr. 30.- to Fr. 300.-

2. Summons, hearing, drafting and service of the decision: Fr. 30.- to Fr. 300.-

3. Special operations (house search, sequestration, local inspection, reconstruction, etc.): Fr. 30.- to Fr. 300.-

4. Formal notice (Sommation): Fr. 30.-

5. Request for debt collection (Réquisition de poursuite): Fr. 30.-

6. Request for lifting of attachment (Requête de mainlevée): Fr. 30.-

6bis. Conversion of a fine into arrest: Fr. 0.- to Fr. 50.-

7. Warrant requiring the intervention of the cantonal police: Fr. 30.-

8. Additional costs when the mail was not collected from the post office due to the fault of the person concerned: Fr. 30.-

9. Collection of order fines (amendes d'ordre): Fr. 50.-

1. The shipping costs and those of notification or communication to the legal representative or holder of domestic authority are included in the amounts specified in Article 1.

2. Furthermore, Articles 15 and following of the Schedule of Criminal Court Fees [D] apply to the consultation and copies of files. The prefecture may waive the collection of all or part of the fee.

1. Disbursements, such as the actual expenses of the prefectures, including witness fees, interpreter and expert fees, etc., are collected separately.

2. The schedule of fees in criminal judicial matters [D] is applicable by analogy.

1. The payment of fees must be documented with a receipt.

1. Prefects may waive the convicted person's obligation to pay all or part of the fees stipulated by this decree when equity so requires, particularly in cases of duly established indigence.

1. The Decree of December 15, 1989, establishing the fees to be collected by prefectures in matters of contravention enforcement is repealed.

1. The Department of the Interior and Public Health is responsible for the implementation of this decree, which comes into force immediately.