Ordinance of the High Court on the Accounting of the District Courts and the High Court, as well as on Centralized Collection

8 For the accounting of the District Courts and the High Court, the Law on Controlling and Accounting (CRG) of January 9, 20064 and the implementing decrees of the Government Council pertaining to this Law shall be authoritative, unless special provisions are made hereinafter.

1. **Accounting at the High Court is responsible for the settlement of cost claims (fees, costs, fines, and obligations) and invoicing for all district courts and for the High Court.**

2. **This includes the settlement and invoicing for the decisions of the public prosecutors' offices, the General Secretariat of the Directorate of Justice and Home Affairs, and the military courts, insofar as these fall within the jurisdiction of the High Court's treasury.**

8 The Central Collection Office at the High Court takes over the

collection of court claims for all District Courts and the

High Court. This includes the management of certificates of unpaid debt.

1 The Central Collection Office at the High Court may make write-offs of uncollectible cost claims at the expense of the current accounts of the District Courts and the High Court.8

2 The Administrative Commission of the High Court approves the write-offs made periodically or at the end of the financial year.

8 The Central Collection Office at the High Court forwards requests for remission and approvals of a composition agreement for legally enforceable cost claims of the District Courts and the High Court to the competent authorities in accordance with the High Court Ordinance on the Organization of the High Court³.

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Accounting, central collection – Ordinance

The Central Debt Collection Office at the High Court submits applications for the conversion of fines to the competent courts.

8 1 The Central Debt Collection Office at the High Court regularly

examines whether parties who have been granted legal aid or public

defence can be obliged to make subsequent payments or repayments

in the sense of Art. 123 CPC5 or Art. 135 para. 4 CPP6.

2 If the parties do not voluntarily make the corresponding subsequent

payments, the Office shall submit an application to the competent court

for the issuance of a subsequent decision.**

8 The accounting department at the High Court is authorized to make bookings of any kind in connection with central collection, at the expense of the balance sheet, income statement, and investment account of the district courts and the High Court.

1 The annual financial statements of the High Court and its affiliated courts are approved by the High Court; the District Courts approve those of their own court. A delegation is permissible.

2 The District Courts shall, in addition, submit their accounts to the Administrative Commission of the High Court.

Further details of the accounting within the framework of this Regulation shall be governed by the Administrative Commission of the High Court.

order of the High Court on the accounting of the courts

of November 17, 1964, as well as conflicting circulars and

other enactments of the High Court or the Administrative Commission

concerning accounting are hereby repealed.

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1 OS 58, 88.

2 LS 211.1.

3 LS 212.51.

4 LS 611.

5 SR 272.

6 SR 312.0.

7 Version according to decision of September 9, 2009 (OS 64, 624). In force since July 1,

2010.

8 Version according to decision of November 3, 2010 (OS 65, 843; ABI 2010, 2525). In

force since January 1, 2011.