Art. 99 CPC from 2024
Art. 99 Security for party costs
1 At the request of the defendant, the plaintiff must provide security for party costs:a. if he or she has no residence or registered office in Switzerland;b. if he or she appears to be insolvent, notably if he or she has been declared bankrupt or is involved in ongoing composition proceedings or if certificates of unpaid debts have been issued;c. if he or she owes costs from prior proceedings; ord. if for other reasons there seems to be a considerable risk that the compensation will not be paid.
2 In the case of mandatory joinder, security must be provided only if each party fulfils one of the above-mentioned conditions.
3 No security need be provided:a. in simplified proceedings, with the exception of financial disputes under Article 243 paragraph 1;b. in divorce proceedings;c. in summary proceedings, with the exception of the proceedings in clear cases (Art. 257); d. (1) in proceedings relating to a dispute under the FADP (2) .
(1) Inserted by Annex 1 No II 24 of the Data Protection Act of 25 Sept. 2020, in force since 1 Sept. 2023 ([AS 2022 491]; [BBl 2017 6941]).
(2) [SR 235.1]
Es besteht kein Anspruch auf Aktualität und Vollständigkeit/Richtigkeit.