German Certificate of Good Conduct ("polizeiliches Führungszeugnis")

In the Federal Republic of Germany all police records are filed at a Central Registrar:
Bundesamt für Justiz
Sachgebiet IV.2.1 - Externe Auskunft -
53094 Bonn

In order to apply please download the application form (.pdf). A fax application is not accepted. Once issued, the Certificate of Good Conduct can not be sent by fax to you.

The applicant's signature on the application and the personal information requested have to be authenticated by any notary public or one of the German missions in the U. S. The notarization at a German mission requires a fee of the equivalent of 15 Euros.

Please be informed that the certificate will be sent only to the applicant's personal address or to a German authority. If you want your certificate send to a German authority, please enclose a letter with your application in which you state the name and address of the receiving authority and file number (if applicable).

The fee for the certificate is 13 Euro and has to be paid in advance.

The money can either be transferred to the following bank account at the Deutsche Bundesbank Filiale Bonn, account number 380 01 005, BLZ 380 00 000 (IBAN-Nr.: DE24 3800 0000 0038 001005, BIC/swift-Nr.: MARKDEF1380) or has to be enclosed in the form of an international draft (transferable!), payable to the BUNDESAMT FUER JUSTIZ.

Please state your name, birthname, first name and your birthdate on the transferring document or the international draft. For further information on international drafts or money transfers, please contact your bank.

You may as well send checks (For holders of accounts in the EU only. Please do not send personal checks of American banks). You may also send cash (Euro only).

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Nine German Missions throughout the US offer consular services. Each Mission covers specific states. Please enter your zip code or select your state of residence in the form below. You will then be directed automatically to the website of the Mission that can assist you with your concerns.

Deutschland unterhält in den USA neun Auslandsvertretungen. Jede Auslandsvertretung hat einen festgelegten Amtsbezirk, der mehrere US-Bundesstaaten umfasst. Bitte geben Sie in das oben stehenden Formular Ihre US-Postleitzahl (zip code) oder den Bundesstaat (State of Residence) ein, in dem Sie zur Zeit wohnen (im Fall von Kalifornien geben Sie bitte das County an). Sie werden dann automatisch auf die Webseite des für Sie zuständigen deutschen Generalkonsulats weitergeleitet

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