Criminal record extract for Meyrin order online

Get your criminal record extract in a few simple steps, conveniently online from your PC or phone:

1. Upload your document: Upload your ID or passport.
2. Enter your personal details: Fill in your personal information.
3. Sign electronically: Sign directly online – no need to print documents or visit the post office.

A special private extract only contains relevant convictions with activity, contact or area bans for the protection of minors or vulnerable persons.

Especially in security-relevant or trust-sensitive professions such as in the financial sector, public authorities or the healthcare sector.

The duration for how long a judgment remains visible in the private criminal record extract depends on several factors. These periods are generally shorter in the private extract than in the official extract to encourage reintegration. The exact periods are determined as follows:

• Severity of the sanction: The most severe sanction in the judgment sets the base period for visibility. More serious sanctions, such as long prison sentences or inpatient measures, keep the judgment visible for a longer time. Lighter penalties, like fines, have shorter periods.
• Additional measures: Activity, contact, and exclusion orders or expulsion from the country may extend the period. In these cases, the minimum duration of such measures is compared with the base period. The longer period determines how long the judgment remains visible in the private extract.
• Calculation of the intermediate period: The base period and, if applicable, any additional minimum periods result in the so-called "intermediate period." This intermediate period ensures that only the longest period serves as the basis for non-appearance in the private extract.
• Multiple judgments: If there are multiple judgments, the intermediate period of the longest judgment is used. If a new judgment with a longer period is added, this period may extend the existing one to make repeated offenses visible. However, this extension is only possible up to a certain maximum.

Thus, for each judgment in the private extract, a period is calculated based on the severity of the sanction, additional measures, and if applicable, the existence of further judgments.

Only authorities with a legal mandate. Private individuals are only granted access via the person concerned - e.g. by voluntarily submitting the extract.

The retention periods in the Swiss criminal register depend on the severity of the sentence (according to StReG, valid since 23 January 2023):

Visible in the private extract (for employers):

• Fines with probation: 2 years
• Suspended sentences with probation: 2–3 years
• Fines/community service: approx. 6–7 years
• Prison sentences: 6–17 years (depending on duration)
• Serious offences: life imprisonment

Complete deletion from the system:

• Fines: 10 years
• Fines: 15 years
• Prison sentences under 1 year: 15 years
• Prison sentences 1–5 years: 20 years
• Prison sentences over 5 years: 25 years
• Expulsion from the country: until death
• Particularly serious offences (e.g. murder): life imprisonment

Entries are automatically deleted after the expiry of the periods. Important: An entry may no longer appear in the private extract, but it remains visible to authorities.

You can find more information here: https://www.e-service.admin.ch/crex/cms/content/doc/Fristeninformationen_d.pdf