#BGBl. 2025 I Nr. 383Regulation on the Enabling of the Creation, Management and Continuation of Paper-Based Files in Administrative Fine Proceedings within the Portfolio of the Federal Ministry of the Interior
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This regulation, published on 30 December 2025 in the Federal Law Gazette (BGBl. 2025 I Nr. 383), permits the Federal Ministry of the Interior and its subordinate authorities to create, maintain, and continue using paper-based files in administrative fine (Bußgeld) proceedings. It provides a legal exception to the general requirement under German law to manage administrative proceedings electronically. The ordinance applies specifically to Ordnungswidrigkeitenverfahren (administrative offence procedures) handled within the BMI's portfolio. It was issued on the same day it was published and is led by the Federal Ministry of the Interior.
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Key Changes
- Authorizes creation and continued use of paper-based files in administrative fine proceedings
- Applies exclusively to procedures within the portfolio of the Federal Ministry of the Interior
- Creates legal exception to mandatory electronic file management in administrative offence cases
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What this law requires
The Federal Ministry of the Interior and its subordinate authorities must be permitted to create paper-based files in administrative fine (Bußgeld) proceedings within their portfolio
The Federal Ministry of the Interior and its subordinate authorities must be permitted to maintain and manage paper-based files in administrative fine proceedings
The Federal Ministry of the Interior and its subordinate authorities must be permitted to continue using existing paper-based files in administrative fine proceedings
Paper-based file management exception applies only to Ordnungswidrigkeitenverfahren (administrative offence procedures) within the BMI's portfolio