Ordinance on Electronic Monitoring for the Protection of Persons Affected by Violence (VeÜ) (VEÜ)

The Office for Penal Enforcement and Reintegration (JuWe)

within the Directorate of Justice and Home Affairs carries out the court-ordered electronic monitoring for the protection of victims of violence.

1 The court obtains a report from JuWe on the technical feasibility of the court's electronic task monitoring before ordering it.** JuWe submits this report within five working days.

**2 The court clarifies whether the endangered person requests or waives the notification of violations against the electronic monitoring.**

**3 It communicates its decisions regarding the order of electronic monitoring, as well as an obligation to report violations to the endangered person, to JuWe and the Canton Police Violence Protection Service (Specialized Service).**

1 The JuWe has, in particular, the following tasks

Tasks

a. Installation and removal of the device for electronic monitoring,

b. Recording and deletion of data,

c. Preparation of the final report after the completion of electronic

monitoring.

2 It informs the competent court and the specialized service

a. about the actual start and end date of electronic monitoring,

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b. if the installation of electronic monitoring is not possible within

two days after the start of electronic monitoring determined by the court,

c. about violations of electronic monitoring.

3 The end date is calculated based on the actual start

of electronic monitoring and the duration set by the court.

4 The JuWe ensures, through technical and organisational

measures, information security and the earmarking of

data, as well as the separate processing of data from civil law

and criminal law electronic monitoring.

Tasks of the

Specialized Service

1 The specialized service informs the endangered person

a. about the actual start and end date of electronic monitoring,

b. if the establishment of electronic monitoring is not possible within

two days after the start of electronic monitoring set by the court,

c. about violations of electronic monitoring, provided that the

endangered person has not waived this right.

Conclusion of

electronic

monitoring

2 The specialized service provides information to the endangered person at any time during the duration

of electronic monitoring regarding violations.

§5. After the conclusion of electronic monitoring, the

JuWe submits the final report to the court and the specialized service.

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**Notes:**

1 OS 76, 665; Rationale see ABI 2021-11-05.

2 Entry into force: January 1, 2022.

3 LS 230.