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Register of associations; inspection

The register of associations is public. Anyone is permitted to inspect the register of associations kept by the register court and the submitted documents for information purposes.

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Anyone may inspect the register of associations and the documents submitted by the associations. It is not necessary to demonstrate a legitimate interest in inspecting them. This means that non-members can also find out about the factual and legal circumstances of registered associations (e. V.).

In Bavaria, the management of the register of associations is concentrated at those local courts that are also responsible for managing the commercial register. The local court - register court - in whose district the registered association has its registered office has local jurisdiction. These are the following courts:

  • Amberg Local Court (for the local court districts of Amberg and Schwandorf)
  • Ansbach Local Court (for the districts of Ansbach and Weißenburg i.Bay.)
  • Aschaffenburg Local Court (for the local court districts of Aschaffenburg and Obernburg a.Main)
  • Augsburg Local Court (for the local court districts of Aichach, Augsburg, Dillingen a.d.Donau, Landsberg am Lech and Nördlingen)
  • Bamberg Local Court (for the local court districts of Bamberg, Forchheim and Haßfurt)
  • Bayreuth Local Court (for the local court districts of Bayreuth and Kulmbach)
  • Coburg Local Court (for the local court districts of Coburg, Kronach and Lichtenfels)
  • Deggendorf Local Court (for the local court districts of Deggendorf and Viechtach)
  • Fürth Local Court (for the local court districts of Erlangen, Fürth and Neustadt a.d.Aisch)
  • Hof Local Court (for the local court districts of Hof and Wunsiedel)
  • Ingolstadt Local Court (for the local court districts of Ingolstadt, Neuburg a.d.Donau and Pfaffenhofen a.d.Ilm)
  • Kempten/Allgäu Local Court (for the local court districts of Kaufbeuren, Kempten/Allgäu, Lindau/Bodensee and Sonthofen)
  • Landshut Local Court (for the local court districts of Eggenfelden, Landau a.d.Isar and Landshut)
  • Memmingen Local Court (for the local court districts of Günzburg, Memmingen and Neu-Ulm)
  • Munich Local Court (for the local court districts of Dachau, Ebersberg, Erding, Freising, Fürstenfeldbruck, Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Miesbach, Starnberg, Weilheim i. OB, Wolfratshausen and Munich)
  • Nuremberg Local Court (for the local court districts of Hersbruck, Neumarkt i.d.Opf., Nuremberg and Schwabach)
  • Passau Local Court (for the local court districts of Freyung and Passau)
  • Regensburg Local Court (for the local court districts of Cham, Kelheim and Regensburg)
  • Local Court of Schweinfurt (for the local court districts of Bad Kissingen, Bad Neustadt a.d.Saale and Schweinfurt)
  • Straubing Local Court (for the local court district of Straubing)
  • Traunstein Local Court (for the local court districts of Altötting, Laufen, Mühldorf am Inn, Rosenheim and Traunstein)
  • Weiden i.d.OPf. Local Court (for the local court districts of Tirschenreuth and Weiden i.d.OPf.)
  • Würzburg Local Court (for the local court districts of Gemünden a.Main, Kitzingen and Würzburg)

The register and the documents submitted to the register can be inspected during office hours at the registry court's office.

In addition, the registers of associations kept electronically throughout Bavaria can also be viewed online via the joint register portal of the federal states. Further information on viewing the register online can be found under "Online procedure". The register portal is also used for nationwide announcements by the register courts.

You can find more information on associations with legal capacity in the brochures "Der eingetragene Verein" and "Vereinsrecht - Rund um den eingetragenen Verein (e. V.)" (see "Further links"), which you can download free of charge.

Inspection of the register of associations at the registry court is free of charge.

At your request, the register court will provide you with copies of the register of associations. The copies will be certified on request. A fee of EUR 10.00 (EUR 20.00 for certified copies) is charged for the issue of copies from the register of associations.

Online inspection and retrieval of data are also free of charge.

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    The register of cooperatives is public. Anyone is permitted to inspect the register of cooperatives kept by the register court and the documents submitted for information purposes.
  • Commercial register; inspection

    Anyone is permitted to inspect the commercial register and the documents submitted for this purpose for information purposes. A legitimate interest in the inspection does not have to be demonstrated.

  • Partnership register; inspection
    The partnership register is public. Anyone is permitted to inspect the partnership register kept by the register court and the documents submitted for information purposes.
  • Register of associations; application for registration
    The entry in the register of associations must be registered with the competent register court.
  • Associations; registration of a foreigners' association or a foreign association
    The formation, amendment and dissolution of a foreign association or a foreigners' association based in Germany must be registered within two weeks with the respective district administrative authority, i.e. the competent district-free municipality or the competent district office.
Status: 07.11.2025
Editorially responsible for prodecure description: Bayerisches Staatsministerium der Justiz
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