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Police officer tattoo authorization: statutory specificity of civil servant appearance regulations

Case Number 2 B 10/19, 2 B 10/19 (2 C 13/19)
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Jurisdiction Germany (DE)
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The Federal Administrative Court (BVerwG) allowed an appeal to the higher court, finding the plaintiff's challenge to the lower court's refusal to grant leave to appeal was well-founded, thereby permitting the case to proceed to the Federal Administrative Court on the merits. The dispute concerns a police officer's challenge to the denial of authorization for a tattoo, specifically addressing whether the statutory empowerment regulating the permissible extent of tattoos for civil servants is sufficiently specific. The court admitted the appeal on grounds of fundamental significance pursuant to § 132(2) No. 1 VwGO, citing the need for further clarification of the legal requirements for specific statutory authorization based on existing case law, while also determining the relevant dispute values under the Legal Fees Act (GKG).

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§ 132 Abs. 2 Nr. 1 VwGO, § 52 Abs. 2 GKG, § 47 Abs. 1 Satz 1, Abs. 3 und § 52 Abs. 2 GKG, § 63 Abs. 1 i.V.m. § 47 Abs. 1 Satz 1 und § 52 Abs. 2 GKG; Police officer tattoo authorization: statutory specificity of civil servant appearance regulations: The dispute concerns a police officer's challenge to the denial of authorization for a tattoo, specifically addressing whether the statutory empowerment regulating the permissible extent of tattoos for civil servants is sufficiently specific. The court admitted the appeal on grounds of fundamental significance pursuant to § 132(2) No. 1 VwGO, citing the need for further clarification of the legal requirements for specific statutory authorization based on existing case law, while also determining the relevant dispute values under the Legal Fees Act (GKG).

Keywords

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police officer regulations for civil servants statutory grounds compulsory appearance before an authority matter in dispute application to an administrative authority

Cited Legislation

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§ 132 Abs. 2 Nr. 1 VwGO
Legal basis for admitting the appeal on the grounds that the matter has fundamental significance.
§ 52 Abs. 2 GKG
Die Streitwertfestsetzung für das Beschwerdeverfahren folgt aus § 47 Abs. 1 Satz 1, Abs. 3 und § 52 Abs. 2 GKG. Die vorläufige Festsetzung des Streitwerts für das Revisionsverfahren beruht auf § 63 Abs. 1 i.V.m. § 47 Abs. 1 Satz 1 und § 52 Abs. 2 GKG.
§ 47 Abs. 1 Satz 1, Abs. 3 und § 52 Abs. 2 GKG
Provisions cited for the determination of the amount in dispute for the appeal proceedings.
§ 63 Abs. 1 i.V.m. § 47 Abs. 1 Satz 1 und § 52 Abs. 2 GKG
Provisions cited for the provisional determination of the amount in dispute for the subsequent revision proceedings.

Cited Case Law

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BVerwGE 125, 85
März 2006 - 2 C 3.05 - BVerwGE 125, 85 und vom 17.
BVerwGE 160, 370
November 2017 - 2 C 25.17 - BVerwGE 160, 370) Gelegenheit zur weiteren Klärung der Frage geben, welche Anforderungen an eine hinreichend bestimmte gesetzliche Ermächtigung zu stellen sind, die das zulässige Ausmaß von Tätowierungen bei Beamten regelt.
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2 BvR 1667/20
Tattoo prohibition for police officers: judicial reading of statutory empowerment as direct substantive ban violates binding to law
2 C 13/19
Legality of statutory ban on visible tattoos for uniformed police officers under the general right to personality
2 C 33/18
Constitutionality of statutory mandate requiring police officers to wear name badges and case-specific identifiers to secure accountability and transparency
2 C 25/17
Civil service removal for constitutional infidelity via tattoos with unconstitutional content and Hitler salutes
2 C 32/18
Constitutional validity of statutory police officer identification requirements under the right to informational self-determination

Key legal questions extracted by Legislator

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§ 132 Abs. 2 Nr. 1 VwGO

Legal basis for admitting the appeal on the grounds that the matter has fundamental significance.

§ 47 Abs. 1 Satz 1, Abs. 3 und § 52 Abs. 2 GKG

Provisions cited for the determination of the amount in dispute for the appeal proceedings.

§ 63 Abs. 1 i.V.m. § 47 Abs. 1 Satz 1 und § 52 Abs. 2 GKG

Provisions cited for the provisional determination of the amount in dispute for the subsequent revision proceedings.

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Äußeres Erscheinungsbild eines Polizeibeamten; Genehmigung einer Tätowierung; Zulassung der Revision wegen grundsätzlicher Bedeutung

[GRUENDE]

Die Beschwerde des Klägers ist begründet. Die Revision wird wegen grundsätzlicher Bedeutung der Rechtssache (§ 132 Abs. 2 Nr. 1 VwGO) zugelassen.

Das Revisionsverfahren kann dem Bundesverwaltungsgericht im Anschluss an die bereits vorliegende Rechtsprechung (vgl. insbesondere BVerwG, Urteile vom 2. März 2006 - 2 C 3.05 - BVerwGE 125, 85 und vom 17. November 2017 - 2 C 25.17 - BVerwGE 160, 370) Gelegenheit zur weiteren Klärung der Frage geben, welche Anforderungen an eine hinreichend bestimmte gesetzliche Ermächtigung zu stellen sind, die das zulässige Ausmaß von Tätowierungen bei Beamten regelt.

Die Streitwertfestsetzung für das Beschwerdeverfahren folgt aus § 47 Abs. 1 Satz 1, Abs. 3 und § 52 Abs. 2 GKG. Die vorläufige Festsetzung des Streitwerts für das Revisionsverfahren beruht auf § 63 Abs. 1 i.V.m. § 47 Abs. 1 Satz 1 und § 52 Abs. 2 GKG.