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Coat of arms of municipalities - permission to use
Service Description
The coat of arms of a municipality, city or county may be used only with the permission of the municipality concerned.
Process flow
Apply for the use of the coat of arms to the administration of the municipality whose coat of arms you wish to use. The municipality will decide on the application and notify you of the decision. The details of the procedure are determined by the municipality within the framework of the law.
Who should I contact?
Responsible is the administration of the municipality whose coat of arms you want to use.
Competent authority
Responsible is the administration of the municipality whose coat of arms you want to use.
Legal basis
The approval of the use of coats of arms is regulated for the municipalities and cities in § 7 paragraph 2 of the Thuringian Municipal Code (ThürKO) and for the counties in § 90 paragraph 2 ThürKO.
What else should I know?
Even a modified or stylized coat of arms that may be confused with the coat of arms of a municipality may be used only with the permission of the municipality concerned.
Municipalities may regulate the use, including the approval, of coats of arms by a statute. In the statute, the use of a coat of arms without permission may be punishable by a fine as an administrative offense.
Author
The text was automatically translated based on the German content.
Technically approved by
Thuringian Ministry of the Interior and Local Affairs
Professionally released on
28.12.2022
Source: Zuständigkeitsfinder Thüringen (Linie6PLus)
