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Which place to enter?

The location is used to determine the responsible office for the selected administrative service. In most cases you can enter your place of residence to find the competent authority. However, there are also cases in which a different location must be specified. Here are some examples:

Birth certificateYou want to get married and need a birth certificate. You live in Hanover, but you were born in Celle. You must therefore state your place of birth, i.e. Celle.

Business registrationYou would like to register a business in Braunschweig. Your place of residence is Hanover. You must therefore state the location of your future business, i.e. Braunschweig.

Apply for a building permitYou would like to build a house in Wunstorf and therefore apply for a building permit. Her place of residence is currently Hanover. You must indicate the place where the house is to be built. In this case it is Wunstorf.

Request judgment


If you have a legal interest in the content of a particular court decision (judgment, order), you can request it from the respective court.

Every German court offers the possibility of obtaining a complete copy of the decisions issued. For data protection reasons, however, the decisions are only published anonymously, i.e. all names and other information that could make an identification of the parties to the proceedings unspecified are made unrecognizable.

Process flow

The anonymised copy of a court decision can only be issued by the court that issued the judgment or order. For this purpose, an informal application must be made to the court. After receipt of the application, it is examined whether the requested court decision is in principle suitable for being handed over to a third party not involved in the proceedings. If this is the case, the court decision regarding sensitive data of the parties to the proceedings will be anonymised and sent to the applicant. The costs incurred will then be dealt with separately.

If you cannot find the desired court decision on the Internet, you can also request the decision directly from the court that issued the decision.

You should provide the following information:

  • Your full address (with telephone and fax number)
  • if known: file number of the decision
  • if known: date of the decision
  • a rough description of what the decision is about
  • a brief explanation of your legitimate interest in the court decision (e.g. precedential effect for a particular procedure of your own)

You can submit the request in writing by letter or fax, in person or electronically by e-mail. As a rule, the decision is returned in the same form in which it was requested.

Who should I contact?

Anonymized decisions can be requested from any court.

The following applies to criminal proceedings:

After the indictment has been brought and after a decision, but before the final conclusion of the proceedings: the court dealing with the matter, § 480 para. 1 sentence 1 2nd alternative StPO;

In the preparatory proceedings and after the final conclusion of the proceedings: the locally competent public prosecutor's office, § 480 para. 1 sentence 1 1st alternative StPO.

Responsible authorities


Amtsgericht Meppen
Postal address: Post Office Box 1253 , 49702 Meppen
Timetable
Address: Obergerichtsstraße 20 , 49716 Meppen
Timetable
Telephone: 05931 888-100
Fax: 05931 888-250

Competent authority

Anonymized decisions can be requested from any court.

The following applies to criminal proceedings:

After the indictment has been brought and after a decision, but before the final conclusion of the proceedings: the court dealing with the matter, § 480 para. 1 sentence 1 2nd alternative StPO;

In the preparatory proceedings and after the final conclusion of the proceedings: the locally competent public prosecutor's office, § 480 para. 1 sentence 1 1st alternative StPO.

Requirements

See "Procedure"

The following applies to criminal proceedings:

The applicant must demonstrate a legitimate interest in the issuance of an (anonymised) copy of the decision and there must be no legitimate interests of the persons concerned that justify a refusal to issue an (anonymised) copy of the decision, § 475 (1) in conjunction with (4) StPO.

What are the fees?

Cost:

Cost amount (fixed): 12,50 €

Cost amount (variable):

Document flat rate:

  • For the first 50 pages: EUR 0.50 per page
  • For each additional page 0,15 EUR
  • Transfer as an electronically stored file instead of the page(s): EUR 1.50 per file
  • If applicable, data carrier fee: 3.00 EUR

Note: The search in the Internet databases mentioned below is free of charge.

Under certain circumstances, free of charge in accordance with Section 9000 (3) of Annex 1 to § 3 (2) GKG.

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What deadlines do I have to pay attention to?

The issuance of an anonymous court decision can be requested at any time, without observing deadlines.

Processing duration

There is no legal deadline for processing. As a rule, processing takes place within a few days of receipt of the application.

Applications / forms

Forms available: No

Written form required: No

Informal application possible: Yes

Personal appearance required: No

Online services available: No

Appeal

If the issuance of the court decision is refused, a review of the legality pursuant to § 23 EGGVG can be requested.

What else should I know?

A selection of the decisions of Lower Saxony courts can be found free of charge in the State Justice Portal. In addition, the courts of Lower Saxony also publish their own decisions on their respective websites.

Author

The text was automatically translated based on the German content.

Source: Serviceportal Niedersachsen (Portalverbund des Bundes und der Länder)