Schuldnerverzeichnis einsehen

Under certain conditions, you can consult the list of debtors online in the Joint Enforcement Portal of the Länder.

Personal data of debtors are entered in the so-called debtor register,
• who have not complied with the obligation to provide asset information,
• who have submitted an asset report and the list of assets shows that repayment of the debts is not possible in full,
• who, according to the contents of the list of assets, could repay the debts in full, but have not proven full repayment within one month,
• whose opening of insolvency proceedings was rejected for lack of assets, or
• whose discharge of residual debt has been rejected or revoked.

You can only consult the list of debtors online via the Joint Enforcement Centre of the Länder, for example:
• for enforcement purposes
• to comply with legal obligations to verify economic reliability
• to check conditions for the granting of public benefits
• to avert economic disadvantages that may arise from debtors failing to meet their payment obligations
• for the purposes of prosecution and execution of sentences
• to provide information about entries concerning you
• for the purposes of supervising judicial staff dealing with the register of debtors.

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

You do not have to submit any documents.

Access to the list of debtors is possible

• for enforcement purposes,
• to comply with legal obligations to verify economic reliability,
• to check conditions for the granting of public benefits,
• in order to avert economic disadvantages that may arise from debtors failing to meet their payment obligations,
• for the purposes of prosecution and execution of sentences
• to provide information about entries concerning you,
• for the purposes of supervising judicial staff dealing with the list of debtors.

You can inspect the list of debtors online via the Joint Enforcement Portal of the Länder. To do this, proceed as follows:

Inspection by registered debtors (self-disclosure):

• File an application with the enforcement court with jurisdiction over you.
• You will receive an activation code (PIN) in writing by post.

Registration by other persons:

• Open the Common Enforcement Portal of the Länder.
• You can register either with or without your identity card with eID function:
  • Registration with identity card with eID function:
    • Select "Registration with new identity card".
    • After that, you will be directed to the ID app, which will open in a separate window. Please follow the instructions that appear there.
  • Registration without a new identity card:
    • Select "Registration Information".
    • Enter your data and submit the form via "Save".
    • You will receive an email with further instructions.

Activation:

• If you have successfully registered, you will receive an e-mail and an activation number (PIN) in writing. When registering with the new identity card, activation is not necessary. You will not receive an email or PIN and can register immediately.
• Click on the first link in the email you received.
• Enter your e-mail address and PIN provided during registration and assign a password of your choice. Accept the legal notices and select "Login".

Registration after activation:

• Select "Login public" and then either "Login" or "Log in with new identity card" and enter your username and password.
• Now you can search the debtor directory and retrieve data.

Registration for registered debtors (self-disclosure):

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

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

There is no deadline.

• List of debtors Information
• Debtor register contains personal data of debtors who have not fulfilled certain financial obligations
• Inspection of the list of debtors is possible for everyone under certain conditions:
  • for enforcement purposes
  • to comply with legal obligations to check economic reliability
  • to check conditions for the granting of public benefits
  • to avert economic disadvantages that may arise from debtors failing to meet their payment obligations
  • for the purposes of prosecution and execution of sentences
  • for information on self-related entries
  • for the purposes of supervising judicial staff dealing with the register of debtors
• Inspection only possible online via the Joint Enforcement Portal of the Länder
• for inspections: one-time registration and activation required
• for self-disclosure of 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 required: No

Online services available: Yes