Sterbefall beim Standesamt anzeigen

• § 28 Personenstandsgesetz (PStG) – Anzeige
• § 29 PStG – Anzeige durch Personen
• § 30 PStG – Anzeige durch Einrichtungen und Behörden
• § 31 PStG – Eintragung in das Sterberegister
• Anlage 1 zu § 1 Sächsisches Kostenverzeichnis (SächsKVZ), Lfd. Nr. 75 Personenstandsrecht, öffentliches Namensrecht
• § 14 Absatz 3 Sächsisches Gesetz über das Friedhofs-, Leichen- und Bestattungswesen (SächsBestG) – Todesbescheinigung
• § 64 Sozialgesetzbuch Zehntes Buch (SGB X) – Gebührenfreiheit

Notification of death according to §§ 28 et seq. Personenstandsgesetz (PStG)

Every death must be reported to the registry office of the municipality in whose jurisdiction the death occurred. The death certificate is a prerequisite for the notification.

The registry office makes the entry in the register of deaths and issues the death certificate.

• Identity card or passport of the deceased
• Identity card or passport of the person reporting the death
• Medical death certificate (sheets 1 and 2 (confidential part) and sheets A and B (non-confidential part) in the envelope)
• Proof of the deceased's last place of residence

In addition to these documents:

• for unmarried deceased persons:
  Birth certificate
• for married deceased persons:
  Marriage certificate
• for deceased persons who were in a registered civil partnership:
  Civil partnership certificate
• for divorced deceased persons:
  Marriage certificate and final divorce decree
• for widowed deceased persons:
  Marriage certificate and death certificate of the former spouse

Note:

• If the registry office where the death is reported is also responsible for issuing the above-mentioned documents, these do not have to be submitted. - If you have these documents, it is recommended that you submit them at the same time to speed up the procedure.
• In special cases, further documents may be required (e.g. translations).

The doctor must have carried out a post-mortem examination and issued a death certificate.

• Notification of death and notarisation in the death register:
  free of charge
• Death certificates for statutory pension insurance, pension and social security office: free of charge
• Certificates: EUR 15.00 (EUR 7.00 for each additional certificate requested at the same time)

The following persons are obliged to report the death in the following order

• any person who lived with the deceased in the same household
• the person in whose home the death occurred
• any person who was present when the death occurred or who has knowledge of the death from their own knowledge 

The death must always be reported in person. If you, as the person obliged to notify, have commissioned a funeral parlour to carry out the funeral, the funeral parlour will notify the registry office on your behalf.

Death in an institution

If the death occurred in a hospital, retirement or nursing home, prison or other institution, the organisation responsible for the institution is obliged to report the death to the registry office.

Non-natural death

If there are indications of a non-natural death, the public prosecutor's office notifies the registry office of the death.

Notification: no later than the 3rd working day following the date of death

Note: Saturday does not count as a working day in this case.

not applicable