List of debtors

The debtor register states the date of the entry order and the reason for the entry, such as failure to provide information on assets.

The electronic registers are kept by the central enforcement courts of the federal states. They contain entries for those debtors

• who have not fulfilled their obligation to provide information on assets,
• for whom enforcement is likely to be unsuccessful according to the content of the list of assets,
• who do not provide evidence of full satisfaction of the creditor within one month of submitting the statement of assets,
• for whom an application to open insolvency proceedings has been rejected for lack of assets.

The lists are compiled nationwide in the Joint Enforcement Portal of the federal states.

Entries in the debtor register are deleted ex officio after 3 years. Deletion can also take place prematurely if the reason for the entry no longer exists.

Chambers, professional associations and operators of nationwide debtor registers can, on request, obtain continuous copies from the debtor registers (debtor lists).

Other applicants can also apply to obtain copies on an ongoing basis if their legitimate interest cannot be sufficiently taken into account by individual inspection of the state debtor registers or by obtaining lists via the chambers.

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