Art. 43a SCC from 2024
Art. 43a V. Data protection and disclosure (1)
1 In relation to the registration of civil status, the Federal Council is responsible for safeguarding the personality and constitutional rights of persons in respect of whom data is processed.
2 It regulates the disclosure of data to private persons who may show a direct interest warranting protection.
3 It stipulates those authorities, in addition to the register authorities, to whom the data necessary for the performance of their legal duties may be disclosed periodically or on request. The disclosure provisions under cantonal law are reserved.
3bis The register authorities are required to report to the competent authority any criminal offences that come to their attention while carrying out their official duties. (2)
4 The following bodies have online access to data required for proving the identity of a person:1. the issuing authorities under the Federal Act of 22 June 2001 (3) on Identification Documents for Swiss Nationals;2. (4) the federal agency responsible for operating the computerised police search system under Article 15 of the Federal Act of 13 June 2008 (5) on the Federal Police Information Systems and the filtering agencies of the cantonal and communal police forces linked into the search system;3. (6) the federal authority responsible for operating the VOSTRA Register of Criminal Records information system in accordance with Article 3 of the Criminal Records Register Act of 17 June 2016 (7) ;4. the federal agency responsible for investigations regarding missing persons (8) ;5. (9) the Federal Intelligence Service for the early detection and prevention of threats to internal or external security in accordance with Article 6 paragraph 1 letter a of the Intelligence Service Act of 25 September 2015 (10) ;6. (11) the authorities responsible for keeping the cantonal and communal registers of residents in accordance with the Register Harmonisation Act of 23 June 2006 (12) ;7. (11) the federal agencies responsible for keeping the central registers of insured persons in accordance with Article 71 paragraph 4 letter a of the Federal Act of 20 December 1946 (14) on Old-Age and Survivors Insurance;8. (11) the federal agencies at the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs responsible for keeping the register of Swiss living abroad in accordance with Article 4 paragraph 1 of the Federal Act of 24 March 2000 (16) on the Processing of Personal Data.
(1) Introduced by No I of the FA of 5 Oct. 2001 (Electronic civil register), in force since 1 July 2004 ([AS 2004 2911]; [BBl 2001 1639]).
(2) Inserted by No I 3 of the FA of 15 June 2012 on Measures against Forced Marriages, in force since 1 July 2013 ([AS 2013 1035]; [BBl 2011 2185]).
(3) [SR 143.1]
(4) Amended by Annex 1 No 4 of the FA of 13 June 2008 on the Federal Police Information Systems, in force since 5 Dec. 2008 ([AS 2008 4989]; [BBl 2006 5061]).
(5) [SR 361]
(6) Amended by Annex 1 No 2 of the Criminal Records Register Act of 17 June 2016, in force since 23 Jan. 2023 ([AS 2022 600]; [BBl 2014 5713]).
(7) [SR 330]
(8) Currently the Federal Office of Police.
(9) Inserted by Annex No II 4 of the Intelligence Service Act of 25 Sept. 2015, in force since 1 Sept. 2017 ([AS 2017 4095]; [BBl 2014 2105]).
(10) [SR 121]
(11) (13)
(12) [SR 431.02]
(13) (15)
(14) [SR 831.10]
(15) Inserted by No I 1 of the FA of 15 Dec. 2017 (Registration of Civil Status and Land Register), in force since 1 Jan. 2019 ([AS 2018 4017]; [BBl 2014 3551]).
(16) [SR 235.2]
Es besteht kein Anspruch auf Aktualität und Vollständigkeit/Richtigkeit.
