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Under certain conditions, you can view the debtor register online in the Joint Enforcement Portal of the federal states.

The personal data of debtors are entered in the so-called debtor register,

• who have not complied with the obligation to provide a statement of assets,
• who have submitted a statement of assets and the list of assets shows that it is not possible to repay the debt in full,
• who could repay the debts in full according to the contents of the list of assets, but have not provided proof of full repayment within one month,
• whose insolvency proceedings have been rejected for lack of assets or
• whose discharge of residual debt has been rejected or revoked.

You can only inspect the debtor register online via the Joint Enforcement Portal of the federal states, for example

• for the purposes of compulsory enforcement
• to fulfill legal obligations to check economic reliability
• to check the requirements for the granting of public benefits
• to avert economic disadvantages that may result from debtors failing to meet their payment obligations
• for the purposes of criminal prosecution and the enforcement of sentences
• to provide information about entries concerning yourself
• for the purpose of supervising judicial officers who are involved with the debtor register.

The Central Enforcement Court of the respective federal state is always responsible.

You do not need to submit any documents.

Inspection of the debtor register is possible

• for the purposes of compulsory enforcement,
• to fulfill legal obligations to check economic reliability
• to check the requirements for the granting of public benefits,
• to avert economic disadvantages that may result from debtors failing to meet their payment obligations,
• for the purposes of criminal prosecution and the execution of sentences
• to provide information about entries concerning yourself,
• for the purposes of supervising judicial officers who are involved with the debtor register.

You can view the debtor register online via the Joint Enforcement Portal of the federal states. Proceed as follows:

Inspection by registered debtors (self-disclosure):

• Submit an application to the enforcement court responsible for you.
• You will receive an activation code (PIN) in writing by post.

Registration by other persons:

• Open the Joint Enforcement Portal of the federal states.
• You can register either with or without your ID card with eID function:
  • Registration with ID card with eID function:
    • Select "Registration with new ID card".
    • You will then be directed to the ID card app, which will open in a separate window. Please follow the instructions displayed there.
  • Registration without a new ID card:
    • Select "Registration information".
    • Enter your data and submit the form by clicking "Save".
    • You will receive an e-mail with further instructions.

Activation:

• Once you have successfully registered, you will receive an e-mail and an activation number (PIN) by post. If you register with the new ID card, activation is not necessary. You will not receive an e-mail or PIN and can log in immediately.
• Click on the first link in the e-mail you receive.
• Enter the e-mail address and PIN you provided during registration and assign a password of your choice. Accept the legal information and select "Log in".

Log in after activation:

• Select "Log in public" and then either "Log in" or "Log in with new ID card" and enter your user name and password there.
• You can now search the debtor directory and retrieve data.

Registration for registered debtors (self-disclosure):

• Select "Log in public" and then "Self-disclosure for registered debtors" and enter your name and PIN.

There are no processing times. The automated mailing of the PIN letter usually takes 2 days within Germany.

There is no deadline.

• Debtor directory information
• Debtor register contains personal data of debtors who have not met certain financial obligations
• Access to the debtor register is possible for anyone under certain conditions:
  • for the purposes of enforcement
  • in order to fulfill legal obligations to check economic reliability
  • to check the conditions for the granting of public benefits
  • to avert economic disadvantages that may result from debtors failing to meet their payment obligations
  • for the purposes of criminal prosecution and the enforcement of sentences
  • to provide information about entries concerning themselves
  • for the purposes of supervising judicial staff who are involved with the debtor register
• Inspection only possible online via the joint enforcement portal of the federal states
• for inspection: one-off registration and activation required
• for self-disclosure by registered debtors: application and activation required
• Online procedure for questions and problems
• Responsible: Central enforcement court of the respective federal state

Forms available: No

Written form required: No

Informal application possible: No

Personal appearance necessary: No

Online services available: Yes