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Certificate of good conduct
Service Description
Persons who have reached the age of 14 will be issued, upon request, a certificate of good conduct concerning the contents of the Federal Central Register relating to them. If the person concerned is legally represented (e.g. minors), the representative is also entitled to apply. The application cannot be made by a third party.
Certain information about a person contained in the Federal Central Register is included in the certificate of good conduct. This may include, for example, criminal convictions, court-ordered suspensions of driving licenses, decisions of administrative courts and tribunals, notices of incapacity, and certain criminal offenses committed in connection with the exercise of a trade or profession.
The certificate of good conduct can be issued for personal purposes (private certificate of good conduct) or for submission to a German authority.
- Certificates of good conduct for private purposes are sent directly to the applicant by mail.
- Certificates of good conduct for submission to a public authority will be sent directly to the authority you specified in the application. In this case, please indicate the address of the authority and the purpose of use.
- You can request that the certificate of good conduct for submission to a public authority first be sent to a district court for your inspection if it contains entries.
- Personal visit necessary
- Please use the option of applying for certificates of good conduct online at the website of the Federal Office of Justice.
Who should I contact?
The application must be submitted to the registration office of your municipality or town or administrative community, which will forward the application to the Federal Office of Justice for issuance. The application can also be submitted online to the Federal Office of Justice.
Which documents are required?
- Identity card or passport as proof of identity,
- power of representation (in the case of legal representation),
- for official purposes: address of the authority and indication of the purpose of use or reference number,
- if you want to inspect the documents beforehand: Purpose of use and exact designation of the authority (address with postal code of the recipient municipality), stating the local court.
- Identity card or passport
- in the case of certificates of good conduct for submission to an authority, the address of the authority and the file number
- in the case of extended certificates of good conduct, the letter with which this is requested from you
What are the fees?
Fees are incurred in the amount of 13.00 euros. These are to be paid at the time of application.
13,00 EUR
Legal basis
What else should I know?
There are different types of certificates of good conduct:
- Private certificate of good conduct, document type N
- Public authority certificate of good conduct, document type O (1)
- Extended certificate of good conduct, document type NE (2)
- Extended certificate of good conduct, document type OE (1/2)
(1) In the case of the certificate of good conduct, the address of the authority and of the person responsible for processing the certificate is required.
(2) In the case of an extended certificate of good conduct, a letter from the respective institution or authority is required, confirming for whom an extended certificate of good conduct is required and that an extended certificate of good conduct is required.
Further explanations on the subject of "certificate of good conduct" can be found on the website of the Federal Office of Justice.
Author
The text was automatically translated based on the German content per DeepL.
The text was automatically translated based on the German content per DeepL.
Technically approved by
Thuringian Ministry for Migration, Justice and Consumer Protection
Professionally released on
03.11.2021
Source: Zuständigkeitsfinder Thüringen (Linie6Plus)
