Hamburg police

Register meetings and demonstrations

Prerequisites

• They appoint a chairperson for the meeting.
  • The meeting leader must be an individual. This individual is responsible for ensuring that the meeting runs smoothly and is the contact person for the police and the assembly authorities during the meeting. The meeting leader must be present for the entire duration of the meeting. A deputy can also be appointed to lead the meeting.
• When you register, you provide the following information:
  • Name and address of the organizer or the person reporting (private individual or organization)
  • Name and address, telephone number and email address of the chairperson of the meeting
  • Description of the planned course of the meeting according to place, time and topic
  • In the case of rallies or demonstrations, the planned route
  • If applicable: number and deployment of the stewards expected to be deployed

Documents required

No

Please note

The competent authority may, after cooperation talks with other authorities involved, issue a restriction or order on the assembly or impose a ban on the assembly if there are fears that the assembly will pose a threat to public safety which justifies these measures.

You must immediately notify the competent authority of any significant changes to your information regarding the meeting.

Deadlines

You must announce the meeting 48 hours before inviting people to attend the meeting or calling for them to do so through the media

Procedure

If you would like to submit your application online:

• You fill out the mandatory fields of the online service. You do not have to register or create an account.
• You will receive a confirmation email to the email address you provided.

If you would like to submit your application by post:

• You send your written registration by post or submit it locally to the responsible authority.

Afterward:

• Once we receive your registration, it may be forwarded to other bodies who can then comment on the meeting you have planned.
• As a rule, a cooperation discussion takes place between the responsible authority or the police and the people organizing the event.
• Feedback from the authorities will be examined separately and any cooperation will be decided at the meeting place.
• You will receive a written confirmation of your registration or a notice, possibly with restrictive orders or prohibitions. (Short-term notifications up to 1 hour before the start of the meeting are also possible).

Processing time

4 to 24 hours

Fees

No

Legal remedies

• Objection to restrictive orders or ban


• Lawsuit before the administrative court

Legal basis

§ 14 Assembly Act (Assembly Act)


https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/versammlg/__14.html