Criminal record extract for Steckborn 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.

• Official fees 17.-
• The remaining amount is used for:
• Postage & shipping to the DFJP
• Envelope, printing & paper
• Expenses for transaction fees
• Payment provider fees
• VAT
• General costs to operate this service (technical maintenance, staff, etc.)

Immediately after placing your order, you will receive an order confirmation and your order number via email. The criminal record extract will be sent to you within 5 to 7 business days, along with a download link. You can also track the status of your order at any time.

Important information from the FDJP
Due to the currently very high demand for excerpt from criminal records, delivery times will be extended accordingly. We thank you for your understanding.

A criminal record extract is an official document listing all final convictions of a person. It is often required for job applications, naturalizations, or official purposes to check criminal history.

It is required for activities involving regular contact with minors, e.g. in sports, schools or childcare facilities.

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

Juvenile convictions only appear in an adult's private extract if later convictions are added. Otherwise they remain invisible in 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

Only if the activity justifies this. The principle of proportionality applies. Without a factual reference, the claim is inadmissible.