Excerpt from criminal records

The excerpt from criminal records is available in two formats

Who can order an excerpt for individuals?
  • Any person may order an excerpt pertaining to himself (on submission of an identity document and signature)

Excerpt recipient
  • The applicant himself, to his postal address (usual case)
  • Any other person at another address (e.g. employer, authorities) only on your explicit request
  • Digitally signed electronic excerpts only: to an e-mail address provided by you and accessible only using a password.

Charges
A single criminal records excerpt costs CHF 17.

Payment methods:
Online (debit card, credit card, PostFinance Card or TWINT).

Attestations
If the excerpt from criminal records is required by a foreign authority / foreign consulate, an attestation by the Federal Chancellery is usually necessary. We will provide the attestation for an additional charge of CHF 20.
Digitally signed electronic criminal records excerpts cannot be authenticated.

For further information please refer to the FAQ.

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Legislative basis and links:

FAQ about the Criminal Records
Criminal records decree
Criminal Code (Art. 365 ff)