Detailed description
As an employee of a public body or a security or law enforcement agency, you may, under certain conditions, retrieve personal data from the population register as part of your official duties.
Population register data retrieval for public bodies as well as security and law enforcement authorities
Public bodies, as well as security and law enforcement agencies, may access selected personal data from the population register under certain conditions. Further information is available here.
Information
Important notes
Prerequisites
You access the data on behalf of a public authority or a security or law enforcement agency.
Documents required
No
Please note
Data retrieval is only permitted if there is a legal basis for doing so. Only as much information may be retrieved as is necessary for the specific purpose. The protection of personal data is always paramount.
Deadlines
No
Procedure & Fees
Procedure
- If you haven't already done so, set up a Business Service Account. A sealed, written application signed by management is required for activation.
- You enter all data into the online service. You must enter the relevant file number for each query.
- You pay the fee.
- You can access the registration information immediately in the portal mailbox of the online service.
Processing time
You can access the registration information online immediately
Fees
No
Legal notes
Legal remedies
Not applicable
Legal basis
§ 34 Federal Registration Act (BMG)
https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/bmg/__34.html
Number 34.1 General Administrative Regulation on the New Version of the General Administrative Regulation for the Implementation of the Federal Registration Act (BMGVwV)
https://www.verwaltungsvorschriften-im-internet.de/bsvwvbund_27092022_VII2201041418.htm
Downloads & Links
Links on the Internet
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Last updated: 15.02.2026