REGULATION on other lucrative activities of professional judicial officers (RAMOJ) - Scope of Application (RAMOJ)

1. This regulation defines the conditions under which professional magistrates (art. 17 para. 1 LOJV [A]) may engage in another gainful activity.

1. Professional Judges May Not Engage in Any Other Lucrative Activity Likely to Hinder the Exercise of Their Duties, Compromise Their Official Status, Impede Their Independence, or Prevent Them from Devoting Themselves to Their Role.

1. Constitutes another gainful occupation any activity that a full-time or part-time professional magistrate engages in for remuneration.

2. The writing of works or legal commentaries is considered as another gainful occupation.

1. Any other gainful activity must be reported.

2. The obligation to report applies both to the commencement of an activity and to any modifications thereof.

3. The report is addressed to the President of the Cantonal Court. It contains the necessary information regarding the nature and purpose of the activity, as well as the estimated time required for its execution.

1. The exercise of other lucrative activities is subject to prior authorization by the Cantonal Court, except for cantonal judges.

1. The Secretary General maintains a register of other permitted gainful activities. The register is not public.

2. The Cantonal Court may require professional magistrates to provide information on the time dedicated to another permitted gainful activity.

3. The termination of another gainful activity must be reported to the President of the Cantonal Court.

1. The income derived from other lucrative activities belongs to the professional magistrate, subject to paragraph 2.

2. The magistrate who, over the course of a given year, earns, through their gains from other lucrative activities and their salary calculated on the basis of a full-time position, a net income exceeding one hundred and twenty percent of the amount of this net salary must remit the excess to the State of Vaud. Allowances for expenses are not taken into account.

3. Royalties are not subject to paragraph 2 above.

4. The accounting of income, including royalties, is established at the end of each calendar year. It is addressed to the President of the Cantonal Court.

1. Other ongoing profit-making activities must be reported and authorized. This regulation applies to them from its effective date.

1. This regulation shall enter into force on July 1, 2008.

2. It repeals the regulation of March 9, 1999, regarding the various activities of permanent judges of the judiciary.